The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-12
SENATE MOVES SWIFTLY
IN ACTION ON TREATY
Debate Limited by Unanimous Con-
sent in Consideration of Proposed
Republican Reservation-Sig
Fight Yet to Come, However.

Fight Yet to Come, However.
\Nashington, March S.-Limiting
debate by unanimous consent, the
senate moved swiftly today to reduce
it's fight over the peace treaty to basic
: ISSUES.
Four more of the Republican res
ervations were readopted, two OF
Them without change while negotia-
tons for a compromise on the key
stone problem of Article 10 were
Aressed toward a conclusion apparent
~ unaffected by the renewed declara-
/ ton of President Wilson against any
J material weakening of the treaty's
provisions.
The presidents letter, coming at
usime when the Article 10 negotiations
were declared by one of their spon-
sors to have brought the two sides
very near together was given wide
" differing interpretations. But the
Democratic senators working for a
compromise continue their efforts,
telling their colleagues they felt free
10 act since the executive had not
seen fit to say he would protest the
treaty if it came back to him with
= Scompromise provisions.
In the days work on the senate
floor the last of the IA Republican
reservations except those relating to
Article 10 and league voting power
were swept out of the way and de-
bate on the voting power provision
was begun. The four adopted related
TO ornaments, the economic boy
colt, alien property and the labor
section, the latter being brought to
roll call without a word Of debate.
Until the voting power reserva-
ton was reached, the senate worked
under unanimous consent agree
ment, proposed by Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts,, the Republican lead
er, limiting speeches to 20 minutes.
Few senators spoke, however, and
none used his allotted time. Efforts
to apply limitation on discussion OF
the two remaining reservations were
blocked by objections that both prob
ably would meet with prolonged op-
position.
While the Article 10 negotiations
reached point, it was said, where
the addition or omission OF only
few words stood in the way OF an
agreement, the leaders emphasized
that the last pull might prove the
hardest and minimized hope that
enough senators to insure ratlhca-
ton would be brought into accord
It also was pointed out that neither
Senator Lodge nor Senator Hitch !
cock of Nebraska, the Democratic
leader, had openly given assent to
the negotiations and that even If
bipartisan agreement were reached
II might not command two-thirds
vote.
The letter from President Wilson
did not reach senators until late IN
the day, and few cared to make any
nubl;c comment on it. Senator Hitch
cock described it as illuminating"
Senator Lodge declined to discuss it,
and Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho, leader of the irreconciiable op-
moments ratification, said the presl-
dent had helped insure the treaty's
defeat by throwing cold water on
compromise. !
Democratic senal ors were quick to
see, however, that the president did
not advise them to vote against ratl-
fication as he did last November, nor
promise to put the treaty in White
House pigeon hole # it were ratified
with more than int.cpretative reser-
yations. In that respect they con-
trasted It with his letter to the No
ven,ber Democratic caucus when ne
suggested that the treaty with the Re-
publican reservations be voted down.
It also was pointed out on the
Democratic side that Mr.. Wilson did
not center his objection on any
specific form of reservation and
from this hope was revived in some
quarters that he would take under
protest such compromise as now is
under negotiation.