The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-21
ZACH SIDE PUTS
BLAME ON OTHER
democrats and Republi-
cans Say They Want
Pact Agreement.
EXPECT A VOTE TODAY
Modification of First Reser-
vstion May Come Up in
Senate for Decision.

wAsHiNGTON. Feb 2O.--The
mssion Il party responsibility for
,bs ncitc treaty deadlock was
lreshed over In militant fashion on
tho senate floor today with both
Ia republicans and democrats seek
'"r 10 wash their hands OF the SEN
,,ss failure 10 act and OF any con-
seoUerces In the political campaign.
Although both sides professed
a, earres desire TO compromise and
souabbled for the credit for past
eonpronl,, efforts. there was "A
,oie Of hopelessness in the state
nsnt OF The treaty's irrcconcilable
oppcnents that party leaders said
,hty might as well put the question
~ rattfICqtlon out OF their minds and
! Inn their attention to legislation.
Among other things the debate
brought out u direct disagreement as
n which side originated the blpar-
iisan conference in which five dem
oera,s and four republicans sought
10 work ont an agreement.
Hitchcock starts Argument.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
the democratic leader. started the
Hare.up hv denying that the demo-
c,as wanted the treaty In the cam
palTn. He asserted that his party
had gone "nine-tenths OF the way to
compromise and that the republi-
cans had stood solidly for acceptance
OF their own reserva tions without the
dottirg Of an II or the crossing OF
a T."
Il was the minority, he declared.
who had nstigated the bipartisan
movement and who now had submit
ted two compromise article 10 reser-
yations which many republican sen.
s,ors believed were Identical In sub
stance with the Lodge reservation on
ihs, subject.
Claiming credit for the republicans
In the initiation OF the bipartisan
conference. senator Ienroot OF WIS
oOnsn. one OF the mild reserva ton
I republicans. charged that the dem
Orat.c leader had stood out against
compromise so determinedly that
he republicans were driven to agree
on the best compromise they could
among themselves.
Senator Borah, republican of
Idaho speaking for the irrecon-
dlables, declared the two sides were
DO nearer agreement than they were
When the league of nations debate
began a year ago tomorrow and that
further discussion only was a waste
Of time. The treaty. he said, already
was 30 far in the campaign that
YOU can no more keep IL out than |
you can step half way over Nj
asara."
May Reach Vote TOiay.
Disagreement over what Ocyairrpd
IN the bipartisan conference arose |
when Senator Nick ellar OF Tennes-
see, OF the democratic conferees. as
srted that all OF the senator's except
senator Hitchcock and Senator |
Lodge had virtually agreed 20 one
Of The article 10 su Institutes formally |
lndorsed since by 40 democrats. The |
ratement was denied by Senators |
Wv OF Indiana and Lenroot. repub- |
Acan members OF the conference.
Leaders said tonight that the de-
hate probably would be continued to- |
morrow and that a vote might be |
reached on the first proposed modi-
fcation Of the reservations adopted
at The last session of congress.
In the midst OF the debate today |
sna'or France, republican OF Mary
ana, one OF the treaty's irrecon-
cable opponents, Introduced a reso-
uuon TO declare immediately a
safe or peace, TO provide for with
naval OF American troops from for |
yu soil and to appropriate $4,000,
10 pay expenses of a world CON
,,eence which. would be held in
Washington 10 discuss formation Of |
peace league.