The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-07
Article Ten Again Obstacle tt
Pact Compromise.
Fail to Meet Ideas of Lodge and
His Supporters.
ALL DEPENDS ON WILSON NOW
All Negotiations OF if He Again
Demands Reservations.
Mild ReservatiOnists VIII Fight
for Underwood Resolution.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Senator I'm
derwood in the senate today served
notice on those working for a treaty
compromise that if they do not speed
lily reach an agreement, he will call up
his resolution for a coneiliation COM
mittee.
Washington, Jan. democratic
proposals for a peace treaty compro-
mise are unacceptable in their pres
ent form to Senator Lodge and his
followers because they fail to agree
with the Lodge view on Article 10,
senators of the Lodge group said to-
day.
The Democratic reservations, pre-
pared by Senators Mcclellan, Kendrick
and Swanson and handed to Lodge
late yesterday, will be revised by mild
reservation Republicans and returned
to the Democrats.
If the Democrats will accept the
notifications there is a possibility
that an agreement may be in sight,
senators said. But those best inform
ed pointed to a number of obsta cles
which must be overcome before any
suggestion can receive the 64 votes
necessary to ratify the treaty.
All Depends on Wilson.
First it was pointed out, much de-
pends on what President Wilson says
in his Jackson day message to Demo-
Gratis. If he again demands unquali-
fled ratification all efforts at compro-
mise may as well be dropped.
Again. it was emphasized, claims
made yesterday by Democrats sup
porting the new proposals that forty
our Democratic votes would be cast
or 1t are not borne out. Except those
democrats directly concerned in pre-
paring the reservations not a Demo-
cratic senator has seen them.
The claim of "A votes included the
arxybn
Hitchcock, Underwood and Reed
But, it was declared the true situa-
tion IS that nobody. can say exactly
how many Democrats would vote for
the Kendrick- -McKeilar plan.
Bryan Help No Help.
Another difficulty, it was declared.
! Is that William j. Bryan is understood
to have aided in preparing, and is
sponsoring the reservation. Bryan
has few friends among senate Demo-
Gratis and his share in authorship of
the reservations would not help them
! either In the senate or at the White
House, senators said
1t was further urged that even II
forty-four Democrats should support
these reservations and twelve Repub-
lican mild reservationists voted for
them that would give a total of only
1itty-six votes, whereas sixty-four are
needed. The other eight would have
| to come from supporters of the Lodge
! reservations. These senators, it is
generally agreed, will not desert
Lodges leadership, and if he refuses
to accept plan they will accept his
! judgment.
Underwood Resolution Next.
! Mild reservationists after showing
the Democratic reservations to Lodge
decided to hold a conference to decide
what alterations are necessary. After
/ the revision is completed the reserva-
tions will be returned to the Demo-
Gratis with instructions to find out be-
yond doubt how many votes they can
command. When this has been
I learned the reservationists will report
/ to Lodge and await his verdict.
| If President Wilson does not COM
pletely alter the situation and if ne
gotiations should then fail, the Under
wood resolution for a Cancellation
committee will be called up Friday or
Saturday and will be supported by
many Democrats and Republicans as a
| last resort.
/ Senator King, Democrat, author of
another set of reservations, today tried
to get Senator Lodge to support his
program. King has so far failed to
enlist either Democrats or Republican
reservationists in his behalf