Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-29
C0IiIii 'SS'2s3s!.!l|SE ON
PACT BELIEVED
IMPOSSIBLE BY
FACTION CHIEFS
Preponderance of Opinion in
Upper House of Congress
Is That a Deadlock in Ne
gotiations Is Reached.
MONROE DOCTRINE AND
ARTICLE X ARE CAUSE
Bipartisan Committee Un-
able to Agree On These
important Points; Several
Other Changes Sanctioned


Washington, Jan. 2S.-Prepon-
.Gerance of senate opinion on the
eve of another, and perhaps final,
bipartisan conference of republi
can and democratic leaders, was
that deadlock had been reached,
making an agreement very unlikely
at this time on compromise peace
treaty reservations. Reservations
to Article X and for preservation
of the Monroe Doctrine promised
to be the center of variance be-
tween the leaders of the two fac
tions at tomorrow's meeting and It
appeared that should break come
II would result from inability To
agree on these two points, Should
the bipartisan conferences, which
have been in progress for more
than two weeks. be abandoned in
fluences at work in both political
parties, II was asserted today In
some quarters, undoubtedly would
have strong effect ultimately in
the direction of a compromise
which would keep the treaty out of
the political campaign.
Article X and tho Monroe Doc
trine, it became known today were
the only subjects on which tenta-
tive agreement has not been reach
ed aby the bipartisan committee.
Much of the language of the re-
publican reservations adopted last
session has been agreed to by the
democrats, It was revealed, while
many changes had been conceded
by the republicans and two of the
reservations had been rewritten
entirely.
Among the changes approved by
the committee were the following:
Modification of the preamble so
that instead OF requiring specific
affirmative acceptance of the res
ervations by three or four of the
great powers. such acceptances
would be taken for granted unless
objection were made before dis
position of ratification by tho
United states.
Qualification of the reservation
on voting strength in the league so
the United States would not be
bound, except in cases where it
previously has given its assent, by
decisions in which any member
had more than one vote In the
republican reservation this excep-
ton was omitted.
Change of the withdrawal res
crvation to make 1t provide that
notice of withdrawal from mem
hership in the league shall be
given by a joint resolution" of con-
gress instead of may be given by
a concurrent resolution" A Joint
resolution requires the signature of
the president while concurrent
/ esolution ordinarily does not
Deletion Of direct reference to
Japan and China by name in the
reservation so the United
States simply would withhold as
sent to the Shantung articles and
reserve liberty of actions in any
dispute arising under them.
Complete redrafting of two OF
the reservations so they would re-
duire that no representative to the
league be, appointed without con-
gressional authorization and that
no recommendation of the league
regarding armaments would be
valid until approved by congress.
Numerous notifications of lan-
guage in others of the fourteen
reservations. That providing that
the United States would accept no
mandatory except by congressional
action was one of those, however,
remaining intact.