The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-10
REPUBLICANS NOT
50 SURE, HOWEVER
Lenroot Says Ca, Pe No.
inaIty Without Vital
Reservations.
COMPROMISE DOOR
Is STILL OPEN
No Definite Position al.
To Star7d on Demands of
President and Recon-.
n,endstrons Of BRYAN.
sy JAMES n. SorFsr

sv JAMES r. KorFsr &
WashinSton. Jan s--lr the nA,9et
thar Erestdsnt wilson's letter an sneA
reacs treaty has rot closed tire dooex
&c compromise, Dem sAoat1iA-.
today announced TREY would con.trtrks
their efforts to get t-oHa the RepuNI 4
means an s@reenert on rese~vatio1 b!
Which viii lead 70 ratification.
The Hryan-wnson spill. On me
question Of rese rvatioas was the taix
Of the cloakrooG1.s ard there VA
n ore. discussion Of compromise than
there has been heretofore n rn4
treaty fight
Senator Hitchcock ana others clunxa
% the hons that it Wall be possible IA
get slxry-four votes for the kind a.
reservations which yhc presidess hat.
stated is the limit he will accept. I.
senator Hltchccck's opinion, the preAi.
Dents statement Is ar aeeep.anca CT
me HttcheocE reservations which
the treaty and tor which torry-ons
Democratic senators voeed
He intends 70 use these reservations
- the basis ct negotiation With the
6epu ohcans Tor cornp-crntsa
hilA the DenaccSAts~e 80 81 srKoI~
fNYe not yet reached De point 81
fA4arx 4 dAGatsex nasaf5 oa. - .hatwSen
10 0A4nAx nf gA6 rrG4f4Aak 4nd TIT
datfcn Az Mr. HFyans MS.
60 S 81 g Is "a sa2s ~ & 80
nj the tSfk6f EonArsot.siAe And ean11
- Iesdsry Asrcng ~ rsrnocrax4 to
- 4ossaAA aaSa ~ = ~ TIA atscrt Il, =
t4Ah = GAdkfaatofy &1rAesAApx
In oFder that there might not be
any Misunderstanding. however, a.
70 the lengths to which the Reruoli-
ApA 81 49,
Compounds. Senator Lenroct. Sera-s
tor Watson Senator Moses ana
others made II clear that every effort
licking toward comprornl*e must
% made with the Lodge reservations
LESRoor SAYS IDLE TALK
Senator Lenroot declared that talk
81 iatsrprstative reservations was
''.dls" and that the reasy cannot shAs
rattted except with vttal~ reserva-
Brisey, the sstuat:oa with respect
% me trsary as q result q thu rres5-
dents statement ard Mr. Eryan,e
recommendation Ii As fellows.
/ Administration senators contend
promise ard thar II viii Us poss.-
n,s TO tons down the Lodge reserva.
Tons 70 A. point where they will rec
ceiva sixry-tou- --otes and De .ccept-
able TO the president.
2-Republican- leaders assert that
any essential alteration OF the Lodge
reservations will mean. that at leaets
forty votes. or more than cae-thtrds
VIII; he tdst against ratification
2 5--Irrecoactlah BILE opponents ct tia
r-earss tagard the Sryan-sysason 4ccns
troversY as a strong asset to. thsir Af.f
fofts 10 defeat the treaty. hecauxa n
the Dem ocrsts follow Bryan and atA
eept the Lodge resarvat.onss-or' anys
thing as s-reag as he,Lodse feeerva-
tions ,ae President VIII refuse 70
ratify the rreary II on the othAx
hand they should fellow the presiding
it viii be impossible Tor the CONS
prondissrs TO win away su11oten1
number ct Democrats to bring about
ratification ! n.
HITCHCOCK SAYS CHANCES ooon
Senator Hitchcock declared that 6
his opinion the chances Of rat.Hc4s
ton were extremely good w
Senator King declared the t1extR
will be ratified before the and at TIA
month 80. III u
Senator Underwood announced tha1.-i
hs viii give the conprorn1sArs IL
chance u get. together before r1alI3n6
any iattsrapt e bring up hsE reactur
ton Tor the appointment OF . cdna4
4 eonaprcrciEe can be agreed upon. ii
+. On the Republican side. However, n
Senator. Watson expressed hsrnSslSM
eatrha.ically - bAink at stha ontnt0S
thar The treaty was dad, I. He d. II
t!ared notHinf short OF AAceartance ~
tse Iodse reservations would mak&
r1nAcation possible ana in view 81
the presidents statement there arc
nor enough Democratic senator's iFlsr NJ
are willing 70 deser. the president ana
make possible Acceptance OF Nh
Lodge sreservations by ssxty-foua.
votes 81 /, s'se
Senator Moses, one Of the srreean4
ctiabses. declared his slogan wa1Eg
that there should be no...dilngion,. a. "
the reservations HA believes ttla& II
more than one-thsrd Of tkA aenaS6I
sfassxfs vote with Il The lrr0coaesaAa ID
against ths treaty II the LodgN rosSr
vat.ons are changed Ia any ESSENTIAL
s ssss saS 81. 81
Al inc.dents which shows that ~ Il
least one OF the Democratic senators Isl
who supported the Lodge proar q II DIV
Is inclined &c go tarthct ths nSx
time thar he vent before, took plSG AZ
"a the lobby ce the 6enAy4 N&15~&
Senator LenEoos vas IN Y
group ynt newspaper racss Sl jIaS
Seaa tef Walsh Aema4f4& ~ -
sarhusetts.s cAunA ont of a<Na e " VA MI
and throwtnk ora nm 11T I'm n
tor Lsnfoct's aAonide ~ d Ri