The New York herald., 1920-01-25
Rpublcan Leader HeedS Warn
ing Against Compromise
on Reservations.
BIPARTISAN MOVE FAILS
Pact Is Back Where 1t Was When
Rejeciedand Democrats Must Yield
to Insure Ratification.
nv DONALD A. CRAIG.
(speci1l Despatoh 10 the Rerald.J }

VSASHIN GTON, d. c.. Saturday.-There
is every indication tonight that Senator
Lodge of Massa chusetts. will not be un-
horsed az Republican leader of the SEN
ate as a re suit OF the threatened revolt
against any compromise he may enter into
with the de rnocrats on the peace treaty.
for the very good reason that he will not
agree to any compromise that will alter
in any way th.S vital principles embodied
IN the original reservation programme
that bears his ma me.
After the storm of disapproval which
broker over him from tho direction of the
camp OF his 'irreco ucilablcs" and strong
reservationists yesterday. Senator Lodge
has been busy comforting with his fellow
Republican conciliators on the bipartisan
committed He postp pned the meeting
with the Democratic conciliators, which
was scheduled for this afternoon, until
Monday.
When the five Democrats and four Re-
pDblican Senators comp rising the bi-parti-
san committee forega ther again it is
fHlly expected that Senator Lodge will
announce to the Democrats that he will
not proceed further with negotiations
which have for their purpose any modi-
fication of the Lodge reservation pro-
gramme; for to do so would be useless.
lie viii explain that he has received in
formation that more than a third of the
Senate-all Republicans except three or
four-will Join against the ratification of
the treaty IL the original reservations are
tinkered with.
VIII End BI-Partisan Move.
That ought to end the bipartisan con-
ference for while at least. 1t probably
win.
Senator Lodge was too busy comforting
All day to do much talking for publication.
but he did say
There will never be any compromise on
principle. l thought that was understood
from the beginning"
Senator Hitchcock, OF Nebraska. the
spokesman for the White House. had this
observa tons TO make on the effect of
Yesterdays anti-compromise movement
among the republicans
1T was 10 be expected OF course, 1t
makes ratification of the treaty much
more difficult, but it has not made 1t inn
possible. in my opinion"
The "i6deconcisbles' expressed salts
faction over the dent they seem to have
made in the machinery of the concilation
committee, but insisted that they had only
begun TO fight and would not quit until
they were convinced that no changes
whatever are TO be made in the Lodge
reservations. They told Senator Lodge
AHdl llty ldu upl IbOlle1 Ills OW Stdlc-
rnent, made weeks ago. that mere changes
in verbiage would be foolish and that
changes in the purpose Of the reservations
were out of the question. They reiterated
their declaration that. in view of his for
lner position. Senator Lodge should never
have agreed even to enter upon negotiation
Tor compromise.
Ultimatum of Biftereuders.
The suggestion was thrown out during
the daV bX the mild regeryat TINT
since the ''irreconcilables" were against
the whole treaty they should not try to
dictate" what reservationists should be
made by the friends of the treaty. The
reply of the bitter-enders was that they
stood upon the word of the reservation
lists themselves, as voiced by Senator
Lodge, namely. that the Lodge reserva-
tions represented the ''irreducible mini
num-" They had lent their votes to
Senator Lodge for the purpose of putting
those reservations in the resolution of
ratification. they said. upon that under
standing. on the theory that IL they could
ont kill the entire treaty they would Go
the best they could in that direction
The mild reserv2tionsts" even went so
far this afternoon as to hint that Senator
Lodge might have framed up the re-
volt Of the "irreconcilables" i'm order to
enable him to stffen his opposition to
changes in the reservations. They seem
to have the idea that Senator Lodge is
more IN sympathy with the biter-enderS
than with the reservationists.
Outside Influences.
Among the ''irreconcilables" and many
OF the strong reservationists there is an
under current Of resentment at what they
characterize as outside influences" which
have been brought to bear upon Senator
Lodge and other Republicans who have
been talking compromise. They mention
VIII Hays. chairman OF the Republican
National Committee, declaring that he Is
extremely anxious TO have the treaty rat-
ficd in some form In order to keep it from
becoming an issue in the campaign.
In this connection they call attention to
the fact that Senator New, of Indiana
one of Mir. Hays closest friends and
senator Kellogg. OF Minnesota. "A member
of the newly appointed Advisory Com
riittce on Policies and Platform Of the
Republican National Committee, are two
oc the four Republicans on this purely
voluntary and unofficial bipartisan COM
mittec
Tho events of the last few days complete
tho circle again. The treaty is back in
the situation where IL is quite apparent
TO everybody that the necessary two
thirds otc for it's ratification cannot be
obtained unless tho Democrats yield al
must cOmDtetctv and accent the I.oduo