Evening star., 1920-06-10

Root proposition. Mr.. Mills took the
lead in urging the Idaho senator te
accept.
Agreement in Fifteen Minutes.
At first Senator Borah was obdu-
rate. though he said the principle was
acceptable. Pressed for an accept.
ance, he protested that no one was
more anxious than he for harmony
reminding his conferees that an agree
ment would mean as much to him
personally as to any man in the con-
vention.
Encouraged. Senator Smoot and Mr.
Mills took Senator Borah to a nearby
room. where they were Joined by SEN
ator Lodge and Senator Mccormick OF
Illinois, another irreconcilable MEM
Der Of the subcommittee. In fifteen
minutes the agreement had been
reached. and within the half hour the
Root plan had been given unanimous
approval by the subcommittee. The
committee members then sat down,
however, to be sure they had the
proposit tion in the simplest and most
exact language before they let it's text
leak out.
It is understood that in touching
up the literary polish Of the plank
Col. George Harvey helped the sub
committee members. Senator Lodge
also helped. remaining in the sub
committee session while 1t put on the
finishing touches.
Acceptable All Around.
After the agreement. Senator Borah
said the unanimous compromise would
be submitted to the full committee with
in an hour, with every prospect of an
proval. and that it was planned to pre-
sent the completed platform to the con-
vention at o'clock
Senator Borah said that as the treaty
plank had been approved by Mr.. Mills
he presumed 1t was also acceptable to
former Senator Crane, as 1t was under
stood the former had kept in touch with
Mr.. Crane by telephone.
Senator johnson declared today
that In the contest over the platform
first assault of inernationalism and
international bankers on the repub-
lican party had been met and defeat
ed 1t had been charged by the John.
son-Borah group that the Crane plank
had its birth in Wall street."
Expects Second Assault.
There would be a second assault
by the same forces, Senator Johnson
asserted. with the object Of nominal
would be met and defeated" but he
added that If the reports on the plat
form decision reaching him were cor
rect, 1T would not be necessary to take
his league fight to the convention
The final problem Of the subcom-
mittee was that regarding prohibi-
ton, the question being revived
The Mexican plank. it was stated.
was agreed upon with little difficulty.
members OF the subcommittee said
t was a strong declaration for pro-
lection Of American life and prop
erty In Mexico, but more moderate
than the plank proposed by Senator
Fall of New Mexico.
Crane Program Considered.
When the resolutions subcommittee
went into session again this morning
with the league of nations plank still
threatening party split, tentative
foreign relations plank was under con-
sideration declaring opposition to the
treaty without reservations, but IA
voring ratification with American
rights safeguarded.
The plank was framed after ALL
night conferences In which former
Senator Murray Crane of Massachu-
setts. leading the mild reservation
substance. the declaration submitted
by Senator Crane yesterday which had
not been accepted by the irreconcila-
bles.
It declared no Mexican regime
should be recognized until willing
and able to give adequate guaran-
tees for protection of American
rights. and pledged the republican
party to "a consistent. firm and eff
fective policy toward Mexico that
shall enforce respect for the Ameri-
can flag and protect American citi-
zens and property.
At the same time the remainder OF
the full resolutions committee began
its consideration of other planks
agreed on last night by the subcom-
mittee.