Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
NEGOTIATIONS IN
COMPROMISE ON
TREATY HALTED
Republican Senators Take
Stock Of Protests Made to
Lodge by Johnson,
Borah and Others.

Washington, Jan. 24.-lompro-
mise negotiations in the senate on
the peace treaty were halted tempor-
arily today while republican sena-
tors took stock of the situation
caused by the protests against
further compromise made yesterday
TO Senator Lodge by Senators John.
son of California, Senator Boraf OF
Idaho and other republicans.
To give opportunity for the re-
publican senator's conferences. Sen.
ator Lodge Cancelled the meeting OF
the bipartisan conference OF repub-
lican and democratic leaders con-
sidering compromise reservations.
Another meeting of the Cancellation
committees was called for Monday,
however, and meantime conferences
on both sides were planned..
Numerous consultations between
members of all senate factions were
held today and leaders generally
agreed that the outlook for an early
settlement was unpromising. 1t was
conceded in all qdarters that the
protests by Senators Johnson and
Borah had made future negotiations
more difficult.
Lodge Prepares Answers.
Senator Lodge conferred today
with the other three members OF
the republican committee and pre-
pared an answer to democratic pro-
posals for composing differences
over the reservations to article ten
of the league of nations covenant
and that regarding equality of vot.
ing in the league. This answer will
be transmitted to Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska and his associates on
the democratic committee Monday.
Although no authoritative state
ment regarding, the nature Of the
republican leaders plans were
given. it was intimated that the re-
publicans would agree only to
changes in language of the two ma
jor reservations and would not yield
any of the principles involved. AS
sufances to this effect were report
ed to have been r given Senators
Johnson and Borah at yesterdays
conference with Senators Lodge and
New.
Crops Out in. Senate.
Today the treaty controversy
cropped out briefly in the senate.
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
an opponent of the treaty, criticized
the bipartisan negotiations, declar-
ing they were being conducted in
secret by "self-appointed" commit
tees having no authority /, to act.
""They are not discussing princi-
ples,' said Mr.. Reed, "but how
changes in the reservations can be
made which will catch some votes"
"The mild reservation" republi-
cans, Senator Reed added, insist
on yielding only part of our SOW
ereignty," while advocates of un-
qualified ratification of the treaty
'.wish to yield it all"
There is another class of old |
fashioned wicked people" contin-
ued Mr.. Reed. who would not sur
render single star of the Ameri- |
can flag to live under banner of !
sst-s
Commends w. ]. Bryan.
Senator Reed also commended |
William ]. Bryan for his position
against ratification Of the treaty |
without change in article 10 of the
league covenant and in opposing as
sumption of mandatories by Amer
lea. ...-....... r..
"Mr. Bryan has done one or two
things. lately" said the Missouri
senator, with which I am greatly
pleased. He said article 10 Of the
league would not do. That state
menti would cover multitude of
sins. Thus Mr.. Bryan condemns
an Important part of this docu-
Inent we are asked to accept"
Commenting M<. Bryan's oppo-
sition to mandates, Senator Reed
said the word mandatory" was
polite name for conquest.