Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-26
BARUCH DENIES HE
POSED. IS WI. SONS
AGENT FOR TREAT
Declares He Has Acte5
From Personal Conviction
That League viii Brine
End to War

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--The follow
ing statement was given out Ia. !
Tuesday from the office OF Bernai u
M. Baruch, having been sent hei
from Georgetown, S. c.
my attention has just been Gale ]
to the article sent out under a
Washington dateline, Sunday las
representing me as shaving unde:-
taken to define to certain senate
the presidents attitude about Il
peace treaty, That article is a tbs ,
sue of lies from beginning to en-
have not suggested, nor intimate.
to any senator that 1 spoke for tiee
president in any particular. Whatevi r
l have done in behalf of the peace
treaty, I have done as q priva, y
citizen, speaking my own views oniy
and endeavoring, in common wits
millions OF my fellow countrymc i.
and women, to set forward the cauS :
of peace and to bring about the rat
ification of the League OF Natioivs
which, in my opinion, will be I'll
greatest agency ever devised fcg
the prevention Of future wars.
III refrain from replying to IL
vicious personal attacks made upo /.
me by certain newspapers controlI8 I
by one man., These attacks are "
part only offthe sinister and maleye
olent purpose of a certain coterie i,
this country. which is determine X
to prevent the ratification of To-
peace treaty at all hazards. Who-t
America entered the war in 1917, i
was called, without my seeking, ii,s
to the service of the country. I'll
mediately gave up all business a.
every kind and character and x ~
voted myself wholly to the a. 4
charge of my public duties. i hes S
not been engaged directly or incie
rectly in business since"
NO PROPOSALS FOR
COMPROMISE FRANIEZD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24,--Proe,
ress toward a treaty compromise iEf
the senate was halted today while.
senators hurried home for Xmas
Negotiations will be resumed next
week. .-
Senator Hitchcock today SAID he
expects Republican reserya tiOnist:s
will force Senator Lodge and other
extremists to accept a compromised
which will then be submitted 70
Democratic SENATOR'S Senator Hitch
cocks view. is that the Republicans
want the initiative so that they.
will not be in the Position ri accaif
ing Democratic proposals wiiicls
claim victory. 'a% P
Senator Lodge, indications are,
will remain in the background, leav4
ing negotiations to mild reserva-
tionists. He indicated that he eS-
leys now proceeding.
Though the conciliato spirit
grows, no concrete proposals have
yet been framed by either side.
ENTENTE DEMANDS ~
IMMEDIATE SIGNING
BERLIN, Dec. 24.--The entente%s
answer to Germany demands immey
dfats signing of the protocol. 1T was
understood here today.
The discussion of the quantity Of
materials Germany is required to de-
liver as compensation for the sink
ing of the Scapa Flow fleet is left
for later consideration. it, was under
stood.
Germany will sign, it was benerai-
ly believed. 48fsS i,
SUPREME COUNCIL n
STUDIES HUN ATTITUDE
PARIS, Dec. 24.-The subject OF
| Germany's attitude OH the question
of signing the protocol to. the peace
treaty came up in the supreme cotin-
Gil at this mornings session. The
council heard the explanation given
by Paul Dutasta, general secretary
of the conference, of the two visits
paid him yesterday by Baron Kurt
Won Lersner, the head of the German
mission.