Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-14
DEMOCRATS PUT
REVISED DRAF Is
Of ART. 10 UP
To REPUBLICANS
Two Proposals Are Made to
G, 0, P, Members, But It
Is Believed That Both of
Them VIII Be Rejected,
FORMAL REPLY WILL
BE GIVEN SATURDAY
Forty Democratic Senators
Stand Ready to Support
Whichever Proposition
Opponents Find Preferable

OlQllu llCQuy " OuDpUl
Whichever Proposition
Opponents Find Preferable
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrRFl
Washington, Feb. 13.--Two mod
flied drafts of the Article X reser-
Walton to the peace treaty were
laid before republican senator's to-
day by Senator Hitchcock, the
democHetic leader with a promise
that about forty democrats would
support whichever of the proposals
the republicans found preferable.
Both of the propositions, how
ever, had been rejected by repub-
llcan leaders in the course Of the
disrupted bipartisan compromise
negotiations, and it was indicated
tonight that there was little hope
that either would be accepted now
The republicans withheld a formal
reply, however pending a canvass
of the situation to be made tomor-
row.
one Of the revisions offered by
senator Hitchcock was that work
ed out but not finally agreed to by
the bipartisan conference and
which President Wilson character
lied later as very unfortunate" in
form. The other was the draft
formulated by former Presi-
cent Taft and rejected by Senator
Lodge, republican leader, when it
was offered 10 the bipartisan con-
ference by the democrats.
In approaching the republicans
today Senator Hitchcock put his
proposition in writing with the sig
natures of twenty Eight democratic
senators appended. Those who
signed included, he said, virtually
all who were at the capitol during
the day and represented every ele-
ment among the treaty's demo-
cratic friends. At least a dozen
more, he predicted, would give
their support to the move if op-
portunity offered. The proposal as
presented first to Senator McCum-
ber of North Dakota, leader of
the mild reservation republicans,
and then to Senator Lodge. was as
fellows
THE undersigned democratic
senators, as means of securing
ratification Of the treaty, will sup
port as a reservation on Article X
either of the following reserva-
tions, the first one being the res
ervation as framed in the bi-par-
tisan conferences recently held,
9nd the second one being the last
proposed reservation by former
President Taft.
"Bi-partisan conference reserva-
ton;
"The United States assumes no
obligation to employ its military or
naval forces or the economic boy
colt to preserve the territorial in
tegrity or political independence of
any other country under the pro-
vision of Article X, or to employ
the military or naval forces of the
United States under any other
article of the treaty for any pur-
pose, unless in any particular case
the congress which. under the con-
stitution has the sole power to de-
clare war, shall, by act or joint
resolution so provide. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to impair
the obligation in Article XVI, con-
Cerning the economic boycott
"Mr. Taft's suggested resolution:
The United States declines to
assume any legal or binding obli-
CATION to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence
of any other country under the
provisions of Article X, or to en-
ploy the military or naval forces of
the United States under any article
of the treaty for any purpose; but
the congress-, which, under the
has the sole power in
the premises, will consider and de-
eide what moral obligation, if any,
under the circumstances of any
particular case, when it arises,
should move the United States in
the interest of world peace and
justice to take action therein, and
will provide accordingly.
Whichever of the above reser-
vations is preferred by republican
supporters of the treaty. will as a
compromise, be acceptable to us"
The senators who signed were:
Ashurst, Arizona; Pomerene.
Ohio; Nugent, Idaho; Kendrick,
wyoming; Kirby. Arkansas; Shep-
pard, Texas; Culberson. Texas;
Gerry, Rhode Island; Myers, Mon
tana; Owen. oklahoma: Hitchcock,
Nebraska; Overman, North Caro-
Ina; McKellar, Tennessee; Jones'
New Mexico: Beckham, Kentucky;
Trammel, Florida; Walsh, Mon
tana; Henderson, Nevada; Rams
dell, louisiana; Harrison. Missis-
sippi; Chamberlain, Oregon; King,
Utah: Pittman, Nevada: Simmons,
North Carolin; Fletcher Florida;
Underwood, Alabama; Robinson.
Arkansas. and Harris, Georgia.