The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-02-27
TREATY AGAIN
BEFORE SENATE
BITTER CONTEST IS FORECAST
ON ARTICLE X. AND OTHER
PROVISIONS
SOME S0L0Ns HAVE HOPE
Others Believe the Deadlock 10 Ger.
tain to Continue Until Controversy
Has Been Fought Out in the
Presidential Campaign

Washington. Feb. 9.--The treaty Of
Versailles. which has lain in Il parlia-
mentary pigeonhole since November 10
while Il basis for its ratification was
unSucceSsfully sought in private nego-
tiationS. will be brought formally be.
fore the senate again today.
Although prompt agreement is eX.
pected generally on many Of the minor
points at issue. a long and bitter con-
trover>y is forecast over Article X. and
perhaps n few other treaty provisions.
Leaders on both sides profess to see
some hope of ratification. but some
other senator's believe the deadlock
certain to continue until the cOntro-
versy has been fought out in the presi-
Dental campaign.
Republican and Democratic leaders
plan to cooperate in nntangling the
parliamentary restrictions which must
be removed from about the treaty to
permit it again to he considered and
to rid 1t of the clo,ure imposed in No
vember. Although the first move will
be made at today'S session. these par
liamentary technicalitieS are expected
to delay the beginning of actual de-
bate until tomorrow or Wednesday.
Aside from the outstanding issues
Of the treaty fight itself. the most
prominent subject of discussion among
senators is the letter of President Will
son. laid before the Democratic con-
ference Saturday and made public by
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. the
renewed declaration of opposition to
the language of some Of the Republic
can reservations was interpreted in
different ways by various elements in
the senate situation. Some declared
the letter an uncompromi>ng reitera-
ton of the stand taken by the presi-
dent on the eve of the November rati-
ficaIion vote. and asserted that publi-
cation of his letter at this time time
again had widened the breach between
the Democratic and Republican senate
forces. Others. processing to see new
evidences of concession III the presi-
dents words. predicted AN opposite
effect.
The first move to bring the treaty
formally back before the senate is eN-
pected to he Il request by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts. Republican
leader. for the suspension of the rules
So that the treaty may be taken up. If
unanimous consent is refused. Senator
Lodge plans TO move such Il SuSpen-
sion and the Democrats are prepared
To vote with the Republicans for that
motion.
Reference of the treaty to the for
eign relations committee is expected
To be asked Immediately af,erWard by
the Republican leader. If the request
embodieS no instructions 10 the com
mittee it also is expected To receive
Democratic support. Senator Lodge
may. however. ask thar the committee
be instructed 10 report the treaty back
with the Republican reservations
adopted last session. and if he does
the reference to committee probably
will be by party vote.
The committee plans TO NEE, tomor-
row and the leaders hope the treaty
will he reported back that day. Ii is
understood that when the repor, is
made Senator Lodge will present the
modified reservations agreed on by
the unofficial bipartisan committee and
the general expectation is that the
Democrats will accept them. These
reservations. however. do not include
ones relating to Article " and the
Monroe doctrine. about which the new
ratification fight is expected 10 cen.
ter.