Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-13
REPUBLICANS PLAN
To RAT|FY TREATY
BY NEW RESOLUTION
Senator Lodge Introduces
New Resolution to Article
Ten-Many Democrats tc
Support It

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reservation to the peace treaty was
introduced in the senate today by
the Republican leader, Senator Lodge.
- lows the form of the drafts agreed
on several days ago in bipartisan
compromise negotiations.
When the reservation was offered
it was declared among the Republic
cans that the negotiations had lined
up almost enough votes to ratify the
treaty on that basis. but that final
agreement had not yet been reached.
The Republican leaders planned to
obtain vote late today.
The compromise is a moditica ton
Of the Watson-Simmons proposal
which itself was a modification OF the
original Lodge reservation.
Text of Compromise
The compromise reads:
The United States assumes no OBJ
legation to preserve the territorial III
tegrity. or political independence of
any other nation, by the employment
of it's military or naval forces, it's re-
sources or any form of economic
discrimination, or to interferein any
way in controversies between ma
lions, whether members OF the league
or not, under the provisions of Ar
ticle y, or to employ its military or
naval forces under any article of the
treaty for any purpose unless in any
particular case the congress, which
under the constitution has the sole
power to declare war or to authorize
the use of military and naval forces,
shall in the exercise of full liberty
of action by act or Joint resolution SO
provide"
In offering the proposal, Senator
Lodge said:
81 do this in consonaace with what
l have many times repeated to the
senate-that l didn't feel justified in
insisting on the defeat of the treaty
on a mere question of wording. If L
thought what 1 have offered affected
in any way the principle or sub
stance of the original reservation, L
not only would not have offered it,
but 1 would vote against the ratit-
cation of the treaty"
The original Watson COM
promise provided that the United
States assumes no obligation to en-
ploy" military, naval and economic
forces or it's resources in preserving
other nations against aggression.
The amended form provides that
the United States assumes no OBJ
legation to preserve" the territory
and Independence Of other nations
against aggression. s.se=~.s zs+-4.ses
The first draft. some Republicans
thought, left the obligation ito pre-
serve" which was the very thing they
object to. It implied only refusal OF
an obligation ito employ certain
means in fulfilling the obligation ito
preserve" they said.
The amende draft leaves no doubt.
these senators think, about the in
tent of the United States to keep
from pledging itself beforehand to
engage in European wars.
But while this change may have
gained some Republican votes, it may
lose some Democratic ones. Hence
the situation is still clouded and I'M
certain.
Immediately after Senator Lodge
offered the compromise, Senator FIRE.
linghuysen, New Jersey, began a
speech opposing it. He is one OF
those who told Senator Lodge some
days ago he would not accept any
modification of the original reserva-
ton.
Senator Frelinghuysen offered 4
substitute for the modified Lodge
reservation on Article x. The reser-
walton declares that the United
States assumes no one obligation to
protect the territorial integrity or
political independence of any other
country, interfere in controversies
between foreign countries or employ
it's military or naval forces for any
purpose under ANY article Of the
treaty.
Senator Mccormick, another Re-
publican "bitter-ender," declared the
Lodge compromise was a Republican
surrender.
Senator Simmons, in charge of the
compromise efforts on the Demo
cratic side. said he could not give
any promise of definite number
of votes on the proposal.
Senator Simmons said he would
have to make a new canvass among
Democrats to see how many woulC
support Senator Lodges proposal
Thirty were willing to support tbs
original Watson-Simmons reserva'
ton. he said.
Senators Hitchcock Underwood
and Swanson, administration leaders
have united against the Lodge pro
posa1. They said today they coulC
muster enough votes to block it
They have twelve Denocr"- - on rec
ord against it, in addition to thu
frye Democratic irreconcsilables this
would leave a maximum of thirty
Democratic votes for it.
With seventeen Democrats agains
1t, and at least sixteen Republican
this reservation would not get TIT
necessary two-thirds on the fina