Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-12
Lodge Proposes
Notifications to
G.. O. P. Reservations

Washington, Feb. n.-StepS to
eliminate many collateral issues of
the peace treaty fight were taken to-
day on the senate floor while nego-
tiationS We're being resumed privately
for a compromise on the two princi-
pal points remaining in controversy,
article ten and the Monroe Doctrine.
Modification of eight of the four
teen republican reservations on the
basis of agreements by the bi-par-
tisan conference and in q way said
to be satisfactory to many democrats,
was proposed formally by senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, the republic
an leader Four of the remaining six
are said to have already accepted
without change by the democratic
leaders, leaving those which relate to
article ten and the Monroe Doctrine
as the only subjects Of serious dis
agreement.
Progress also was claimed in the
article ten negotiations. new draft
of the reservation being declared by
the mild reservation republicans to
have received approval from Senator
Lodge and from some democratic
friends of the treaty. The draft was
denounced by Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, the Democratic leader,
however. as constituting. mot a COM
promise but a surrender, and much
doubt remained as to its ultimate ac-
ceptance.
The new reservation said to have
been drafted by a democrat would
deny this nations obligation to pre-
serve the integrity Of other league
members "by the use of it's military
or naval forces. or by the economic
boycott or by any other MEANS" I'M
less congress acted in each specific
case. Under the original republican,
draft the denial of the articles OBJ
legations is made directly and without
the use of the explanatory language
quoted.
Senator Lodges move in proposing
notifications was in accordance with
a plan agreed on by republican lead
ers several days ago Not all of
changes embodied in his proposal had
been accepted by the Lodge dem
ocrats in the bipartisan conference
it was said, and some inside dem
ocratic opposition was forecast to
parts of the revised program.
The general impression in most guar
tiers, however, was that these differ
ences could be disposed Of without ex-
tended debate.
The disagreement over the Monroe
Doctrine also was thrown into the back
ground. the leaders apparently believ-
ing that it might be adjusted quickly if
a compromise was reached on article
ten.
There was no debate on the treaty
during the days session, Senator Lodge
presenting his proposed notifications
without comment except that he desired
to have them printed for consideration
when the treaty formally comes be-
fore the Senate again next week. He
made no statement regarding the new
article ten reservation but the mild res
ervationists declared they were hopeful
that later he would present it also. The
text CT this reservation follows:
THE United States assumes no obli-
cation to preserve by the use Of it's
or naval forces. or by the eco
nomic boycott, or by any other means,
the territorial integrity or political in
dependence of any other country or to
in controversies of other coun-
tries whether members of the league
or not, or to employ military or naval
forces Of the United States under any
article of the treaty for any purpose
unless in any particular the Congress.
which under the examination has the
sole power to declare war, shall by act
or joint resolution so provide