The Washington herald., 1920-01-25
BITTER-.ENDERS
LACK VOTES TO
BLOCK TREATY
Threats Of 'Irreconcilables
Cannot Possibly Be
earned Out.
CAN'T GET 50 MEMBERS
Compromise on Reserva-
lions Grows Increasingly
Probable in Senate.

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Threats by the ''irreconsilable"
sroup of Senators to prevent ratifi-
;ation of the treaty of peace when
I again comes before the Senate.
Senator Lodge yields to the urg-
ng of Democratic and mild reserva-
Ion senators and agres to q COM
promise which will be a departure
rom the original Lodge reserva-
ions. cannot possibly be carried
out. according to reliable informa-
ion given to The Washington Her
aid yesterday.
The reason why the bitter end
.rs" cannot make good their ulti-
natum, delivered to Senator Lodge
1t a conference in Senator Hiram
Iohnson's office on Friday, which
vas a threat to destroy the treaty
entirely il the Bay State leader
compromises further than the extent
previously termed by him 'the ire
iueible minimum" is because the
Iohnson-Borah group will be un-
able to command the thirty-eight
votes which it was reported yester-
lay they would use as a weapon to
prevent the 'Treaty's ratification.
Exact Facts Revealed.
The source of. The Herald's infor-
nation is one of unquestionable au-
thority and it may be said that the
exact facts as to what transpired in
Senator Johnson's office on Friday
were told in The Herald by one who
has taken part in all the recent bi-
partisan conferences and who has
been actively engaged in the effort to
promote treaty ratification.
When the group of irreconcilable
Senators told Senator Lodge that II
he yielded on Article Ten or de-
parted from his original program.
thirty EIGHT Senators would vote to
destroy the treaty. Senator Lodge
called upon the Senators for a show
down.
Name the thirty-eight Senator's s.
he Is said to have replied.
Lodge Proves UnmovabIe.
To Senator Lodges request for
names of the thirty-eight Senators
who would defeat the treaty If you
ion't watch out" the insurgent Sen
ators replied that of course they were
depending upon his Godge's) support
to carry through such a program.
Senator Lodge stated at the time.
and told several other Senators pri-
yately after the conference, he would
not under any circumstances join the
bitter ender" group in an attempt to
1efeat the treaty in case the entire
original Lodge program could not be
carried out.
This means that Senators Capper.
Curtis. Paige. Dillingham;. Mclean.
Townsend. Sutherland. Penrose and
Elkins doubtless would run true to
form and stand by Senator Lodge in
his refusal to defeat the treaty.
These Senator's are counted upon by
senator Lodge to support any pro-
gram with regard to the treaty ad-
vocated by him.
This would leave only twenty-nine
Senators who stand united in their
determination to defeat the treaty
rather than see a compromise, and.
counting Senator Lodges vote, only
twenty eight. This number does not
allow for from five to ten Senators
who in the finality probably would
follow Senator Lodges leadership.
Want More Consultation.
There are six Republican Sena-
tors who have heretofore followed
senator Lodge through every stage
OF the treaty deliberations who are
numbered among the thirty-eight
counted upon by the Johnson
Borah group. The statement was
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