Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-05
TWO RESERVATIONS
 TO TREATY ADOPTED
 BY SENATE LEADERS
G. 0. P. Line-Up Breaks Be- hind Congressional
 Feature
FLARE-UP. HOWEVER,
 FAILS TO HALT ACTION
Other Clause Passed Withholds As sent From Shantung Settlement Lodge Flaws Bi-Partisan
 Methods


 peace treaty reservations were adopt ed by the senate today after their original terms as framed by repub- lican leaders last November had been modified to conform to agreements of the recent bipartisan compromise conference.
 One of them, withholding assent from the Shantung settlement, was changed on motion of the republic an leaders themselves and by prac- ticaly unanimous vote. Considera- ton of the other, however, provid- ing that American representatives Tn the league of nations be chosen by congressional action, raised bitter controversy, which in the end broke down for the first time since early November, the solid republican line up behind the republican reservation program.
 The language finally substituted for the republican draft of the league republican representation res ervation was written by Senator Walsh, democrat, of Montana, and by him was laid before the bipart san conference. Today it was offered in the senate by the republican lead CT, Senator Lodge of, Massachusetts, was objected to by Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska, the administra- tion leader, was withdrawn, re-offer- ed by Senator Walsh, accepted by the senate over the republican leaders ! opposition, and then finally adopted with the republicans voting solidly ! for it and with Senator Walsh and 13 other democrats opposing it.
 The maneuvering brought out many sharp contradictions as to what transpired behind the closed doors of the bipartisan conference and pro- noted Senator Lodge to declare that hereafter he would have nothing to do with the compromise arguments 4 tentatively reached while the nego- tiations were in progress. His dec laration immediately drew fire from
 the mind reservation republicans
 Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, q
 member of that group, asserting that
 he never would be bound by his lead-
 CTS decision.
 Seek Wilson's Advice. ! The unexpected flare-up over a reservation generally regarded as o1 minor consequence came when nego'
 tiations for a compromise on the crucial question of Articles X ,agalr
 had reached state of earnest ac' tivity. Prominent senators of tht two political parties, understood tt
 be working with the knowledge of tho party leaders, brought their consul f tations to q point where the advice
 of President Wilson was sought in F. directly during the day as to certain F proposed changes in the republican Article X reservation, but it was sait = tonight that no definite information
 had been forthcoming from the whit 1 house and that the outcome remained i dubious.
 | The modification of the Shantunl l reservation, so as to eliminate refer
 ence to Japan and China by name |, was agreed to by the senate with lit f tie debate and by a majority of 69 t rl 2, and the reservation was re-adopt ed, AS to 21, with 10 democrats vot : ing for it. Last November the v0t :. had been B to 41, only five demo , crats being counted in the majorl t ty. Q Q On adoption of Senator Walsh a change in the league representatio h reservation, eight republicans vote l., !. with the democrats in the affirmativ w and the result was majority of 5 l. to 32. The vote on final adoption C II, the revised reservation was 55 to l. d all of the opposition coming frol
 democrats, while IT democrats vote
 for adoption.
 On, the roll call on the Walsh rel
 olution, the administration force
 presented a solid front for adoptio
 and they were joined by Senator 0 Cummins, Iowa. Hale, Maine, Edf U New Jersey; Kellogg, Minnesot.
 Reyes, New Hampshire, McNary, Or al gon; New; Indiana and Townsen at Michigan.
 ,e Another roll call was necessary nt actually adopt the reservation. h. The democrats who voted for ado h. ton included Senators Gore, Okl X:rk, nf vk