The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-02
OTHER STATES
FAVOR PEACE
RATIFICATION
Roll of Caledonian-Record
Is Same Sentiment as
I'M Other Sections -

In Other Sections
"The general result seems to be
more or less evenly divided between
Compromise and Ratification with
out Rcservations'-This is the mes
sage to the Caledolian- Record from
the League to Enforce Peace. The
CALIFORNIAN Record forwarded to the
league headquarters in New Y oIk
the ballots which were turned in for
Northeastern Vermont in the poll re-
garding some settlement of the
Peace Treaty situation in the Sen
ate.
The letter from A. c. Moffett OF the
League to Enforce Peace, of William
Howard Taft is the president, says:
Dear Sir:
We wish to thank you for sending
Us a report of the ballot on the
League of Nations which you con-
Quoted in your paper.
We have received reports, thus far,
from about twenty papers through
out the country, and the general re-
suit seems to be more or less even
ly divided. Compromise, and Rat
ification without Reservations
Very truly yours,
League to Enforce Peace
The result of the vote conducted
by the Caledonian- Record was:
Fifty of our readers favor compro-
mise on reservations with immediate
ratification of the Peace Treaty and
the League of Nations Covenant
Eighteen favor ratification, but
only with all the Lodge reservations.
Thirty favor ratification, but only
without reservations.
Two are opposed to ratification in
any form.
The Barre Times publishes the fol
lowing regarding the poll taken by
the Caledonian- Record:
VERMONT SENTIMENT ON
RATIFICATION-
ePrhaps the recent poll conducted
by the st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN
Record in northeastern Vermont siz-
es up fairly well the sentiment of
Vermonters all over the state in re-
gard to ratification of the treaty of
peace as drawn up at the Versailles
conference. The St. Johnsbury
received 100 ballots;
and of that number two were oppos-
vorcd ratification with the Lodge re-
ed to ratification in any form; 18 fla.
servatiOns; 80 favored ratification
without reservations; and the bal
for immediate ratif-
cation under compromise reselva-
tions. The poll confirms the belief
that Senator Lodge is not carrying
New England with him in his de-
mand for drastic reservations even if
he may be carrying his own state,
which is doubtful too. Moreover. if
the ballots could be classified accord
ing to another way it would be de-
termined that the vast majority of
Vermontels are for immediate rati-
fication and no further shilly-shal-
lying, because to the so voters who
asked immediate ratification with
compromise reservations should be
added the so who demanded ratifica-
ton without reservation, presumably
because they want peace--world
peace and with the United States
sharing in it. Putting the two groups
together gives a total of so out of
100 who without doubt stand for rat
ification withut further delay. Sen
ators Dillingham; and Page ought to
take a hint from the little poll con-
Quoted by the st. Johnsbury contem
porary We believe it represents
with fair degree of accuracy the
sentiment of the entire state.
The Brattleboro Reformer says:
VERMONT ON
RATIFICATION
The ST. Johnsbury Caledonian
Record recently conducted a poll of
Vermont on the ratifica-
ton of the peace treaty drawn up at
the Versailles conference Out of the
100 ballots returned two were OPP
posed to ratification in any form, Is
favored ratification with the Lodge
80 favored ratification
without reservations and 30 favored
immediate ratification under compro
mise reservations. There is food for
thought by the Vermont senator's in
the above figures and they should see
that the people are not satisfied with
e