Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
BREACH W|DENS IN
TREATY FIGHT
Conferences Between Senator Lodge
and Republ, and Democratic
Proponents OF Ratification Follow
ed by Announcements Of Further Dis
agreement.

Washington, Jan. 2.-After many
conferences today between Senator
Lodge and Republican and Democratic
Senators who favor ratification OF
the treaty, both sides announced that
they wero further from agreement
than at any time since the agitation
for compromise was begun.
Senator Lodge saw Senators Nc
Nary, Lenroot, Cappcr and Curtis Re
publicans and also talked with Sena
tor Swanson, Democrat who had been
In conference with Senators Hitch
cock and King.
None of tho Senators presented TO
Senator Lodge any definite proposal
for a compromise or for modIlicatioh
of the reservations to which Il ma1orl
ty Of the Senate stands committed.
Further than that Senator'S Hitchcock
and Swanson stated cmphatlcally that
no scheme Of compromise Will DC pre-
sentcd by the Democrats ana that any
suggestion for Il compromise must
he made from the Republican side.
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WORKERS. SPIRITS DAMPENED.
Tho incxorable facts which served
to dampcn tho spirits of those work
Ing toward compromise arc set
forth in the following s statements by
Senators after the days conferences
were Mt IN end:
Of compromise was rendered to me
by any OF the Senators l talked Win
They have not any.
Senator MCNary--l am WaitinS TO
see il the administration Democrats
can work out any proposition upon
which we can agree.
Senator Cappcr--"'rhc sentiment OF
the country is Tor the Lodge rescrV;'
tons If any substantial changes are
mauo in Them there will be lett forty
five Republicans who will vote against
. ratification. The reservations oil Aftl-
clio \ and on the equality voting 10
which the Democrats particularly oh
iect cannot be modified if the treaty
is to be ratified.
Senator SwanSon-The Democrats
have nothing to propose. Ihcy are
waiting 10 see what the Republicans
will do.
IIlTCHCOCK DASHES HOPES.
Senator Hitchcock dashed the hopes
OF tho compromiscrs with this sign
ricant statement. There will have To
s,l 1T ions
the Lodge reservations before the
Democrats can accept them. The I'M
tin i've must be taken by the mild re
scrvationists on tho Republican side.
The Democrats do not intend to OF
er any compromise.
This statement by Senator Hitch
cock apparently created a deadlock DC
tween the mild rcScrvationists' who
are working for Il compromise ana
the administration Senators who are
willing to make some sort Of surrcnd
er in order to get the treaty ratified
Senator New has already informed
Senator Lodge that there are n least
forty Senators who will defeat railli
+ cation If the Lodge reservations arc
substantially modified; Senator Cappc
or today told Senator Lodge practical
ly the same thing.
Hence If the administration men I'm
der Senator lIitcncock's leadership
hold out for Substantially changes IN
the Lodge resolutions and reservations
and the Republicans ci cd by Scna'
tors New and Cappcr refuse to vote
for ratification if such changes are
made il would mean that the chance
of cffccting compromise which
would get siXtyrour votes In the Sen
ate is small. -.
MCNARY REVIvES subject.
Senator McNary in his talk with
Senator Lodge revived the subject OF
the Underwood resolution for q com
mittee on Cancellation and told Sena
tor Lodge that he believed about thil
teen Republicans would vote for 4.
Senator Lodges opinions Of the I'm
derwood proposal is that it is just
the thing not to do If n compromise
is desired and he does not believe II
can be passed.
Senator Hitchcock also expressed
himself regarding the Underwood re
solu ion saying that he did not be
lieve it had a chance. An alternative
proposal has been made by some of
the mild reservationists, he said,
(which provides for an informal com
m.ttee to carry on negotiations be
tween The opposing faction"
~ Senator Hitchcock was asked wheth
err he believed the treaty would be
ratified before January 16, the date
on which prohibition amendment be,
comes effective. lie replied that lie
! did not think ratification by that
time would be possible but he believ
ed tho treaty would he ratified before