Evening journal., 1920-06-10

international court to settle intcrna-
tonal disputes.
IA pledge that the party will up
hold and maintain the policies on
foreign relations. enunciated by
Washington and Monroe.
Though they expect to be upheld
by the subcommittee. the bitter
enders' feel equally certain tha. the
fun committee will so against them
thus sending the whole question 10
The convention floor.
BY common consent. the treaty
question irf the subcommittee was
I left until last.
Senator Smoot. Utah. acting as
peacemaker, tried 10 bring opponents
together.
Smoots efforts were futile. lie I'M
ally carried the matter 10 Senator
Lodge. Long after midnight, Senator's
SmoOt. BOrah, Mccormick and Wat
son conferred with Lodge In his hotel
| Lodge urged the necessity for avoid
ing a split In the convention. but as
sured Borah and Mccormick ne stood
with them against a plank that would
declare afiirmatively for ratification,
either with or without reservations. In
taking this position, Lodge opposed
Murray Crane. Massachusetts, who,
with the assistance OF senator Len
root. Wisconsin, Is leading the lght
FOR the Affirmative declaration for
ratification with safeguarding ruser-
vaiiOns.
The "bitier-enders" were elated at
Lodges support OF their position,
counting IL a considerable asset In a
fight on the convention floor.
At one stage OF the negotiations Il
appeared that BOrah and Mccormick
tee meeting. They left the room flush
ed and disheveled. Smoot instantly
followed. equally agitated. His coat
was of, his face damp with perspira-
tiOn. his hair badly rumpled lie led
B0rah and Mccormick down a cOrri-
dor and read them "A proposed COM
promise draft
This condemned the treaty in ex-
istlng form and approved the ac-
ton Of Republican senators 20 ratify
1t without safeguarding reservations
Upon hearing that provision Nc
lCormick blew up
mo, sirw he fairly shouted. slrld-
ing away from Smo0t, his face flush
ed with anger.
wait a moment" begged Smoot.
but Mccormick stumped back into
the meeting room, crying. NO, sir
=
ing his arms eXcitedly. SmoOt then
appealed 10 B0rah TO accept the plank
! but B0rar refused.
Il do not approve OF their action in
refusing TO ratify simply because they
didn't get reservations said Borah,
"and / won't say ] do approve
The plank as drawn. he declared was
, a backhanded endorsement Of ratifca-
tion with safeguarding reservations,
, and was simply trap set TO catch the
"bitter-enders." Borah told SmOot he
I would not stay longer in the meeting
- but Smoot implored him not TO bolt
IL was then conference with Lodge
was decided on.
Charges OF bad faith and broken
agreements were hurled at the reser-
70 vationists by the "bitter-enders" and
r some Of the compromisers.
Senator Watson declared vigorous
ly the present situation Is the result
70 OF repudiaiiOn by reseryaiiOnists Sem
G atOrs OF an agreement made before
S leaving Washington TO accept a GER
tain treaty plank, now known as the
Washington plank.
According 10 Watson, Senators Len
d root and Kellogg. Borah and others
4 had previously accepted this plank
!, He made no effort 10 conceal his
chagrin at the upsetting OF the har-
II mony program.
Il Murray Crane was held responsible
P. by the peace makers for causing al
\ the trouble. According TO .hem. Cram
1, and LenrOot working in close mar
y mony. have several times prevented
agreement by insisting on a na
4 Affirmative stand for ratification viii
Is reservations. -.
= A row over the labor plank as draft
y ed by the subcommittee also was II
ID prospect today
y, subcommittee make its partial re
port TO the full committee, then retir
N 10 draft the treaty and Mexican plank
d. while the rest OF the committee acte'
he on the report Senator Watson, chair
ie man Of both the full and the SUP
y committee. said every effort would b
h. made To make a report to the conven
N ton this afternoon.