Evening star., 1920-01-29
BIPARTISAN PAR[EY
POSTPONED A DAY
Lenroot Unable to Attend
Today-NeW Fight Senti.
ment Grows.

The bipartisan conference on tho
peace treaty set for today was post
poned until tomorrow on account Of the
absence Of Senator Lenroot Of Wiscon-
sin. one of the republican members Of
the conference committee. His daughter
Is reported to be seriously ILL
That there will be any tangible result
fl ON the conference tomorrow, however.
is seriously doubted at the Capitol Still.
senator's who are anxious to bring about
action on the treaty realize that until
the conferees either agree or finally
break up, it is unwise to make any fur
ther move.
Fight on Floor Sentiment Grows.
The sentiment in favor Of bringing
the treaty out into the open Senate
Is growing stronger among the
friends Of the treaty. They believe
that when it is before the Senate
again number of circumstances will
tend to bring about early ratification.
The fact that the treaty will prevent
that it will delay the close of the
session, which many hope will come
in time to permit the senators to go
to the national conventions in June
without having to return to Washing
ton after the conventions. that there
Of the country to get the treaty rati-
fled and out of the way-all will have
their effect, it is believed.
Republicans Firm.
The republicans believe that once they
have shown the democrats clearly that
they cannot have the treaty ratified
without the substance of the Senate
changes in phraseology-they will final
ly accept those reservations. On the
other hand, the democrats are hoping
that the republicans will yield.
1t was suggested that should the un-
official bipartisan committee come to a
final deadlock an effort might be made
TO put through the resolution of Sem
ator Underwood, democrat, Alabama, o
create an official conciliation committee
OF ten senators. The titular party lead
ers on both sides, however, indicated
that they saw little hope of securing an
agreement by that course: Such COM
mittee. they said, would have to in
clude representatives of virtually the
same elements as now make up the un-
official body.
Compromise Agreed To.
At the earlier meetings of the hi
partisan conference compromises on
practically all of the Senate reserya-
t1ons had been agreed to except those
relating to- article 10 of the league
SSsSAohS anu " tue monroe QOClrJne.
Among the changes approved by
the committee were the following:
Modification of the preamble, so that
instead of requiring specific affirma-
tive acceptances of the reservations
by three of the four other great pow
ers, such acceptances would be taken
for granted unless objection were
made before deposition of the ratifi-
cation by the United States
Qualification of the reservation on
voting strength in the league SO the
United States would not be bound. ex-
cept in cases where it previously had
given its assent, by decisions in
vote In the republican reservation
this exception was omitted.
Withdrawal Clause CHANGED.
Change of the withdrawal reserva-
tion to make it provide that notice of
withdrawal from membership in the
league shall be given by joint reso-
luton OF Congress- instead of may
be given by concurrent resolution"
A joint resolution requires the sigma
ture OF the President, while a concur
rent resolution ordinarily does not.
Deletion Of direct reference to
Japan or China by. name in the Shan
tpng reservation 80 the United States
Shantung articles and reserve liberty
of action in any dispute arising under
them.
Complete redrafting of two of the
reservations so they would require
that no representative to the league
be appointed without congressional
authorization and that no recon-
mendation of the league regarding
armaments would be valid until ap-
proved by Congress.
Numerous notifications of language
in others Of the fourteen reservations.
That providing that the United States
would accept no mandatory except by
congressional action was one of those,
however. remaining intact.