New-York tribune., 1919-12-30
Ponnerene "a Free Lance

Senator Pomerene has been wol k
ing for compromise independ IDENTIFY
Of the discussions Senator Hitchcock.
Of Nebraska, leader OF the Admins
tration forces in the Senate, and
Senator Underwood. of Alabama.
who is contesting the Democratic
leadership with Senator Hitchcock.
have had with Republican friends o.
the treaty
The Ohio Senator voted for ratifica-
ton with the Lodge reservations on
November 1s. after having voted to
have. several Of the reservations in
cluded in the Foreign Relations Com
mittee's resolution OF ratification.
The action of Senator Lodge in ignor-
ing both Senator'S Hitchcock and Tn
derwood caused surprise at first among
the Senators who conducting nego-
tiations for a compromise. 1t was ex
planned. however, that the mild reser
vationistsS are opposed to dealing with
Senator Hitchcock. and that the Re
publlcans could not expect the Demo
Gratis to follow Senator Underwood.
who IS III favor of compromise. In
any agreement that might be made
while Senator Hitchcock continues 10
hoid the position OF minority leaden
Hitchcock Not Responsive
The mild reservationists" have dia.
cussed compromise with Senator
hitchcock several times since thA
treaty failed Of ratification In the SEN
ate on November 10. They have "a.
ported 70 Senator Lodge that the Ne.
oTaska Senator refused to maks single
oHer toward reaching an agreement.
and that instead Of Offering q proposi-
tlon Tor compromise, he has confined
n'lhseh IN MS negotiations to critics.
ing the Lodge reservations.
The Republican Senators who fav,~
ra'i1cation told Senator Lodge through
senator Lenroot last night that thev
would insist that the Lodge reserva-
tlons be accepted by the Democrats
substantially without change. They are re-
wilAng to have the preamble and the
reservations ON Article x and Shan
Jung modihed somewhat. they told the
najof,ty Leader, but they said they had
told Senator Hitchcock they could nnt
go further than that. ''0'
Senator Hitchcock told tba "-,,rs
rose esefvationists" and Senator r.enroo.
'oIo Senator Lodge that he would he
unable to discuss the terms of an
agreement with them until after tha
democratic caucus on January *
"hen permanent Democratic leaiar
VIII De elected. The mild reserva-
t'oniSts" charged that Senator Hitch-
COCK was playing politics and wanted
" 9eiay compromise, because he
would enter the caucus stronger if Tho
treaty tight were still unsettled an3
they told Senator Lodge that the
would not help him play politics.
Plan Suggested by Underwood
senator Underwood conferred at
length with Senator Lodge reeardinr
compromise before he left for Ala
DHma ten days ago. At that time. II
ls understood, he suggested that SEN
ator Lodge conduct his actual nepo-
liations with some other Democratic
Senator.
Senator Lenroot suggested to Sa
tor Lodge last night that Senator pn,a-
creme be called IN as representat;va 'I's ~
the Democrats, as the Ohio Sera+o~
would be in a position 10 act inde
pendently of the two candidates g.
the Democratic leadership and linz W..
the individual minority Senator. in
support of any compromise thaf +enta.
lively might be reached
Besides arranging to-morrow,s ror-
terence the advocates of q copanron,;sa
took other steps today toward that
end qua
former President Taft formally wa.
invited to come to Washington Jann-
ary I, two days after the Senate naeas :
again, and deliver an addrs.. 49,