Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20
TAFT URGES TREATY
COMPROM|SE;, SAYS
ALTER LODGE PLAN
Ex-President Suggests Minor
Notifications That May Open
Way to Ratification.
KNOX DROPS HIS PLAN
Prom The New Yord World. today


Washington. Dec 20.-Acceptapce OF
the Lodge reservations, with some minor
notifications, is strongly urged upon
the Senate bv former President Taft
he has written 10 Senator McNaTy Of
che mild TcservatIonlst group advising
that compromise agTet ment should he
reached promptly and the Treaty ratified
The changes he outlines IN the Lodge
reservations are chiefly those of phraseol-
-ogy and do not materially affect the
text or meaning rs adopted by the Senate
While Senator McNary refused any
information concerning the letter, II
q known the cx-President recommended
that the compromise be arranged by the
senators themselves and that the prCsi
dent and Senators Lodge and Hitchcock
Hhould he ignored IN framing 1t. The
need Tor prompt action Was much stressed
lend MFR Taft expressed the opinion that
:. large proportion of The Senators favor
shc treaty and upon hat basis some
Tnethod Of adjusting of differences should
he easy Of development
xSox REwRrrEs RESOLUTION.
Tho Knox. resolution declaring
lutate Of peace between he United
Estates and Germany IS to hc reported
lfavorablv hy the Foreign Relations
s,ommittec and brought UP for action
m the Senate. according 10 Lodge and
tother Republican leaders this afternoon.
lSo effort will he made to adopt tho rcso-
lhltion until after the holiday recess.
The peace resolution was rcwTit-
rrn bv Senator Knox this afternoon
sani placed IN more detailed form than
when offered when the treaty was under
discussion The conclusion has been
lveached hv Knox. IN which he IS supported
3oS Ledge that i is useless 10 press his
5eroposltlou to ratlfv the peace treaty
81 m'natnC the League of Nations cove
mani And Other objectionable features,
puch as part i3, which deals with the
international Labor Conference Il would
require 4 two-thiTds vote for the adoption
ri this resolution. and il IS certain this
trui@ not hc obtained
FhC JOINT resolution dc~laTng state
ui peace o cvlSt requires only majority
vote Tor its adoption Il Il unlikely that
rhls number car bo obtained hut the
chance ,rc better for getting - votes
%hsn 80 vote
noN sEER ~ HVwIATf. sonGE
AZ generai proposition, the rcso-
trTtIon ~ raufy th, treaty. climlnat-
tng the League 81 Nations ana the
llabor proylSiou~ and leaving Shan
itunc IN allowance. = received with
more favor than the plan to restore
normal peace conditions hy : rCsc-
sutjon Many Senators do not believe
the Senate has anv power 10 mako
Tesoo through the adoption af TeSoll-
aor. They msiSt il can bo done only
through treSty. and that rests with
sha executive branch ~ the Government
The bringing up of the Knox raji-
sic4tion resolution would mean a rr.Sur-
s.f -, ~.
and other le2deTs have pronounced
dad, insisting il must be rcvitalIzed
by the President before tho Senate takes
Urther action. The humiliation for Iodgc
70 have fhc treaty voluntarily brcuchi 8p
ny the Senate and made the subject ii
t1iscuS>lon before j. Is withdrawn and
rcsubEntteG hy the President makes
Il prartIc4Ily certain that this cons,
N1ll not be followed
The Fo7eiGn Relations Committee
@1l meet late to0av and take up Tho
hnax rewritten proposition Pft-rnan.
Swanson and Smith 81 Arizona are absent,
s2Dd the Democrats ART not n : position
70 make apy determined fight against
such action a. the Republicans SEC IL 10
-sAS, Borah and other bitter endcr-
and viii support III The plan is expected
tc receive the sohd support of tie Hsgab-
bean mslorty II committed.
DC prediction ~ made this after
poon by Smith Of Georgia and other
Democrats who are working as an IN
otfcial committee oi Cancellation that
compromise agreement for tho rati-
hcstlou oi the treaty VIII be reached
hy January Is IN the opinion ii Mr.
Smith a round table conference for he
consideration 2, difference Il certain
- come. Lodge md Hitchcock. hc
prophesied, VIII not be invited to al
tend this gathering, but Will not be
excluded II they manifest desire 70
come and be harmonious.
rom fifteen to twenty Democratic
>snators Mr. Smith said. are ready
40 an>lous to 4gree on some give
and-takc Iiau BY which the treaty.
mav be ratified IN the near future
He thinks that eventually q committee
vii be appointed 10 thresh tho subject
out and arrange = basis Of compro-