Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-13
NEW ARTICLE TEN
OUTLODGES LODGE,
HITCHCOCK SAYS
Reservation Worse Than Original;
Calls it Propaganda; Treaty
Up to Republicans.
BALL AGAINST CHANGE

Washington, Feb. 13.-Another effort
to reach a compromise on Article y OF the
Peace Treaty fell to the ground yester-
day when poll of the Senate showed but
twenty-nine Republicans willing to sup
port the proposal which mild reservationlsts
submitted yesterday, and leading Demo
cratic Senators, including Senator Hitch
cock, reiterated their statements that the
proposed mild" substitute was worse than
the original Lodge reservation.
Six OF the strong reservationists who
have stood by the Lodge reservations de-
clarcd unuualifiedly against the proposed
change. They are Senators Wadsworth,
Calder, Frelinghuysen, Dillingham;, Ball
and Sutherland Their position was that
the modification of the Lodge reservation
converted a clear and definite stateme Mt
into vague one. They regarded it as an
attempt To let Democratic Senators "save
their faces" and said that they could
lend no assistance TO the Democrats IN
that regard.
And at the same time Senator Hitch
cock and Senator Walsh of Montana, nor
the Democrats, denounced the proposed
reservation as propaganda They served
notice on the Republicans that they must
not expect the Democrats TO support any
change in the Lodge reservation on Article
sake of saving their faces.
Yesterday was devoted by the leaders
on both sides To Spying out the country
of the enemy. The adjournment OF the
senate out of respect to Lincoln's memory
afforded an opportunity for many con-
ierences.
After discussing the situation with
Democratic and Republican Senators,
Senator Hitchcock said:
''The fact is that the outcome now
depends on the Republicans. 1 feel a good
deal OF disposition TO leave IT to them.
They initiated this effort for ratification,
0and as they have the majority II is largely
IN thir hands, anyhow.
THE proposed reservation TO Article
y is nothing but propaganda, In my
opinion II would bc better for the Demo
Gratis TO take the original Lodge reserva-
ton. | would rather vote for that than for
the substitute now proposed. i never will
vote for the original Lodge reservation,
but would prefer 10 10 this one.
II do not know who is the author of
the proposed substitute, but 10 seems 20
have no purpose except 20 help the case
for the Lodge draft. There has been an
attempt 10 make it appear as If some
thing had been forced on Senator Lodge,
but as a matter of fact It Is worse than
his original reservation.
Senator Walsh of Montana, expressed
a similar view. He said that the mild
reservationists' proposal appeared to
have been framed ION the assumption
that any charge In the form of the origi-
nal Lodge reservation would be acceptable
to the Democrats IS a means of enabling
them 10 save their faces"
Mr.. Walsh made il plain that the Demo
Gratis did not intend to be dishonest with !
themselves or with the country on his or
any other question involved in the reser-
vations, by accepting some meaningless
change in wordings and announcing that !
they had succeeded IN preserving prin- /
ciple
Mr.. Walsh slso took occasion to reply |
10 the criticism of the economic clauses |
of the treaty which Is beginning to come I
from the Republican irreconcilables, and /
on which they intend TO begin a new /
campaign next week. He said that their /
cries OF honor come too late.
As 10 the attacks which Senator /
Borah, Senator Knox and others are /
now making Oh the economic features of /
the treaty, it would have been well if
tn V could hav made their speeches
eight month sago," said Senator Walsh.