New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-11
Compromise Ends All
Threats of Party Split
in Republican Conven-
ton Over the Issue
Mills, Smoot and
Borah Effect Peace
Minority Report of Del
egate From Milwaukee
H0wled Down ON Floor

CHICAGO, June 10.-After an all day
hight over the details of the Republican
national platform, the subcommittee
on resolutions this afternoon complete
us work and sent a draft to the full
committee, where it was promptly
adopted
The platform included a treaty plank
originally drafted by Elihu Root and
revised in last nights conference. 1t
was adopted in the b-commttee after
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts ,,ader
OF the Republican forces in the Senate,
hao appeared in the committee room
and announced that if the mild reser-
vatlon".. proposal before the committee
were accepted he would go on the floor
OF the convention and fight it.
The plank adopted was declared bv
party leaders to be acceptable to
everybody" and compromise on II
apparently ended all threat of party
split over the league issue. Discount
ing the possibilities of a blow-up on
the moor OF the convention, those on
both sides OF the treaty fight asserted
mat, IN their opinion, another great
party crisis, which last night had
threatened for a time repetition of
the disastrous division of 1912. had
been averted.
johnson Halls 1t as Victory
The league plank had been the only
one remaining in dispute, and to-day's
agreement was hailed as presaging a
harmonious turn to all the future plat
form proceedings of the convention.
The plank as agreed upon and
adopted condemns President Wilson's
league covenant, uphods the Senate in
it's rejection Of the treaty and indorses
the principle of an international peace
concert in harmony with American ira
ditions.
News of the agreement started lively
speculation whether the chances of any
Presidential candidate would be aided
or injured by the adjustment. The
generally expressed first impression
was that it would affect none OF them.
except, perhaps, Senator johnson. The
Senator Immediately hailed it as a
victory for the principles he had adj
vocated, but it was pointed out that
it probably would remove the oppor-
tunity which many delegates though.
ne wanted for impassioned debate on
the subject on the convention floor
LoWOeH, w OOd, Butler and Harding
headquarters refused to issue any state
ment at once on the plank. 1t was
said that Governor Lowden might have
something to say later, but General
w ood's managers were inclined to
think their candidate would remain
silent.
The agreement came as suddenly to-
day as did yesterdays crisis, when the
"irreconcilables" made an open threat
to leave the party If the plank offered
by former Senator Crane, of Massa-
chusetts, indorsirg the league with res
ervations, were adopted.
Mills Urges Root Plank
Ogden Mills, of New York, and SEN
ator Smoot caught Senator >Borah Just
as he was entering the subcommittee
room, and the three sat down on a
couch outside and put their heads to-
gether over the Root plank. Mr.. Mills
took the lead in urging the Idaho Sen
ator to accept it.
At first Senator Borah was obdurate.
though he said the principle was ac-
ceptable. Pressed for an acc 4p.arcc,
he protested that no one was more anx-
ious than he for harmony, reminding
his conferees that an agreement
would mean as much to him personally
as to any man in the convention.
Encouraged, Senator Smoot and Mr.
Mills took Senator Borah to a nearby
room. where they were joined by Sen
Continued on paas threc)