The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-27
NO CHANGE IN TREATY FORM
Lodge Tells Hitchcock Republi-
cans Will Not Agree to Fur
ther Compromises.
DEMOCRATS REPLY TO-DAY
Unless They Agree to Accept
Article X Reservations Con-
ferences Are Off.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Peace treaty
was flung back to the floor Of the SEN
ate with the virtual collapse today of
the bipartisan conference.
The end came with amazing swift
ness after Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, republican leader. informed
the democrats, led by Hitchcock of
Nebraska. that there could be no
change in reservations respecting the
Monroe doctrine and the much dis
cussed article ten. In the face of this
the dem ocrats walked out for priv
ate conference promising TO make a
reply tomorrow. Some senators expect
the question to be fought out on the
floor, probably beginning tomorrow.
First news of breaking off OF dip
lomatic relations. so to speak, was
given BY Hitchcock in a statement
which broadly intimated that the fail
ure of republicans to give ground in
an effort to reach a compromise was
due to threatened revolt of repubh
cans.
Senate leaders including many ar
IDENTIFY seeking an end to the long
protracted treaty debate frankly ad-
mitted tonight they could see no hope
of agreement. TT looks as if the jigs
up" declared McNary, republican of
Oregon, "A mild reservationist," and
this seemed to hit the nail on the
head in the opinion of most sena-
tors.
Democrats tentatively decided that
il the conference proved an utter
failure tomorrow that democrats
would present their own modifica-
tions to the senate and insist on a
vote.
No change in the reservations af-
fecting article ten of the league of ma.
tions covenant, or the Monroe doctrine
provision OF the peace treaty will be
acceptable to the republicans, Sena-
tor Lodge informed Senator Hitch
cock and other members of the in
formal democratic committee which
has been comforting with Senator
Lodges committee in an effort to
reach compromise on the treaty.
Senator Lodges statement was
formulated after his conference Sat
urday with Senators Borah of Idaho;
Johnson of California, and other re-
publican senator's opposing the treaty.
Immediately after the statement was
presented the conference adjourned,
Senator Hitchcock and his associ-
ates retiring for a private conference.
They win make their reply to Sena-
tor Lodge tomorrow morning.
Senator Hitchcock later issued this
statement:
When the conference assembled,
Senator Lodge advised the senators
present that he had been called into
a meeting by certain republican sena-
tors and for that reason had not been
able to attend the last conference
hxi
found it impossible to resume the
conference. for a compromise except
upon the understanding that no
change shall be made in the reserva
ton on article ten or on the Mon
roe doctrine. The democratic mem
bers retired for private conference
and will make their reply to Senator
Lodge Tuesday morning at a meeting
ut 10:3o.
The conference up to the time its
meetings we're interrupted had tenta-
lively agreed upon the preamble and
All sections OF the reservations except
that relating TO article ten. she Mon
roe doctrine and one or two minor
mnatters AID an agreement was ap-
eBarentIy also consummated on article
ten when adjournment suddenly came,
followed ~ the intervention cf the
republicans"
senator Lodge made this statement
after the conference:
Il have only this to say about the
committee meeting this morning:
That / said TO the committee there is |
a very strong feeling among many
senators against any change in the
Lodge reservations. either in words or
in substance and that 1 thought il |
only fair 70 say now what / have al |
ready said in public that there can be
no compromise of principle and that |
I'D would be impossible to secure, in |
my judgement, thirds of ;he SEN
ate If any change was attempted in |
such articles two and five, those re-
lating to article ten and the Monroe
doctrine. / said this was a mere |
statement Of the situation