The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-02
BOTH SIDES TIRE
OF TREATY FIGHT
PRESSURE IS BEING BROUGHT TO
BEAR LOOKING TOWARD
COMPROMISE
mild" GROUP WILL BREAK
Senator Lodge Told Time Has Como
TO Part Company With irreconeii.
able Foes Of Treaty, and They
May Join Democrats

Washington. Dec. -. 49, Dissatisfied
with the progress made toward solu-
ton Of the peace treaty tangle, sena-
tors OF both political parties moved
yesterday Ia bring greater pressure on
their party leaders for a compromise
tn insure ratification promptly on the
reassembling Of congress early in Jan
uary.
The mild reservation group Of Re-
publicans. notifying their party leader,
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. that
In their opinion The time had come to
part company with the irreconcilable
foes Of the treaty, declared that I'M
less compromise negotiations got more
support from the Republican side they
were preparing To act Independently
Cor an agreement with the Democrats.
Among the Democrats the movement
was not "a well defined. but criticisms
of the course OF President Wilson and
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
acting Democratic leader. reached pro-
portions which some predicted would
soon be given tangible form.
One prominent Democratic senator
was said Ia have told the Republicans
Tint mare than 10 az the AZ on that
side would Join movement Ia ratify
the treaty al once on the best terms
they could get.
The feeling among those who are
ready To go ahead without their lead
erS seemed To be that the treaty dead
n "A.
necessarily by TOO much no-compro-
mise talk and that both sides had
oycrplased "a waiting game In the hope
TINT break would come Ia the oppo-
sitlon.
After their conference Sunday with
senator Lodge, the mild reservation
Republicans seemed confident that
he would take the Initiative, If neces-
snry, in carrying the compromise me-
gntintion~ forward,
on Monday he saw senator Under
wood of Alabama. prominent Demo
cratic advocate Of IA compromise. but
II WAS said yesterday that their talk
got nowhere. Meantime. il became
known that the irreconcilable group OF
Republicans had been bringing pres
sure 10 bear Ia induce the party leader
not 10 consent to any compromise pre-
posaIs which did not meet their ap-
prevail. senator Johnson of California,
one Of the leaders of this group, tcle-
grnphed yesterday that he would alter
his plans and return Ia the capital
from his home state next week.
In the Democratic ranks the treaty
situation is complicated by the con
test between Senators Hitchcock aud
Underwood for choice ms party leader,
much Of the talk for Il bipartisan
agreement coming from the Under
wood supporters. The party caucus
has been called for January IL To
elect a leader and In the meantime Re
puhiicnns aud Democrats apparently
ure doubtful as Ia Who can speak with
authority on the Democratic side, Sen
ator Hitchcock repeatedly has declar-
I'd his Willingness To make any com
promise which does not vitality harm
the treaty, hut expects the next move
from the Republican side,
senator Lodge also has said he
would moi oppose u compromise as
long rs the foreign relations commit
tee reservations are not vitality I'M
paired though he considers that the
next move Ii M Ia the Democrats,