The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-29
TREATY FARLEY
COMES To END
Both Sides Refuse to Yield An
other Inch.
HOLD TIGHT TO THEIR PLANS
Senator Lodge Issues Utmatum to
Democrats That Change in Article
10 Must Stand Situation
More Chaotic Than Ever.

mOEG SloOllC nan ENSTs
Washington, Jan. Pho change in
the reservations affecting article ten
of the League of Nations covenant, or
the Monroe doctrine provision of the
peace treaty viii be acceptable to the
Republicans, Senator Lodge informed
Senator Hitchcock and other members
of the informal Democratic committee
which has been comforting with Sena-
tor Lodges committee in an effort to
reach Il compromise on the treaty
Senator Lodges statement was
formulated after his conference Sat
urday with Senators Borah and John
son and other Republican senator's
opposing the treaty.
Immediately after the statement
was presented the bipartisan confer
ence adjourned, Senator Hitchcock
and his associates retiring for a pri-
waite conference. They will make their
reply to Senator Lodge this morning.
Statement by Hitchcock.
Senator Hitchcock later issued this
statement:
"When the conference assembled
Senator Lodge advised the senator's
present that he had been called into
meeting by certain Republican SEN
ators and for that reason had not
been able to attend the last conference
Friday. He regretted to say that he
found 1t impossible to resume the con-
ference for compromise except upon
the understanding that no change
shall be made in the reservation on
article ten or on the Monroe doctrine.
The Democratic members retired for a
private conference and will make their
reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday morn
Ing at meeting at 1890.
The conference up to the time it's
meetings We're interrupted had tenta-
lively agreed upon the preamble and
all sections of the reservations except
that relating to article en-, the Mon
roe doctrine and one or two minor mat
tiers and an agreement was apparent
ly also c0nsummated on article ten
when adjournment suddenly came, fol-
lowed by the intervention of the ir-
reconcilabe Republicans"
What Lodge Has to Say.
Senator Lodge issued the following
statement:
Il have only this to say about the
committee meeting: That | said to the
committee that there is a very strong
feeling among many senators against
any change in the Lodge reservations,
either in words or in substance, and
that thought ii only fair TO say now
what | have already said in public,
that there can be no compromise of
principle and that it would be impos-
sible to secure, in my judgement two
thirds Of the senate if any change
was attempted in such articles as two
and five, those relating to article ten
and the Monroe doctrine. | said this
was a mere statement of the situa-
ton"
Would Mean New Negotiations.
New York, Jan 27.-Adoptfon of the
Lodge reservations by the senate would
require the resubmission of the peace
treaty to the allied nations and Ger
many in order to make the treaty "a
legal and binding instrument" George
w. Wickersham. former attorney gen
oral of fbn TruftaJ Ctotou Jnol,r1,l T.,
a statement which he has prepared for
the League to Enforce Peace.
The fourth reservation, by which
the United States would reserve to
Itself exclusively the right TO decide
what questions are within its domestic
jurisdiction" Mr.. Wickersham declared
would remove from the jurisdiction of
the league "a series of questions Of
the highest importance" and peculiar
~ provocative of internal difficulty"
Amounts to an Amendment.
The tenth reservation, which gives
the United States the right to increase
its armament whenever threatened
with invasion or engaged In war, Mr..
Wifkersham maintained is against the
spirit of the covenant, and amounts TO
an amendment of the treaty. He also
objected to the eleventh reservation,
which says the United States will use
its own judgment about boycotting Of
Tending nations, stating that 1t modl-
fed article 16 of the covenant.
"These examples appear to me to
be sufficient" continued Mr.. Wicker
sham, ito demonstrate That the reser-
yations as proposed Involve a modl-
fication in essential particulars of pro-
visions of the treaty, and a ratification
upon condition Of the adoption, in my
opinion, would be invalid until ac-
cepted by the other powers to the
peace treaty, My conclusion is that a
ratification of the treaty, including the
Lodge reservations, would require Il
resubmission of the whole treaty to
these powers which shall have accept
ed 1t, including Germany"