Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
NEW ARTICLE TEN
SPLITS The SENATE,
bORAH CROWD MAD
Irreconcilables Ridicule New
Draft introduced by Lodge;
Charge Surrender.
NEW DEADLOCK ON PACT

Washington, March l3.-cpclitical lines
in the Senate werc further blurred yes
terday, while at the same time politics
was brought more predominaptly irto
the treaty situation, following the presen-
tation by Senator Lodge Of a substi-
tute reservation on Article y.
MIR. Lodges action was disturbing to
all the various factions in the treaty
fight, and they had not entirely re-
gained their poise by q time the Sen
ate took recess for the day. The pres
entation of the reservation was dis.
tinct surprise, as it was understood
that Mr.. Lodge Thursday night assured
Republican irreconcilables that he would
not offer it..
Offer it he did, however, and the inn
mediate result was the bitter cry nf
Surrender" from the irreconcilabes
on both sides of the chamber. In the
ensuing debate most acrimonious
spirit developed and IL threatens TO de-
velop a period of much plain speaking,
ir which motives will not be safe from
embarrassing scrutiny.
Appare, tly the presentation OF the
substitute reservation had no effect so
far as the ultimate fate of the treaty
was concerned. The treaty still is dead,
so far IA any one acquainted with the
situation could discover tonight. But,
rs Mr.. Lodges action broke down care
fully constructed lines, there was . dis
position on The part OF mary hitherto
ready Senatorial prophets tonight To
fall back upon the adage You never
can tell !"
MIR. Lodge, having determined TO take
the plunge with his new reservation,
wasted no time about IL immediately
after calling up the treaty he offered
the reservation, which reads.
The United States assumes no obli-
CATION To preserve the territorial IN
tegrity or political Independence oi
any other country by the employment
of its military or naval forces, its re-
sources. or any form of economic dis
elimination. or 20 interfere IN CON
troversies between nations. whether mem
hers of the League or not, under the
the 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 dc
clare war or authorize the employment
of the military or raval forces of the
United States shall, in the exercise at
full liberty 'of action, hy act or joint
resolution so provide,
MIR. Lodge made O. brief statement to
the effect that he offered the reserva-
ton I'm consonanee with what ! have
stated on the tioor many times, that J
did not feel that | could be justified
in insisting on the defeat of the treaty
on the simple question of phraseology
employed in any reservation. If | thought
what | offer affected IN any way the
principle or substance Of the reservation
as il stands, not only would not offer #.
but | should vote against the treaty
which contained it.
Scarcely had Mr.. Lodge taken his scat
when Senator Frelinghuysen Of New
Jersey was assaihng tho proposed sub
stitute MIR. Frelinghuysen. one of the
Lodge group of Senators, recently served
notice on his party leader, in common
with some Others, that he would not
support any modification of the Lodge
reservations.
Senator Frelinghuyscn said that the
original Lodge reservation was plain
statement, well understood by the Senate
and the country Why. then. he asked,
should a sub bstitute be offered for itY
He declared that the Lodge substitute
implied moral obligation; that nobody
could draw a reservation which would
prevent assuming an obligation and
assume it at the same time.