Arizona republican., 1920-02-14
'DEMOCRATSPUT FORTH DRAF FTS
 IF ACCEPTABLE
 RESERVATIONS
Say Either of Two Modified Reservations Would Be Acceptable to Majority of Administration Forces
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Two mod fled drafts of the article To reserva- tiora to the peace treaty were laid be- fore republican senators by Senator Hitchcock. the democratic leader with d promise that about 40 democrats ouId support whichever of the pro posals the republicans found prefer able.
 Both of the propositions. however, had been rejected by republican lead CTS in the course of the disrupted bi- partisan compromise negotiations, and it was indicated tonight that there was little hope that either would be ac- ccpted now- The republicans with held a formal reply, however. pending a canvas of the situation, to he made to- morrow.
 One of the revisions offered by Sen ator Hitchcock was the one worked out but not finally agreed to by the bi- partisan conference and which Pres ident Wilson characterized later as every unfortunate" in form. The other was the draft formulated by former president Taft and rejected by Senator Lodge republican leader, when it was offered to the bipartisan conference by the democrats
 Have Democratic Support
 In approaching the republicans to- day, Senator Hitchcock put his propo- sition in writing with the signatures Of 2S democratic senators appended. Those who signed included, he said. virtually all who were at the capitol during the day and represented every clement among the treatys democratic friends. At least a dozen more. he predicted. would give their support tc the move if opportunity offered. The proposal as presented first to Senator McCumber of North Dakota. a leader of the mild reservation republicans and then to Senator Lodge, were as follows:
 sThe undersigned democratic sen ators. as a means of securing ratifica- tion of the treaty. will support as a reservation on article 10. either of the following reservations. the first one being the reservation as framed in the bipartisan conferences recently held. ard the second one being the last proposed reservation by former pres ident Taft.
 sBi-partisan conference reservation:
 ssThe United States assumes no obligation to employ it's military or naval forces or the economic boycott to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country under the provision Of article 10 or to employ the military or naval forces of the United States under any other article of the treaty for any pur- pose. unless in any particular case the congress. which, under the cons1tu- tion has the sole power to declare war, shall by act or joint resolution so provide. Nothing herein shall be deemed to impair the obligation 'in article 16 concerning the economic boycott.
 Favor Taft Suggestion
 MT. Taft's suggested resolution:
 seThe United States declines to as- sume any legal or binding obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence or any other country under the provisions of artl- cle 1G, or to employ the military or naval forces of the United States un- der any article of the treaty for any purpose; but the congress. which, un- der the constitution has the sole power in the premises will consider and de- eide what moral obligation, if any, tin- der the circumstances Of any partIcu- lar ease when it arises. should move the United States in the interest or world peace and justice to take action therein, and will provide accordingly
 ssWhichever of the above resefva- lions is preferred by republican sup porters Of the treaty. will, as a com promise, be acceptable to us
 The senators who signed were:
 Ashurst Arizona; Pomerene. Ohio; Nugent. Idaho: Kendrick. Wyoming: CuIberson Texas; Gerry, Rhode is- land: Myers, Montana; Owen. Okla boma: Hitchcock, Nebraska; Overman, North Carolina; Mcclellan, Tennessee; Jones. New Mexico; Beckman, Ken tuclxv; Trammell. Florida; Walsh, dell. Louisiana; Harrison, Mississippi: Chamberlin, Oregon; King, Utah; pitfuan Nevada; Simmons. North Carolina: Fletcher, Florida; Under wood Alabama; Robinson, Arkansas. and Harris, Georgia.