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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) of the support of only 90. That leaves 34 to be delivered by the Democrats an even dozen more than the figure which represented the peak or Repuo- lican claims today.
 In the belief that time is fighting on their side. the Republican leaders plan is to first clear away collateral issues of the treaty disagreements when the subject comes again before the senate nrobablv tomorrow. The next reser- yation to be considered in the senate is the qualification of article ten, against which the president mas direct cd his principal criticism; but the Re publicans expect to ask that it be lald aside until all others have been acted on.
 Meanwhile, it is pointed out, Dem ocratic caucus may have developed the real strength of the movement among Democrutic senators to break away from policy of resistance and put the treaty through. Should majority or the 47 Democrats vote in the caucus for such q move, it is expected by the Reuublicans that the effect would De to bring the votes needed Tor rotlilca- tion In these calculations, however, neither side loses sight of the possibli- if, that the White House may agaln usp its influence to stiifen the backs Of the administration senators or that the president may, if an unacceptable ratification impends. withdraw the treaty from senate consideration. lie might take the latter course, It Is suS- gested. to express his displeasure with senate reservations and his unwilling ness to have the nation become a par tv on any terms in the Adriatic settle ment Neither is it conCeaied that broad questions of party policy are ln- yolved in the problem of ratification now generally admitted by leaders 10 have been thrust into the political campaign Privately senators press ing for acceptance of the Republican reservations confess themselves out CT accord with the presidents Jackson day declaration for solemn Iefereh- dum" and they are seeking to disso- ciate Democrats from any appearance of endorsing that proposal.
 In the caucus, therefore, thls group is prepared to plead that the treaty De ratified on Republican specifications so that the president, if he then elioos- es to regard the senate's action as rejection and to pocket the treaty, may have upon his own shoulders the Dur den of decision which they do not believe will be popular with the coun- try. With senate Democrats going one way and a Democratic president ah- other, they believe a Democratic na- tional convention will feel itself free from any cut and dried program when it takes up the subject.
 n,l frtt Ef porters in the senate, however. appar- ently are not fearful that these com- sels will prevail. They indicated to- night that if any considerable number of Democrats wanted a caucus, one would be called. But they Haunted the suggestion that it might throw over the presidents advice or show a ma jority against the past and present par ty stand on reservations.
 Among Republicans, it was said - that the caucus proposal apparently had grown out of a stitfening m Re publican ranks which in turn resulted from the senate's action Saturday when irreeoncilable opponents of rati- ficatiOn seized the balance Of power and used it to prevent any modllica- ton in the interests of compromise would be impossible and that the whole reservation group, including ar- ticle ten, must stand or fall together
 Bearing out this contention, mild reservationists who have predicted that the article ten provision could be modified if necessary, said today that the only chance of ratification now seemed to rest in the possibility that enough Democrats would accept the provision unchanged.
 Who initiated the movement for a Democratic get-together was not ap- parent, but the move was understood to have the endorsement of Senator Underwood of Alabama. a candidate for the Democratic leadership, and other influential senators who have been urging that every effort De made to bring about ratification. Senator Hitchcock, acting party leader, was not in Washington, but will return to- morrow.
 Today the treaty was not mentioned in the senate. and there remained some doubt tonight whether it would be called up tomorrow. Leaders arc anxious to work on tariff and appro- priation Legislation, which may bC req dy for senate action.