The Washington times., 1919-12-23
Hitchcock Believes Reservation
Strengthening Power Of Con-
gress Acceptable.
REPU0lATES BARNEY bARUcH
Expresses Disbelief IN Authority
Of Financier to Speak
For White House.

Article Ten Of the League Of Ne
tons Is "the stumbling block" 10 .
compromise on the peace treaty,
Senator Hitchcock. administrAtien
leader. stated today.
President Wilson has agreed TO ac-
cept q reservation to Article Ten
which would prevent the use Of the
armed forces Of the United States
without the action Of Congress. II was
stated by those close TO. the White
House, but they declared ths4 this
was ~ far ~ the PrcaAsnt viii 80.
and they stated that this vas mot a
eeacssaisa but Snsrsay - i.Asspss@
tatson Of the original construcsioa
placed upoa Article Tss BY ths Pres-
iAent
DsrAh Ii ressil1U13c.
Senator Hitchcock stated today that
he was holding conferences with In
dividuai members OF the Senate In an
attempt to learn upon what basis q
compromise may be reached.
Republican leaders wsre net hope
full that any compromise would be
reached I'VE are as far from rstifs-
cation of the treaty now - we were
when IL was first presented in the
Senate" Senator Borah OF Idaho de-
clared.
The efforts of Bernard n. Baruch.
retired Wall Street broker. to force .
compromise on the treaty rsssrvs-
tions by representing himself to
Senators as the bearer OF President
Wilson's views is causing Administra-
tion leaders much embarrassment
Baruch, after talking with the
President last Wednesday, went to
the Capitol and delivered q message
TO the effect that to his great aston
ishment he had found the Chief Exc
cutive opposed to any form OF com
promise"
He then suggested that the mild
reservationists 30 ahead. work out q
plan of compromise and see what the
President would DO when given the op-
tion of accepting their plan or accept
ing responsibility for permitting the
treaty to die.
+ The result Of this advice has caused
a dilemma in circles where much CON
fusion already existed The Senators
say they do not know what to do.
Added to this Is the admitted sf-
front TO the dignity Of the Senate by
being compelled TO get such advices
as come from the White House
reveals him as q Wall Street manipu-
lator.
Wall Street Msve Seea.
Senator Hitchcock. minority leader,
in an apparent effort to shield the
Administration, expressed the belief
that Bsruch was acting solely in the
interests Of Wall Street concerns and
not authorized to speak for the Pres;
dent
Incidentally IL became known thar
at least one of the ''mild reservation
ists- was very much incensed by whsi
the President was reported by Baruch
TO have said with regard TO the Sem
tors in the mild reservation" class
Baruch told this Senator that tn
President had spanked" the 'mild
reservation" Senators as roundly A.
he did the -bitter-enders in the Treaty
nght, and that he, the President.
blamed the mild" Senators as much
as he did the irreconcilsbles for the
defeat OF the Treaty.
1t ia understood that whatever hope
Baruch and the President may have
had Of winning the vote Of this Sen
ator In favor Of q compromise pro
gram has been dissipated by the
Presidents characterization OF the
Senators in the class with which
Bsruch had chosen to deal
HiteAesek Makes -crntaI
Senator Hitchcock also took occs-
sion today to deny that he had any
connection with the efforts that have
been put forth by Baruch to effect
co onpromise. The Senator said:
MY impression In that Baruch came
down here to represent certain people
in New York. ] haven't seen him and
know nothing about what he 10 dotns
beyond what I have read In the pa
pers-"
Several nights aGo Senator Hitch
cock met Baruch At q dinner of the
Southern Society In New York after
the Senator had made an address -
the treaty. He said that Baruch toll
him at this time that IL was 'mp9
tant to have the treaty ratiAe3fAs
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