New-York tribune., 1920-01-26
Mild Senators
impatient for
Treaty Action
Talk of Recalling Meas
ure TO Floor Renewed
as Conference Fails to
Produce Definite Plan
Farley Resumed To-day
Showdown Expected This
Week on Bitter Enders'
Views on Reservations
New Yorh Tribune
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-EForts to
bring about compromise set of reser-
vations to the league of nations Gov
cnant which will be acceptable to two
thirds of the Senate and which will not
drive out OF the Republican party some
Of the "irrcconciablc" Senators. will
be taken up again tomorrow Unless
there Is action within a few days to
show exactly where the peace treaty
stands there will be renewal of the
demand that the whole matter be
brought up on the floor.
The mild reservationists" among
the Republicans are said to be growing
restivc under the attacks Of the "irrec-
oncilables" to prevent any changes in
those reservations, even changes in
their wording. Since the "rreconcila-
bles' served notice on Senator Lodge
Friday that they would not accept mod
lilcatlons of the reservations bearing
his name, the mild reservationists"
nave been comforting among themselves
they do not wish to do ANYTHING to
hasten breach in the Republican
ranks in the Senate; most of them are
eager to avoid acting at all unless it
becomes necessary to inform the coun-
try OF their position, but they do NOT
purpose to let the negotiations between
Senator Lodge and the "irreconcilablesv,
continue much longer without taking
hand in them.
Long Arguments Feared
AS this group OF Senators look at the
matter 1T would require only a ma
lorlty vote to bring the treaty. un on
the toor again, although to put such a
resolution through it probably would be
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from Senators in the "irreconcilable"
group, many of whom prefer to defeat
the treaty rather than to put it through
with the Lodge reservations or anv
reservations.
The conferences between Republican
and Democratic Senators who have been
trying to work out compromise reserva-
tlons arc to be taken up again to-mor-
row, after q lapse o. several davs.
mere IS still hope, at least on the part
OF the Democrats. thai the conferences
ultimately viii be successful but most
or the Democrats realize that unless
the Republicans first get together
among themselves there is little chance
tnat Senator Lodge. who Is acting as
chairman Of the unofficial meetings, viii
agree TO reservations which the minor
lty party can accept.
Senators who have seen many marty
Spllts IN the senate in their long scrv-
ice still arc confident that the differ
ences with the "irreconclables" Will be
adjusted within q few days They ex
pect to make every effort to have these
Senators agree that so long as no prin-
ciple is yielded and merely the wording
is changed there can be no objcction
70 compromise reservations by even the
most radical Senator'S. unless they
wish the treaty defeated entirely.
Show Down This Week Predicted
The show down this week NAV come
as result OF an effort to have the
"lrreconcilables" say whether or not
they Will support the Lodge rcsclva-
tions. There have been reports in the
last few days. which nobody has been
able to verify, not even Senator Lodge.
that some Of the "irreconc ilables" might
at the proper time support the treaty
with the Lodge reservations. something
they refused to do in the Senate last
year. The Massachusetts Senator is
believed to be work ing on this tack. en-
deavoring to find out how many of the
fourteen Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis IN this group Will support him.
II It is disclosed that there are only
a few Senators who VIII not vote for
any reservations, the rest of the Re
publicans, urged on by the "mld rcscr-.
vationists" and those "middle ground
erS who believe the treaty should be
removed from the field, are expected
10 hrlnE the matter to AN issue