The New York herald., 1921-10-03
COP. TO VOTE DOWN
EVERY RESERVATION
Senator's Will Ignore Demo-
cratic Threats Against
Peace Treaties.
SEE ONLY PARTISAN PLOT
Opposition Can Muster Just "a
Ballots and Ratification
Seems Assured.
SEE ONLY PARTISAN PLOT
Special Despatch TO THE NEw YORK HEyALr.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. d. C. Oct - (

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Oct. =.
Republican leaders in the Senate have
decided to reject flatly all reservations
that the Democrats are planning to
offer this week to the German. Austrian
and Hungarian peace treaties. They
Termination.
Notwithstanding Democratic threats.
the Republicans feel certain they have
a comfortable margin of votes for rati-
fication, and In view of the unanimous
consent agreement to vote on October
n they no longer fear filibuster.
Some Democrats are opposed to the
treaty with or without reservations.
Others say they will vote against the
compacts unless certain reservat tions
now in process of drafting ere adopted.
If these Senator's carry out their in
tention as many as twenty-one Demo-
Gratis may be counted against the
treaties. Allied with three Republican
opponents, the opposition thus would
be able to muster maximum of twen-
ty-four votes. or nine less than neces-
sary to defeat ratification
Convinced that "a votes will represent
the high water mark of oposition, Re-
publican leaders have made up their
minds therefore, that further conces-
slons are unnecessary. They have already
accepted one important reservation to
hold the majority of the Republican "ir-
reconcilables" in line and another for
the purpose OF allaying fears that Ger
many might be able to escape payment
OF damages growing out of the sinking
Of the Lusitania.
They regard the Democratic proposals
as nothing more than a partisan at
tempt to revive the. League of Nations
and create embarrassing entanglements
for the Harding Administration.
One proposed reservation would name
more specifically the rights and advan-
tages the United States Is To obtain
under the treaties. Such reservation.
Republican Senators contend, would SER
iously hamper the Administration
should (: decide TO take part in the repa-
rations commission adjustments.
Another reservation would leave the
doc. open for taking American grev-
apces to the League of Nations, while
still another would deliberately involve
the United States in the execution OF
the Versailles treaty The Republicans.
with the results of last falls election
still In mind, will not hesitate to vote
against all such reservations.
Some Democrats are hoping to en-
barrass Republican mild reservation
lists" by offering reservations friendly
to the league. The mild reservation
ists'' have professed to be the true
friends of the League of Nations. but
reports are that this group will not hesi-
tate to give it's united support to the
Administration forces.
With ratification now a foregone con-
clusion irreconciable Senators are clear
ing the way for bitter resistance IL the
Administration. after the treaties go into
effect. undertakes to put a bill through
Congress authorizing appointment OF an
American representative on the repara-
tions commission. Such a bill is ex-
pected to appear at an early date, but
irreconcilabes in speeches to be deliv-
cred the coming week will serve notice
on the Administration that they never
will give their support to American par
ticipation in the economic readjustments
in Europe.