Bisbee daily review., 1920-01-16
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in doubt because of the position of i Senator Smith of Georgia who with ! held his vote today and took no sides ! for or against either Mir. Hitchcock i or Mir. Underwood
 Bryan At Capitol.
 Another development today in the treaty situation was a visit to the | capitol by Wm. J. Bryan.
 The former secretary of state con | ferred with several Republicans as well as Democratic senators, urging an immediate compromise on reser- vations and ratification of the treaty. | He also advocated his plan of with drawal of Democratic participation in voting on the treaty if compromise | negotiations should fail suggesting that the Democrats decline to vote and permit the Republicans to ratify the treaty alone and accept sole re- spOnsibility. !
 Mir Bryan also reiterated that it | would be fatal to the Democrats to share the responsibility of carrying the treaty into the presidential cleo tions and delaying peace IA months or to approve reservations curtailing power of congress-
 Lodge Sees Light.
 The conference between the Demo cratic and Republican leaders was characterized by Senator Lodge as ''the first practical step" in the com ( promise negotiations. In addition tol Senators Lodge and Hitchcock. the conferees were Senators New of h. diana, Lenroot of Wisconsin and Kel- logg of Minnesota. Republicans, and Senators McKellar of Tennessee, Simmons of North Carolina, Walsh of Montana and Owen of Oklahoma, Democrats. Both delegations were chosen informally and were said with out specific authority to act for their respective sides, but leaders hope that subsequent negotiations will re- suit in a compromise which will mus ter the two-thirds vote necessary to i ratification.
 The Lodge reservations were thel basis of discussion at the conference. While no formal suggestions in writ ing for their modification were pre- sented by the Democrats, verbal sug geStions were made by the Demo crats and these, Senator Lodge said were taken under advisement by the Republicans Before the negotia- tions are concluded, it is expected that formal drafts of compromise pro- posals will be brought forth
 Failure of the. Democratic caucus 10 select a leader today according to supporters of both Senators Hitch cock and Underwood, is not expected to have any immediate effect on the treaty questions. Senator Under wood announced that regardless of the final result Senator Hitchcock would continue to handle the treaty for the minority with his loyal sup port.
 After his conferences with Senators Mir Bryan in talk with newspaper men. emphasized his belief that a large majority of the American peo- pie desire immediate ratification. Prompt action, he said. would accom- plish these two results
 First, it would take the question. out of politics and permit both parties to turn their attention to very impOr- tant domestic issues; second, all agreement would permit ratification by a larger majority than in any oth- CT way and that would give the great est possible weight to our action and influence abroad"
 His previously expressed sugges tion that the Democrats of the sen ate withhold their votes and let the Republicans ratify the treaty with their reservations, MT. Bryan said, should only be a last resort if com promise negotiations failed.
 "An appeal could be made to the country" he continued. ito reverse in the league of nations, any action talk en by the senate and to accomplish a restoration of any provisions strick en out And, in my opinion, the Demo cratic party could make much more successful fight before the people for authority to restore than it can for authority to retain provisions, if fl must Share responsibility with the Republicans for IA months delay
 q believe we can put the Repub lican party on the defensive by pro posing an immediate compromise, il compromise is possible, and, second, by throwing the responsibility of the Republicans for immediate action if compromise is impossible"
 Asked whether he believed the president would approve compro- mise set of reservations, MT Bryan answered:
 q do not know that anybody is authorized to say what the president will accept and l don't think it is fair to ask in advance what he will accept, or for him to suggest changes that would put him where he might be accused of a breach of faith