Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-10
DISCUSSION BRINGS
INCREASED ACTIVITY
Hitchcock Says Presidents Pro
nouRcement Is Not Meant to
Close Negotiations.
MAKE NO VITAL CHANGES
Democrats Will Refuse to In
dorse Any Proposal Seriously
lmpairing Pact.
lsv .Assoclnted r-.s, !

WASHINGTON. ian. 9-rhc fortuncz
of the treaty OF Versailles became cven
more unsettled today when. ON ton OF
President Wilson's jackson Dav pro-
nounccmcnt for Ia king the question TO
the people in the political campaign
and William Jennings Bryan's opposi-
ton to such Il course, Democratic and
Republican friends OF the treaty in tho
senate renewed determinedly their
effort 10 secure "A coluprnm;s. ,i,;
tion.
Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska. ,h.
acting Democratic leader. said he did
not regard the Presidents dcclar,tinr
as calculated to cut on, any rcaSonahl,
compromise, and predicted ratiticatin,
Del9re .Th me ,campaisn was under way.
me mild reservation group of 10
pubiicans took much the same yirw
aud the group Of Democrats who have
been urgent in their demand for a com
romisc declared their position was in
no way altered.
Discuss Reservations.
DISCUSSION OF compromise rcserva-
lively as before. a conference being
arranged on the Republican side 70
takc up in detail the set of reservations
dricl. Of Wyoming. and other Demo
Gratis. 1t was said counter proposal
might mn; be drawn up within a few days.
ment ultimately would be reached.
rons MnonG rG,r, the treatys irreeonclable
and the statement last night OF Sena-
tor Lodge, OF massachusetts. the Re
publican Senate leader, that he would
as a political issue, were hailed as
having dchniteiv put tho question into
the campaign This group consistently
has predicted failure for the coinpro-
mise negotiations. and they were more
positive today than ever that there
would be no agreement
N-nI Not x-I.o,I,.
In announcing that the compromise
plans would go ahead. senator Hitch.
cock said that. Of course, the Demo
Gratis could not agree TO any compro-
mise vitally impaIrinE tho treaty, and
that there Fould he an endcavor to
work out snch reservations as the
that point. however, declaring privately.
that they would take the best compro-
mise they could get and then put the
responsibility straight up to the White
House.
The speech OF Mr.. Bryan at tho Jack
son Day banquet here. which, in addf-
tlon to oppos Ing any effort to carry the
treaty into the campaign, advocated n
speedy compromise, WAS put into the
Senate record today by Senator Me
Cormick. Republican. Illinois after the
Presidents letter announcing his stand
had been presented by Senator Hitch
thht the two be printed in juNtaposi-
ton, in Wow of reports that they arc
agreed on the treaty.
Lowell Urges ComprOmisc.
No debate dcvclopcd and only on
one other occasion during the day was
there mention ON the senate floor OF
oHpnrnts. That was when Senator
Walsh, OF Massachusetts. a reservation
dc bHmoGra, put in a letter frnm Presi-
the Democrats show a Willingness 10
compromisc on Article \. Hitherto
IN an advocate OF unreScrvcl ratihcaton.
- i,n
Vinccd Article y. imposed Objectionable
obligations.
ws1b,r.:,SSa s,1 ErSan d. did not t;srry long in
for Lincoln. Nch where he will spoall
Monday. Tie viii deliver an address
was learned. he did not confer with
Democratic leaders here before his dc
The Cabinc, meet in it's regular sos.
sion today, hut If the members dis
cuSsed the split between tho President
anu MI i'ryan on the treaty issue o.
Mr: WILSON'S stand. they would not
Democratic leaders did not a,ten,n,
9WtHfr the sprl To- bs, mnimize the effect that
ms ms former secretary of state might
ms ms boT1,1 IoTmer Secretary OF. State might
cns polis IN November, IL it should be
Recall Hrynn's Inhncn~e ut baltimore.
Ihcy recalled The dominant role Mr..
inryan played at the Baltimore gather.
" ''N'Ii IlTSt WIS nom H.
atcd' and while the convention tim. ;s
YET IN "a" distance. some OF chem. ~
ir"'!, i"pk onward 10 strrin.s events
Many OF III" Democratic leaders who
aI,,d SaI',h,errd here for the Jackson Dav
ne.ipeFationS left today for their
homes. Chairman Homer ! ,-nn,
TninSS' ot the national committee, con
oerred with some OF those remaining
convention on June IS, but no dcinitc
oecision was reached.
meeting OF the executive commit
.uc VIII Dc called soon 10 formally dis
suss plans. Meantime Chairman cIno
s na,nss expects To select members or !.
committee on arrangements which viii
20 San francisco. probably in
+ epruary. to make the necessary ar,
F"hsements for tho convention.