The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-16
From Present Outlook There Appears
to Be. Little Chance Of Agreement
Upon Any Compromise Measure 50
Far as the Lodge Reservations Are
Concerned
Suggestion That Lansing Again May Be Called
Before Foreign Relations Committee for Fur
ther Testimony, Not Seriously Considered
~ JUSTIN McGRATH.

Washington, Feb. 1b.-LeAders OF
both sides Ii the senate when inter
yiewed today declared the treaty situa-
uon would not be vitality anected os
the wilson-LansinE episode.
The debate on the treaty Is to be
renewed in the senate TOMORROW
secretary IAnsing's resignation PROP
ably viii figure prominently 10 the dis-
eungSon. Hut none Of the leaders In
tsryieved today thought the senate
ana, vote would be influenced in any
way W the circumstances connected
with Mr. IAnxinE's retirement
Senator Hitchcock said he Sill IN
ended to press his com promise pro-
posal looking to =. new reservation on
article X. Notwithstanding his knnws-
eAru that the president was not en-"
thusfa site about 1t.
Information from Republican Lead
.rs was that the Hitchcock com
promise probably would not com
rand a single Republican vote
The Democratic leaders are stin as
strongly indisposed as ever TO aeeeps
he edge reservations without ma
erial modification. The impression
that secretary Iansings enforced re-
irenent may have been due to repre-
s~ntatsor# made ny him to Ntscount
irov with respect 10 American senn-
nnrn3 ON the Ledge reservations Is
,aylnr tendency to harden the
democratic opposition toward those
pessrvationx,
TSKF no RISKS
II Is -r1o./~ctear than ever now that
,nr Democratic senator who SUP
/. rcrts those reservation. will take ehe
isk of Incurrin< The presidents hos
lit,y. whtIe Senator Hitchcock viii
Is ahead with his compromise pro-
rn<at which does not command the
presidents enthusiastic support. he rs
nturrinr % risk OF presidential dis
saycr because OF the certainty that
HsDubifeans wItt not favor his com
promise.
VIA. tesi today by one OF the
arcn,inent senate leaders that n can
-ass OF the senate showed there were
AZ least twenty Democratic senators
who would not vote to send the
reaty to the president with any reser-
nations which they did not know in
advance he would be willing TO APP
grove. and that there were at least
twenty Republican senator's who wtsl
eot vote for ratification II the Lodge
reservations should he amended in
any material way. re this canvass
y denendahle il would appear that a n
agreement on the treaty is as far on
rs It ever was
The Republican senate viewpoint
u that Pres,de wilson has placed
A1mseif in stale of mind that no
persuasion can alter They believe he
has nailed his cciors to the mast ana
y willing to go down with his treaty
srAfs raSrer than make any surren-
der to those vino hare fought his poll
~, (. His apparent indisposttion 10 &C
cent any sort; of compromise, IL fs
Aalieved. will tend tn cement the SEN
ate Republican for there never has
hAer any disposition even amnog the
- A~ "a N H.
Ets TO yield to President Wilson.
MAY RECRIL LANSING
There was some talk today of Mr..
rAnainE being re-sumoned before tho
senate foreign relations committee
eurther to eniighten the COMMITTEES
about the differences between him
self and the president over the peace
treaty.
Those Republican senators who
ware interviewed, one OF them a
prominent member OF the senate for
slgn relations committee said they
Thought 1t unlikely that Mr.. LANSING
would be recalled. There no doubt
Il was said, that Mr.. Lansing has
much information. not yet disclosed.
which might help the Republicans
9ho are opposed to ratification. They
are most anxious TO get this informa-
ton. They realize however, that TO
recall Mr.. Lansing would place him
n position OF great emhaTrasSmeuL
IL he gave the Information which
Republicans senators think he can
give he would lay himself open to the
criticism of having boon rcticent
while he was in Office and talkative
as soon as he. was forced out OF Of
Ice.
1t is known that Secretary Ian
Ung Is seeking to avoid laying hin7.
nif open to any such criticism. He
has had a number of fatterins Of
ferx TO write the story OF his exper-
Gsce In Paris but has declined them
Ill.
Republican members OF the senate
foreign relations committee are toe
much in sympathy with him TO take
any steps that would en1barrass him
Accordingly. 1t is said. II il unlikely
hat he will be asked to testify akain
Unless there should oc new develop
n1ents which would permit hin, 10
testify without embarrassment
When tho treaty comes before the
lenAte again tomorrow for debate i,
will be in exactly the position IL was
s@s svhens tina III nEaigE In sans GA nassssA.
tee hrst submitted 1t to the senate
No one knows how protracted the
debate will be. The expectation IL
hat ii win so on until. an agreement
u reached or until II again becomes
evident that no agreement can be
reached.
s..yi go. Eneaecncnt oe Miss Kahn -
New Tork. Feb. 1o.---The engage
ment Of Miss Maude Kahn. daughter
q. 81 Otto n. kahn, the banker. &c
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