New-York tribune., 1920-02-27


The break of the Democratic Sena-
tors to-day was regarded as significant
OF the Willingness Of the Democrats to
accept the best they can get in the way
of reservations, although it was not
looked upon by the Republicans as
demonstrating that the Democrats will
accept the Lodge reservation or supply
the necessary number of votes to OBJ
tain ratification Of the treaty on the
basis of the Lodge program.
After the vote to-day. however, Sen
ator Hitchcock expressed Il willingness
to call the Democratic Senators into
conference before the vote is had on
ratification. He has refused 10 cali
the conference heretofore.
Senator Hitchcock declared there
will be sufficient number of Demo
cratic Senators votes against the Arti-
Gle X reservation to prevent ratitica-
ton. He said that he planned to make
an effort to call up the treaty for a
third time in the Senate after it is de-
feated on its present consideration,
and that he hoped to have the support
of the mild reservationists" on the
third attempt so that he could secure
ratification on basis 70 De dictated
by the Democrats.
After the treaty is finally re iected
this time," said Senator Hitchcock "the
mild rcservationists' viii vote with the
Democrats when it is brought before
The Senate for a third time They are
pledged to support the Lodge program
only this time.
No Word From Wilson
81 may call conference Of the Dem
ociatic Senator's at the last minute
before final vote is taken. A con
siderable number of Democratic Sena-
iors are ready to accept the Lodge res
ervations in order to get the treaty
ratified, but the extent of the Demo
cratic detection depends entirely upon
the notifications that are made to the
Lodge reservations"
Senator Hitchcock said that the Dem
ocrats have rot received any word from
vote. They acted individually o-day,
be said, and he declared that there ha1
!ot been much opposition to the res
crvation on mandates since the treaty
faied in the Senate last November.
The Senate adjourned late this after
noon in the midst OF a clash over the
fourth Lodge reservation-on domestic
questions. After the vote had been taken
on the reservation on mandates, SEN
ator Lodge proposed the amendment
10 the domestic questions reservation
adopted in the bipartisan conference.
He said that he did not favor the
changes himself, and withdrew them
after the Democrats declined to spon-
sor them and after the "irreconcil-
ahles" spoke in opposition to them.
When consideration of the treaty is
resumed tomorrow the original Lodge
reservation on domestic questions will
be pending for vote.
Senator Lodge called up the treaty
soon after the Senate met o-day. SEN
ator France, Republican, Of Maryland,
again offered his resolution providing
for an international conference to for
mulate plans for concert of nations.
France Attacks Treaty
"Shall we adopt this treaty of hate
and destruction" he said, with it's
provision for a new armed coalition
of powers to enforce its bitter terms,
designed for the protection of great
empires and perpetuation of system
of oppression of weak peoples by the
strong, or shall we write new treaty
which shall look to rehabilitation of
the world through international CO.
operation and concerted action for the
education and liberalization of ali
men,"
Senator Reed attacked the entire
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