The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-15
Students and Faculty Vote to
Indorse Modified League
r.
Covenant
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POLL OF NATIONAL
EDUCATION in ACCORD
Large Eastern Seats Of Learn:
ing Indorse Compromise
of Differences

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st. Paul, Jan. 15.-Compromise on
the League of Nations covenant re-
is favorable both by the
faculty and students at the Universi-
ty of Minnesota, the Intercollegiate
referendum conducted Tuesday on
the campus revealed.
Six propositions had been proposed
by those who were directing the ref
erendum from the east, but notice
was received Monday to leave the
last two out of consideration. The
ballots had been distributed, how
ever, and there was no time to reach
all the voting places before the vot-
ing began. The vote favored the
sixth proposition. This stated: Il
favor a compromise on the reserva-
ton of such character as will avoid
the danger of defeating ratification
while still making clear that Amer
lea can only be involved in war by a
declaration Of congress-; that domes-
tic questions and the Monroe Doc
trine are entirely outside Of the
jurisdiction of the league; that
plural votes of any member are all
disqualified in the event of q dis
pute wherein we are disqualified
from voting, and that on deciding to
withdraw we are to BE the Judge
whether our obligations have been
mot" y
Among the students. 1880 out of
1924 who voted favored this propo-
sition and 1863 out Of A88 faculty
men. The total vote cast was 4,012,
which is about one-half the total
number on the campus. including
1000 students and 900 faculty men.
The remaining vote was as fol-
lows:
II favor the ratification of the
League pact and treaty without
amendments or reservations" 423
students; s124 faculty.
81 am opposed to the ratification
of the League pact and the treaty in
any FORM" 119 students and 10 fac
ulty.
II amin favor of the ratification
of the treaty and the League cove
nant, but only with the specific re-
servations as voted by the majority
of the Senate" 734 students and 81
faculty.
Comments on Fourth Plan.
Il favor any compromise on the
reservations which will make posi-
BILE immediate ratification Of the
treaty and the League pact" 416
students and 70 faculty.
II favor the government proceed
ing to make peace with Germany at
once and leaving the question OF a
League of nations to be settled after
wards" 582 students and 40 faculty.
It was the opinion of Dean E. E.
Nicholson, who conducted the vote,
that had the sixth proposition been
omitted the fourth would have taken
most of the votes that went to it.
The sixth, he pointed out, is practi-
cally specific statement Of e gen.
eralization included in the fourth.
Hamline Favors Modified Pact.
Students and faculty members of
Hamline university want the peace
treaty with the League of Nations
covenant ratified, but the majority
favor a compromise between the re-
publican reservations, as expressed
by Senator Lodge, and those propos-
ed by the democrats of mild-reser-
vationist tendencies, expressed thru
Senator Hitchcock, according to a
referendum taken at the college on
Tuesday. Polls were closed at s
p. m.
The vote at Hamline follows:
Student body-Proposition 1, 1O9;
proposition 2, 2; proposition 8, IL;
proposition 4, 1873. Total, 255.
Faculty-Proposition 1, 9; propo-
sition 4, IA. Grand total vote, 278.
FAY0Rs COMPROMISE.