Show KILL TREATY VOTE PLAN A a a A 9 0 I a HITCHCOCK IJ OCK PRO PROGRAM RAM WRECKED KO Irreconcilable Group Shows Democratic Leader That Covenant Without Lodge Changes Will ill Be Rejected By James R. R Nourse J Stuff Correspondent Service WASHINGTON W Jan 29 The 9 The vy opponents or of tho the peace treaty again stepped Int into the arena to toda today today to- to da day and upset tho the latest plan of ot tho the Democrats to bring about ratification r. b by forcing forcing- tho the tre treaty ty to a a. vote fn In Inthe the Senate The Senator Senator Sen Son ator Hitchcock an and other Democrats with a roW row poll of ot U the e Senate Thil i 1 showed enough votes to defeat inv any motion for cloture and to prevent rati rit ratification fl v if a 3 t J IB Is na made In 1 h kAr he Lodge reservations r Democrat Chief Yields In view or of this evidence which apparently apparently apparently ap ap- was as Irrefutable Senator Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch hutch cock announced that thal he lie would make mako no move toward bringing the treaty teaty Into tho the Senate so long as reason ex exists exists ex- ex lists for tor tho the belief bellet that soni some ment meat ma may be reached in tho the series of conferences now being held Opponents of ot tho the treat treaty saw In this announcement b by Senator Hitchcock a decided weakening from the position heretofore assumed by him which waa vas that thal unless Senator Lodge and theother tho the other Republicans consented id d to discuss changes In the Lodge reservations he e would woul move o to bring the treat treaty upon the tho floor for discussion and the c consideration con con- n. n of ot substitute reservations Delay Foreseen Joreen It was expected that there ere might bo be a final decision of some sort at atthe atthe the tho session of ot the tho the bipartisan bipartisan gathering gathering gather gather- ing today but Senator Lenroot was I unable to attend because of ot in his tam family 11 and postponement was taken laken I until Senator l Hitchcock it hc j dk-j intends t dS t ti to i leave tO tomorrow lc W for Nebraska to attend to business matters matters matters mat mat- and nothing further Is expected from the bipartisan conference until his return a CL week weck hence Several of ot the tho treaty opponents re reported reported re re- ported that cloakroom gossip among the tho administration senators strongly inclines toward acceptance of or the Lodge reservations as ns th the only method by which ratification ca can can 1 possibly be ac ac- ac Unless there b be a a. strong pronouncement b by the President it Is believed that If ir another vote on the Lodge reservations should be taken a a. considerable n of the Democrat senators would be found supporting them thorn Underwood Prepare Prepares for tor Action Senator Underwood d said toda today he lie had Irad received no word from me ne White Housto House Hous to the tho effect that lint his plan for the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of or a n conciliation committee commUte was strongly favored b by the British as IS reported b by Senator Hitchcock He lIe said that if Ir nothing comes from the tho bipartisan conference ho will make an effort t to got his resolution up In the th Senate and have hae It acted In He added If It the Senate should take this action ac ac- ae- ae tion Ion we should have havo at least an nn official official of or of- of committee which would be b obliged to make malee a report to the Senate either hat hat sixty four votes otes for ratification ratification ratification rati rati- could be procured or could not be obtained B By this means mean we should at least know lenon what the situation situa tion Is even if IC the committee on conciliation con con- ion should not be able to agree upon reservations suitable to two two- thirds of ot the Senate |