Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-31
TREATY FARLEY
COMES To END
Botn Sides Refuse to Yield An
other Inch.
HOLD TIGHT TO THEIR PLANS
Senator Lodge Issues UItimatum to
Democrats That Change in Article
10 Must Stand - Situation
More Chaotic Than Ever.

the reservations affecting article ten
of the League Of Nations covenant, or
the Monroe doctrine provision of the
peace treaty viii be acceptable to the
Republicans, Senator Lodge informed
senator Hitchcock and other members
of the informal Democratic committee
which has been comforting with Sena-
tor Lodges committee in an effort to
reach a compromise on the treaty.
Senator Lodges statement was
formulated after his conference Sat
urday with Senators Borah and John
son and other Republican senator's
opposing the treaty.
Immediately after the statement
was presented the bipartisan confer
enee adjourned, Senator Hitchcock
and his associates retiring for pri-
vate conference. They win make their
reply to Senator Lodge this morning.
Statement by Hitchcock.
Senator Hitchcock later issued this
statement:
when the conference assembled
Senator Lodge advised the senator's
present that he had been called into
meeting by certain Republican sen
ators aud for that reason lad not
been able to attend the last conference
Friday. He regretted 10 say that he
found it Impossible TO resume the con
ference for compromise except upon
the understanding that no change
shall be made in the reservation on
article ten or ON the Monroe doctrine.
The Democratic members retired for a
private conference and will make their
reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday MORN
ing at meeting at 1890.
"The conference up 10 the time its
meetings We're Interrupted had tenta-
lively agreed upon the preamble and
all sections Of the reservations except
that relating 10 article ten. the Mon
roe doctrine ana one or two minor mat
tiers and an agreement was apparent
~ also contaminated on article ten
when adjournment suddenly came, fol-
lowed by the Intervention of the ir-
reconcilable Republicans"
What Lodge Has to Say.
Senator Lodge issued the following
statement:
Il have only this to say about the
committee meeting: That l said to the
committee that there is q very strong
feeling among many senators against
any change in the Lodge reservations.
either in words or in substance and
that | thought it only fair to say now
what | have already said in public
that there can be no compromise of
principle and that it would be impos-
sible TO secure, in my judgement. two
thirds Of the senate if any change
was attempted in such articles as two
and five, those relating TO article ten
and the Monroe doctrine. | said this
was mere statement of the situa-
ton"
Would Mean New Negotiations.
New York, Jan. 27.-Adoption of the
Lodge reservations by the senate would
require the resuhmission of the peace
treaty to the allied nations and Ger
many in order to make the treaty "a
legal and binding instrument" George
w. Wickersham. former attorney gen
eral Of the United States, declared in
a statement which he has prepared for
the League to Enforce Peace.
The fourth reservation. by which
the United States would reserve to
itself exclusively the right TO decide
what questions are within its domestic
jurisdiction Mr.. Wickersham declared
would remove from the jurisdiction OF
the league "a series Of questions OF
the highest Importance" and peculiar
~ provocative of internal difficulty
Amounts to an Amendment.
The tenth reservation. which gives
the United States the right to increase
It's armament whenever threatened
with invasion or engaged n war, Mr.
Wickersbam maintained is against the
spirit Of the covenant, and amounts to
an amendment Of the treaty. he also
objected te the eleventh reservation
which says the United States will use
its own Judgment about boycottiug of
Tending nations. stating that it modI-
fed article rs of the covenant
'"ThpSa examples appear ia me 70
he sufficient" continued Mr. Wicker
sham ITO demonstrate that the reser-
vafions as proposed involve modi-
fcauon in essential particulars Of pro
visions Of The treaty. and "a ratification
upon condition Of the adoption ia my
opinion, would be invalid until ac-
cepted by the other powers to the
peace treaty. Ny conclusion is that a
ratification of the treaty. including the
Lodge reservations would require a
resubmiSSion Of the whole treaty to
these powers which shall have accept
ed it. including Germany.