New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Soviet Menace of Persia
and India Suggestive
of Possibility of Call
for American Troops
No Progress Made
Toward Agreement
New York Delegation in
Appeal to Calder for
Treaty Ratification
Ne,u York Tribune
WdskiM0ton Bureou


WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Efforts
+ 4 the bipartisan conference CON-
i nittee of Senator's to bring about an
,oreement on reservations to the
: hague of nations covenant which
yould win two-thirds of the Senate
Allied to advance a foot to-day. The
bipartisan committee met for short
.suon, found it could not agree
mol, reservation to Article X and
.djourned until Thursday.
Only urgent pleas by several Sem
4 ,tors Of both political faiths pre-
v.nted the presentation of a motion
4 10 have tho treaty of peace brought
no again on the floor of the Senate.
] Although there are many Senators
b Who do not believe the bipartisan
meetings will get anywhere at any
Time, there are enough who do be-
flieve in the possibility of getting
somewhere by negotiation behind
committee room doors to make con-
hnuation of the conferences possible
even beyond Thursday.
Nobody in the conference is eager
h to precipitate the break and to be
4 held responsible for failure to try
every way TO bring about an agree
ment. Before the Thursday meeting
/ the Democrats who want to change
i the Lodge reservations will devote
their energies to trying to make
I some Republican converts, and the
\ Republicans will be Just as busy to
| keep the members of their own party
n line.
'lrreeorcilabIes' Claim Control
The 'irreconeila ables' who inter
\ ruptcr the sessions of the bipartisan
conference last Friday are confident
that at least thirty-e xht .sSeiFaxors will
/ vote down any reservations except the
4 Lodge reservations. and have taken
/ poll which shows that many in their
\ camp. That is more than enough to
\ gievent ratification. and about the only
/ cope Of the Democrats is to bring the
I treaty Up on the floor and force ops
1 ponents Of change, in the wording Of
/ reservations to vote against such
+ .canges one by one.
Republican scouts were not without
iame comfort to-day. They reported
hat Democrats are looking askance at
he dispatches from Europe showing
he BOlshevik forces evidently pre-
.ring to press on toward Syria and
;!ndia These Democrats, the Repub
4 Ians heard, are concerned when they
'ank that if the United States were
member of the league under Article
American troops might be called
upon to oppose such advances. Re-
sua!icans did not fail to remind these
vtemocrats who showed signs of wab-
'ang that William Jennings Bryan has
allied Article x indefensible.
4 Sims Resolution Recalled
b Missionary work among the Demo-
;nss was not the only move of the
n ~. foretaste of what some Re-
rolieans may expect if they depart
non the line the "irreconcilables
ans them to toe was given to-day
wen Senator Hale, Of Maine, tried
\ gam to have passed his resolution
4 ps'm'tting his subcommittee to en-
KY counsel in the investigation of
snah'ral Simss charges about the Navy
spsrtment The resolution failed
vain and two Republicans votes were
saH against it, those Of Senators
'enh and Sherman.
LIN I'm on a political hunger strike"
s;c Senator Sherman later.
'nere was talk in the cloakrooms
s'Sus S votes to come from other Re-
sesiesns against other meas which
ssnoers Of their own party might
'a TO get through if those members
'sse at all "abbly on the treaty reser-
saohs. But such talk will not be
zen seriously unless the feeling in
&s republican camp runs much
a'Sler than it has 50 far
81 New Workers. Plead for League
delegation Of New Workers headed
HI William Church Osborn, chairman
.ae New York State branch Of the
20 Enforce Peace; Charles II.
,.hg, Of the league; Herbert Par
.s' 81 the New York County Commit
x,sa" 'ne same organization, and in
ir.. Eng several ministers, urged Sen
Naider today to give his aid in
A. .ss apout speedy ratification Of
ray without reservations il that
&,s,,la De neceasary. Senator Wads
H." ~ could not be present when the
IA ''1xers made their plea, because
&y ..s engaged IN dcba,c on the floor
ne Senate.
Z .ne Ae~ Yorkc-s declared the sen-
4, '' .nc state, the county and the
"as ior carly ratification Of the
w.. e'' ipr comprOmisc TO BRING
3s .nss end II compromise should
IL ".',sSsafy. ,',fy. Tncy did not dwell upon
H. s.a'ion ~ thjs country, but said
at - rs'.ec .e States is duty bound to the
~ ~. the world % 20 into the league
ngy N''oas- senator Calder made no
~ ahH explained later that he was
ssls., .,sh an opportunity. The dele
81 w.. "ew YorEcrg also included:
+ ~. Elizabeth Collier. Brooklyn
sss,.1 ~ nat'ons Committee. Mrs. f.
gs.r, S'h ni Jones, League Of Women
tsn,,' Wy q New York; Edward II.
NIL sssy;,, eh,a,rman Of Brooklyn League
In H,.nai MA Committee: Samuel X. Bcr-
N Jn.aro JY"aro G. Smith, James n. Spcers
kars,sph u. Emery, New YORK State
anim. M Commerce; Mrs. Oliver
HsraA", chairman, and MIRA. Charles
Hss. Syut' League Of Nations Asaocia-
1sr.v =: r. ~ Niles, chairman. Bronx
4se. Committee League TO Enforce
'4er.,.Dh Walter Laidlaw, New Yorh
s-~-~-s''h ~ Chorchez; Or. II. II.
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