The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-24
VOTE F|)n LODGE
OBSERVATIONS
On XII TREATY !!
Republicans Decline to
Entsr Into Compromise
Bargain

~ JAMES n NoURsE.

washington. Jan. 23.--Threats by
Republican senators to bolt the lead
erahip OF Senator Lodge. now held by
tbs narrow margin Of two votes,
brought 10 an abrupt ending today al
talk OF compromise of the Lodge res
creations To-. the treaty.
At stormy gathering OF the ire
concilable opponents OF tho treaty
held In Senator Hiram Johnscn's
once Senator Lodge was notified that
II he consented to the slightest change
in the reservations his leAdcrship
would be in danger.
Senator Lodge was also informed
at tvs meeting that at least thirty
sight senator's would vote against rAti-
fieation IL the Lodge reservations are
oh Higssf.
.lhis notifications by the irreconcil-
Ablsss not sniy served 70 ring down the
curtain on the negotiations which
Senator Lodge has been conducting
with Democratic senators looking to-
ward compromise. hut made 1t APP
g,arent that the only possible way the
treaty can be ratified is by the accept
auex ~ the Lodge reservations by q
make sixty -four Votes
NEED - DFaEO(,RATR
This would mean that ut least
~ siy nine Demyssiastic senator's must
refuse to follow the Instructions @of
President Wilson and support the
Lodge reservations, thereby transfer
\ IN. tust the pEexid 4nt alpn4 the eoSpOh.
stl,iastN Tor cbus lnninx or cndtng thu
cxfxt1fi6 Nfn4 oaSx pf
IN Muttrn pf ths oppon1sats ~ elie
treats u serving this notice upon
ssnztuF Iz1dGe ~As coincident with The
arrival Mt tls Capitol or Eiihu Rect
ana former President TAN, both 81
whom cama 10 urge cofnprcmise and
rasffications Root. Ax Nm avowed sup
porter OF General Woods candidacy
for the presidential nomination. wants
the treaty nut OF the way so that ii
may not become "a campaign issue
Taft Is likewise opposed to having the
treaty made an ISSUE In the campaign
The treaty opponents got busy early
today after they had learned through
indirect channels that senator Lodge
Was ON the point Of yielding on some
OF the important reservations. They
selected. Senator Johnson's office for
the meeting place. because ii was
handy to the senate chambe and with
In closes reach Of all the members.
Those who gathered there were Sena-
tors johnson. Borah, Sherman. Erande-
gee. Mosea, Mccormick. Pofndexter and
Knox. Then Senator's Lodge and New.
who had participated In the bipartisan
conference were sent for.
NO COMPROMISE.
Everyone Of the AenAtors took the
position that there could be no com
promise of the principles embodied In
the Lodge reservations. Some Of them
went % FAR as 10 say they would vote
With the Democrats in the senate on
every Questaon involving recognition
cf Senator Lodges leadership. Sena.
tor Sherman declared he would bolt the
party compieteiy X the convention III
Chicago did less than endorse the
Lodge reservations.
/ Senator Sherman made this state
ment II the conclusion Of the confer
ence:
.An this talk about compromi.e
originates with the international bank
hrs. They think they have captured
VIII Hayes and the Republican ma
tionAi committee and perhaps they
have. bur they cGA't Get the Republican
convention. They can open their money
k3Ga and pour out all the money they
please. hut they cant satisfy the
( fathers and mothers OF American boys
who would be sent across the seas Ia
b. butchered By the league Of ma
tlcns."
senator Sutherland. OF West vir-
ginia, called ON Senator Lodge earlier
Il, the day to say that II the Lodge
observations we're compromised he
would vote Ia re feet the treaty