New-York tribune., 1919-12-30
ether IN an agreement on Iese
is.
Taft TO Suggest Compromise

Taft 20 Suggest Compromise
Mr. Taft was invited here by local
cburch under whose auspices the
meeting viii be held. The invitation
was signed by several Senators, in
Guiding Senators McNary, Kellogg and
Lenroot, Republicans, and Thomas.
Ransdell and Gay, Democrats. Nh
Taft it IS understood will bring with
hinS 10 Washington carefully pre-
pared plan for a compromise, in which
he will suggest compromise reserva-
lions that could be accepted by both
sides
Senator King. Democrat. of Utah, who
has been active in the negotiations for
an agreement. talked at length with
Tsars l.. Polk. head Of the American
paace delegation. He said later he
vas convinced that Great Britain,
frame and Italy would readily accept
lie Lodge reservations with some
light notifications.
Senator King met with sittlo encour-
ngement from the mild reservation
It's, to-dar when he submitted to them
he draft Of set OF compromise res
crYations which ne had pre- pared. They
modify the preamble Article X. Monroe
Doctrine and Shantung reservations.
The other Lodge reservations are ac-
ccpted without change
Article \ Change Criticized
Senator's NcNearY, Lenroot and other
Republicans with whom Senator King
conferred objected strongly to his sug-
scsted compromise OH the Article X
reservation. The proposed reservation
.ollows:
That the United States declares that
whatever obligation arises under the
provisions of Article < or any other
I.-if of ha
AIMED forces Of the United States to
pa serve the territorial and political
stcgr fy OF any ether member nation
ga no. become effective as to the
l1it~G StatcA unless Congress by it's
action 20 provides'
sIhc IN Id reservationists" refused
Aaty 10 accept the proposed substitute
e"N naer The KING reservation" said
senator NcNary "the United States
nIst admits an obligation to preserve
tae territorial integrity of other ma
tfons. The Republcans viii never
agree to admit that obligation.'
sfhe mild rescrvationists," said SEN
ator McNary, were urging acceptance
of the reservation on Article X that
was drafted by them last August The
'mlld scrYationists' reservation
docs not mention any obligation, but
declares that the United States shall
use It's armed forces to preserve the
territorial integrity Of other nations
when Congress so shall decide
Preamble Plan Satisfactory
Tho King reservation on the pre-
anble would require the formal obiec-
tfou o. two or more of the principal
'piied and associated powers to the
.anerIcan reservations to prevent them
lYom becoming effective. The "mild
rsservationists' said they would accent
the change. as they regarded it as
STRONG as the Lodge reservation, max
ing the same requirements but onlv
% Il negative way
The Monroe Doctrine reservation
would be modified by Senator ning to
declare that "the long established pol-
icy OF the United States shall not in
any way be impaired by the covenant
% the league of nations" and it is de-
CARED to be outside the jurisdiction OF
the league. The Lodge reservation
which declares that the United States
gone Is to interpret it, said Senator
King, "ls offensive to the Latin -Ameri-
can Countries"
ne European countries undoubtedlv
would accept the Lodge reservations u
said Senator King, but already Uru-
quay and Salvador have asked the
Snited states TO redehno the Monroe
of
the lodge reservations"
Senator King also proposed 70 Tho
mlld reservationists" that the Lenroot
wservatlon on the voting power Of the
Vnl0ed states and Great Britain in the
league, which was included in thc
ifodRe resolution OF ratification. be
modified w
Inc Lodge reservation declared that
Wv Wv United States will not submit
any questions if the British Empire
c's'S he SIN votes of England and no,
dominions The King suggestion was
that the reservation be made to reac
siiat the United States would not be-
oouhd ny any decision, finding or othe,
acllon or the league'in which the Brit
Nh Empire casts more than one vote
advsrse to the United States. The
mid reservationists" refused to oc.
sept the King substitute.
senator klng also asked the mild
reservationlsts' to soften" the reser.
Natioh on Shantung by refraining from
naming China and Japan in the reser-
ation. making it read simply that the
united States withhods its assent to
the Shantung provisions of the treaty.
Democrats Make Overture
"A group Of Democratic Senator's.
whose identity was kept secret bv the
mild reservationists. but which was
said to include Senator's Smith of
GeorFia, Smith of Arizona and Smith
OF Maryland and other Democrats who
voted for ratification with the Lodge
reservations, to-day submitted a ten
tative proposition to the mild reser-
vationiSts' -
The suggestion of this group of Dem
ocrats was that the reservation on
Article X be modified so as to declare
that the United States assumes no
obligation under Article X ito use its