Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-09
HOPE /
SHATTERED IN
SENATE NOW?
Compromise Believed Beyond
Question in View of Presi-
dents Stand.
FRICTION CAPITAL TOPIC
BY L. @. MARTIN,
United Press STAFF Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Hope of
treaty ratification by the present senate
appears to have been shattered by Presi=
dent Wilson'S letter to the democratic
national committee at it's Jackson day
banquet.
The president, many republicans and
democrats agree after carefully reading
Wilson'S letter. has closed the door upon
any compromise which could command
the votes of sixty-four senator's. Since
he has chosen to make the treaty an
issue in the coming campaign, there is
no way that it can be avoided they
believe.
william j. Bryans split with Wilson
will have no effect on the treaty situa
tion as far as the senate is concerned,
it was believed.
Several senators pointed out that even
if the democratic members should align
themselves with Bryan and accept the
Lodge reservations on article 10-which
is virtually what Bryan advocated In his
Jackson day speech-the resulting rati
fication by the senate would never be-
come effective because the president
would reject it.
IMPORTANCE SEEN IN
BRYAN-WILsON SPLIT.
Politically. however, the Bryan Wilson
split was admitted to be of the greatest
Importance Bryan will fight, they said,
to control the democratic national con-
vention and If he wins. will counsel sen9
ate democrats to yield to the Lodge
reservations and ratify the treaty right
after the convention, believing that the
president would yield with his partys
verdict against him.
But democratic senators declared that
Bryan will not succeed Wilson, they
said, will have the strongest kind of sup
port from his party.
The treaty situation as affected by the
presidents letter was the subject of
many senatorial conferences today. For
NAL statements are to be given out later
by Senator Lodge, for the Lodge reserva
tionists; McNary, for the mild reserva-
tions. and Hitchcock. for the democrats.
UNDERWOOD FAVoRS
CoNCILIATORY ACTION.
Underwood said he still thinks bis res
olution for Cancellation committee offers
way out. The president. Underwood
said, is still willing to accept explanatory
reservations, as he predicted that many
republicans viii be found -counseling
Lodge to a more moderate stand rather
than accept the challenge OF campaign
on che treaty
Senator Borab. speaking for the ont
and out forces of all ratification, said ne
was glad the president has come to the
view that a national referendum should
be had That, Borah pointed out, has
been his position all along.
LODGE WILLING TO
MAKE TREATY ISSUE.
Senator Lodge republican leader in the
senate, declared he was willing for the
treaty 10 90 into the next presidential
campaign and said the presidents attl-
tude made compromise Impossible. Lodge
said:
-The president has made HIS position
very plain. He rejects absolutely the
reservations adopted by the majority OF
the senate He says we must take the
treaty without any change which alters
its meaning OF leave It. He will permit
interpreta tions, whatever they may mean,
expressing It's und5ubted meaning when
there is hardly a line of 1t which has not
been questioned and given many mean
ings This permission Is yalueless.
1.-THE Issue is clearly drawn. The reser-
vations. intended solely to protect the
United states in It's sovereignty and iude
pendence are discarded by the presi-
dent"