New-York tribune., 1920-01-21
''NIild'' Republicans Lose
Hope of Agreement ON
Reservations and Ady0.
cate Battle on Floor
Hitchcock Accused
Of Blocking Parley
Lodge and Underwood
Still Hope for Compro-
mise; Democrats Uneasy
Ne'U York Trib1tns
Washington Bureau

Ne'O lorh: Tribuns
Woshin giO, Bureau
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Dissats-
faction over the failure of Republican
and Democratic Senators who are try
ing to work out an acceptable com
promise on reservations to the peace
treaty to reach an agreement to-day
led some of the mild reservatonists"
among the Republicans to the point
where they were preparing to bring
the treaty before the Senate again. In
the opinion of these Senators there is
little hope that the two groups in the
formal conference can get together on
reservations and the fight to put the
treaty through with reservations or
without them may just as we'll be
brought out on the floor, where every
body can hear it all and take an active
part in it.
The feeling was strengthened with
the information that this y orning the
conference failed to bring about an
agreement on the Lenroot reservation
United States and the British Empire.
Senators who took this view, and they
were said to include Senators McNary,
McCumber and Colt, are understood to-
feel that Senator Hitchcock has shown
on the Lenroot reservation the impos
sibility of the conference arriving at
an acceptable conclusion. The confer
ence has yet to take up The question Of
reservations on Article X, Shantung
and other vital portions Of the league
covenant.
Democrats Growing Uneasy
The feeling that the conference is
not making rapid progress was not
confined to Republicans. There are
Democrats who are coming to believe
that the Senate is face to face with q
demand for action which it cannot long
avoid or disregard. Some Of this feel
ing found expression to-day in a sug
gestion by Senator King that the treaty
be taken up in conference by the en-
tire Senate mem bership, but not in
actual session. Senator King SO far
has not made an actual move toward
trying to get such a conference and
probably he would not be able to do
so if he did try, but his effort was
taken as one more indication of un-
rest among Senators over the situa-
ton
"Open reservations openly arrived at"
was the demand Of the mild reserva-
tionists" tonight. Senators who favor
this method of disposing of the matter
believe they can muster enough votes
to bring the treaty before the Senate,
and then all the Senator'S who have
reservations of their own which they
will not have compromised will have
an opportunity to air their views They
feel that if the committee which is
now working on a compromise set Of
Reservations cannot get together 1t is
futile to believe that a more formal
committee, such as that proposed by
Senator Underwood, to consist of ten
members formally named, can accom-
plish such result. =.
Several of the "mild reservationists"
have felt for some time that it was
no more than fair that President Will
son should be permitted "to save his
face" as one Of them put it to-day, but
they feel that the attitude of Senator
Hitchcock in the conference now go
ment from such meeting. They are,
therefore, willing to bring the matter
to a head as soon as possible on the
floor.
Senator Underwood Still Hopeful
Senator Underwood took Il different
view of the situation. He said he be-
lieved the negotiators are making some
progress and that they should be given
few more days before action should
be taken to end the conferences and
bring the treaty up in another fashion
| If no agreement is reached in n few
days, or if none is then in sight, the
Alabama Senator said he would favor
the appointment of the committee OF
ten which he has proposed in forma
resolution. This committee would be
equally divided between the two parties
and would be named by the NicePresi-
dent.
Mr.. Underwood also said if an agree
ment out of the conferences now going
on is not forthcoming he would favor
poll Of the Senate to see where il
stands on the tHaty, so the Presiden,
and the country might be informed
If it develops that it cannot be ratified
he said, measures to bring about peace
should be attempted in other ways.
Senator Lodge said tonight wher
the conference adjourned that ne
agreement had been reached. but he
felt progress had been made. He de
clincd to say what particular reserva
tion had been the subject of discussion
during the afternoon, but said Article
XIV on the voting power Of the Brit
ish Empire had gone over until Thurs
day. 1t was under rstood tonight tha
the afternoon session was devoted
largely to talking about Shantung.
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