The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-16
BRYAN ADVISES
DEMOCRATS To
DODGE ISSUE
Thrust Responsibility for Treaty
Deadlock Upon Republicans
MORE CONFERENCES HELD
Leaders In Senate Meet In Effort to
Effect Compromise and Feel
Hopeful

Washington. Jan. 15-At bi-parti'
san "roundtable" conference Of SEN
ate leaders late today formal nego.
tiations toward compromise on
reservations to the peace treaty were
/ inaugurated While no agreements
were reached at the meeting which
was participated in by four Repub-
,icaps and five Demo cra-s prominent
in recent informal negotiations, and
which lasted two hours. another meet
ing will be held Saturday and in Sem
ate circles tonight there was renew
ed hope OF compromise.
The conference In which Republl-
can Leader Lodge and Senator Hitch
Geek. admin 's,ration leader were
leaders, followed the unsuccessful at
tempt OF Democratic senators at a
party caucus to elect leader to sue
ceed the late Senator Martin Of Vir-
ginia. After two attempts to break
a tie vote of 10 10 19 on Senator
Hi chcock and Senator Underwood Of
Alabama, the two cand dates, the eau
Gus adjourned subject to the joint cali
OF the two senators. Another caucus
is planned after Carter Glass, Sena-
tor-elect from Virginia, an Underwood
supporter, takes h h's seat, but the re-
suit still remains In doubt because OF
the Position Of Senator Simth OF
Georgia, who withheld his vote today
and took nc sides for or against either
Mr.. Hitchcock or Mr.. Underwood.
Another deyelc pment today in the
trea'y situation was visit to the
Capitol by William jennings Bryan.
The former secre .ary OF state con.
fsrred with several Republican as
wei as Democratic senator's urging
an immediate compromise on reserva.
tions, He also advt Gated his plan of
withdrawal of Democratic partIcipa-
'tiou IN voting on the treaty II com
promise negotiations should fail, sug-
gesting tha. the Democrats decline to
vote and permit the Republicans to.
ratlfy the treaty alone and accept sole
responsibility. Mr. Bryan re terated
that it would be fatal 10 the Demo
Gratis to share responsibility OF carry.
ing the treaty into the presidential
elections and delaying peace IA months
or to apprcve reservations curtai. ing
power of Congress.
The conference between the Demo.
cratic and Rppublican leaders was
characterized by Senator Lodge as "the
ilrst practical step in the compromise
negotiations. In addition tc Senator's
Lodge and Hitchcock, the conferees
were Senators New OF Indiana. Len
root of Wisconsin and Kellogg OIL
Minnesota, Republicans, and Senator'S
Mcclellan OF Tennessee, Simmons of
North Carolina, Walsh OF Montana and
owen OF Oklahoma, Democrats. Both
delegations were chosen informally
and were said tc be without specific
authority to act for their respective
sides but leaders hoped that subse. |
quent negotiations will result In |
compromise which will muster the two |
thirds v7fH 0ecer~"--- ~ rat'fication
The Lodge reservations were the
basis OF aIscuss on a. The conference |
While no formal suggestion In writing
Tor their modification presented by
the Democrats, many verbal suggest.
ions were made by the Democrats and
these Senator Lodge said were taken
under advisement by the Republicans
Beicre the negotiations are Concluded
II is expected that formal draf.s OF
forth. go O1oush'