Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-14
AGAIN ATTEMPT 1 ID END PEACE: DEADLOCK Knox Would Bring About Peace Without Action on the League ENTIRE ACTION GOES
 UNTIL NEXT WEEK For Compromise Action in the Senate From Republi-
 can and Democratic
 Sides


 tbe senate deadlock on the German
 neace treaty came unexpectedly
 late today on the heels of nearly
 +hree hours of heated discussion of
 Responsibility for the treaty situa-
 lion. Senator Knox. republican,
 Pennsylvania. asked immediate
 Consideration for two resolutions.
 One would revive his former pro-
 nosal for ratification of the treaty
 of Versailles so far as it would
 establish peace between the Uni
 ted States and Germany; the other |was similar to the pending Lodge Resolution and would declare a
 state of peace with Germany by
 action of congress, with approval
 of the president.
 Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska,
 administration leader. objected to
 consideration of both resolutions
 and, under the rules. the entire
 matter went over until next week.
 MT. Hitchcock's objections were made despite an agreement by
 Senator Underwood, democrat, Alabama, prominent among demo- cratic leaders in the treaty con- [test; Senator Brandegee, republi- can, Connecticut leader in the faction seeking the treaty's defeat and others to support the Knox resolution.
 Senator Knox's proposals came after hot exchanges between re- publican and democratic leaders lover the status of the treaty It. was coincident with reports from IEuropesns capitals that the nego- tiations toward acceptance of fHme senate reservations to the T hce treaty, with a view to bring thg America into the foreign peace 'conference were underway.
 Both Seek Compromise. Overtures for a compromise on the treaty came from both repub- Ilican and democratic sides During its debates Senator Lodge declac- ed that President Wilson must take the initiative towards re- wing action on the treaty, but of- fered to consider carefully any suggestion with regard to the sen- ate committee reservations MT. Wilson might make.
 Senator Hitchcock urged a com- promise through a committee of conciliation and said he "held out the olive branch"
 During the discussion. however, Senator Hitchcock said he would make no motion to bring up the peace treaty until some under standing had been reached in conference between republican and democratic leaders.
 The time for debate has pass ed," he said. q think it would be very unwise to bring it in and have IL hcked around like a football"
 Discussion of the treaty was started by Senator Underwood a,urlng the debate on the railroad olll, blocking progress on the lat ter for about three hours. Again republicans and democrats ex- enanged charges of responsibility TOT the deadlock on the treaty.
 Caiilng attention to press reports !. mat because peace is not estab- lnsned, American export trade is :oelng injured and business and conditions remaining unsettled. Senator Underwood de- ciafed the republican majority was responsible for inaction on the tion. |. o'p' wa
 Suggest Consolidation. senator Lodge declared that ;iressldent T; Wilson was "immovable' t;l ms position for unreserved rati- ,lcatlom ,.e Only the president "can re:surrect the treaty" he said, "bv w t%oi.4tnarawlng 4n and re-submitting it to the senate"
 Senator Underwood suggested 2 eonclllation committee" to nego- .iate with the president, but this [SSian Senator Lodge rejected.
 ehator Hitchcock then suggested committees of conciliation repre- sentlng the republicans and demo. erats to work out compromise. senator Lodge replied that the president first must act, but reiter- aIea his willingness to give careful made.
 exchanges between the leaders 1aau Ka become sharp when Senator sAnoS sta proposed that to secure a tS ftatus of peace with Germany. ae ;n senate adopt his plan. rejected ,n.s ,m november, to ratify the treaty aanraseservedly ana so far as peace terms ar e concerned, but without action V" ene league of nations.
 srn senator Underwood agreed to napa nappont the plan so far as he was nf sonaiiy concerned, as "the price neop ne peace" he said and leave the ople tho to decide later whether les.,uan e unlted States should enter the