Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-14
SENATE WILL ACT FINALLY MONDAY 0N ARTICLE: x CLAUSES, lrrec0nciliable Finally Force Compromise Advocates
 to Yield RATIFICATION VOTE BY MIDDLE OF WEEK Lodge Yields to Bitter Eudcrs'-- Democrats in Ranks of Com
 promise Opponents Also
 Desert


 Washington, March l3.-With the irreconcilable foes of the peace treaty again in the saddle and with compromise apparently farther away than ever the senate agreed by unanimous consent today to bring swiftly to conclusion it's fight over the decisive question of article 10.
 Under the agreement, reached after the warmest advocates of compro- mise had declared nothing could be gained by delay, final vote on all proposed reservations to article 10 will be taken before adjournment Monday night and speeches during the days session will be held within q l5 minute limitation.
 Tonight hope of ratification was not entirely dead among some of those who have worked for com- promise though they conceded that the cards had run against them and that only a last minute reversal Of form could save the treaty from an other deadlock which would throw it into the political campaign. The leaders thought the ratification vote probably would come by the middle of the week.
 The irreconcilables who alone of the senate clements had kept their forces intact during the general con- fusion of the past two days, gained control of the situation when they induced Senator Lodge of Massachu- setts, the republican leader, to accept change they proposed in his substi- tute reservation to article 10 The move ended tho bitter attack of the irreconcilables on the subject and reunited the republican membership befuddled the efforts of democratic compromise advocates to make defi- nite pledges of any aid at all from that side of the chamber.
 Lodges Action Feared.
 Shortly afterward, the administra- tion and irreconcilable leaders an nounced that all danger of ratifica- tion with the republican substitute was past, declaring they had the votes to beat it and could hold them se- curely under an absolute pledge
 The amendment of Senator Lodge which is understood to have been drafted by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho. the irreconcilab1es leader in- serted the words "including all con troversies relating to territorial in- tegrity or political independence" in the provision detailing the interna- tional controversies in which this nation would not interfere. In offer ing it the republican leader made no statement of it's effect. merely say ing it had been suggested to him by some of his associates.
 Apparently the principal cause of suspicion and defection in the demo- cratic compromise group, was the course of Senator Lodge in again changing the provisions of a reserva- tion for which they were trying to obtain support It was recalled that certain words had been sifted just before the substitute was introduced yesterday and while the negotiations on the democratic side were at their height. If constant alterations were to be made, the democrats declared, they could promise nothing.
 The democrats, working for a comprise, continued their efforts to- night and said they still might be able to reorganize some of the strength they originally had prom ised to deliver for the Watson-Sim- mons compromise on which the new republican substitute was built. Still another change in the substi- tute may be offered by the irrecon- cilables Monday, though they indi- cated today they would not leave their party leader if it were not accepted.
 So anxious were the administration leaders to have the whole fight over with that they are understood to have suggested an agreement to vote Monday, sot only on Article X, but on all other reservations to the treaty. It finally was decided, how ever, to confine the agreement to Ar ticle X and the proposal in that form was made by Senator Lodge