Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-31
SUBSTITUTE DRAWN
BY TAFT REJECTED
New Reservation, Championed
by Democrats, Refused by
Majority Leader.
WILL RENEW FIGHT ON FLOOR
Hitchcock Will Move Today to
Call Up Pact February 10
for Ratification.
TBy Associated p, ess. !


WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o-Eforts to
'reak the peace treaty deadlock by un-
oihcial bipartisan negotiation ended
suddenly In failure today, and Demo
cratic Senate leaders began prepara-
lions TO bring the treaty back into the
open Senate for consideration.
1t was over the long debated Article
y that the bipartisan movement. after
bringing Republicans and Democrats
together on many collateral issues. f.
nal naiiy ] met dtsast.r The end came af-
Repnblinan leader. had renewed his re-
fusal TO compromise on that article
subject written by former President
Taft and presented to the bipartisan
roncilintion committee by the Demo
Gratis,
ncorSnniLc for Battle.
Walking out OF the conference with
INC announcement that further delib-
cations there we're useless. the Dem
ocra.s quickly drafted plans 10 renew
, The acting, party leader. Senator
,hst Hi,eheoek. co, Of Nebraska. ennounced
ate tomorrow OF his Intention to move,
on February 10, TO take up the treaty
Tor ratilcHtitIt Opinion was divided
prevail.
II i. docs, Senator Hitchcock expects
to propose. nc said, that the Senate
tative agreement had been reached in
the committee and then fight out the
differences over the others. n draf,
by Mr.. Hitchcock did not correspond
= with review q It's accomplishments
and a bitter aftermath seemed in store
should the Democratic plan OF open dis
cuasipn bo carried out.
Lendern' Statements Unlike.
Tentative agreement, Senator Hitch.
NF.c "A N - nn n Hnd h n
mittee on the preamble and twelve OF
fhe fourteen proposed reServ vations, the
ree and hs Sonroe ar ssaDe sens
Senator Lodge maintained that there
we're In ali six OF the fourteen on
i've ven nature. m had Been censuminnted. ea
The TAFT reservation as presented 10
The bipartisan committee by Senator
cans is as follows:
The United States declines to as
sumo any legal or binding obligation
:. 10 preserve the territorial integrity or
political Independence of any other
country under the provisions OF Ar
,sle \ to mp,oy the gi,ary
der any article of the treaty for any
purpose; but the Congress. which. un-
e newet hq n se haf w the sSs
and decide what moral oblga tion IL
any. under the circumstances Of any
particular ease. when 1t arises. should
of world peace and justice. to take
action therein. and will provide ac-
cordingly."
Democrats Move surprines.
The move of tho Democrats in cham
picnins this reservation came as
surprise. the leaders on both sides
having indicated before hand that any
decision on Article Y. probably would
be put over until next week
senator Lodge reiterated his an.
ta.,ttf1 f1No no IN IN n q all
would be considered in Article X. res
crvation drafted by the Republicans at
no last, session of Congress. Agree
;ncn broke up in less than AN hour
after it had begun.
y What happened was described thus
by Senator Hitchcock In Announcing
nc negotiations were at an end:
We presented the Taft reservation
ON Article X. as our proposition. There
mca ming. We urged thcIh TO accept II,
or to take few days to decide. But
senator Lodge said definitely he could
not accept it
Had No Counter-ProposnI.
We then asked them if they had
any counter-proposal. 1 suggested that
we Try Try to agree on way for taking
tor Lodge did not want meeting on
mat subject. SO we arc going to pro-
cced TO call 1t up
TO this Senator Lodge had nothing
ia add. nor would he indicate what his
attitude would bo on a motion TO
bring tho treaty before the Senate. In
plishmcnts OF the COMMITTEES, however,
e;a, he set lofth re- at length his reasons for
refusing 70 compromise on Article X.
and the Monroe Doctrine.
Willing to No Change.
Speaking for myself alone" said
the statement, II have only this TO
say. at that ! " was unable to agreo to
dealing with with Article r. y. and the Mon
ton number p which provides tha :
We shall assuE no obligation of anv
Ena pmafr in the the
should ourselves respect the boun.
darics OF other nations. cannot nos.
sibiE, permit Of change;
rumbcr III regard to tho Monroe Doc
trinc was an absolutely vital one ho
cause it was asserted as an onlcial
Of Great Britain that the Monroe Doc
trine under tho treaty, was to be in :
tcrpreted by the league. To this I
for one could never assent and in Wow
Of the statement made in Paris by the
British delegation. to which I have
referred. regard the line which it
was proposed to. strike out as. abso-
lately necessary"
Interpret Doctrine Ourselves
The United States has always inter
prctcd tho Monroe Doctrine alone. 1t
is our policy. No ono else has ever
attempted to interpret 1t, and It is
sns to bs pSrmtted cvsn %h'sR Sn
tho most remote implication. If we
should strike ks out that phrase now
sf"ne it would efe lead to dresy sy the The
foroncc that we left that Question
open Tho right to Interpret tho Mon.
roc Doctrine. pertaining to tho United
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