Evening star., 1920-01-13
GATHER TO INDUCE
ACTION on TREATY
Representatives of 20 Mil
lion Americans Are in
Session.

Possibility of final Senate action
on the peace treaty by January l6.
when the league af nations coun-
ell will assemble in Paris. vanish-
cd today. according to republican
and democratic leaders. Not he
fore next week. SpolScSmen of both
partic. predicted. was amy action
probable. Democrats declared they
would be satisfied ii ratification
xvas effected this month.
Representatives of 20.0oo.oo0 Ameri-
cans, under the craftsmanship of Oscar
Straus of New York, gathered at the
Willard Hotel today to consider plans
for speeding up. and inducing the
Senate" to ratify the treaty OF peace
with the league of nations covenent
Labor, farmers and oher classes were
represented On the list of delegates
are the names of Matthew VOL. of the
executive council. and Frank Morrison,
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor; Herbert Houston, represent
ing the National Advertising Clubs;
Oscar Straus of the League to Enforce
Peace. and also representatives of the
National Farmers Alliance, the World
Teace Foundation, the w. c. T. U. and
others.
The American Federation of Labor
and the League to Enforce Peace num-
Der several million members alone.
Is Joint Conference.
joint conference. The plan is under
stood to be to select committee Of
five to present the decisions of the
meeting to democratic and republican
leaders of the Senate, with a view to-
ward securing action on the ratifica-
ton of the treaty of peace.
The committee is also expected to
go to the White House with the same
proposition.
Several delegates are present from
each organization. We are seeking
ways and means for the early ratifica-
tiOn of peace" was the only statement
given this morning.
The vote of Carter Glass, who ex
poets to take his seat as senator from
Virginia this week, may decide the
contest FOR democratic leader of the
Senate at the party conference Thurs
said today during a call at the White
House. Senator Underwood is being
opposed for the leadership place by
Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska.
The Alabama senator said the
treaty situation looked hopeful. and,
while declining to go into details. he
declared prospects for an acceptable
compromise seemed bright.
Petition to Ratffy Treaty.
A resolution adopted by the confer
ence provides for the visit of the
and Hitchcock with a petition to rat
ify the treaty as soon as possible.
Regarding reservations, it was de-
cided that only such reservations as
would not nullify the league of ma
tions covenant or hamper the work.
ings OF the. league would be indorsed.
The committee is now seeking ap-4
pointmerts with both Democratic and
republican leaders of the Senate.
Representatives of farmers. labor and
other classes of citizens will be
among those to go to Capitol Hill.
ference agreed to unite with organ
lied labor and other elements in the
visit to Senators Lodge and Hitch
cock. At group meeting of their
own they adopted a resolution declar-
ing:
'sAs their belief the purpose of this
meeting is to exert the most powerful
influence possible to bring about an
early ratification of the peace treaty.
with such reservations and compro-
misses as may be necessary to accom-
plish this result. and to such purpose
we subscribe.
Signers of Statement
The statement is signed by Charles
A. Lyman, secretary of the National
Board of Farm Organizations, and
also representing the dairymen's
l>SdE uc VI view IOTh, H. r. BOW er,
legislative representative of the Ma
tional Farmers Union; T. c. Atkeson
of the National Grange and c. w Hol-
man of the National Board of Farm
Organization. Mr.. Lyman received a
telegram from r. D. Cooper, president
of the Dairymen's League of New
York, authorizing him to demand, in
the name Of the league, immediate
ratification Of the treaty
Mr.. Lyman said the farm organi-
cations would indorse such a COM
promise as would not nullify the
league Of nations or necessitate the
return of the treaty to Paris