New-York tribune., 1920-06-11
Compromise Ends All
Threats Of Party Split
in Republican, Conven.
ton Over the Issue
Mills, Snnoot and
Bo1al1 Effect Peace
Minority Report of Del
egate From Milwaukee
Howled Down ON Floor

CHICAGO, June 1O.-After an all day
fight over the details of the Republicar
national platform, the Subcommittee
on resolutions this afternoon completed
its work and sent draft to the full
committee, where it was prompt,
adopted.
The platform included treaty plank
originally drafted by Elihu Root ane
revised in last nights conference. Il
was adopted in the subcommittee afte,
Senator Lodge, of Massachusett leade,
OF the Republican forces in the Senate
nad appeared in the committee room
and announced that if the mild reser.
vation" proposal before the committee
were accepted he would go on the floor
OF ~; the convention and fight it.
Inc plank adopted was declared by
parry leaders to be acceptable to
everybody" and compromise on il
apparently ended all threat Of M narty y,
split over the league issue. Discount.
ing the possibilities of blow-up on
the floor of the convention, those on
both sides of the treaty fight asserte
that, in their opinion, another great
party crisis, which last night had
threatened for time a repetition OF
the disastrous division of 1912. had
been averted.
johnson Halls 1t as Victory
The league plank had been the only
one remaining in dispute, and to-day's
agreement was hailed as presagine 3
harmonious turn to all the future plat
form proceedings of the convention.
The plank as agreed upon and
adopted condemns President Wilson'S
league covenant, upholds the Senate in
its rejection OF the treaty and Endorses
the principle of an international peace
concert in harmony with American d.
ditions
News Of the agreement started liyelv
speculation whether The chances of any
Presidential candidate would be aided
CT injured by the adjustment The
generally expressed first impression
was that it would affect none 0 them,
except, perhaps. Senator Johnson. Tho
Senator Immediately hailed it as a
victory. for the principles nc had sd
vocatcd, but it was pointed out that
it probably would remove the oppor-
tunity which many delegates though.
he wanted for impassioned debate on
lhe subject on the convention floor.
Lowden, Wood, Butter and Harding
'>'>. At AAA eNA . ASi u'9r0 W iSSuc any SLAtG-
ment at once on the plank 1t was
said that Governor Lowden might have
something to say later, but General
Woods managers were inclined to
think their candidate would remain
silent.
The agreement came as suddenly to-
day as did yesterdays crisis, when the
"irreconcilables" made an open threat
to leave the party if the plank offered
by former Senator Crane, of Massa-
chusetts, indorsing the league with res
ervations, were adopted.
Mills Urges Root Plank
Ogden Mills, of New York, and SEN
ator Smoot caught Senator Borah Just
as he was entering the subcommittee
room, and the three sat down on a
couch outside and put their heads to-
gether over the Root plank. Mr.. Mills
took the lead in urging the Idaho Sen
ator to accept it.
At first Senator Borah was obdurate,
though he said the principle was ac-
ceptable. Pressed for an acc Ap'ancc.
he protested that 70 one was moIe anx-
ious than he for harmony, reminding
his conferees that an agreement
would mean as much to him personally
as to any man in the convention.
Encouraged, Senator Smoot and Mr.
Mills took Senator Borah to nearby
room. where they We're joined by Sen
(Continuet on paas three,