Show WILSON 16 NOT IN PACT FIGHT DEMOCRATS DEMOCRAT 8 IN SENATE DIVIDED OVER ratification MOVE MENT NOW BEFORE BODY party action by opposition lon to be b fore fare gone former presidents activity Is denied by senator senators 11 ashington democratic Democrat le sona senator torm in ln Lon conference ference tuesday decided that the puttee treaties with germany austria ind wingtip II tir were not matter for pur par ty action individual it was mas said would mould be loft to follow their judgment in a voting on ratification washington the democrats in lit con ference tuesday were inere bald to bo be wido wid ly divided with a larger fay oring thau thuu opposing ratification ratin catlon the conference conf crenco did not conclude ita its session sessions tuesday and agreed to meet again thursday when alit ii tho the question of rese reservations rations probably will bo be considered benator underwood of 0 alabama nil lend lender r and benator of nebraska ranking democrat on oil tho foreign relation committee were inere re to have lime led 11 the discussion it in favor of ratification with senator blaas cla of virginia and ll arrison of the leaders of the appo nent iho I 1 he disca islon senators raid said did not involve lavole tho the probable attitude attl tudo on rat If tation of former 1 lleon cock referring to in circulation that mr ilson had ex pressed admi elf to ono one or io to other democratic senators ay as against cation said he lie knew nothing about it tit with the democratic conference benator borah of idalio idaho a lie ito publican opponent of 0 ratification introduced trod a resolution requesting the state to adjip the tile enate e ghether the tile united states has any represent representative atho or agent seril tig in any capacity with allied members of the file reparations commission before the conference thiro ins much discussion of a report published that former Il president resident wilson was wax backing tile fight against tho the treaty in tho the senate democratic senators Bonat senat drs denied allson was engineering the battle on tho the pact 11 allson ilson is i enoi known ij to have hao told friends who urged him to make some state meat on tho the nets acts ol 01 tho the administration hint tho tile republicans sere having troubles of their own and that he lie wanted allied lo 10 peep out of it inasmuch as a his in any situation would solidify tho the republican strength in an attack on him washington Ite deports ports that former alre allson Is bucking backing the tight it in the senate against the german american peace treaty were hero denied tuesday bv benator pat It arrIson loader leader of the democratic fight the pact senator carter glass also ono one of lie tile democrats opposing the treaty denied the report joseph formerly to nelsn NIl sn de declared dared tho tile former president was taking no part whatever in the tile treat fight |