Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-03-17
Lenroot Drafts Substi-
tute for More Specific
Reservation to Article
10 Of Treaty.
Suggested Compromise
Declares u. S. Would
Worry; If All Fails
May Vote War Ended.

Washington March 16.-A general
declaration of international policy. under
which the United States would view
with grave concern. any future up
heaval threatening the peace and free
dom Of Europe. has been agreed upon
by Republican senate leaders and pre-
sented as d new reservation to the peace
treaty.
Intended to replace the more definite
pledges of Article y. the reservation Is
to be pressed as the farthest step Repub
lican leaders are willing to 60 toward
abandonment Of American isolation and
participation in European conflicts. It
follows:
at shall be the declared policy
of this government that the freedom
and peace of Europe being again
threatened by any power or com
bination of powers, the United
States will regard such situation.
with grave concern, and will con-
slider what, if any. action it will
take in the premises"
Senator Lenroot. Wisconsin drafted
the reservation in consultation with
other Republican leaders and introduced
it i'll the senate at the end Of a day Of
debate on the Irish question, which de-
layed action and blocked the plan to set
day for final vote on the treaty. IL
generally is predicted, however. that
discussion soon will spend itself and
that the ratification roll call will come
Friday or Saturday
Not many Democrats have had an
opportunity to study the new Republican
proposal, and it was uncertain how much
support it would command from them.
Some senator's predicted. however. it
might have the effect Of softening re-
sentiment Of the administration of the
Republican Article 10 reservation and
win over enough Democratic votes to
ratify the treaty.
May Break Democratic Ranks.
A claim Of further gains in breaking
administration resistance was made on
the Republican side and some Repub-
llcan leaders We're asserting that the
roll call would show total close to
the two-thirds required to ratify with
Republican reservations Il IS Cnder-
stood to be the purpose, ii ratification
fails. To reconsider and take 4 second
vote, in the hope that, aft ar they have
made their record Of opposition. q hand
ful more Democratic senators will ieava
the administration lead and save the
treaty from another failure.
The new resolution follows the general
outline contained in resolution intro
duced several months ago by Senator
Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania. and
never acted upon. Those who support
it declare that, while it would leave the
United States free from any definite
promise to intervene in European af-
fairs. it also would give evidence of the
nations vital interest in any future war
such as tho ae Just closed. he said
stronge,t Moral Support.
The words. rave concern" one SEN
ator pointed out usually carry deep sig
nificance in dipl, 'uatic usage and fire.
uuently have been Employed to describe
an attitude conteml 'ating possible ac-
ton. Supporters of t. " reservation de
clare that in its moran effect. such. a
declaration would be powe. nj deterrent
should any nation again purl >se to de-
spoil, as Germany did.
IT is expected it also will be d ~ued
that the reservation would lend imm> +
late moral support to the struggling new
nations and would be reassuring TO
France, whose defensive treaty with this
faces bitter fight if it is called up for
action.
Might Just Declare Peace.
Debate on the proposal may begin
Wednesday, though leaders thought it
more likely to 60 over until senators
could study it. About a dozen other
reservations presented by senator's re-
main to be disposed Of. and one. relating
10 the Egyptian protectorate, has been
before the senate for more than a full
days session.
1t is indicated also that if ratifica
ton faded Republican leaders prob
ably would bring forward q resolution
declaring a state of peace.