Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
TREATY FRIENDS
IGNORE WILSON
IN NEW EFF ORT
Efforts at Compromise Re-
newed - Lodge Would
Welcome Opportunity to
Garry Fight to Polls in
Fall-Lowell Asks Reser-
vations on Article 10
IRepubIican a. p Leased wire1


WASHINGTON Jan. - The for
tunes OF the treaty of Versailles be-
came even more unse ettled today when.
on top of President Wilson's Jackson
day pronouncenent for taking the
question to the people in the political
campaign. and William ]. Bryan's op
position TO such a course. democratic
and republican friends of the treaty in
the senate renewed determinedly their
effort to secure a compromise ratifica-
ton.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
acting democratic leader, said he did
not regard the presidents declaration
as calculated to cut off any reasonable
compromise and predicted ratification
before the campaign was under way.
The mild reservation group of repub-
licans took much the same view, and
the group of democrats who have been
urgent in their demand for a compro-
mise declared their position was in no
way altered.
Further Plans In Conferences
Discussion of compromise reServa-
tions accordingly went forward as ac-
lively as before. conference being
arranged on the republican side to take
up in detail the set OF reservations
submitted recently by Senator Kend-
rick of Wyoming and oJfer democrats.
~ was said counter proposal might
oe drawn up within a few days and
all of the parties of the NEGOTIATIONS
mately would be reached.
Among the treaty's irreconciIi-
able foes, however, the presidents
stand and the statement last night
of Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts,
the republican senate leader, that
he would most cordially welcome"
the treaty political issue, were
hailed as having definitely put the
question into the campaign. This
group consistently has predicted
failure OF the compromise nsgotia-
tIons and they were more positive
today than ever that there would
be no agreement.
To Make Wilson RESPONSIBLE
In announcing that the compromise
Olans would 90 ahead, Senator Hitch
cock said that OF course the democrats ,
could not agree TO any compromise
vitality impairing the treaty, and that
there would be an endeavor to work
Out such reservations as the president
could accept. Some other democrats
We're not emphatic on that point, ,
however, declaring privately that they |
would take the best compromise that
they could get and then put the re-
sponsibility straight up to the White |
House
The speech Of Mr.. Bryan at the |
Jackson day banquet here, which in |
addition TO opposing any effort TO
carry the treaty into the campaign. J
put into the senate record today by |
Senator Mccormick, republican OF IL |
Iinois. after the presidents letter an |
nouncing his stand had been presented i
by Senator Hitchcock. Senator Nc |
Cormick requested that the two ''be /
printed in juxtaposition, in view of re- |
ports that they are agreed on the |
treaty. (
Asks Compromise On Article Ten
Only on one other occasion during |
The day was there mention on the |
floor OF the senate of the treaty or the
Jackson day developments. That was /
when Senator Walsh of massachusetts, |
a reservation democrat, put in letter
from President Lowell of Harvard ask
ing that the democrats show a will !
ingness to compromise on article 10.
Hitherto an advocate of unreserved
ratifica ton. DR.. Lowell wrote that he
was convinced article 10 imposed OBJ
jcctionable obligations.
Mr.. Bryan lid not tarry long in
Washington. leaving early in the day
for Lincoln. Nebraska. where he viii
speak Monday. He viii deliver an ad-
iress in New York January Is. So
FAR as was learned. lie did not confer
with democratic leaders here before
mis- departure.
The cabinet met today. but IL the
members discussed the split between
the president and Mr.. Bryan on the
treaty issue. ar Nr. Wil.on's stand.
hey would not admit it
Democratic leaders did not attempt.
however to n.ni-li,e the effect that
the split might have. both at tho con-
venion and at the polls in November,
r 1t should he carried that far.