South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-10
WILL CHANGE
ARTICLE TEN
RESERVATION
G.. o. p. Leaders Convinced
Ratification Is Impossible
With PrOvisO.

WASHINGTON. March 9-Art!cle
-er. more than ever the dominating
issue in the peace treaty fight. be-
came the unfinished business Of the
senate Tuesday while republican
and democratic senators. who want
The treaty ratified. worked for com
promise with redouDled effort but
with fading hope
several OF the republican leaders,
convinced that ratification would be
impossible with their article ten
reservauCu OF last November un-
changed agreed on "a substitute and
made an active campaign 10 lineup
the necessary democratic votes be
uind IT, But they did not succeed,
and although the cOmprOmisc ueSo-
riauOus viii continue as the Ques-
tion is debated on the senate floor,
no one had nuch nope Tuesday
night of am agreement
New Reservation.
The new republican reservation
follows the general outline of the
one adopted iu NOvcmbcr but il puts
into different and more SPECIFIC
form its declaration regarding the
articles obligations. some OF the
democrats were satisfied with ic but
IS was the peak Of she democratic
vote which it's republican advocates
claimed for DO in any cventuality
and 90 would take at least thirty and
probably "a % make ratification
possible.
II was Indicated that Prcs't VIII
sons new letter on the subject. al
-hOugh it failed 20 stop the cOmpro-
mise negotiations. had not been
without effect in stihenlng the ad-
ministratiOn ranks against anything
like the old republican reservation.
Democratic senators were i'm dis
agreement over what the president
would do in the event OF a cOmprO-
mise ratification, and many OF them
declared their inclination 20 let the
doubt resolve itself IN favor OF
conservative course.
g.. o. II. Discouraged
So discouraged were the rcpubli-
can leaders that they had not de-
cided Tuesday night whether their
reservation would be offered at
alI in the senate. They indicated
however, that they would not long
delay action on the article i'm the
interest of compromise and that the
debate 10 begin Wednesday prob
ably voCld last but a few days.
The way 10 consideration OF the
subject ON the senate floor was
cleared just before adjournment, for
the readoption. W a modified form
of the reservation on voting power in
the league. As IL finally prevailed
the reservation, the last except that
relating To article ten on the repub-
icap program. declares that until
the covenant is amended SO as to
give equal voting power. the United
states declines 20 be bound by de-
cisiOns 90 which all congress has not
previously given consent.
Final Vote.
The vote on adoption OF the reser-
vatlou WAS tifty-seveu 10 -wenty
with Il democrats voting for il. nine
more than supported il i'm Novem-
her The only changes made were on
motion OF Sen. Lodge, Massachus-
etts republican leader. a substitute
offered by Sen. Hitchcock OF Ne
avaska. the democratic leader, fail
ing 81 20 "a, and one by Sen. Nc
Cormick, republican, Illinois. GO 10
-s The reservation on the subject
urged last session by sen. Johnson.
repubEcan California, also was rein
.roduced by Sen. Phelan. democrat.
california, but was voted down 72
.o four