The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-10
MILD RESERVATION Il
MEN LINING Up FOR
RATIFICATION NOW
Is
HITCHCOCK PREDICTS =,
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
Treaty's Enemies Assert 1t
Will Be the Big Issue In
Coming Campaign =.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-The for
tunes OF the treaty OF Versailles o.
came even more unsettled TO-DAY %nen,
on top Of President wilson's Jackson
Dsv announcement for taking the ques-
ton 20 the people in the political cam
paign and william Jennings Bryans 9P.
position to such a course, democrats
and Republican friends OF the treaIy
in the Senate renewed determinedly
their effort to secure a compromise
senator HITCHCOCK, Of Nebraska. The The
acting Democratic leader said ne alo
not regard the presidents declaration
as calculated TO cut off any reasonable
compromise and predicted ratification
before the campaign was unoer way
The mild reservation group or repuoli-
cans took much the same view, and the
groun Of Democrats who have been
urgent in their demand for compro-
mise declared their position vas in no
way altered.
Compromise Discussed. 800,
Discussion Of compromise reserva"
tions accordingly went forward as acl.
lively as before, a conference being ar
ranged on the Republican side to take
I'D in detail the set Of reservations SUD-
mitted recently by Senator kendrlcK OF
Wyoming and other Democrats; II vas
said a counter proposal might be drawn
up within a few days. and all OF the
parties 10 the negotiations seemed hope,
ful that an agreement ultimately would
be reached. ,
Among the treaty's irreconciia6iss
and the statement last night OF Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts,. the Re,
publican senate leader. that he Wouio
most cordially welcome" the treaty a.
definitely put the question into the cam
paign This group consistently mas
predicted failure for the compromise
negotiations. and they were more posi-,
tive today than ever That tnere "oo'u
be no agreement.
In announcing that the compromise
plans would go ahead. Senator Htch-
cock said that of course the Demo-
Gratis could not agree to ,bs any tyea aSp and
that there would be an endeavor 70,
work out such reservations a. the
president could accept.
Bryan Dsparts.
No debate developed, and only o
other occasion during the day,
there a mention on the Senate floof
Mr.. Bryan did not tarry long In
Washingt9n' lsaTTns, early hsr. me he iii
speak Monday. He will DELIVER an "a:
dress in New York January is. So Tar
as was learned, he did not confer with
Democratic leaders here before his de-
The cabinet met in it's regular ses-
sion today, but il the members dis-
cussed the split between the president
and Mr.. Bryan on the treaty issue or
Mr.. Wilson'S stand they would not ad-
NIT il. .
however, to minimize the effect tlRt thci
split between the president and his for1
mer secretary Of state might have botTN
at the convention and at the polls in
November If it should be carried thaII'
far.
tee will be- called soon 10 formally dis.
cuss plans for the party convention.
June IS. Me3ntme Chairman Cumni ngs
.Np.cts to select members of a COM
mittcc on arrangements which will gu
To san Francisco. probably in February
10 make the necessary arrangements
there for accommodating and seating the
delegates and for committee rooms