The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-03-10
FIGHT STILL ON
over ARTICLE TEN
Hope for Compromise on Treaty Not
Very Bright.
EFFORTS ARE MADE
TO GET TOGETHER.
Position of Democrats and Republi-
cans Still Far Apart and Seems to
BE No Nearer Solution Than
Before-Sufficien Votes
Can Not Be Mustered.

Washington, March 10.-Article 10
more than ever the dominating is
sue in the peace treaty fight, became
the unfinished business of the senate
today while Republican and Demo-
cratic senator's who want the treaty
ratified worked with redoubled effort
but with fading hope for compromise.
Several Of the Republican leaders,
convinced that ratification would be
impusslble with their Article 10 re-
servation of last November unchanged
agreed on a substitute and made an
active campaign to line up the neces-
sary Democratic votes behind it. But
they did not succeed, and although
the premise negotiations will con.
tinue as the question is debated on
the senate floor, no one had much hope
tonight Of an agreement.
The new Republican reservation fol-
lows the general outline of the one
adopted in November, but it puts into
different ard more specific form ita
declaration regarding the articles Oh.
legations. Some of the Democrat, {,
were satisfied with it, but % was the
peak of Democratic votes which it's
Republican advocates claimed for it in
any eventual.ty and it would take of
least 30 and probably 81 to make rati-
ication possible.
It was indicated that President Will
sons new letter on the subject, al
mise negotiations. had not been with
out effect in stiffening the admins
tration ranks against anything like
the old Republican reservation. Dem y
cratic senators were in disagreement
over what the president would do in
the event of compromise ratification
ard many Of them declared their in
ci;rGtion to let the doubt resolve itself
in favor of a conservative course.
Leaders in Despair.
So discouraged were the Republi-
c leaders that they had not decided
tonight whether their substitute res
crv, tion would be offered at all in the
s.E,te. They Indicated, however, that
they would not long delay action on
the ARTICLE in the interest of compro-
mise and that the debate to begin to-
morrow probably would last but a
few days.
The way to consideration of the
subject on the senate floor was clear
ed just before adjournr' by readop-
tion in modified form of the reser-
walton ON voting power in the league
As it finally prevailed the reservation
the last except that relating to Article
10, on the Republican program declar-
Cd that until the covenant is amended
so as to give equal voting power, the
United States declines to be bound by
decisions to which Congress has not
previously given consent.
The vote on readoption of the reser-
walton was 81 to 20 with II Demo-
craots, or nine more than supported
It in November, voting for it. The on
ly changes made were on motion of
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts, the
Republican leader, substitute offered
by Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
the Democratic leader, failing, al to
81, and one by Senaotor Mccormick,
Republican of Illinois, 81 to 10. The
reservation on the subject urged last
session by Senator johnson, Republi-
can, also was re-introduced by Senotor
Phelan, Democrat, Of California, but
was voted down 73 to A.
Lodge Objects Again.
In the course Of the days debate on
the voting power reservation, Senator
Lodge told the senate that the presi-
dents letter had emphasized the fea-
lures of Article 10 to which reserva-
tion Republicans were objecting and
thus had touched upon the vital dis
agreement Of the whole treaty con-
troversy. The article, Mr.. Lodge des-
cribed as binding agreement based
OH "naked force" characteristic
witch he said Che president apparently
resared as essential, but which the
senate majority never would accept. |
He also criticised the presidents ref |
erences to France and to tie Adriatic |
question.
The revised Article 10 reservation
which is said to have been given the