Evening star., 1920-03-15
PRESIDENT AGAIN
REJECTS TREATY
COMPROMISE PLAN
mot Acceptable" He Writes
Across Letter Presenting
New Lodge Proposal.


New Lodge Proposal.
A fat rejection by President Wilson
of the latest proposed compromise on
the reservation to article Y. offered by
Senator Lodge today. made ratifica
ton of the peace treaty with Ger
many more improbable than ever.
The Presidents message announc-
ing that the compromise reservation
was unacceptable was written across
the face of letter he had received
from the minority leader. Senator
stitute reservation on article x. 1t
was said.
Laconically the President wrote:
Not acceptable-W. W.
Borah Amendment Added.
This comment was written by the
President before Senator Lodge added
the Borah amendment to his substi-
tute. thereby stiffening the reserva-
ton. II is clear that IL the original
Lodge substitute was unacceptable to
the President. the amended one will
pc all the more unacceptable to him.
1t is unacceptable to the ratification
democrats. anyway. it is said.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
who, with Senator Watson. republic
can. worked for several days to bring
about a ninth -inning rally Of those
desiring ratification. said today that
he had abandoned efforts to compro-
mise based on the Lodge substitute.
In my Judgment the Borah amend
puts it back Just where we. started"
said Senator Simmons. TT is now
question of ratification on Senator
Louges terms or no ratification at
all. On that each Of US will want to
reserve his own judgment
When the Senate met today it was
with the understanding that before
adjournment the vote on the reserva-
tton to article ten of the league of
nations covenant and all substitutes
and amendments would be taken.
FrelinGhuysen substitute.
Senator Frelinghuysen's substitute
reservation was pending. After a
brief debate it was voted down, So
to II. Only the irreconcilable repub-
iians. Joined by Senators Freling-
huysen, Sutherland and Wadsworth
and by three democrats, Senators
Gore. Reed and Shields. voted for the
Frelinghuysen substitute.
Z; Senator Frelinghuysen said his sub
stitute was rlatn in disavowing moral
as wen as legal obligations. 1t in
-volved no hair splitting" he said,
and would enable senators holding
opposite views to vote the same way.
] Senator Kasx's Csnnent.
Senator Knox, republican. Pennsyl-
su6stitute. RE 1Afneriesn neonie !"
said Mr.. Knox, will not be deceived
by any shell game Of politics now
you see it and now you don't. All
camoufiass .ef language can not de-
Senator BrAhd<4ee, republican, Con-
nectfcut said rejection Of the Freling-
huysen substitute would imply ac-
ceptance OF some kind Of obligation
The Lodge reservation. Mr.. Brandegee
declared. "weaves through 4 tangled
skein Of language to the same result"
''The American people," said the
Connecticut senator, would rather
have plain, blunt, Yankee language"
Senator Smith. democrat. Georgia,
said he personaily approved the FIRE.
linghuysen substitute. but would op-
pose It because, he said. the Lodge
draft would get more votes.
The republican Senators voting for
the F'relinghuysen substitute were:
Borah. Idaho: Brandegee, Connecticut:
Fernald. Maine: France. Maryland:
Frelinghuysen, New Jersey: Gronna.
North Dakota: Knox, Pennsylvania;
Noses, New Hampshire: Norris. Ne
braska: Poindexter. Washington: Suth-
erland. West Virginia; Wadsworth,
New York.
Bi-Partisan Draft Defeated.
Senator Kirby Of Arkansas then Of
fered the so-called bipartisan reser-
vation. which was drafted but never
finally agreed to and which it was
believed the President would have
accepted. He read a list Of forty
democratic senators who. he said.
were ready to support this reserva-
tion and declared that there was lit
tie difference between it and the
Lodge substitute reservation.
Why can't we ratify?" he de-
The Kirby motion to substitute the
bipartisan reservation was defeated.
As to 81.
Senator Kirby offered the so-called
Taft substitute reservation on article
x. The republicans. however. voted
solidly against it and were Joined by
some Of the democrats, the substitute
being defeated. 46 to 80.
Senator Simmons Substitute.
After a final appeal to the senators
who favor ratification Of the treaty
Simmons Of North Carolina offered a
substitute for the reservation on ar
tfcle K which he insisted could COM
mand forty-one votes on the demo-
cratic side and the APPROVAL of the
President
Il appeal to the thirty republican
senator's who l know favor ratifica-
tfon Of this treaty to support this
reservation" said Senator Simmons.
IF you will join with US we can put
this treaty through"
The reservation offered by Senator
Simmons follows:
"The United States agrees to use its
friendly Offices. when requested SO to do
under the provisions of article x, in
assisting to procure just and peaceful
settlement of territorial or political con-
troversies between nations. or to pro-
tect any members of the league from
external aggression but it does not as
sumo any obligation to use its military
or naval forces, or its financial or econ
omic resources for the purpose of inter-
vention in the controversies or conflicts
between nations. or to protect the ter
ritorial integrity or political independ-
ence of any nation, under the provisions
of article x. unless. in a particular case,
the Congress. in exercise of full liberty
of action and in the light Of full infor-
nation as to the national justice and
human rights involved. shall by act or
joint resolution SO provide"
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