Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-14
Will VOTE MONDAY
ON RESERVATIONS
Senate Leaders Decide to Bring
Article x. Fight to Con-
clusion.
CHANGE LODGE SUBSTITUTE
Borah Said to Be Author of
Latest Shift, Restoring Re
publican Alignment.
CHANGE LODGE SUBSTITUTE
TBy Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, March 1S.-With ir-
reconcilab>> foes of the peace treaty
again in the saddle. and with compro-
mise apparently further away than
ever, the Senate agreed by unanimous
consent today to bring swiftly to a
conclusion its fight over the decisive
question of Article "
Under the agreement, reached after
the warmest advocates OF compromise
by delay, final vote on all proposed
reservations to Article y. will be TAX
ell before adjournment Monday night.
and speeches during the days session
Will be held within nfteen-minute
Limitation.
Tonight hope OF ratification was not
entirely dead among some OF those who
nave worked for compromise, thong h
they conceded that the cards had run
against them. and that only last
m tnnni f reversal Of form could save the
would throw it into the political CAM
n naaEn. Inc leaders thought tho rati-
ncation vote probably would come by
the middle Of the week.
Secure Change In Substitute.
me irreconcilahles. who alone OF the
senate elements had kept their forces
intact during tho general confusion of
me past two days. gained control Of
the situation when they Induced Sen
ator Lodge. ofAiassachusetts the Re
they proposed in his substitute reser-
vation TO Article X. The move ended
the bitter attack o.. the irreconcila bias
the Republican membership; but 1t
also drove away Democratic support ot
t i5h compromises proposal and befud-
died the efforts OF Democratic compro-
mise advocates TO make de5n,te
pledges of any aid at ali from thai
side OF the chamber
and irreconcilablc leaders announce
fnat al danger of ratification with the
rye Tiap pub, an substitute was past. de-
and some to spare. and could hold them
securely under an ab-Glute pledge
Bornh Author of Change.
WHICH is understood to have bcen
drafted BY Senator Eorah, RepIbjican'
Iaaho; tho RESPONSIBILITIES leader. in,
S yersies me words including all con:ro-
rity or political independence" In lie
provision detailing tho internatiomnI
won wo n5T1v nni fa in which this nation
Republican leader made no sta,cne sn1
or It's effect. merely saying IT had been
suggested TO him by some of his asso-
:, Among the mild reservation Ronuh.
licans the change was described Az
ohtS eIaboratinS' the clear meaning o,
me tT.eservation. and there was no in
refuse TO accept it, Some Democrats.
however. said it would DESTROY The
whoie force of the League OF nations
and that the irreconc7lnbles had pro-
posed II for that purpose.
Causes Democratic DETECTION.
aPparently the principal cause of
suspicion and detection in the Demo
cratic compromise group. however.
was the course OF Senator Lodge in
again changing the provisions of a
reservation for which they were tryina
to obtain support
1t was recalled that certain words
naa Deen shifted just before the sub
sti ,,I was introduced yesterday and
whiie the negotiations on the Demo-
cratic side were at their height. II
constant alterations were to he made
inc Democrats declared, they could
promise nothing.
the Democrats working for com
promise, however, continued their eff
,,orts tonight and said they still might
be able to reorganize some OF the
strength they originally had promised
20 deliver for the Watson Simmons
compromise. on which the new Rcpub-
iican substitute was built.
Still another change in the substi-
tute may be offered by the rreconcii-
aDies Monday. though they indicated
today they would not leave their party
leader If ii were not accepted.