Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-06
QUARREL
PROBABLY WILL
Be CARRIED To
THE PRESIDENT
Democratic Senators Wish
To Ascertain Just How
Far He Is Willing to Go in
Endorsing a Compromise,
AN APPOINTMENT is
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
1t Is Also Desired to Get the
Chief Executives Views
On the Treaty as a Cam
paign Issue This Year,

Gsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiEFl
Washington, March with an
other failure to ratify the peace
treaty impending, democratic sem
ators decided today to seek per-
sonal consultation with President
Wilson before the decisive vote is
taken. They wished to know defi-
nitely how far he would go in en-
dorsing a compromise, and also
clear understanding of his views on
the treaty, as campaign issue
should another senate deadlock
force it into politics.
Some democrats were understood
also to wish to know what meas
ures the president would expect
congress to take to relieve the
country from a war status while
q decision at the polls on the treaty
was admitted,
The move for such a conference,
initiated long ago among some ele-
ments of the party in the senate,
took definite form when Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, administra-
ton leader sent letter to the
White House asking that the presi-
dent talk over the situation with
Senator Simmons of North Caro-
lima, in charge OF the democratic
side of the new movement to nego-
tiate a treaty compromise.
1t was indicated, however that
the appointment with Senator Sim
MONS if one were arranged, would
be only preliminary to a conference
with a committee of senators chos-
en- to take up with him the whole
treaty problem. In some quarters
it was intimated that senators from
both parties eventually might meet
with the president in an effort TO
reach a compromise.
In conjunction with Senator
Watson of Indiana, acting for the
republican side, Senator Simmons
has sounded ont the Eantiment Of
all sen. te eleInenls, anu wneif ne
goes to the White House he will be
in possession of a clear under
standing of what the republicans
would accept Senator Hitchcocks
letter did not reach the executive
officers until late in the day and
no word regarding the presidents
intention was forthcoming from
the White House tonight. 1t was
indicated, however, that an APP
pointment probably would be made
either tomorrow or early next
week.
The new negotiations have GEN.
tered about Article X, the hardest
rut to crack in the treaty contro-
made that the outcome Is regarded
by many senators as depending
row on the verdict of the president.
Democratic senators do not want
to vote for a ratification which the
president later would reject, nor
do they want to turn down any
reasonable offer of compromise
unless they are certain it is unsat-
isfactory to him.
As the Article X compromise
{ proposal now shapes up in the
Watson Simmons negotiations, it Is
understood to contemplate res
ervation declaring that the United
States declines to guarantee the
territorial integrity of other league
members by means of its army or
ravy, by q boycott or any other
method of commerclal force, or
by diplomatic pressure. except
when congress gives specific and
affirmative authority for such
course.
In these negotiations both Sen
ator Hitchcock and Senator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, the republican
leader, have remained we'll in the
background, but they are under
stood to have been in close touch
with each development.
The new move claimed the hon
share of attention during the day
while the senate debate continued,
The only action taken on the floor
was the re-adoption without
change of another of the republic
can reservations, providing that the
reparations commission shall not
interfere with trade between the
United States and Germany except
by the consent of this government.
The vote was Al to %, six demo-
Gratis joining with the majority.
A democratic substitute by SEN
oto, Hitchcock was rejected by the
votes Of the republicans and reser-
walton democrats.
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