Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-07
COMPROMISE PLAN
0NTREATY LANNED
BY THE DEMOCRATS
Claim 56 Votes for Proposition
and Hope to Smoke Out
Senator Lodge.
ARTICLE 10 is MODIFIED

Washington. Jan 1T looks as If the
plan FOR a compromise on the treaty IF
rcally launched and on its way con
crete, definite proposition has issued from
- grnup of Democrats and been submitted
90 the mild reservationlsts.
II is only a beginning so far. and the mud
rrseryationists are already finding things
IN il to which they will not agree, . It they
are getting ready for counter proposition
4nd IN that lies the path 10 successful
agreement. -.
The Democratic plan is not made public
taxtualIv but enough has been disclosed
20 sbow that it represents 3 very great
concession. The prophecy IS made that
II will have the support of forty-tour
Democrats and the Republicans expect
IN contribute twelve votes for u starter.
The estimate of forty-four Democrats
is unoueEtionably excessive as that num-
ber have not even been consulted as yet,
nut the proposers Of the compromise say
they base their figures on the utterances
al the Democratic Senators during the
debates
No count is taken Of either Underwood
or Hitchcock for this Is 'leaderless
raoyenent and Reed is omitted because OF
his aaihstion with the Republican bitter
enders.
SrnAt0rr hSl1sIEk 8lSA WI iNSttfk2 ~
asnted the proposal for the Democrats
md McNarv received IL for the mild reser-
yation Republicans McCumher, also
u3ild one. snd Swanson OF the Democrats
have been designated as n sort oI informal
s,onciliation committee to canvass each MS
0vu group, aud they arc already busy
sounding out sentiment. Today they
report TO each other.
The ssuauine ones on both sides expect
chat bv Friday so many Senators will be
rloice3 To the compromise as TO make the
Underwood resolution for formal Com
rajttes Of Cancellation obviously unneces-
E.rv. In fact, the end OF the week may
see the compromise agreement 5" nearly
complete that Lodge may he told thai nc
must indorso It or have bis leadership
Dut TO tho teSf
These arc the principal changes from
the Lodge reservations disclosed by 3
h.stv readinr az the new proposition.
1DFliminationt0 that provision q the
-rt.ar,bie which requires the assent 81
.hrea sisnatorv rnvers to the reservations
4aopted bv the Senate. HI Will hc
,lortoYej IN Sona other Wy - meet the
reoujreu7ants Of acceptance hy ac1ul>cence
TIE initiative for withdrawal from
he League al Nations WI III made hy
,oint and not a concurrent Restitution q
Congress. This make tho approvai q
-be presidcn- necessary
8 Article y Is nl4do = road approvi-
uatelv thus: The I'nred states assumes
10 obligation 10 preserve the territorial
lnirer1ty Or political independence q any
other country BY employing The military
or naval forces of the nIfed @t@ifs until
II anv particular case the CongTf-> which
.lnder the Constitution naS tn soic power
70 declare war or authorize INC employ
raent of the niltary or naval forces q inc
I nIted STATES. shsI rs at oF loil' r'so-
,utinn 20 provlde
Rni,ic.ion of the number 81 cvoH7-
tinne IN the reservation dealing With 10
rnestic 0ucsuors Among the items linn
,.afed are those referring ta conlm.rcc
..oastylse traffic and the suppression q
.rafflc IN women md children and n opi,iTa
I'D other dangerous drug.
.nI MONROE DOCTRINE.
trflnc changc in the rcs, ,-vatian
...,nIy.nc ~ tnc Monroe Doctrine. Tie
,.~rlarstion that TINS country reserves tire
sold right 10 interpret the doc'rln' L
cut out
&. All the reservations tiat - F. win
rrlestIons Of administration are eliminated
These relate 70 the appointment % ceio-
gstes and other nlattfr, that merely re-
o,nre legislation hv Congress
:. Elimination oi al mention hr name
,f Jspsn and ChIna from the Shsntung
Faservation.
6. Instead Of refusing direct assent
- Part Is, covering the labor provisions,
,br substitute declares that thiz country
.ssunes no obligations under that part
q The reservation dealing with the
su voses gwen 70 tire British Emplre \
.oned down, but the phraseology IS not
Lnaiy arranged
The mild reservation grouD Is 70 call
tneating for the consideration Of the
Democratic proposition. This may come
oa Iate today Az this meeting the
counter proposition will be framed. Il L
Anticipated that the Republican group
VII hrst mark the sections 10 which they
are wiling 10 subscribe and then vii IN
dioste the changes they want IN the
Others, adding some independent aitara-
tlons