The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-02
BOTH SIDES TIRE
OF TREATY FIGHT
PRESSURE is BEING BROUGHT TO
BEAR LOOKING TOWARD
COMPROMISE
"MILD' GROUP WILL BREAK
Senator Lodge Told Time Has Come
to Part Company With lrreconcil-
able Foes Of Treaty, and They
May Join Democrats

Washington, Dec. 81. Dissatisfied
with the progress made toward solu-
ton of the peace treaty tangle, sena-
tors of both political parties moved
yesterday to bring greater pressure on
their party leaders for a compromise
to insure ratification promptly on the
reassembling of congress early in jan
uary.
The mild reservation group of Re-
publieans, notifying their party leader,
Senator Lodge of Massac husetts, that
in their opinion the time had come to
part company with the irreconcilable
foes of the treaty, declared that I'M
less compromise negotiations got more
support from the Republican side they
were preparing to act independently
for an agreement with the Democrats.
Among the Democrats the movement
was not so well defined, but criticisms
of the course of President Wilson and
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
acting Democratic leader. reached pro-
portions which some predicted would
soon be given tangible form.
One prominent Democratic senator
was said to have told the Republicans
that more than 80 of the AZ on that
side would join a movement to ratify
the treaty at once on the best terms
they could get.
The feeling among those who are
ready to go ahead without their lead
ers seemed to be that the treaty dead
lock already had been prolonged UNI
necessarily by too much no-compro-
mise talk, and that both sides had
overplayed a waiting game in the hope
that a break would come in the oppo-
sition.
After their conference Sunday with
Senator Lodge, the mild reservation
Republicans seemed confident that
he would fake the initiative, if neces-
sary, in carrying the compromise ne
gotiations forward.
On Monday he saw Senator Under |
wood of Alabama, prominent Demo-
it was said yesterday that their talk |
got nowhere. Meantime, it became
known that the irreconcilable group Of
had been bringing pres
sure to bear to induce the party leader
not to consent TO any compromise pro-
posals which did not meet their APP
prevail Senator Johnson of California,
one of the leaders of this group, tele-
graphed yesterday that he would alter
his plans and return to the capital
from his home state next week.
In the Democratic ranks the treaty
situation is complicated by the con-
est between Senators Hitchcock and
Underwood for choice as party leader,
much of the talk for bipartisan
lgreement coming from the Under
wood supporters. The party caucus
las been called for January 10 to ]
lect leader and in the meantime Re- :
'ublicans and Democrats apparently ;
re doubtful as to who can speak with l
on the Democratic side. SEN {
tor Hitchcock repeatedly has declar-
d his willingness to make any COM {
romise which does not vitality harm [
he treaty, but expects the next move '
rom the Republican side.
Senator Lodge also has said he
'ould not oppose a compromise as d
ing as the foreign relations commit $
se reservations are not vitally inn /
aired though he considers that the /
ext move is up to the Democrats. C