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Show PLAN Alili OF THEMES WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Supporters Support-ers of tho general arbitration treaties treat-ies with Great Britain and France wero encouraged today in their hopo for early ratification of tho pacts when a plan for amending tho resolution for ratification rather than the treaties treat-ies themselves was advanced befoie the senate commlttoe on foreign relations re-lations The committee did not act, but tho plan mot with favorable comment and administration officials expressed entire en-tire satisfaction at tho outlook. The proposed amendment to tho resolution of ratification would pre-scne pre-scne to the sonato all Its prerbga-tlves prerbga-tlves and would be binding on this country. The senate would bo given an opportunity op-portunity to pass upon all matters to ho submitted to arbitration, 'but the treaties themselves would bo loft intact in-tact and no further negotiations would be requhed. This apparent solution of a vexed situatlou followed a conference between be-tween Senator Lodge of the sonato committee on foreign relations and Secretary Knox. Tho secretary said there no'ver was on Intention of abrogating ab-rogating or abridging the powers of the senate It was understood when Senator Lodge left the department of utaio that there was an understanding thnt the now agroemont would sot asiao tho loot and other ponding amendments amend-ments to tho treaties. The amendmont probably will be made the biibject of a supplemental report to tho sonato from tho for-olgn-rolatlons committee. It provides that all specinl nirnngo-ments nirnngo-ments submitting any questions to tho joint high court to be justifiable and article 3 of the treaties also shall bo submitted to the sonato for ratification in tbo samo manner as an ncreemont presented by the president under tho first article of -the treaties, i All tno Republicans pre?ont expressed ex-pressed themselves In JDivor of the ohango. 'but the Democrats voiced opposition. , L , I Tho proposed amendment, also requires re-quires that tho names of tho members mem-bers of the joint high commission, proposed by tho President on bohalf of tho United States, shall bo submitted sub-mitted to the senate for confirms tlon. , , . Tho amendment was suggested 1 Senator Lodgo and was discussud at length. No oto was taken, but the friends of the treaty wero much on-couragod on-couragod bV the trend of the talk. Some of tho membcis did not express ex-press nn opinion. Senator Willing Alden Smith of Michigan was absent. Tho Republican side of the fleqato is being thorough- canvassed to ascertain as-certain the poastbllltv of obtaining favorable action and the leaders nio gratified with tho prospects. The outlook out-look is not so good on the Democratic side. The Democratic supporters ot the treaties lrov asked for delay ami . there Itf some appiehonslon that tno question may become involved' in" pol- j I Idea. ' |