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Show RATIFICATION PROBABLE. It now seems probable that the.peace treaty and the league of nations cove-nanfwill cove-nanfwill be ralified by the senate. If this proves to bo the care, the result will be brought about by compromise. Under the present plau the group of Republican Re-publican senators classed as "mild res-ervationists" res-ervationists" are to vote with tho Democrats in sustaining the ruling of Vice President Marshall after the resolution reso-lution of the foreign relations committee, commit-tee, with its reservations, has been voted down by tho administration senators. sen-ators. The "mild rescrvationists " also decided that any further compromise negotiations must be conducted with Chairman Lodge. If a deadlock results the group of moderate Republicans will have it within their power to set the whole matter at rest by lining up with either side. Close observers of tho battle bat-tle for and against the league, among them the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, are of the opinion that the preamble adopted by the foreign for-eign relations committee will be stricken strick-en out. while others believe tligt the article X reservation will be modified to tre extent necessary to win the approval ap-proval of the president. The fight has been long and bitter and the business interests of the country coun-try have been suffering material damage dam-age while the debate has dragged along. Thero will be a sigh of relief now that the end is in sight. Tho whole world, has been anxiously awaiting action by the senate and some of the European countries are- facing winter with dread and misgivings. They need help and need it at the earliest possible moment. Practically nothing can be done for them until the treaty question is settled. set-tled. In the course of a few hours we shall know what is going to happen in the senate. |