Show S r PLANS Executive to to Pocket World Peace Pact If Reservations Stand WASHINGTON y Nov 17 President President Wilson will pocket the theW W peace treaty if it contains the Lodge reservations he t told ld Senator at a conference today at the White House has read and considered the reserva The president Lodge reserva-r reserva r Senator Hitchcock said and he considers them a I tion of at the treaty and utterly impossible sible The rhe program outlined by Senator Hitchcock after he had seen President Wilson last week will be carried through in the senate Mr Hitchcock said This contemplated defeat of ot the ratification k resolution with the Lodge Lodger r reservations attached and the offering of absolution s for tm- ratification Uon without e eW W s i f fr t ls' ls re o C if 1 Ind d re lu l t w compromise be sough soughT Ity ty MUCH IMPROVED IMPROVED Senator Hitchcock was with th the president for an hourI hour I find the president is very much I improved since I saw him last the senator said on leaving the White WhiteHouse I House lIe He looks better talks tall's betI better better bet bet- ter tel and is much more aggressive lve I I find that he has read and considered the Lodge reservations and that he considers them a nullification of the treaty and utterly impossible POCKET VETO I e IDid eDid Did the president tell teU you what his course would be in the event the Lodge reservations are accepted by the senAte senate sen- sen Ate he was asked The president will pocket the treaty was the reply Even if it reservation 15 is stricken strick n out Yes that would make no difference difference difference differ differ- ence in the presidents president's decision FOR COMPROMISE Senator Hitchcock did not interpret ret the presidents president's stand to mean that the treaty was dead declaring he still be believed believed be- be a compromise program could be worked ou out t. t The preamble of ot the committee resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution requiring that senate reservations reservations reserva reserva- must be accepted by three of the theother theother theother other great powers was said by the Democratic leader to be particularly objectionable to the president who re regarded regarded re- re gardt d it he declared as killing the treaty absolutely ON ARTICLE 10 He Indicated also that the article 10 reservation was entirely Unacceptable to President Wilson but said the executive might be willing to accept some of the other proposals of ot the program As soon as he left the White House Senator Hitchcock began plans for a conference of Democratic friends of ot the I treaty It was said it might be held tonight The plan at first had been to have the mild reservation Republicans In the conference but It Is understood they Informed the Democrats they were unwilling to negotiate until the committee program had come to a a. vote WAY IS OPEN Senator Hitchcock predicted that the mild group would give the Democrats I i enough support to uphold the vice president in ruling that further ratifICation ratification cation atlon reservations are In order th thus s opening the door for a compromise r Mr Hitchcock did not go Into de details details de- de tails as to the exact stage at which the th-e president might intervene in the treaty proceedings but indicated the executive executive exe exe- e might withdraw the treaty unless unless unless un un- un- un less the Democratic conference developed developed developed devel devel- an agreement to vote down rati rati- FUTURE POSSIBILITIES If the committee resolution is defeated defeated defeated de de- de- de however it is expected Mr WilSon Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son will let the opposing groups work workout workout out whatever compromise they can and will not Interfere unless he ho finds withdrawal withdrawal with with- dra al necessary to prevent ratification ratification ratification tion with reservations which are unacceptable unac unac- One of the subjects un understood to have been discussed at the whiteHouse White WhiteHouse House conference was the substitute reservations proposed by Senator Hitchcock The Democratic leader in indicated indicated indicated in- in the president had made no ob objection objection objection ob- ob to them Mr Hitchcock said he did not discuss discuss discuss dis dis- cuss with the president the proposal of Republican leaders to pass a resolution resolution resolution tion In case the tho treaty fails falls declaring the war at an end It is well understood understood understood under under- stood however that the administration tion generally would look with disfavor disfavor disfavor dis dis- dis- dis favor at such a manner of bringing a peace status |