Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-12
PROGRESS CLAIMED
 IN NEGOTIATIONS ON
 ARTICLE TEN CLAUSE
New Draft of Reservation is Said to Meet General
 Approval
MONROE DOCTRINE IS
 PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCE
Modification of Eight Reservations on Basis of Bi-PartisanA Agreement Presented by Lodge With
 out Comment

l Washington, Feb. 11.-Steps t,
 eliminate many collateral issues O
 the peace treaty fight were take,
 today on the senate floor whil,
 negotiations were being resumed pri
 vately for compromise on the two
 principal points remaining in contro
 versy, article ten and the Monro,
 doctrine.
 | Modification of eight of the IA re. publican reservations on the basis
 of agreements by the bipartisan con. ference and in way said to be satis. factory to many democrats was pro- posed formally by Senator Lodge of
 Massachusetts the republican lead. CT. Four of the remaining six are
 said to have been already accepted without change by the democratic leaders, leaving those which relate to article ten and the Monroe doc Urine as the only subjects of serious disagreements.
 Progress also was claimed in the article ten negotiations, new draft of the reservations being declared by the mild reservation republicans to have received approval from Sena- tor Lodge and from some democratic friends of the treaty. The draft was denounced by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the democratic leader. however, as constituting "not com promise but a surrender" and much doubt remained as to it's ultimate acceptance.
 The new reservation said to have been drafted by democrat would deny this nations obligation to preserve the integrity of other league members "by use of it's military or naval forces, or by the economic boy colt or by any other means" unless congress acted in each specific case. Under the original republican draft the denial of the articles obligations is made directly and without the use of the explanatory language quoted.
 New Article Ten.
 Senator Lodges move in propos- ing notifications was in accordance Fith plan agreed on by republican leaders several days ago. Not all of the changes had been accepted by the democrats in the bipartisan confer ence it was said. The general i'm. pression in most quarters, however, was that these differences could be disposed of without extended time.
 The disagreement over the Monroe doctrine also was thrown into the back ground, the leaders apparently believing that it might be adjusted quickly if a compromise were reached in article 10.
 There was no debate on the treaty today. Senator Lodge presented his proposed notifications without com ment except that he desired to have them printed for consideration when the treaty formally comes before the senate again next week. He made no statement regarding the new article ten reservation but the mild declared they were hopeful that later he would present t also.
 The text of this reservation fol- ows:
 "The United States assumes no obligation to preserve by the use of ts military or naval forces, or by he economic boycott or by any other means, the territorial integrity or independence of any coun- ny or to interfere in controversies between 'nations-whether members If the league or not-under the pro- visions of article 10. or to employ he military or naval forces of the United States under any article of he treaty for any purpose unless in my particular case the congress, which under the constitution has he sole power to declare war, shall " act or joint resolution so pro- ,ido O 1