New-York tribune., 1920-01-11

AHo OeWocratlc senators showed
more disposition to compromise to-day
than at any time. The split between
President Wilson and William ]. Brvan
over the treaty at the jackson Day
dinner has not as yet brought out a
cleavage among the Administration
Senators. Leaders Of all factions into
which the Democrats have split over
compromise completely ignored the
Wilson-B Bryan break and were Hard at
work in the interest of an agreement.
The general disposition among the
Democratic Senators, after having
thought over the Wilson-Brya split
for twcnty-four hours, seemed to be to
go right ahead with their original
plans. The Democrats, if they showed
any change at all as a result of the
dinner, appeared to be more ready to
accept the pleas Of the advocates of
compromise that the Senate must act
on the treaty regardless of how Presi-
dent Wilson will act after the treaty
is sent to him.
Democrats Urged Action
Democratic Senators on all sides to-
day maintained the, position that the
Senate must take action on the treaty
before very long, and expressed a de-
sire to go ahead with negotiations for
a compromise.
The assurances from the Republicans
that they are willing to make "three or
four" concessions on the Lodge reser-
vatlons were taken to Senators Nickel
lar, of Tennessee, and Kendrick. of
Wyoming, who submitted compre-
hensive plan to the mild reservation
lists" on Tuesday by Senators McNary
Of Oregon, and Colt, of Rhode Island
Republican mild reservationists," af-
ter long conference with Senators
Lodge and Lenroot, of Wisconsin.
Details of what concessions the Re-
publicans are willing to make in order
to effect compromise were not dis
cussed at the conference with Senator
Lodge.
Senators Colt and McNary were in
structed to inform the two Democratic
negotiators that the Republicans were
willing to make "three or four" con-
cessions, after having studied the plan
submitted by the Democrats, but that
the Republicans wanted to know how
many Democratic Senators could be
counted upon to support any compro-
mise that might be reached tn. ugh
the present effort.
Article X in Dispute
The Democratic Senators also were
told that the Republicans in return for
the concessions they would make in
sisted that the Democrats make a con-
cession regarding the reservation on
Article x. The outlook for a compro-
mise was declared to be hopeful after
the Lodge-Lenroot-C Colt -McNary con-
ference.
Senator Lenroot said that a 'compro-
mise now depends upon how many
DEMOCRATIC Senators will support it.
Senator Colt asserted that Senator
Lodge at the conference showed a keen
desire for compromise.
I'VE went over the reservations sub
mltted by Senators Mcclellan and Ken
drick and discussed in general way
what concessions we might make" said
Mr.. Colt. eve also decided to ask the
Democrats, in return, to make conces-
sons on Article K. We told them if
they would do that we would concede
three or four points to them.
The disposition to compromise is
here, on both sides of the Senate. And
it Is much stronger among the Demo-
Gratis than ever before. Any PROPOSE
tion to delay ratification in the face of
conditions in this country and through
out the world is idiotic."
Underwood Holds Up Plan
The conference of the Republicans
representing both groups of the Re-
publican Senator'S who want to see the
treaty ratified followed a conference of
the mild reservationists" and con-
ference between Senator Lodge and
Senator Underwood, Democrat, of Ala
bama. The Lodge Underwood confer
ence resulted in Senator Underwood an
nouncing again that he will not press
his resolution for concliat;on COM
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