Show 1 I Rf DUCKS C PACT V VOTE T CHAN CHANGE f British Ambassador Favors Favors Favors Fa Fa- vors Six V Votes for n e l US U.S. in L' L Nation League ague WASHINGTON Dec Dee 31 Speedy Speedy I settlement of treaty differences was predicted this afternoon by Senator Pomerene Dem Dem of Ohio following a I conf conference rence with Senator Lodge Republican Republican Re Re Re- I publican leader Senator Pomerene said he could not discuss the details of the conference but he felt certain that the I treaty issue would soon be settled I WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 31 i I v y Equalization of the voting I power of the United States and I II the British empire in the league I of off nations as as' as provided in the thai j fo fourteenth and last reservations reservation i adopted by a majority of ot the senate was objected to by Viscount Grey of or before his retirement a as j British ambassador in Washington It Iwas I Iwas was disclosed today I II As the special representative of ot I the British government in this country coun- coun I Itry I try Viscount Grey based Ills his objection on the ground that the reservation would disenfranchise the British do dominions dominions dominions do- do I minions in the league council In Inthey collectively with which they possess w i Great Britain six sit votes vote to the one given to the United States under r the I league covenant I PROTEST PREDICTED He lIe informed Senator Hitchcock leader of ot the administration forces inthe inthe in I Ithe the treaty trent tight fight that Canada and Australia would be certain to protest I against such a reservation even though It were acceptable in London j It was said that his objection to the reservation of which Senator I Lenroot Rep of Wisconsin was the theauthor theauthor I author was coincident with the re recent recent re- re cent speech of Lloyd George the re-I re British premier in Wales Yale that Australia Australia Australla Aus Aus- and other British dominions dominions' were entitled to a in the league I of nations council because of the sacrifices they made in the war I MODIFICATION NECESSARY NECESSARY I i I In a conference wIth Senator McNary Mc- Mc Nary Rep of Or Oregon gon Senator Ic-I Ic the Lenroot reservation reservation reso resa res res- res- res o as one which idie he eif dC declared I have a t to be modified if a compromise compromise com com- promise to secure early ratification I of ot the treaty treat with reservations was to be effected Senator ary McNary expressed surprise that the thc reservations should be made madeAn madean An an in Issue at this time especially as neither Canada or Australia had thus far offered any objection to it it al although although al- al though it had been proposed by Lenroot Lenroot Lenroot Len Len- root as a substitute for the defeated amendment t weeks ago SENATORS NOT NOT SURPRISED Senators McNary Lenroot and other Republican senators working for early ratification did not attach I much importance to Senator Hitchcock Hitch I cock taking the same view of the tho I reservation as Viscount Grey They 1 expressed confidence that tint the treaty treaty would be satisfactorily disposed d of ot I within the next month or between January CO 20 and February 1 anyhow i I Senator Lodge t or bf f Massachusetts I the Republican leader was to confer with Senator Pomerene of Ohio to today today today to- to I day at the capitol Considerable Importance was attached to the ex expected expected ex- ex conference as Senator Pomerene Pomerene Pom Pom- erene lIk like Senator Underwood Dem m. m of Alabama is desirous that thata a I reservation program be adopted without further delay delav that will pave the wa way to early rn ratification n. n I OBJECTION DISCOUNTED I It was waR predicted ted that Senator I III I II Hitchcock would not b be b inclined Inclined to Continued on page paU 2 2 J GREY BU BUCKS KS Continued d from page 1 raise any any s serious objection to the Lenroot reservation especially as I It would place him in the position o ot of seeming to reflect the attitude of ot a a. British official l like Viscount Grey Senator Pomerene was said to b be among those e D Democratic senators who resented the idea of ot a British official meddling with a reservation involving the safeguarding of ot American Amerlean AmerIcan Amer Amer- ican lean rights and interests The Ohio 8 senator was Vas to report the result of his scheduled conference with Senator Lodge to toa a rath gathering o othe ot of the Democratic members of ot the senate foreign rel relations committee to be beheld beheld held tonight at Hitchcock's residence IMPORTANCE SEEN The proposals proposals' for tor a a. compromise I Republican senators have made made with the outcome of ot the conferences which have been held since the Christmas I recess recess recess' began were to be thoroughly gone into at this gathering and arid its outcome was expected to have an important bearing bearin- on the treaty situation Republican and Democratic senators senators sen sen- identified with what has be become become become be- be come known as 38 the early ratification ratification tion group appeared hopeful that the dawn of ot the toe n new w year would find both sides approaching an ent that would insure ratification n t t long tong after the senate convenes Monday next |