The New York herald., 1920-01-27
TREATY HOPES
DISAPPEAR AS
PARLEYS FAIL
Lodge Announces There Can
Be No Change in Article
X. Reservation.
REPUBLICANS BACK HIM
Democrats Declare 1t Impossi-
BILE to Accept Terms and
Quit Conference.
EACH SIDE BLAMES OTHER
Ratification Regarded as More Hope
less Now Than at Any Previ-
Gus Time.
EACH SIDE BLAMES OTHER
by DONALD A. CRAIG.

ny DONALD A. CRAIG.
Especial Despatch to the Herald.)
WASHINGTON D. c., Monday-with
an explosion that shook the Senate and
the peace treaty by compromise the BIZ
lpartisan conciliation committee blew up
today
Senator Lodge, of Massa chusetts, the
Republican leader, backed by no fewer
than forty of his Republican colleagues,
Informed the Democratic conciliators that
there could be no change whatever in the
reservations on Article X. and on the Mon
roe Doctrine.
The administration Democrats promptly
declared that it was impossible for them
to accept such terms and left the con-
Democratic leader. will make public to-
morrow statement which is expected to
be formal rejection of the Republican
terms
Senator Lodge explained his position in
the following statement
mittee meeting this morning That i said
to the committee that there is a very
strong feeling among many Senators
lagainst any change in the Lodge reserya-
tions, either in words or in substance, and
that ] thought it only fair 10 say now.
what | have already said in public, that
there can be no compromise of principle
and that, in my opinion, 1t would be inn
possible to secure two-thirds of the Senate
liz any change is attempted in such reser-
vations as 2 and s. those relating to
Article X. and the Monroe Doctrine. ]
said that this was a mere statement OF
1.-THE situation"
Hitchcock Blames Irreconcilables.
Senator Hitchcock laid the blame for the
COLLAPSE of the negotiations upon the ire
concilab bles, who, at a meeting on Friday,
lcaled OH Senator Lodge to stand firm for
instances to bolt the party If there was
any compromise.
Senator Hitchcock said
when the conference assembled Sem
ator Lodge advised the Senator's present
that he had been called into a meeting by
certain Republican Senators, and for that
heason had not been able to attend the
last conference Friday. He regretted to
say that he found 1t impossible to resume
the COIleItllNt d |ciHpioiiiiot, N@NNNfN
upon the understanding that no change
shall be made in the reservation on article
Y. or on the Monroe Doctrine. The Demo-
cratic members retired for private con-
ference and will make their reply to SEN
ator Lodge Tuesday morning at meeting
at half-past ten o'clock
"The conference up TO the time its meet
ings were interrupted had tentatively
agreed upon the preamble and all sections
a.. tt.nt Elu IN ~
to article X, the Monroe Doctrine and
one or two minor matters, and an agree
ment was apparently almost consummated
on article Y. when adjournment suddenly
came, followed by the Intervention OF the
irreconcilable Republicans"
Senator Hitchcock added that of course
it would be impossible for the Democrats
to yield TO Senator Lodges demands on
article X. and the Monroe Doctrine. and
that the reply to be submitted would be
in the nature of rejection.
Il fear that other means must be found
now to bring about ratification" he re-
marked
The Nebraska Senator said it was proba-
BILE the Democrats would put into con-
crete form lust how much they were will
ing to concede on the disputed points.
Looking for Way Out.
The ''irreconcilables" naturally were
eIated at the outcome, but other groups
were casting about for new method for
bringing the treaty TO final disposition.
Some of the Democrats were inclined to
favor the Underwood resolution creating
a bipartisan committee of ten members
70 take charge of the treaty and report
whether or not it could be ratified in
any form. Others took the view that the
informal conferences now about TO end
had clearly demonstrated the futility Of
such procedure.
The mild reservationists" held pow
WOW Some of them wanted TO revolt
and carry the fight TO the Senate floor at
once They calculated that II the treaty
could he brought before the Senate again
tho force OF public opinion would camper
a compromise and bring about early Al
fication They were not a unit In this at
tftude however, some contending that
such "a move would only add to the dissen-
sion and end nowhere. Senator Colt OF
Rhode Island. mild reservationist. pre-
dicted that the Republicans would stand
Inv Senator Lodge TO the utmost and that
not more than three or four would be
willing 20 vote with the Democrats to
take the treaty back before the Senate.
some Republican Senators held Senator
Hitchcock responsible for the break, be-
cause. they declared, he was not anxious
for a compromise. as IL the treaty is no
longer an issue the Democratic leader
shin will likely pass out OF his hands
into those Of Senator Underwood, of Ala
bama, They were interested now. they
said to see how many Democrats would
stand by Senator Hitchcock and how
many would kick over the traces.
II was most generally conceded that
ratification Of the treaty looked more
hopeless than II has at any time. and
that nothing short Of a miracle could now
keep 1t out Of the campaign.