Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-07
treaty EFFORTS
To Be Based on Modi-
fled Reservations


san Committec-Republiean Lead
ers Plan to Take initiative-6orah
Seeks Views Gov. Cox, Presiden-
tial Aspirant
Washington, Feb. 6-The modi-
fed Lodge reservations agreed on by
the bipartisan committee most
likely will be the basis on which
consideration Of the treaty will be
resumed next week in the Senate.
Republican leaders, after con-
ference with their party colleagues
today decided to take the initiative
on the Senate floor in suggesting
adoption Of the bipartisan commit
tees notifications OF the Lodge
reservations. Although it is expect
ed under the decision that the ORR
ginial Republican reservations will
be attached to the treaty when it
is referred to the foreign relations
committee, it is understood Senator
Lodge will present the modified draft
as a substitute after the committee
has reported.
Definite decision as to whether the
Democrats would accept the reser-
vations with these notifications will
no be reached, it was said today,
until tomorrow's conference OF DEM
ocratic friends of the treaty and per-
haps not then. The general opinion
prevailed, however. that the changes
worked out in the unofficial commit
tee negotiations would prove salts
factory to a majority Of Democratic
senator's.
Acceptance Of the bipartisan mod
lifications by both Republicans and
Democrats was considered as likely
| to narrow differences to a few prom
inent issues. In some quarters 1t
was predicted that agreement would
be reached without much delay on
all but two of the IA reservations
proposed for incorporation in the
notifications. These two relate to
Article Ten and the Monroe Doc
trine, on which Republican leaders
assert their determination to accept
no modification while the Democrats
are equally emphatic in their de-
claration that notifications will be
necessary if the treaty is to be rati-
fed.
Despite this situation, however,
there are many senators on botn
sides Of the chamber who predict that
some agreement eventually will be
reached. This view is not shared by
the group Of irreconciliables oppos-
ing the treaty. who held conferences
during the day and will meet again
tomorrow in their campaign to Sc
cure the defeat of ratification.
It is expected they will present some
amendments to the treaty itself.
No aession of the Senate will be
| held tomorrow and most Of the day
is expected to be given over to con-
ferences among the various Senate ele-
ments over their plans of procedure.
In pursuance of his plan of putting
all Presidential candidates on record
in regard to the treaty, Senator Borah.
Republican. Of Idaho. one Of the ir-
reconciliables. today sent a question
naire to Governor James NJ. Cox Of
Idaho, a Democrat.
Il observe in the. reports this morn
ing" he wrote. "yoIr attacks upon
the Republican senators for delaying
the ratification of tho treaty. am
not clear from the report. however, as
to your exact position.
IT infer from your statement that
you are in favor of ratifying the treaty
of peace with the League Of Nations
Incorporated just as it came from YER
sailles and as it was submitted to the
Senate.
Are you in favor Of entering the
league with article 10 IN it without
any change or modification thereof, or
without any reservation as to the OBJ
legation Of the United States in refer
ence thereto?
II understand from your speech that
you are thoroughly in favor Of the
provision Of the league. which gives
the British Empire six votes to the
United States one. Am correct in
SO constituting your position?
Are you opposed to permitting the
question of whether or not we shall
become member Of the league to Do
submitted to the people in any way?
II you are not opposed to submitting
it to the people may I ask in what
way you would suggest that 1t be SUBJ
mitted?"