Arizona republican., 1920-03-10
FINAL LAP OF SENATE TREATY
 FIGHT AT HAND
Solons Clear Deck for De- bate and Vote on Domina- ting Issue, Article X-Is Only Reservation Pre- venting Acceptance-Lit- tie Hope Held

WASHINGTON, March 9-Article x, more than ever the dominating is sue in the peace treaty fight, today became the unfinished business of the senate.
 Several of the republican leaders, convinced that ratification would be impossible with their article ten res ervation fight of last November un- changed, agreed on a substitute and made an active campaign to line up the necessary democratic votes behind it. But they did not succeed and all though the compromise negotiations will continue, no one had much hope tonight of an agreement.
 The new republican reservation fol- lows the general outline of the one adopted in November, but it puts into different and more specific form it's declaration regarding the articles ob- legations. Some of the democrats were satisfied but 2S was the peak Of the democratic ticket which it's re- publican advocates claimed for it. and it would take at least 32 and probably 34 for ratification
 Wilson Letter Effective
 It was indicated that President Will sons new letter on the subject, al- though it failed to stop the comprO mise negotiations, had not been with out effect in stiffening the admins tration ranks against the old repubL- can reservation. Democratic senators were in disagreement over what the president would do in the event Of a compromise ratification and many of them declared their intention to let the doubt reserve itself in favor of a coiservative course
 So discouraged were the republican leaders that they had not decided to- night whether their substitute reser vation would be offered at all in the senate They indicated, however. that they would not long delay action in the interests of compromise and that the debate to begin tomorrow would last but a few days.
 Re-Adopt Voting Power Reservation
 The way to consideration of the subject on the senate floor was cleared just before adjournment by re-adop- ton. in modified form, of the reser yation on voting power in the league. As it finally prevailed in the reserya- tion, the last, except that relating to article ten on the republican program, declares that until the covenant is amended so as to give equal voting power, the United States declines to be bound by decisions to which con- gress has not previously given con- sent.
 The vote on readoption of the reser- vation was 57 to 20. with r democrats voting for it, nine more than sup ported it in November. The only changes were on motinon Of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader A substitute offered by Sena- tor Hitchcock of Nebraska, democratic leader, failed, 41 10 34 and one by Senator Mccormick, republican, of IT, linoiS, 57 to 19. The reservation on the subject urged last session by Sena- tor Johnson, republican, of California also was reintroduced by Senator Phelan, democrat, California, but was voted down. g to 1.
 In the course of the days debate on the voting power reservation, Senator Lodge told the senate that the presi dents letter had emphasized the fea- lures of article x to which republi- cans were objecting and thus had the whole treaty controversy The article, Mir. Lodge described as a bind ing agreement based on naked force" and characteristic. he said, the presl- lent aptly regarded as essential but which the senate majority never presidents reference to France and to the Adriatic question.
 Is Last G. O. p. Word
 Tn presenting the new draft to the the republican leaders are to have represented it as the fartheSt step they were willing to take in the direction of and to have refused a plea from democratic senators that 1 he words "or to interfere in contro- | -ersies between nations. whether 1 members of the league or not be | stricken out.
 In these negotiations both Senators | Lodge and Hitchcock refrained from | aking an active part. but friends of | he republican leader declared they | cit certain he would give his assent | o the substitute. MT. Hitchcock, on | he other hand, was represented as un- willing to accept the proposal
 It was announced tonexAx that conference of some democrats in favor If reservations would be held tomor- -ow at the office of Senator Owen of | Oklahoma ito try and find some way | ut of the wilderness.