The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-13
TREATY in WORSE JUMBLE|
modification of Lodge Reserva-
tlOn Splits Democrats and
Republicans Alike.
ISSUE STILL CLOUDED
Attempt to Reach Agreement
Results i'm Opposite Effect
and More Delay Ensues

Washington, Mar. IA substitute
for the Lodge reservation to article
ten, which stood unchanged for many
weeks, the storm center Of the peace
treaty controversy, was proposed in
the senate today by its author, Repub-
hcan Leader Lodge. The move, de-
scribed by republican mana gers as a
step toward harmony and compromise,
at first led the senate in exactly the
opposite direction by starting a dis
cussion as to whether the new draft
was weaker in it's terms than the old.
As a result the possibilities of final
agreement remained as beclouded as
ever.
In general the substitute follows the
form of the drafts agreed on several
days ago in bipartisan compromise
negotiations.
When the reservation was offered it
was declared among the republicans
that the negotiations had lined up all
most enough votes to ratify the treaty
on that basis but that final agreement
had not yet been reached. The re-
publican leaders planned to obtain a
vote late today.
In representing the substitute Sena-
tor Lodge said he did so in the inter
est VI anu not because Tie
new draft represented any substantial
change in the meaning of the reserva-
ton.
Il do this, he said. 'in full conso-
nance with what 1 have stated on the
floor of the senate several times. 1 do
not feel that / should be justified that
/ would be insisting on the defeat of
the treaty on a mere phraseology of
any reservation. If 1 thought the mod
ification made any change in the sub
stance of the reservation 1 should not
only not offer it but / should vote
against the treaty with it included.
AS represented the reservation reads
as follows:
The United States assumes no obh
cation 10 preserve the territorial in
tegrity independence of any other
country by the employment of it's mill
tary or naval forces, its resources or
any form OF economic discrimination
to interfere in controversies between
nations whether members of the league
or not under the provisions of article
ten or to employ the military or naval
forces OF the United States under any
articles in the treaty for any purpose.
unless in any particular case until the
congress which under the constitution
alone has the power to declare war or
authorize the employment of military
or naval forces of the United States
shall. in the exercise of full liberty
of action, by act, or joint resolution,
so provide"
1t was apparent that the republican
leaders had failed to unite their coll
leagues behind the new reservation.
Senator Frelinghuysen, republican of
New Jersey, who voted for ratification
last November, told the senate the
modification had a weakening effect
and that he would not support any
reservation which did not go as far as
the original He offered a substitute
The irreconcilable opponents of rati-
fication also indicated they would not
vote to substitute the new draft for the
old, but the leaders insisted they would
hold close to thirty votes. Compromise
advocates among the democrats pre-
dicted that about the same number on
their side would vote for the substi-
tute- 1t takes "a votes to ratify.