Arizona republican., 1920-01-25

yesterday to Senator Lodge by Senator and other republicans.
 To give opportunity for the republi- can senators conferences, Senator Lodge cancelled the meeting of the bi- partisan conference of republican and democratic leaders considering com promise reservations. Another meet ing of the conciliation committees was called for Monday, however, and mean time informal conferences on both sides were planned.
 Outlook Not Promising
 Numerous consultations between members of all senate factions were presented today and leaders generally agreed that the outlook for an early settlement was unpromising. It was conceded in all quarters that the pro- tests by Senators Johnson and Borah had made further negotiations more difficult.
 Senator Lodge conferred today with the other three members of the repub- hcan committee and prepared an an- Swer to democratic proposals for com posing differences over the reserva- tionS to Article X of the League of Nations covenant and that regarding equality of voting in the league. This answer will be transmitted to Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska and his as- sociates on the democratic committee Monday.
 Although no authoritative statement regarding the nature Of the republican leaders plans were given, it was inti- imated tAslat the republicanB would agree only to changes in language of the two major reservations and would not yield any of the principles i'm Nolved- Assurances to this effect were reported to have been given Senators Johnson and Borah at yesterdays con- ference with Senators Lodge and New.
 Reed Critizes Committee
 Today the treaty controversy cropped out briefly in the senate. Sen ator Reed, democrat, Missouri, an op- ponent of the treaty. criticized the bf- partisan negotiations, declaring they were being conducted in secret by 'self-appointed committees having no authority to act
 They are not discussing principles said MT. Reed, but how changes in the reservations can be made which will catch some votes.''
 The mild reservation" republicans. Senator Reed added, insist on yield ing only part of our sovereignty" while advocates of unqualified -atifi- cation Of the treaty wish to yield it all.'
 There is another class of old fash toned wicked people continued Mir Reed, 'who would not surrender a single star of the American flag to live under a banner of international ism"
 Commends Bryan Attitude
 Senator Reed also commended Will liam !. Bryan for his position against ratification of the treaty without change in Article x of the League of Nations covenant and in opposing as- sumption of mandatories by America. Bryan has done one or more things lately" said the Missouri senator with which I am greatly pleased. He said Arff fn1 1f he lao That statement would cover a multi tude of sins Mr. Bryan condemns an important part of this document we are asked to accept"
 Commenting MT. Bryan's opposition to mandates Senator Reed said the word mandatory was a polite name for conquest. In view of the prospec- tive attitude of the republican leaders speculation today in senate Hobbies renters on the question of the out come of the bipartisan conferences
 It was believed, however, that they would continue for few days at least until all chance of an agreement was precluded.
 Besides the conferences of the re- publican leaders today the mild reser- vatlon republicans and also a number of democrats consulted separately and with each other. The mild reserva- tionists were sounded out by Senator Hitchcock and other democratic Iead- CTS ana IL was stated, gave assurances that IT the opposition from Senators Johnson, Borah and their adherents to further compromise blocked the conciliation movement, some of the mild reservationists" were prepared to treat with the democrats indepen- dently in an effort to bring about l ratification The democratic leaders ! said they had assurances from the | mild reservationists" that if break | developed in the present bipartisan conferences the mild" group would l put forth a program of reservations of i their own and seek support from other 1 republicans and democrats
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