New-York tribune., 1920-03-12
Expected to Urge Upon
Recalcitrant Senators
Peril of Making Pact
an Issue in Campaign
Compromise Moves
Further Delay Vote
Twenty-eight Members of
Minority Expected to
Vote With Republicans

From The Tribmne's Washington Buyeau
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Will-
lam J. Bryan is expected in Wash
ington within few days, probably
Saturday, to personally urge the
passage of the peace treaty with
reservations. The Nebraskan has
notified Democratic members who
have revolted against the Presi-
dents insistence upon rejection of
the Lodge reservations of his inten-
ton. He is expected to urge upon
the recalcitrant Senators the dam
ger to the party Of making the
treaty campaign issue.
Democratic revolters to-day claimed
that between twenty-five and twen-
ty-elght Democratic members would
vote for ratification with the Lodge
reservations on the final roll call, to
prevent the treaty from being an
issue in the Presidential campaign.
They expressed confidence that
Bryan's influence would swing the
recalcltrant minority members
around to the point of accepting the
notifications proposed by the major.
ity members and dispose Of the pact
by ratification.
Deadlocked on Article z
After another day of political man.
euverlng and futile negotiations the
Senate to-day further delayed final
vote on the treaty. Every effort to
procure compromise on a reserva-
tlon to Article X that has been con-
sldered has failed to muster the sixty
tour votes required for ratification, and
the final vote on the treaty has been
postponed until next week so that
negotiations can be continued.
Proposals and counter proposals for
compromise and for modification to
the Lodge reservation to Article X we're
MADE throughout the day. Canvasses
OF the Republicans and Democrats
showed, however, that none of the sug-
gested compromises could receive sixty
four votes, and the situation in the
Senate remains chaotic.
Republican Senate leaders said to-
night that ratification is as remote as
began, and they held out little hope
OF getting the pact ratified unless the
revolt Of Democratic Senator'S against
President Wilson becomes general.
Seek to Force Notifications
The Democratic revolters. who are
prepared to vote for ratification on
any basis, Joined with the Administra-
tion Democrats to-day in making con-
certed Democratic effort to force modi-
fications of the Lodge reservation to
Article X that the President could ac-
cept.
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina.
who has conducted compromise nego-
tiations for the Democrats, took up the
compromise reservation submitted to
him by Senator Watson, of Indiana,
few days ago and which was later with
drawn by the Republicans. and obtained
the pledges of thirty Democrats to
vote for its adoption provided the Re-
publicans would accept further modi-
fications of it.
This the Republicans refused to do.
The Republicans then drafted various
forms of reservations stronger than
the Watson Simmons reservation, and
the Democrats declined to accept any
of them.
Republican Leaders View
"The situation is this" said one. Re-
publican leader tonight. "We have
not secured sixty-four votes for any
compromise that has been Suggested.
AS fast as we gain Democratic vote
through offering notifications. we lose
q Republican vote, and we are not dis
posed to lose Republican votes simply
to gain Democratic votes"
Despite the failure Of the negotia-
tions that have been conducted during
the last two days, efforts to bring
about compromise will be continued
for two or three days before they are
abandoned. Both Republicans and
Democrats are under the strongest
pressure from business and the coun-
try they have as yet had to bear to
get the treaty ratified in any possible
way. The leaders of both sides said
to-day tina. they are disposed to enter
tain every suggestion that is advanced
for a compromise before abandoning
all hope.
Opposed to Any Changes
Repeated efforts Of the Democrats to
have compromise suggestions modified
still further, after they have been
offered by the Republicans, have caused
the middle ground" Republicans, who
want ratification with strong reserva-
tons, to stiffen in their opposition to
any notifications being made in the
original Lodge reservation.
Senators Wadsworth, Sutherland and
Ball have notified Senator Lodge that
they will vote against ratification if any
change is made in the Article X reser-
vatlon adopted last November. Other
Republicans have joined them in op-
posing any modification in the princi-
pie Of the Lodge reservation.
The Democratic leaders further con-
fused the situation to-day by refusing
to arrange pairs for the absent Repuh.
lican Senators. There are six or seven
Republicans who cannot be present when
ratification is voted on. and the refusal
of the Democrats to arrange the cusl
tomary pairs would reduce the Lodge
forces in the final battle by six or seven
votes.
Denounced by "IrreconciIables.
The Watson Simmons reservation,
which declares that the United States
assumes no obligation ITO use its mill.
tary or naval forces, its resources. on
any form OF economic diserimiuation.N