Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-10
BREACH W|DE|NS IN
TREATY FIGHT
Conferences Between Senator Lodge
and Republ can and Democratic
Proponents OF Ratification Follow
cd by Announcements of Further Dis
agreement.

agreement.
Washington, Jan. 2.-Aftcr many
conferences today between Senator
Lodge and Republican and Democratic
Senators who favor ratification OF
tho treaty, both sides announced that
they were further from agreement
than at any time since the agitation
for q compromise was begun.
Senator Lodge saw Senators NC
Nary, Lenroot, Cappcr and Curtis Re
publicans and also talked with Sena
tor Swanson, Democrat who had been
/, correrencc with Senators Hitch
cock and King.
None of the Senators presented 10
Senator Lodge any definite proposal
Tor a compromise or for mod ilcatioh
of the reservations to which maJofl
ty Of the Senate stands committed
Further than that Senator'S hitchcock
and Swanson stated cmphatically that
no scheme Of compromise will be pre-
scented by the Democrats and that any
EnEgCSllOn LOT Coiltpio ihioS
he made from the Republican side
WORKERS. SPIRITS DAMPENED.
Tho incxorable facts which served
to dampen the spirits of those WORK
ing toward a compromise are set
forth liz the following S statements by
Senator'S after the days conferences
were at an end:
Senator Lougc-No concrete plan
of compromise was rendered TO mo
by any OF the Senators talked with
They have not any.
Senator McNary-l am waiting TO
see il the administration Democrats
can work out any proposition upon
which wo can agree.
Senator Cappur-''rhc sentiment or
the country is Tor the Lodge rcScrVa
lions If any substantial changes are
mauo in chem there will be lett lorty
five Republicans who will vote against
ratification. The reservations oil Arll-
Gle \ and on the equality voting TO
which the Democrats particularly Cd
iect cannot be modified if the treaty
is to be ratified.
Senator SwanSon-The Democrats
have nothing to propose. Ihev are
waiting 20 sec what the Republicans
will do. - .
.lHTCHCOCK DASlIES HOPES.
Senator Hitchcock dashed the hopes
of tho compromiScrS with TINS Slgni
ficant statement. There will have TO
bo very substantial notifications i'll
the Lodge reservations before the
Democrats can accept them. The I'M
tia i've must be taken by the mild re
servationists on tho Republican sue.
The Democrats do not intend to OH
er any compromise.
This statement by Senator Hitch
cock apparently created a deadlock be
tween the mild rcScrvationlsts VINO
are working for compromise ana
the administration Senators who arc
willing to make some sort OF surrcnu
Ell in order to get the treaty ratified.
Senator New has already informed
Senator Lodge that there are a least
forty Senators who will defeat ratiii
cation if the Lodge reservations are
substantially modified; Senator Cappe
err today told Senator Lodge practical
~ the same thing.
Hence if the administration men un
der Senator Hitcltcock's leadership
hold out for 'Substantial' changes In
the Lodge resolutions and reservations
and the Republicans ci ed by Sena-
tors New and Cappcr refuse to vote
for ratification if such changes arc
made il would mean that the chance
of offccting a compromise which
would get siXty-four votes in the Sen
alto is small. -,
MCNARY REVIVES subject.
Senator McNary In his talk with
Senator Lodge revived the subject of
the Underwood resolution for n com
mittce on Cancellation and told Sena
tor Lodge that he believed about thir
teen Republicans would vote for {.
Senator Lodges opinions Of the IN
dcrwood proposal Is that it is just
the thing not to do If compromise
ia desired and he does not believe it
can be passed.
Senator Hitchcock also expressed
4 himself regarding the Underwood re
solu' ion saying that he did not be
leve it had II chance. An alternative
proposal has been made by some OF
the mild reservat onists. he said,
(which provides for an informal com
m.ttce to carry on negotiations be
tween the opposing faction."'
Senator Hitchcock was asked wheth
er he believed the treaty would be
ratified before January 1G. the date
on which prohibition amendment he
comes effective. lie replied that he
did not think ratification by that
time would be possible but he belcv
ed the treaty would he ratified before
the end Of the month.