Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
TREATY DEADLOCK
SEEMS CERTAIN TO
BRING FLOOR FIGHT
Little Hope Expressed for
Conferees' Agreement in
Farley Tomorrow.

Little hope was held out today that
the bipartisan conference on the
peace treaty scheduled to meet again
tomorrow afternoon. would he abb.
to make any real progress toward a
compromise on the Senate reserva-
tions to the treaty.
The opinion was that as soon as the
bipartisan conference admits a dead
lock. the treaty will be brought IN
on the floor of the Senate again, and
an effort made to get an agreement in
the open.
There is no doubt It was said by
senators today that a motion to take
up the treaty again will prevail. Even
republicans. who insist that the Sen
ate reservations must be retained
without change, except in minor mat
tiers OF phraseology, admitted today
they would vote for such motion.
FOresee Break to Come.
With the treaty again before the
Senate and the attention of the coun-
try focused on that body and it's
course with regard to the past. II is the
belief of some of the senators that a
break will come that will end in ac-
tion on the treaty. The question is.
which side will yield. The question, in
nutshell, is. will the republicans
yield on the reservation to article 10
of the league covenant SO that an
try to maintain the territorial in
tegrity of the members OF the
league?" The administration demo-
Gratis say that this obligation must
be continued. The republicans and
few of the democrats say it must
not. William Jennings Bryan says
that the democrats cannot success
fully go to the country and defend
article 10 and the obligation II car
ries, in opposition to the reservation
proposed by the republican,
Today informal conferences between
republicans on the one hand ana
democrats on the other were held.
But that there can be any real ooEn~
promise on article 10, in view OK the
principle involved. is believed I'M
possible. Some one must yield ie-an
agreement is to be reached.
May Enlarge Conferenee.
There was a movement on foot 60
day to bring together republican and
democratic senator's who arc anxious
for ratification as speedily as posd-
BILE, in a larger bipartisan confer
ence. for the purpose of arriving At
some compromise which would permit
favorable action on the pact
The republicans and democrats alike.
except the irreconcilable republicans.
are anxious to keep the treaty out Of
the coming campaign This can ne
done only by ratification.
The irreconcilable republicans. II Is
said are not opposed to having the
treaty brought up again on the moor
of the Senate. They will welcome the
opportunity to debate the treaty in the
open They hope to make 1t an issue
in the campaign.
Article 10 Agreement Denied.
Two of the republican members of
the bipartisan conference, Senators
Kellogg of Minnesota and Lenroot of
Wisconsin, last evening gave out a
statement denying that any one ha d
agreed to the reservation on article
| 10 of the league covenant quoted by
Senator Hitchcock, the democratic
leader, as having practically been
agreed to.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Senator New of Indiana. the other re-
publicans' in the bipartisan confer
ence gave their assent to this state
ment. which follows.
I'VE have seen Senator Hitchcock :
statement. The majority of the con
ference did not agree to the reserya-
ton affecting article 10, which he pub
/ lished. In fact. Mr. Hitchcock himself
| would not agree to it. No one agreed
to it. 1t was simply up for general
! discussion.
The conference adjourned until
Thursday in the hope something could
| be worked out. 1t ought to be under
,
to do is to recommend to our asso-
GATES"
Delegation Asks Ratification.
Immediate ratification of the peace
treaty, either with or without reser-
walton, was urged by delegation OF
business men. ministers and others
from New York, which yesterday att
ernoon called on Senators Wadsworth
and Calder of that state. William
Church Osborn. chairman of the New
York state branch of the League 10
Enforce Peace. headed the delegation,
which included representatives OF the
League of Nations Association, the
New York Federation of Churcnes,
state federal farm bureaus. the New
York State Chamber of Commerce ana
the Daughters of the Revolution.
In urging immediate ranncasi1 nn OF
the treaty. members of the delega-
ton told the senators that the time
was ripe for a compromise SO tna s
1a.e ua of nations and normal business
conditions could be restored.