Evening journal., 1920-03-11
NOCOMPROMISE
ON THE TREATY
Senate Republicans With
draw Substitute Article
10 Reservation
NO HOPE NOW
FOR THE MEASURE

WASHINGTON. March ii.--Admln-
istration Democrats N the Senate
glumly acknowledged last night that
the ratification Of the peao3 treaty
seemed more remote than ever. com
plete failure having developed over
compromise efforts on Article 40.
Republican leaders served notice On
the Democrats that the majority would
not compromise. This notlc' stunned
the hopeful admlnlstrai!cnists, for
early yesterday Senator simmons had
been able 10 count 30 Democrats who
would vote for the so-calicd Watson
Simmons compromise reservation.
Early yesterday Senator Simmons had
begun TO be hopeful once more OF
adjustment. Late .oday he was sore
ly disappointed and pesslmistlo
Another ultimatum from the ir-
reconoiliable Republicans. who Sent
word TO Senator Lodge demanding that
he be unyleldlng. and a flnal decision
by Senator Lodge himself, that ne
would not stand for the WaGsnn-Sim-
mons reservation, were the under
lying causes OF the Republican deci-
sion 10 call on the negotiations
rather llstless debate on Article 10
with Senator Poindexter and Senator
Mccormick, Republican opponents OF
the treaty, occupying most OF the time.
A vote on the article Is not expected
before Friday or Saturday.
The Watson-Simmons compromise,
so-called, was worked out by Seu3iors
Watson. Kellogg and MCNary. nepyb-
leans, and senators Simmons, over
man. Hoke Smith and other Demo-
crsts In substantially the same form
70 was sponsored by Senalar Simmons
rs a member Of the bipartisan con-
ference.
The compromise reads as follows:
The United States assumes no OBJ
legations 10 employ its military or
naval forces. its resources or any form
OF economic discrimination 20 pre-
serve the territorial integrity or po-
litical independence OF any other coun-
try. or 10 interfere In controversies
between nations, whether members OF
the League OF mol, under the provis-
ions OF ArtHle Ten, ur - employ .he
military or naval forces OF the United
states. under any article OF the treaty
FOR any purpose. unless IN any partio-
ulsr case tho Cone. . ~ exercise a.
full liberty OF action. shall by act or
Joint resolution so declare
As edopted last session. me Lodge
reservation 10 Article 10 reads:
The United states assumes no OBJ
legation TO preserve the territorial IN
tegrity or political Independence OF
any other country or 20 interfere IN
controversies between nations
whether members OF the League or
not-under the provisions OF Article
80, or 70 employ the military cr nsvai
forces OF the United States under any
article Of the treaty for any purpose,
unless in any particular case the Con
eress, which, under the Constitution,
has the sole power 10 declare war or
authorize the employment OF the mill
tary or naval forces OF the United
states, shall by act or Joint resolution
so provide"
As written in's ihe learuo cavcnant
at Paris and as insisted upon by Pres
ident Wilson. Article 10 reads:
The members OF the league under
take TO respect and preserve as against
external aggression the territorial
integrity and existing political inde-
pendence OF sll members Of the league.
In case Of any such aggression or in
case Of any threat or danger Of such
aggression the council shall advise
upon the means by which this obli-
cation shall be fulnlled.n
In announcing that he was ready 10
vote at this juncture upon any reser-
walton to Article 10, just 20 the treaty
was ratified, Senator owen. Democrat.
OklshOma, said he saw little differ
once, except In phraseology. between
The Lodge reservation and the several
substitutes oIori The 'kiohOma
senator indicated that he thought the
man in the street" would see no
great difference between The proI s.
MS nut fnrNNar III h,- Ihn .n,n-,l IraaIr