The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-09
WHO WERE WORKING
WITH DEMOCRATS
Pres. Wilson'S Letter on the
Treaty Gave New Angle
to the Discussion in Sem
ate but Did Not Prevent
Efforts at Compromise
on Knotty Problem.

washington, u ", Chdieh y i
fed draft of the Republican article ter
reservation to the peace treaty Is un'
derstood to have been assented to to-
day bv a number of Republican leaders
working with the Democrats for rati'
fication compromise.
The new reservation was said to fol'
low in general the outline of the orlgi-
nal Republican proposal last November
but to contain a number OF changes
in wording agreed to at the suggestion
of Democrats.
Republican senators who helped
work ont the modifica tions in the com
promise negotiations seemed confident
that the new reservation would have
the approval of Senator Lodge and
even expressed hope that he might
himself offer in the Senate. 1t was un-
derstood, however. that Senator Hitch
cock had not given his assent to it.
Democratic senator's were slow in
{ promising their support, while they
weighed the meaning of the letter
written to Senator Hitchcock yester-
day by President Wilson, reiterating
his opposition to any reservation which
, would impair "the full force" of article
ten. Some leaders predicted, however,
that before the day was over it might
be possible to tell definitely whether
the compromise negotiations were to
succeed.
The changes in the reservation are
understood to have grown out OF the
compromise movement conducted by
Senator Watson of Indiana, for the
Republicans and Senator Simmons OF
North Carolina, for the Democrats. IT
was said, however, that Senator Sim
mons had not finally accepted the new
draft and those in close touch with the
negotiations were not very confident
of a final agreement.
Washington, d. c., March 0.-Presi-
dent Wilson's letter to Senator Hitch
cock !, outlining anew his stand on reser-
vations TO the peace treaty, gave a
new angle to-day to the ratification
fight in the Senate, where debate has
been limited by unanimous consent in
an effrrt TO hurry a decision.
Although the president did not say
what reservations he would accept or
reject. he declared that almost all the
qualifies tions suggested were in ef-
feet virtual notifications" of the pact.
To weaken article 10 of the league OF
nations covenant, he said, would be to
cut the very heart" from it. While
there was no objection to stating the
constitutional methods by which obli-
cations under article ten would have to
be fulfilled, the president continued, it
was mere supererogation to do so, in
asmuch as all the great powers recog-
nized in framing the treaty that it was
subject, in execution. to the eonstitu-
tonal safeguards imposed by each
country.
Especial interest was evidenced by
senators in that part of the letter deal
ing with militaristic ambitions OF 9th
er great powers. The president declared
that the military party of France was
in control of the government there and
that 'imperalistic policies were by no
means dead in the councils of the ma
tions whom we must trust
Without article ten, he said, there
could be no certainty of remuneration
of plans for territorial aggrandizement
at the expense of weaker peoples,
whereas under il, the pretensions Of po-
litical conquest will be abandoned. The
president mentioned specifically in this
connection that Great Britain and ia
pan before the war had begun 10 find
many interests in common in the Pa
cife.
-Four more Republican reservations
were adopted yesterday. two without
changesand negotiations for an accept
able compromise on the article ten res
eryation were continued.