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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1920
Page
10
Article details a referendum on the peace treaty with four options. The leading choice was ratification without reservations, followed by opposition, Lodge reservations, and compromise reservations to secure ratification. Supporters of Lodge were notably smaller than those favoring compromise to obtain a two thirds vote.
Princeton N J January 13 Undergraduate and graduate votes on the League of Nations policy showed a strong lean to compromise reservations. About 1596 of roughly 1800 voters participated with 800 backing compromise reservations 361 ratifying with Lodge reservations 355 for league and treaty without reservations and 80 opposing the league in any form.
The Colleg Secretarial Science at Boston University voted on the League of Nations and peace treaty. Results show ratification without reservation 8, ratification in any form 14, ratification with Lodge reservations 98, and ratification with compromise between Lodge and Democrats 9 percent.
Harvard yesterday voted overwhelmingly to ratify the treaty immediately through a compromise between Lodge and Democratic reservations. Among those voting, 1118 favored the compromise, 667 backed ratification with no reservations, 459 wanted ratification only with the Lodge reservation, and 128 opposed the treaty in any form. The campuswide results broken down by college show the scale of support for the compromise and the broader ratification options.
In Portland Maine on January 18 four Maine colleges Colby Maine Bowdoin and Bates tallied student and faculty votes on the peace treaty and League of Nations. Results show 525 for a league with no reservations 323 for the Lodge Democratic compromise and 161 against any league.
Amherst College students and faculty vote for immediate ratification of the peace treaty and League of Nations without reservations by 182 to 94, while Massachusetts Agricultural College backs a compromise outlined in proposition No 6. Rati fication without reservations is second choice at both institutions.
The Boston College vote backed ratification of the peace treaty with Lodge reservations by 578 to 66 for compromise reservations. Only three supported the treaty as written and 31 opposed the league in any form.
Worcester January 13 Holy Cross students backed ratification of the League with Lodge amendments in a straw ballot 426 of 535, with 59 opposing ratification in any form and 20 favoring ratification without amendment. Assumption College students also backed Lodge amendments while Clark College favored a compromise.
Senators Lodge and Hitchcock said Democrats and Republicans were united in ending the Senate treaty deadlock and avoiding campaign issues. They spoke to leaders of groups claiming 20 million supporters eager for early ratification of the treaty.
Visitors including representatives of peace ratification groups labor unions religious societies and educational bodies pressed Senate leaders for immediate ratification with changes to secure a two thirds vote. Senator Lodge signaled willingness to consider reservations amid efforts by GOP and Democratic members to reach common ground to avert elections. Acting Democratic leaders Hitchock and Smith Georgia described moves to speed ratification despite partisan hostility.
A Boston sculptor will open the Bruce W. Saville gallery at 4 Harcourt street tomorrow with war themed works from three years in battlefields. The exhibit features doughboy poses and action scenes, drawn from overseas camouflage division service, with private shows for students and lectures by Saville. Bas reliefs by Christian Peterson accompany the display.
Congress debates over Article 10 reservations continue as Senate leaders Lodge and Hitchcock press for a compromise. Conferences among Democrats and Republicans intensify with aims to craft acceptable interpretive reservations and secure two thirds approval, possibly using a cloture rule next week.
All liquors must be removed from storage and an inventory filed with the collector of internal revenue within 10 days of the national prohibition taking effect.
The item notes debates over enactment and enforcement during the national ban era, highlighting restrictions and exemptions. It cites officials and residents reacting to what can legally be done and what cannot, reflecting tensions between law and everyday life.
The article recounts President Wilson’s message to embassies announcing the first League of Nations council meeting in Paris on January 16 at 10:30 a.m. It emphasizes turning points in international cooperation, the birth of the League as a living force, and its aim to foster peace prosperity and happiness worldwide.
The wedding of Mrs. Elizabeth Mac Nichol Conant widow of A Forbes Conant of 17 Arlington Street and Robert Treat Paine Jr of Commonwealth Avenue takes place today at Mrs. Conant's home. Paine, a widower, recently filed marriage intentions and is active in Boston clubs. both are well known in Boston society.
Ex mayor Howard of Salem dies after a long career marked by reform work, legal trouble, and political upheaval. Born to prominent Salem families, he rose from modest beginnings to mayor after publishing a reform paper, faced arrests for criminal libel, and later failed in multiple ventures. He died after an operation in Wes Haven and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Monkey fur continues to be an indispensable part of any Paris inclined costume.
An advertisement features Mrs Mackie a New York actress now grandmother claiming a simple home remedy can darken gray or faded hair. She suggests dissolving Orles powder in four ounces distilled water, applying with a comb, with full directions in the box. One box lasts months and the result reportedly looks natural and leaves hair fluffy.
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