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DEMOCRATS PREDICT
QUICK RATIFICATION.
Will SON-BRYAN SPLIT CAUSE OF
RENEWED ACTION IN SENATE
BY FRIENDS OF TREATY
LODGE IS STILL OBSTINATE
Republican Leader Favors Proposal of
President Wilson to Take the
Treaty Question Before People
in Presidential Campaign

Washington, Jan. 10.-Fate of the
reaty of Versailles became even more
Unsettled yesterday, when on top OF
President Wilson's Jackson day pro
nouncement for taking the question ia
the people in the presidential campaign
and William J. Bryan's opposition to
such a course, Democratic and Repub-
lican friends of the treaty in the SEN
ate renewed determinedly their eff
fort to secure a compromise ratifica-
ton.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
acting Democratic leader, said he did
not regard the presidents declaration
as calculated to cut off any reason
able compromise and predicted ratifi-
cation before the campaign was I'M
der way. The mild reservation group
of Republicans took much the same
view and the group of Democrats who
have been urgent in their demand for
q compromise declared their position
was in no way altered.
Discussion of compromise reserva-
lions accordingly went forward as act
lively as before, a conference being ar
ranged on the Republican side to take
UP in detail the set of reservations
submitted recently by Senator Ken
drick of Wyoming and other Demo
Gratis. 1t was said counter proposal
might be drawn up within few days
and all of the parties to the negotia-
lions seemed hopeful that an agree
ment would be reached.
Among the treaty's irreconcilable
foes, however. the presidents stand
and the statement last night of Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts. the Re
publican senate leader that he
"would most cordially welcome" the
treaty as a political issue, were hailed
as having definitely put the question
into the campaign. This group con-
sistently has predicted failure for the
compromise negotiations.
In announcing that the compromise
plans would go ahead, Senator Hitch
cock said that of course the Demo-
Gratis could not agree to any COM
promise vitality iInpairing the treaty.
Some other Democrats were not so
emphatic on that point, however, de- |
claring privately that they would take |
the best compromise they could get |
and then put the responsibility |
straight up to the White House.
The speech of Mr. Bryan at the |
Jackson day banquet here. which in ad-
dtion to opposing any effort to carry |
the treaty into the campaign, advocat !
ed a speedy compromise, was propos-
ed TO be printed in the senate record |
yesterday by Senator Mccormick, Re-
publican, of Illinois, after the presi- /
dents letter announcing his stand had
been presented by Senator Hitchcock,
but unanimous consent to print the
Bryan speech was not secured. Sen
ator Mccormick requested that the two
be printed in 'juxtaposition, in view
of reports that they had agreed ON
the treaty"
Mr.. Bryan did not tarry long in
Washington, leaving early yesterday
for Lincoln Neb He will deliver an
address in New York January Is. So
far as was learned he did not confer
with Democratic leaders here before
his departure.
The cabinet met in its regular SEES
sion yesterday but if the members dis
cussed the split between the president
and Mr.. Bryan on the treaty issue |
Or Mr.. Wilson's stand, they would not
admit it.
Democratic leaders did not attempt,
however, to minimize the effect that 5
he split between the president and
lis former secretary of state might =
lave an effect both at the convention I
md at the polls in November. c