New Britain herald., 1920-01-27
RECEIVED ORDERS
 FROM PRESIDENT
}rWas in Communication With
 White House E,tf0re De
 livering Ultimatum to Op- position.

.e Washington, Jan. 27.-Noice was Y served upon republican leaders of the senate today by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska the administrati tion spokesman that unless compromise negotiations on the peace treaty were continued, he would carry the fight to the senate floor, by moving to take the treaty up there.
 The notice was given in the re- ~ply of the informal democratic conl- promise committee to tho refusal of the republicans to compromise on Ar 1cle x of the league of nations cove nant. Out of the discussion which followed came an agreement for the bipartisan committee to meet again Thursday. Thus the door to com promise was not entirely closed. /, Senator Hitchcock agreed that meantime he would not move for sen- >vate action. He did not indicate that vthe democrats would recede from their position and Senator Lodge said after the conference the republican conferees had not changed their stand ~against compromise on Article A and the Monroe Doctrine.
 Before he went to conference, Sen ator Hitchcock was in comm unication \ with the White House.
 Charge Democrats Delaying.
 Republicans declared the demo- crats Still were divided and were playing for time until they could formulate a program they know the president would support On the democratic side it was said the sug- gestion for further meetings came :. from the republicans who declared ethey were not in accordance on the subject of taking up the treaty in the senate.
 Senators of irreconcilable group Indicated they would support any move to bring the treaty up for de- bate declaring discussion would strengthen their case before the country The mild reservation re- publicans also have evidenced q de- . sire, to get the treaty into the senate again, should the compromise nego- tiations fail.
 Proposed Amendment,
 The proposed compromise on Ar ticle x was given by Senator Hitch cock as follows:
 The United States assumes no ob- ligation to employ it's military o. naval forces or the economic boyqott to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country under the provisions of Ar ticle K or to employ tho military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty for any purpose unless in any particular case the congress which under the constitution has the sole power to de- clare war or to authorize employ ment of military or naval forces of the United States shall by act or joint resolution provide. Nothing herein shall be deemed to impair the obligation to Article 16 concerning the economic boycott"
 Fate Remains in Doubt.
 The fate of compromise negotia- tionS on the peace treaty remained in doubt today after the bipartisan con ference had discussed without deci- sion the refusal of the republicans to compromiset on Article x.
 Democratic leaders replying to the republican ultimatum rega rding Ar ticle x did not present a. definite re- fusal to go on with the negotiations but expressed great surprise declar- ing that a compromise on the ar ticle had already been assentcd to by most of the members of the confer ence before the republicans served notice that they would not agree to acceptance.
 After the meeting. which developed some heated discussion some senators on both sides protcssod to sec hopO that q compromise might yet be sreached. The general attitude of the confcrees however, was not one of optimism.