Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-27
BIPARTISAN EFFORT ID ADJUST LEAGUE
 AND TREATY FAILS
Whole Questions Goes Back to the Senate With
 Collapse
EACH BLAMES OTHER
 SIDE FOR FAILURE
Split Came on Articles Affecting NOnroe Doctrine and Article Ten--Senate Views Still
 Partisan

Washington, Jan. 26.-The whole question of peace treaty ratifica- tons was flung back to the floor of the senate with the virtual collapse today of the bipartisan conference.
 The end came with amazing swift ness after Senator Lodge of Massa- chusetts, the republican leader, had informed democrats, led by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, that there could be no change in the reserva- tions respecting the Monroe Doc Urine and the much discussed ar ticle x.
 In the face of this the democrats walked out for private confer ence agreeing meanwhile to make reply to Senator Lodge early tomor- row.
 First news of the breaking off of diplomatic relations, so to speak, was given by Senator Hitchcock in a statement which broadly intimated that failure of republicans to give
 
 of compromise was due to the threat ened revolt of republicans. Senate leaders, including many ardently seeking an end to the long protract- ed debate, frankly admitted tonight that they could see no hope of agreement. This meant, they said that the question would be fought out on the floor beginning probably tomorrow. Senator Hitchcock de- clined to speculate on the possihili-s ty of so early a renewal of hostili- ties, but democrats declaring nothing to be gained by the conferences.
 Hitchcock Statement.
 Senator Hitchcock later issued this statements: -
 When the conference assembled. Senator Lodge advised the senators present that he had been called into meeting by certain republican senators and for that reason, had not been able to attend the last con- ference Friday. He regretted to say that he found it impossible to resume the conference for a com promise except upon the understand ing that no change shall be made in the resolution, on the Monroe doc Urine. The democratic members re- tired fo "a private conference and will make their reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday at 1O:3O
 "The conference up to the time it's meetings were interrupted, had tentatively agreed upon the pream- ble and all sections of the reserva- tlons except that relating to article X, the Monroe doctrine and one or two minor matters and an agree ment was apparently also consum- mated on article x, when adjourn- ment suddenly came, followed by the intervention of the irreconcii- able republicans"
 Senator Lodge at first declined to comment on the meeting saying there was nothing to be given out at this time. After being inform ed of the Hitchcock statement. however, Senator Lodge said:
 Lodges View.
 "I have only this to say about the committee meeting this morn ing:
 That l said to the committee that there is very strong feeling among many senators against any change in the Lodge reservations, either in words or in substance and that I thought it only fair to say what l have already said in public that there can be no com mittee promise of principle and that it. would be impossible to se- cure. in my judgment, two thirds of the senate, if any change was attempted in such articles as two and five, those relating to Article X and the Monroe doctrine I said this was a mere statement of the situation"
 Both democrats and republicans professed to see quite difference in the situation, as expressed by the two leaders. They analysed the statements and commented on them, but the comment, almost without exception was along party lines or treaty division lines.
 Ut looks as if the Gigs up," de- clared McNary, republican, of Ore- gon, leader of the mild reserva- tion gorup, and this seemed to hit the nail on the head, in tn. cpin- ion of most senator's"
 their line of procedure and it was
 Democrats discussed generally tentatively decided in the event of utter failure of the conference to- morrow to present to the senate modifications to the treaty agreed upon by democrats and insist upon a vote.