New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
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Treaty Hinges
On Article X
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The Democrats in the Senate, except
the few who supported Senator Lodge,
said shat by refusing to ratify the
treaty. if the President should not &C.
cept any compromise. even though they
themselves might be its authors, they
hoped to divide responsibility for the
defeat of the treaty between their own
party and the Republicans.
Article \ Substitute Drafted
The Democrats insist they are more
attitude toward reservation on Ar
oticle X than anything else. They
agreed to reservation last night and
submitted it to the Republicans to-day,
with the information that it had the
support of all the Democrats except the
seven who supported the Lodge reser-
vation on November 10. Their sub
stitute was drafted by Senator Sim
mons. of North Carolina, as follows:
'The United States assumes no
obligation to employ the military and
naval forces of the United States
under the provisions of Article X, or
any other article of the treaty, to
preserve the territorial integrity or
country or interfere in controversies
between nations-whether members
of the league or not-unless in any
particular case the Congress shall by
act or joint resolution so provide"
The mild reservationists" to whom
hey submitted the reservation imme-
diately opposed it on the ground that
It left the moral obligation intact
and also the obligation to join with the
other nations in establishing an eco
aomic boycott against an alleged
offending nation. The Republicans
conferred with Senator Lodge and
hen informed the Democrats that they
insisted upon the acceptance of the
Lodge reservation without material
change.
Effort To Be Resumed To-day
The Democratic Senators will meet
gain tomorrow and almost daily until
hey agree upon a change Of the Lodge
seservation that will permit the Presi-
dent to "save his face" in view of the
speeches he made on his Western trip.
and that will not change the principle
Il the Lodge reservation. The Re
snblicans told the Democrats they
xould insist that the United States
hall assume no obligation at all under
article X.
If compromise can be arranged
IN Article x the treaty will be ratified
on the basis of the following conces-
sions by the Democrats and Repub-
leans on the Lodge reservations:
The Republican concessions are:
The preamble will be changed SO
the written consent of three great
powers to the reservation will not be
required
Notice OF withdrawal from the
league of nations shall be filed by
the United States after the adoption
Of joint resolution Of Congress,
approved by the President instead
Of By Congress alone through a con-
current resolution.
Mention OF China and Japan is
eliminated from the Shantung reser-
vston, making the reservation read
simply that the United States with
holds its assent TO those provisions
Of the treaty.
The labor reservation is modified
80 as 10 read that the United States
assumes no obligation under those
sections Of the treaty unless Con-
gress at some future time shall so
decide.
Points Democrats Concede
Inc democrats cOncede tneSe polntS.
The Article X reservation.
The reservation on mandates.
The Lodge reservation on domestic
questions
The Lodge reservation giving the
United States sole power to interpret
the Monroe Doctrine.
The reservations giving Congress
control over the American repre-
sentativeg on the various commlg-
sions and bureaus created by the
treaty and over this country's share
81 the expenses of the league.
Limitation Of armaments.
United States.
Protection Of rights Of Americans
IN Germany during the war.
The Lenroot reservation on the
voting power Of the British Empire
N the assembly and council Of the
league Of nations.
no further progress on the com
promise negotiation& is expected until
$I,er the Democratic caucus Thurs
DAY, when a permanent Democratic
seader of the Senate will be elected To
succeed Thomas s. Martin, Of Virginia
Ine Democratic Senators are all try
:ng 10 prevent the treaty situation
rom being injected into the caucus
nst there il general feeling among
tns Republicans that the election of
senator Underwood as minority leader
would result in ratification Of the
treaty withou. delay. The few Demo