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Show a a a a a RATIFIGATIOH TO BE I j ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN I 1 BELIEF OF SENATORS I jEarly and Unfavorable Vote (on (! I reaty Predicted at Wash- l,, ( in g ton Today j COMPROMISE SEEMS ! 1 1 H TO BE OUT OF QUESTION 1 Some Predict Final Action on Thursday ; Others Say , jH Next Week 1 ' fl (' HH WASHINGTON, March 1. An early . 'H and unfavorable vote on ratification of ( il the peace treaty was forecast in lh& ! jl senate today when Republican leaders, I , , icplyiug to the demands of the treaty's ' irreconcillable Republican opponents, ) i h re-affirmed their decision not to accept , any change of substance or of lan- ',. il guage n the Republican reservation fl to Article X. I ' Both sides qoncedo that enough Dom- 'H ocratic senators to defeat ratification jH arc determined to stand with Presi- i 'M dent Wilson and vote against the 1 ! treaty unless the Article X qualifica- ) . :H tion is modified. The Republican de- ! (H cislon today was followed by evidences '' i jjH that all the elements in the senate 1 ' ' fight would co-operate to end debate jt ',H and' let the treaty issue go undecided t', mto the campaign. ' jjH Some of the leaders prcdicteda a , t lH final vote by Thursday, but others V ilH thought it would not come before lh I 'H first of the next week. , il oo ; IH |