New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Lodge Is Firm
On Reservation
To Article X
Continued from page I

but only with the Lodge reservation.
a. l favor compromise betweo,
the Lodge and the Democratic reso.
vations in order to facilitate rati6ca-
ton.
"The blank ballots were revised .ra
approved by Senator Lodge and mvse,f
Two arguments were placed before the
students of these colleges in printed
form, one prepared by Senator rodee
and one by myself Senator Lodr.
argued for ratification with the Iodro
rese ervations. | opposed the Lodge res
ervations, but stated that reservat;o,s
had become inevitable did not con
tend at all for ratification witbou,
compromise. maintained that ,hs
only practical question was what res
ervatlons should be taken, anel urged
compromise between the Lodge and ths
Democratic reservations.
Thus. despite that no argument wss
presented in favor of unqualified rat;-
fication, the largest vote polled. ahom+
IS per cent of all, was for unoualiseJ
ratification. About 80 per cent voted
for compromise reservations, about On
per cent for the Lodge reservations ana
less than 10 per cent against ra.ifics-
tion in any form.
For Unqualified Ratification
This shows sentiment for uncom-
promising and unqualified ratification
much stronger than ! had supposed.
sentiment so strong as to cause amaze.
ment.
Il also ask 10 insert a tabula.ed
statement showing the vote of the
nineteen larger colleges, headed bv
o>fheli ard ending with Smith, and
pol!lng 3l,S76 votes; also tabulated
statement on each proposition of the
Votes ny the faculties and the stu
dents in all OF the states so far as
nvassed, and finally summary of
tnc detailed votes of student and fac
ulty on each proposition"
J,se table submitted for the larper
colleges covered Cornell. Vassar. Bos
ton College, Wellesley, Yale, Radcliffe
Jonns Hopkins, Harvard Columbia
ieNas, New York University. Wiscon-
SIN, Idaho, Buffalo, Maine, Tufts. Rut-
gers, Michigan and Smith. These. ae-
gregated, showed 8,174 votes for ra.i-
iicatlon without reservations or amend
ments, 1928 against ratification in anv
form, 7,143 for ratification with the
Lodge reservations and 1926 Cor A
compromise between the Lodge and
democratic reservations
The summary, separating the votes
OF students and faculty, showed 25 $40
students in favor of ratification With
out reservations or amendments and
3,046 OF the faculty in favor of the
same proposition. Opposed to rati6ca~
ton in any form was 9,l46 students
ana 42U faculty members; in favor of
@tlhcation with the Lodge reservations
were 1923 students and l,099 faculty
members. In favor of ratification OF
the basis OF compromise between the
Lodge and Democratic reservations
were 32,691 students and 3,6I2 faculty
members.
Claims rs Per CeUa
The figures" continued Senator
hitchcock, "show that for UNQUALIFIED
fatlflcatlon and for d compromise such
as the Democrats desire. 1868 or
ABOUT 70 per cent. have voted. On the
other hand, for the Lodge reservations
only 20 per cent have voted
The Rochester Times Union few
Gays ago took vote which showed in
favor of ratification without reservs
uons, 1.706; in favor of ratification
with reservations acceptable TO tho
PRESIDENT, 789; IN favor OF ratification
WIN ths Lodge reservations. 1856 IN
favor or a compromise on reservations.
Iz2; IN favor Of rejection Of the
treaty, 50.
This result corresponds closely with
the poll b. The Portland tOre.l Jour
raj ! defy any Senator to bring into
the Chamber any test vote that will
show favorable result for the Ledge
reservations. No Senator Viii find or
any fair test anywhere that the Lodge
reservations can poll more than 25 per
cent Of the votes