The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-01
ENCOURAGED
GETTING TOGETHER
ON PEACE TREATY
Article Ten the Big Stumbling
Block-Progress Made at
Conference

WASHINGTON. Dec. '&l.--GCttinG
down To- cases III their discussion Of
peace treaty compromise. Republican
and Democratic senators found today
that article ten stIll presented the hiE-
r"$t stumbling block IN I'll" way oi an
agreement.
The senate leaders Of both political
parties again were aCtiV" during th'
day IN tho compromise negotiations
and the succession of conferences was
regarded generally as indicating that
tn" situation soon might Ink" more
d-HuitC form. ON all sides ii was SAID
that although II" agreement was yet IN
sight III" sitting process had cleared
AWAY many collateral points and had
c"n'"r"d attention on very few r"s"r-
valtnnS. notably III" ON relating 10
article ten.
1t was tn" reservation on this p"in,
rs framed by tn" foreign relations
committee nj the last session which
President Wilson characterized as
meaning n rejection Of the treaty. De-
,crrnin"d to secure some modification.
Democratic senators hav" presented
number of suggestions. hut all OF them
So far have been regarded on the Re-
publican side as EUirE too FAR. Tn"
Republicans. in turn. have suggested
changes which tn" Democrats regard as
notifications Of language only.
Tumulty at the Capitol
lar attention among the many which
w"r" held today regarding tho treaty.
senator L0dg" Of Massachusetts, tn"
Republican leader. went over com
promise suggestions with Senator POM
creme Of Ohio. Il Democratic mcmh"r IT
the foreign relations committee. Later
Secretary Tumulry went to the capitol
and. speaking for III" president. dis
ruSG'd ia" situation with Senator
Hitchcock Of Nebraska. tn" acting
leader Of the Democrats. Tonight Mr..
iliirhrnck called into consultation nll
Of tho Democratic members of tn" COM
niit"r who are in town. Details "i
NON" OF these meetings w"r" r"Nrnl"d.
hut II Vas understood thar IN all "i
them SPECIFIC reservation changes W"r"
, discussed AMI that in each cas-" artlcl"
ten figured prominently.
rs n rommitir" member VIII" worked
, for unrrsrrv"d ratification and later
voted for acceptance "f IN" Republican
rc:srryHtiun program, Senator P"rn"r"n"
is understood /" havr given Senator
l.udr" - "omprch' nsiV" estimate al
""npromiS" >'ntim"ni among IN
Democrats. anG 10 hay" gone into de-
tails outlining how far h" thought th'
; administration senators would be- Will
, ing to 20 in regard to article ten.
No New Compromise.
| Secretary TumultE said tn" purpose
! uf hiS cali un senator Hitchcock was "a
obtain. Mt President Wilson's request
the latest information about tn" s"na;'
situation. lie declared h" did not lak'
tu thu capitol any new compromise
scheme. though il - assumed thar th'
Democratic scnal" leader took INC "I
purtunIty To indur" about Mr. Wilson
attitude toward a compromise.
| Tho meeting tonight OF the foreign
relations committee Democrats was
understood to hav" trken steps to re-
durr TO II definite form Democratic pro
.Ic e. -Aro g. "a Re-
reservations. The subject was consid;
cred in the light or the inf ornfa tt6n~ oh,
itained during the day by Senators
! Hitchcock and Pomcrcnr. and with
. view to framing program b"iilnc
which the administration forces coulo
, unite.
, II was the first attempt Of tn" Demo
3 cratic rommIttr" members 10 get TO-
g"thcr nu such Il program. Thos" who
wcr" present declined 10 discuss de-
tails Of In" meeting. hut said some
! progress had been made.
Voting Power Discussed.
Besides article ten. the MAJOR,
I reservation regarding voting power ~
the League uf Nations figured promI'
! ncntly in the days discussion. Some
, administration senators took the posi-
! tinn that tho reservation would com
plrtcly iisquallfy such domlnlons as
! canada and Australia from VOTING on
ianv question: Among the Republicans
/ however there was n feeling thar II
! IN" article ten qualification could lac
smoothly dealt with tn" issue over N"i'
' ing power easily could he disposed Of
! Much time same opinion seemed u" u"
! held by both Democrats ana R"pnhiI'
] cans III regard {" suggested rhahE'S
m regard to ShantunE and in tn" pre-
amhlo requirement that tn" other rH"
crs must accept tn" S"nat"H ACTION
afIirrna:i,ely. II was declared ihh'
, While no attempt had been mad" TO SGT
/ ,I ,b,>c isSucs while tho article ton
.d,eorrccmcnt continued. thor" were IN.
d,raTIons that they would b" rendered
much loss difficult one" the main issue
was decided.