Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-07
OUTLOOK. FOR
!. TREATY NOW
CONSIDERED
UNUSUALLY
HOPEFUL
Lodge viii Present Certain
Notifications of ReServa-
tions Adopted BY Senate
Before Holidays.
DEMOCRATS LIKELY
TO ACCEPT THEM
Compromise Is Not Fully
Agreed Upon But Sena-
tors Think Action Will 0C-
cur With Little Delay.


lay NoeHlNs JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtHEl
Washington Feb, 6.-The modi-
fled Lodge reservations agreed on
tentatively by the recently aban-
doned bipartisan committee, most
likely will be the basis on which
consideration of the peace treaty
will be resumed next week in the
senate. Republican leaders after
series of conferences with their
party colleagues today decided 70
take the initiative on the senate
floor in suggesting adoption of the
bipartisan committce's modifica-
tions of the Lodge reservations.
Although II is expected under the
decision the original republican re-
servations will be attached to the
treaty when 1t is referred to the
foreign relations committee, 1t is
understood Senator Lodge will pre-
sent the modified 5ratts as sub
slitute after the committee has re-
ported.
Definite decision as TO Whether
the democrats wClld accept the
reservations with tnese modiflca-
tiCis viii not uc reached, IL waJ
said today, until tomorrow's con-
ference of democratic friends of
the treaty and perhaps not then.
The general opinion prevailed,
however, that the changes worked
out in the unofficial committee me-
gotiations would prove satisfactory
10 majority of democratic senu-
tors,
Agreement likely.
Acceptance of the bipartisan
notifications by both republicans
likely to narrow differences to
few Of the prominent issues
In some quarters IL was predicted
that agreements would be reached
without much delay on all but two
Of the fourteen reservations pro-
posed for incorporation in the rati-
ficaton These two relate to arti-
Gle ten and the Monroe doctrine on
which republican leaders assert
their determination to accept no
modification while the democrats
are equally emphatic in their de-
claration that modification will be
necessary If the treaty is to be rati-
fled. Despite this situation. how-
ever, there are many senator's who
predict that some agreement events
ually will be reached. This view is
not shared by the group OF ire
Conciliahles opposing the treaty
who held numerous conferences
during the day, and will meet again
tomorrow in their campaign to Sc
cure the defeat Of ratification.
No session OF the senate viii be
held tomorrow and most of the
day is expected to be given over
to the conferences among the yari
rious senate elements over their
plans Of procedure.
Isorah's Program.
In pursuance of his plan of put
ting all presidential candidates on
record in regard to the treaty Sem
ator Borah. republican of Idaho,
one of the irreconcilables, today
sent a questionnaire on the subject
to Governor James MOCK of Ohio,
/ a democrat.
81 observe in press reports this
morning" Senator Borah wrote,
| NOui Alttith u1pt liiN
senators for delaying the ratiftca-
tion of the peace treaty. | am NOT
clear from the report, however, as
to your exact position.
81 infer from your statement
that you are in favor of ratttying
the treaty of peace with the league
of nations incorporated Just aas u
came from Versailles, and as II
came to the senate.
"Are you in favor of entering the
league with article ten in II with
out any change or modification
thereof or without any reservation
as to the obligation of the United
states in reference thereto?
II understood from your speech
that you are thoroughly in favor
of the provision of the league which
gives the British empire six votes
TO the United States one. Am | corr
rect in constituting your opinions?
'Are you opposed to permitting
the question of whether or not we
shall become a member of the
league of nations to be submitted
to the people in anv way? IL you
are not opposed to submitting II to
] the people, may I ask in what way
you would suggest that it be sub
mitted?"