The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-17
WAY RESULT IN
GETTING VOTE
Of DEMOCRATS
INTENDED TO SOFTEN
ARTICLE X PLEDGES
Republicans Believe Needed
Iwo-thirds Vote for Treaty
May Be Had

WASIII\GTDN. March l6.-t general
declaration of international policy. uT-
d.. which ,h" United States w"uId view
with ".ravr concern" amy future up
n"ayAl threatening the peace and free
dom Of Europe. was agreed on by Re-
publican senate leaders today and pre-
Srnrcd rs Il new reservation to the peace
treaty.
Intended ~ replace IL" more definite
pledges uf article tcU tho reservation
i to nc pressed in the senate aS the
fnrthcs; step the Republican leaders arc
wiling 10 take toward abandonment or
American isolation and participation in
European conflicts. Its text follows:
1t shall bc tho declared policy of
this gov ernIn"n; ;hat the freedom and
pcac" Of Europ" being again threat
,nrd hy any power or combination Of
powers, the United States Will regard
such situation with grave GonCern.
and VIII consider what. if any. action.
It WI! take in the premises.
Drafted by Lenroot.
Senator LcuroOt. Of Wisconsin. draft
cd The reservation III consultation with
OtH.r Republican leaders and introduced
IL III the senate at the end Of the day
OF debate on tho Irish question. which
DELAYED action. and blocked the plan to
set a day for a final vote on the trcaty's
ratification. 1t generally was predicted
tonight. however. that discussion OF the
remaining issues Of the treaty contrC-
yorSy soon would spend itself aud that
tho ratification roll call would come Eri-
day or Saturday.
Not many Democrats had an OppOr-
tunity tonight to study the new R"pub-.
Iican proposal. and II was uncertain
how much support 1t would command
from that side "f The chamber.
Some senators predicted how y. =.
tina; u might have tho effect Of sUli"'-
ing tho resentment Of the admin.~i. d.
ton over hc Republican article ten res
crvuiIOll. and win over enough h:'rc
Democratic votes TO Idt!!E thc treat.
Hope For TWO thirds.
\ claim Of further gains III breaking
down administration resistance "hS
made on the Republican side during lii"
day and some of tho Republican leaders
were asserting tonight that Tie roll ca:
would show q total very close 10 thr
;wo-thlrds required TO ratify with the
Republican reservations.
1t is understood TO be the purpose. IL
rafliiration fails. to reconsider and take
=, second vot" in the hope that after
ihrv have made their record OF oppO$i-
ton. a handful more OF the Democratic
senators will leave the administration
lead and save the treaty from another
failure.
Tho new reservation follows the gen
cral outline of a declaration which was
contained in resolution introduced
several months ago by Senator Knox
Rrpublican, Pennsylvania, and never
;,c,rd on by the senate. Those who
Suprort II declare that while II would
leave the United States free from any
definite promise 10 intervene in Euro
r.an affairs. il also would give evidence
Of the nations vital interest in any
future war such as the one just closed.
Grave Concern"
The words grave concern, one sem
ator pointed out. usually carry deep sig
n,ficsncc in diplomatic usage and fire.
0ucutly have been employed 10 describe
an attitude contemplating possible ac-
ton. Supporters OF the reservation de-
clare that in its moral effect such
declaration would be a powerful deter
rent should any nation again purpose TO
despoil Europe as Germany did.
IL IS expected that il also will he
argued that the reservation would lend
immediate moral support to the strus-
.,lins new nations OF Europe and would
be rcassuring 10 France. whose dcten-
sivr treaty with this country still
awaits ratification here and faces a bit
ter fight il it Is called up for action.
Debate May Begin Today.
Debate on the proposal may begin to-
morrow. through the leaders thought II
NOR. likely 20 20 over until senators
had hrcn given an opportunity 20 study
i. About Il dozen other reservations
presented by individual senator's remain
t. h., disposed Of. and one OF them, re
laiiug Ia tho Egyptian protcctoratc. mas
been before ;hc senate for more than
Il cU,i days session.
l. was 81 connection with this rcSsr-.
y,t.nu. presented by Senator Owen.
Dcrtncra,, oklahoma. ;hat todny's re- .
,.Nnl Of debate Oh the Irish problem
was DrCcipitatcd. Senator Shields. Dem
o,rai. Tennessee. opened up the subject
lN moving 20 add a declaration that the
I.r.:,d states understands Great ErIiian
w!l declare ireland free. In It's course
Tie debate Gcl c!"pcd som" sharp cN-.
changes and apparently ~aS IN tul'.
hast when 4 recess WAS taken tonight.
May Vote Friday.
Erruhiicau aud Democratic leaders
n..k, had hoped Tor An agreement i"ia!
80 vote. uu; !alcr than Friday on raii-
ur;.,lon. but thry withheld ANY such f.
ru,Si IN view oC the unexpected time
,ah.u ur hy the owen reservation. Ma
au-rrmCrl may br had tomorrow.