Arizona republican., 1920-01-27
LODGE REFUSAL TO COMP PROM|SE
 MAY MEAN END
 OF ALL DEBATE
Democrats Go Into Confer ence to Decide Plans for Future Action-Will Re ply Today
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The ques- tion of peace treaty ratification was flung back to the senate floor with the virtual collapse today Of the bi- partisan conference.
 The end came with swiftness after Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. re- publican leader, had informed demo crats led by Senator Hitchcock. that there could be no change in the reser- vations on the Monroe doctrine and Article 10.
 Democrats walked out for a confer ence, agreeing to reply 10 Senator Lodge early tomorrow.
 May Resume Debate On Floor
 First news of the break was given by Senator Hitchcock in a statement which broadly intimated that failure of republicans to give ground in an ef- fort to reach a compromise was due to the threatened revolt Of republicans. Senate leaders admitted tonight that they could see no hope of agreement. This meant, they said, that the ques- tion would be fought out on the floor beginning probably tomorrow Sena- tor Hitchcock declined to speculate on the possibility of so early a renewal of hostiliues but most democrats de- clared nothing was to be gained by further conferences.
 Hitchcock's Statement
 When the conference assembled Senator Lodge advised the senators present that he had been called into a meeting by certain republican senators and for that reason had not been able to attend the last conference Friday He regretted to say that he found il impossible to resume the conference for a compromise expression on the un- derstanding that no change shall be made in the reservation on Article Ten or on the Monroe Doctrine The democratic members retired for a pri- vate conference and will make their reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday morn ing at meeting at 10:30 o'clock.
 The conference. up to the time is meetings were interrupted. had tenta- lively agreed upon the preamble and all sections Of the reservations ex- cept that relating to Article Ten. tbe Monroe Doctrine and one or two minor matters, and an agreement was an parently also consummated on Article Ten when adjournment suddenly. came followed by the intervention Of the irreeonsilable republicans"
 Senator Lodge at first declined 10 comment on the meeting, saying there was nothing to be given out
 Lodges Statement
 After being informed of the Hitch coch statement, however, he said
 T have only this to say about inc committee meeting this morning That said to the committee that there is very strong feeling among many senators against any change in the Lodge reservations, either in wording or in substance and that I thought lr only fair to say now what I have all ready said in public, that there can be no compromise Of principle and that 1t would be impossible to secure, Tn my judgment, two thirds of the senate if any change was attempted m such articles as two and five those relating to Article Ten and the Monroe Doctrine said this was a mere state nent of the situation"
 Both democrats and republicans pro- -essed to see a difference in the sit 1ation as expressed by the leaders.
 Tt looks af if the jig's up,' declared McNary, republican of Ore 5on, leader of the mild reservation group. and this seemed to hit the nail 'n the head in the opinion of most senator's.
 Democrats discussed generally their ine Of procedure and 1t was tentatively fecided, in the event of utter failure 'f the conference tomorrow, to present o the senate notifications to the reaty agreed upon by democrats and insist upon a vote.