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isfact0ry. / personally believe,
to President Wilson," hel said.
The Senate may yet ratify the peace
treaty with Germany with something
more than merely ''interpretative'
reservations. Notwithstanding the
Presidents Jackson day statement re-
Earding the treaty, it was said last
night In fact, the situation for action
by the Senate seemed distinctly more
favorable. according to reports. The
democrats seeking compromise seemed
to have caught their breath after the
cold-water douche applied in the
Presidents statement.
There is strong desire among sena-
tors on both sides of the chamber to
get the treaty ratified and not to
force it into the coming campaign.
, Democratic senators, who must come
UP for reelection are not anxious to
make campaign against some of the
Senate reservations which are de-
clared to have "Americanized' the
that such an issue would mean defeat
comedies with the views of some of
these senators.
Republican Proposal.
Yesterday republican senators advo-
eating ratification with reservations
drew up a counter proposal to the set
of compromise reservations submitted
to them early in the week by group of
democrats headed by Senator Kendrick
and Senator NcNeilar
The republican proposal, to which it's
sponsors. said Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, the party leader, had given
tentative assent, was understood to deal
only with some of the collateral issues
[ In the reservation controversy, leaving
to future negotiation the troublesome
questions of Article y and equality of
sToting power in the league of nations.
Some of the democratic suggestions
! were said to have been accepted. in
Cluding change in the republican
! reservation program of last session,
so that the Senate qualifications
! would not have to be accepted af-
| 1irmatively by the other powers.
Agreement to these changes, however,
was understood to be conditional on
tcertain concessions by democrats in
regard to other reservations.
The counter proposal was drafted
by mild reservation republicans and
submitted to Senator Lodge before
being laid before the democrats. Sen
ators of this group said afterward
that Mr.. Lodge showed willingness to
have the negotiations proceed.
Hope TO Narrow Controversy.
AS result both the mild group
and the democrats declared progress
had been made. and We're hopeful
that at least the controversy might
soon be- stripped of most of its mi
nor features and narrowed to two
or three subjects. Many of them
predicted also that when the time
came the big stumbling blocks OF
article y and voting equality also
could be removed and ratification =
cured.
Submission of the counter proposal
TO the democrats came after the
Senate adjourned at the end of a
day which had kept the cham Der
ana ciOakrooms alive with treaty
talk. Not once was he subject men
toned on the floor. but it was the
burden of many private conferences
among senators ON both sides.
Among these conferences was a talk
between Senator Lodge and Senator
Underwood of Alabama, a democrat
who has taken prominent part in
urging speedy compromise. Senator
Hitchcock Of Nebraska. the acting
democratic leader, conferred with sew
eral Of the mild reservation repub-
hcauS- Although the details of these
conversations We're not revealed. there
was evidence that both democrats and
republicans intended to continue their
COMPROMISE efforts despite President
Wilson's declaration in favor of TAX
Ing the question into the campa gn
EeaSSuranctS on this subject were
asked of the democrats, however, the
republicans requesting that they be
Informed exactly how many demo
Gratis would agree to the republican
counter proposal.
They were told by Senator's Nickel
Tar of Tennessee and Kendrick O,
Wyoming, who framed the comDro
mise reservations, that there had beer
no change of sentiment since tn,
Presidents announcement and tina
more than forty democrats wanted tt
compromise.
Will Canvass Democrats.
1t was to Senators McKellar an,
Tendrick that the new plan of tn,
republicans was presented and the,
sunounced that they would take
canvass Of democratic opinion earl,
fhis week. They declined to make an,
prediction as to their acceptability
but both said they were pleased witt
tn progress of the negotiations.
After their talk with Senator Lodg
fhe three mild reservationists VIII
presented the counter proposal ais
appeared satisfied with the result
Senators NcNary Of Oregon and Col
OF Rhode Island declared the situatio
was improving constantly. and sal
they wer" hopeful of ratification
Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin. tn
oth"r ccnferec. described the prospec
as not entirely hopeless" Senate
Lodge had nothing to say.
Tn" democrats are scheduled
meet N party caucus on Thursda
10 Srftle the question of minorit
leaG. to succeed the late Senate
Na-ttu. senator Hitchcock OF Ne
traet9. who has been acting as dem
@ r.: -f.. leader during the treaty figh
aui ...ndtOr Underwood of Alabam
a.. .untcStinE or the office. Wit
IN. leadership once settled. the re
pG:iticaEs believe they can deal NOR
effectively with the democrats.