Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-17
REPUBLICANS WOULD ADD WORLD POLICY OUTLINE: ID TREATY General Declaration of Inter- national Attitude is
 Proposed HOPE TO RECRUIT
 MORE DEMOCRATS Freedom and Peace of Europe is Declared to be of Much Con-
 ccrn to U. s. in the
 Future
Washington, March 16.-A general

Washington, March 16.-A genera declaration of international policy under which the United States would view with "grave concern any flu ture upheaval threatening the peace and freedom of Europe, was agreed on by republican senate leaders to- day and presented as a new reserva- ticn to the peace treaty.
 Intended to replace the more def mite pledges of Article X, the rcscr- vation is to be pressed in the sen ate as the farthest step the repub- lican leaders are willing to go to- ward abandonment of American iso- lation and participation in European conflicts.
 It's text follows:
 "lt shall be the declared policy Of this government that the freedom ard peace of Europe being again threatened by any power or combin- ation of powers the United States will regard such a situation with grave concern, and will consider what if any, action it will take in the premises"
 Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin drafted the reservation in consulta- ticn with other republican leaders and introduced it in the senate at the end of day of debate on the Irish question which delayed action and blocked the plan to set a day for 2 final vote on the treaty's ratification It generally was predicted tonight however, that discussion of the re maining issues of the treaty controv- ersy soon would spend itself anc that the ratification roll could come Friday or Saturday.
 Hope to Win Democrats.
 Not many democrats had had ar opportunity tonight to study the new republican proposal and it was un. certain how much support it woult command from that side of the cham ber Some senators predicted, how ever, that it might have the effect o- softening the resentment of the ad ministration over the republican Ar ticle X reservation and win ovel enough democratic votes to ratifl the treaty.
 A claim of further gains in break ing down administration resistanc' was made on the republican side dur ing the day. Some republican lead CTS were asserting tonight that tht roll call would show a total very close to the two thirds required tt ratify with the republican reserva tions. It is understood to be tho purpose, if notifications fail to re consider and take a second vote il the house that after they have mad' their record of opposition, hand ful more of the democratic senators will leave the administration leat and save the treaty from another failure.
 The new reservation follows tho general outline of a declaration which was contained in a resolution introduced several months ago bS Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl vania, and never acted on by the sen ate.
 Those who support it declare that while it would leave the United States free from any definite prom ise to intervene in European affairs it also would give evidence of tho nations vital interest in any future war such as the one just closed.
 About dozen treaty reservations presented by individual senators re main to be disposed of, and one o1 them relating to the Egyptian pro. tectorate, presented by Senator Owen democrat, of Oklahoma has been be. fore the senate for more than full dox,'c SacSiOn