New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Lodge Is Firm
On Reservation
To Article X
Republican Conferees Insist
Democrats Surrender on
Big Issue for Settlement at
Bipartisan Farley To-day
Ne'c York Tribune
WASHINGTON R4treu,.

uSNt"StOn bureau
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The reply
of the Republicans in the Senate to
the demands Of the Democratic SEN
ators for modification of the Lodge
reservations to the peace treaty will
be submitted tomorrow to the group
OF Democratic Senators who are nepo-
tiating formally for a compromise with
the Republicans. The second bipar-
tisan conference for the formal dis
cusslon of compromise also will take
place tomorrow morning in the office
Of Senator Lodge.
The suggestions for notifications in
the Lodge reservations, made by the
Democrats at the first conference YES
terday, were discussed by the Repub-
lican conferees with other Republican
Senators to-day. The Republican con-
ferees met late and went over the dis
cussions each Senator had had during
the day with other Republicans, and a
reply to the Democratic suggestions
was drafted.
"lrrecOncilab!es" Absent
Those who attended the conference
to-day were Senator'S Lodge, Lenroot.
New and Kellogg, representing all of
the various groups OF Republicans on
the treaty question, except the cir
reconcilabies," who want the treaty
defeated. The Republican conferee es
would not discuss the reply they will
make to the Democrats tomorrow
They have agreed to keep secret all
details of the formal negotiations that
are now under way. 1t became known,
however, that the Democrats will be
informed that they must virtually sur
render on Article X or there can be no
compromise.
The Republicans agreed that they
will not consent to any modification
OF the principle of the Lodge reserva-
tion on that article, after the conferees
had reported that all but three or pos
sibly four Republican Senators had in
sisted to them that the Lodge reserva-
tlon must stand.
Senator'S Hitchcock, Mcclellan, Owen.
Simmons and Walsh, of Montana. are
the Democratic Senators who will re-
ceive the Republicans reply tomorrow.
1t was said to-day by several Of the
Senator'S who attended yesterdays con-
ference that the Democrats submitted d
the Mcclellan Kendrick proposal for
notifications of the Lodge reserva-
tions to the Republicans, and that the
Republicans made some changes in
the plan before agreeing to take it up
with Republican Senators generally to-
day.
Hard Boiled Conferees"
The Democratic Administration
Senators who participated in the
formal conferences to-day criticized
Senator Lodge for not appointing only
mild reaervatio.iists" as representa-
tives of the Republicans in the con-
ferences. Only one mild reserva-
tionist,' Senator Kellogg, is taking
part in the discussions. The others,
Senators Lenroot and New, have re-
fused to compromise the principles of
the Lodge reservations. One Admins
tration Senator to-day said that
boiled" conferees.
Senator Hitchcock, leader of the
Administration forces in the Senate
pending the breaking Of the leadership
deadlock between him and Senator
Underwood, Of Alabama. in the Senate
to-day read into "The Record" the re-
suits of the poll of colleges recently
taken on the question of ratification
The poll, he said. shows that only % per
cent OF those who voted want the
Lodge reservations.
Senator Hitchcock made the follow.
ing statement in the Senate:
II ask TO incorporate in The Rec.
ord synopsis of the intercollegiate
vote on ratification Of the treaty, Sc
far as it has been canvassed in over
three hundred colleges. The synopsis
shows that 46,259 students voted fol
unqualified ratification, 33.3O4 for :
compromise between the Lodge and
Democratic reservations, 23,577 for
ratification with the Lodge reservations
and 11,G90 against ratification in ann
form.
Outlines College Poll
"The blanks submitted to students
and faculties of over four hundred col
leges stated these instructions:
Il. favor ratification of league enc
treaty without reservations and amend
ments.
"2. I am opposed to ratification il
any form.
"3. favor ratification of the treaty
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