New-York tribune., 1920-03-15
Senator Hitchcock, Ad-
ministration Leader.
Admits He Has No Hone
Treaty Will Be Ratified
Democrats Play
Politics on Issue
Lodge Reservation, or
One Meaning the Same,
Is Likely To Be Adopted
By Carter Field


dent Wilson has rejected every form of
compromise possible on the reservation
to Article X, it was said tonight. Sen
alor Hitchcock has been in touch with
The President since Mr.. Wilson's letter
70 the Senator, which was made public
Monday, and ne admitted frankly to-
night he had no expectancy Of the treaty
being ratified
The Administration group hopes that
.he so-called Bipartisan compromise"
on Article X will be offered from the
Republican side, thus requiring the Re-
publican majority to go on record
against it. This and the Taft reserva-
ton, according to Administration Sena-
tors construction of the Presidents let
ter would be acceptable to him.
But there is apparently little chance
Of this so-called compromise being
adopted. The mild reservationist"
sroup OIL the Republican side will not
accept it, many of the mildest of the
group having declared they will vote
against it.
1t is expected that either the Lodge
reservation. as amended yesterday, will
DC adopted or that some other form
g. words meaning the same thing, and
effectually, from the Republican stand
point, removing the obligation imposed
IN Article X will be substituted for it,
Democrats Playing Politics
The so-called Administration Demo-
Gratis, some OF them admit, are playing
perfectly apparent game of poll
Tics, and many Of them have no hest
'atlon IN explaining it, after promise
that their names will not be men
toned. They make the point that no
democratic Senator, as he looks for
ward to the San Francisco conven-
ton, likes the idea of voting for q
thing which the President does not
want and which the President will
certainly repudiate.
The Democratic convention. they
point out, is gong to indorse President
wilson and all his works, including his
position on the peace treaty. No one
IN the Administration group in the
senate has any doubt about this. There
..ofe, II Democratic Senator has voted
,or reservations which the President is
tnown to oppose, he will find himself
ouI on limb, politically.
ms VIII change from mild embar-
IN Ia oh -:
eaiamity for the Senators thus out or
llmo if the President should decide to
run Tor third term on the treaty issue,
thlng which most Democrats publicly
wave aside as impossible and which
about
Al ~ were not for the politics of the
s'.ua'ion there is little doubt the Demo
sla's would stop bothering as to the
..lfesident's position, and would accept
we compromises which have been
o;aered from the Republican side. This
especially true since the Democrats
.ea'ize that Senator Lodge has gone as
lar on the path of compromise as he
pSossloly can with any hope Of ratifying
The treaty.
Limit of Compromise Reached
q, inns was made evident when, after
s.e latest draft of compromise had been
IEnered Iae oy Senator Lodge, four Repub-
,.an F.a': senators, Wadsworth, Sutherland,
ffsselinghuysen and Ball, told Mr. Lodge
ll,ankly that they considered the new
rs"s3uage not compromise but sur
fonue.' foa and that they would not stand
cSau' Sa IT. They were won back by a
aange IN the wording accepted on the
Soor Tor the mild reservationists by
"nato- Lenroot.
nut despite the belief OF many
nemocrati" Senators that making the
,rs, psaee treaty the issue in the campaign
ins;.t s; spllt their party wide open, q ma
hh.'y ~ OF them seem to wish to stay on
prs.:same ps same side Of the divide with the
nss..Su!e,nt, fastening their hopes to the
sss.'ss.ollity that the Republicans will be
cy cuauly split as the Democrats.
Dsncn nacn Senators as Henderson on the
psmI"eratic psnm"1.tic side and McNary on the
;Slasion, basing it apparently on the
en Tsa tnat when the final roll cali comes
Wr;T,agn Democrats will break from the
Fmson Fras leadership to ratify the treaty
hss hsn facing the increase in the num-
Iii, Iii oi irreconcilables last week. they
l. ,sl. nope that enough Democrats will
ts;s, sac tnis step to make total of two
~ t.'fas Tor ratification when added tc
s;S. sis reservationists ON the Republican
vht hnut responsible Democratic leader.
.oi9 .i4 nave carefully counted noses have
Inv lco- sne irreconcilables on the Repub.
,s;s asn side that there is no chance Of
Tlas rl,s working out; that enough Wilson
dmocrats d.a will vote shoulder to shoul.
AZ with the irreconcilables to insure
sae treaty's defeat.
'Q0D N MORNING,
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