Evening star., 1920-01-14
GETS
SUPPORT IN TREATY
VOTE BY COLLEGES
Many Students Throughout
Country Believe Prompt
Ratification Needed.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Incom-
plete returns today from fifty-three
of nearly 400 colleges and universi-
ties whose students and faculty men,
bers voted yesterday on four ques-
tions concerning the peace treaty
and league of nations showed that
out of a total of 1850 votes cast
22.643 favored any compromise which
would make possible immediate rati-
fication. 49, u. ..z.., d. -.s.s-se. 80.
n The wording OF the proposition
which was generally favored follows:
Il favor compromise between the
Lodge and the democratic reserva-
tions in order to facilitate ratif1ca-
tion of the treaty"
The proposition favoring- ratifica-
ton of the league and treaty without
reservation got S.979 votes: that op-
posing ratification in any form. 2,923,
and that -favoring ratification, but
only with the Lodge reservations.
1874
In New England there was a de-
cided preference for the compromise
proposition. which was shared gen.
orally by the eastern colleges. In
the middle west the early returns
showed a preference for the same
proposition. while the votes were
quite evenly distributed between rati-
fication without reservations and rat
ification with the Lodge reservations
for second place.
In the south early reports from twelve
universities and colleges showed large
plurality for ratification without amend
ments. Those favoring the compromise
plan came next.
The intercollegiate treaty referendum
committee received telegraphic returns
here from all the colleges and COM
plete results were expected to be an
ncurced before midnight.
New England Colleges.
BOSTON, January IA decided
preference for a compromise that would
lead to the immediate ratification of
the peace treaty. including the league
of nations covenant, was expressed by
New England colleges yesterday through
a referendum conducted among students
and faculties, according to returns that
were compiled today.
This preference, as expressed in the
fourth proposition, received the heaviest
vote at Harvard. Yale, Smith, Mount
Holyoke. Bowdoin. Bates, Colboy, Uni
Colleges. The sixth proposition, declar-
ing for specific reservations. which 1t
was claimeed would "Americanize" the
treaty. was favored by Brown and the
Agricultural College.
Amherst was the only college to
reservation or amendment. Holy
Cross and Boston colleges were the
only institutions to favor ratification
with the Senate majority reservations
Only four propositions were voted
upon by most of the colleges, the ex-
ceptions being Brown. Amherst and
the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege. where the complete list of six
was on the ballots.
Votes In Middle West.
CHICAGO. January 14-Eight of
twenty middle western colleges in
the intercollegiate referendum yester-
day voted in favor of any compromise
which would make possible immedi-
ate ratification of the peace treaty.
and eight We're in favor of ratification
without reservations or amendments,
to incomplete returns
filed today. Three favored ratification
with the reservations proposed bv
Senator Lodge and one voted in favor
of Il separate peace.
The voting was generally light, and
so divided that not any one of the
four propositions voted on received
a large plurality.
universities on the Pacific coast
showed a plurality in favor of rati-
fcation with reservations calculated
to retain for the United States broad
control or It's activities under the
league of nations covenant
The schools in the middle west that
voted for compromise were the Uni
of Wisconsin. Minnesota and
Michigan. Denver University, st. Louis
University, Washington University,
st. Ignatius College and Case School
Of Applied Science.
The following were in favor of rati-
fication without reservations or
University of Colorado.
Of Kentucky. Transylvania.
College. Center College.
Drury College, Denison University
and Northwestern University.
These voted for the treaty with the
Lodge reservations: Ohio State uni
Detroit University and Michi-
gan College of Mines Western Re-
serve was for separate peace.
ATLANTA, Ga. January 14-Reports
today from twelve universities and col
leges throughout the south which par
ticipated in the intercollegiate referen-
dunn showed a large plurality for ratifi-
cation without amendment or reserva-
ton of the peace treaty with it's en-
twined league OF nations covenant
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