The Washington herald., 1920-03-12
EFFORTS FAIL
TOBRING VOTE
ON ARTICLE X
Both Parties Hold Confer
ences Resulting in New
Arguments.
PENROSE JOINS BORAH
Report Spreads That Penn
sylvania Senator Has Lined
Up With Irreconcilables.

Efforts within both the Repub-
lican and Democratic factions In
the Senate to frame a compromise
on the peace treaty that would put
its future fate squarely up to the
White House resulted in a day of
turbulent conferences. new align
ments. but did not advance a step
toward a vote on Article Y and the
motion to Tatify.
The Senate grouping as the result
of the days Kaleidoscope events
follows:
Thirty Republicans who are will
ing to follow Henry Cabot Lodge in
an effort to reach a compromise
which will ratify the treaty and
which. il Mr.. Wilson does not accept
1t. will make him responsible for
the death of the treaty.
Four Fear Consequences.
Four Republicans, namely: Fre-
Iinghuysen. Ball, Sutherland and
wadsworth. fear that in modifying
the original Lodge reservation they
will play into the hands of the
President.
Thirty Democrats, led by Senator
r. NJ. simmons Of North Carolina
who want the treaty ratified. But
there is a portion of this group that
wants ratification even IL it is not
he DraSiAanf and WhO
therefore are in close accord with
the Lodge Republicans in desiring
to pass the buck" to the White
House.
Thirteen Democrats, who make up
what remains OF the ratification
without reservation group, still held
in hand by the President and Sena-
tor Gilbert II. Hitchcock of Ne
braska.
Fifteen irreconcilable Republi-
cans and Democrats, led by Senator
William Z. Borah of Idaho. Mem
bers OF this group announced yes
terday they would be supported by
Senator Boies Penrose OF Pennsyl-
yania. but such an expression ema-
mating directly from the Pennsyi-
yania Senator could not be run
down.
Four mild reservationists who
still seek to dispose of the treaty
in the Senate through compromise
reservation.
-Four Democrats Needed.
All polls of the new alignment
made during the day brought home
the fact that in order to obtain the
sixty-four votes necessary to rati-
fication, such a compromise must be
found as would rot only be given
the support of the Senators over
whom Mr.. Lodge and Mr. Simmons
now have control, but four addi-
tionaI Democrats. Consequently the
day saw a revival of the Watson
simmons compromise reservation
on Article Y discarded yesterday.
The attitude of those Senators
who want the treaty ratified in any
form despite the President was
brought forcibly to the attention of
the Senate yesterday by Senator
Henry +. Ashurst. of Arizona.
Where is the peace treaty
asked Senator Ashurst. why is
there no vote upon this treaty ?
EiGhty-two Senators want a treaty
Are eighty-two to be overridden by
fourteen? I am just as much OPP
posed to a White House irreconciI-
able as ! am to Lodge irreconciI-
able. want the Senate to do it's
duty regardless of Mr.. Wilson s
views. Mr.. Lodges views of Mr..
Hitchcock's views.
Time To stop Pingponging.
''On behalf OF the American peo-
pie ! ask for action. demand
that the politicians who are now
screening themselves behind this
treaty come forth.
1T Is time we stopped pingpong-
ing great questions in this cham
Der. IL is time to call the roll SO
that the American people may know
who is responsible, for the death OF
the peace treaty.
AS q friend of the President. as
one who has loyalty followed him
i solemnly declare to him: II you
want to kill your own child be.
cause the Senate Strengthened IL.
crooked limbs, you must take the
responsibility and accept the yer.