The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
By DONALD A. CRAIG.
Herald Bureau,
No. 1902 II Street, N. W.,
WaSh10gtOn. ID. g.. Monday.

frank appraisal of the results OF the
compromise movements On the peace
treaty during the last few days clearly
shows that they amount to little or moth
ing The circle has been completed again,
and return to the peace status is still
far off. President Wilson still stands per-
senally in the way.
William j. Bryan's warning to his party
that it cannot afford to shoulder the
blame for indefinite delay in the ratifica-
ton Of the treaty is largely responsible
for the numerous Senatorial ''compro-
mise conferences that have been held
since last Thursday night. The unanimity
of the Democratic opinion that Mr.. Bryan
il right in desiring that the treaty be
kept out of the Presidential campaign is
responsible for the optimistic reports that
navc been made by Democratic Senators
and echoed by the Democratic press The
wish is father to the thought. To impartial
observers, however, it became apparent
today that no real progress has been made
toward a solution fsthe problem.
Compromise can only be born OF will
,nrness to yield. The authorized Demo-
cratic spokesman have not yet offered TO
Yield on a single vital point
Article X. sun Blocks Way.
M Democratic Senator able to speak
for more than half a dozen OF his col
leagues has notified the Republican lead
crs that the Lodge reservation to article
X or the Lodge reservation on the Monroe
Y,.c,r,na or on tho six to one voting
r.,.,,-e ~ the covenant, will be acceptable
TO the minority.
Until the Democrats are willing to fol-
low Mr.. Bryan to that extent. the con-
rerenees and the optimistic reports are
without hope or meaning.
suspicion has begun to grow among the
scnate Republicans that the Democratic
overtures were inspired not so much by a
desire 10 bring about ratification as they
were by purpose to manoeuvre the
Lodge faction into position OF flatly re-
iecting the pact and holding mp peace.
There was much conNSrso ;lCn aoout
,,.r,nron,ise again today. but skeptical
ohscrvers. pryfng beneath the surface
~, nifestationr. were convinced the ap-
n.rentIy fnsuperabie obstacle Of article
Y was as insuperable as ever and that the
treaty actually was no nearer resurrection
than Il ever was.
weekend pow-wows OF the Democratic
senators have brought them into unani-
nous accord with William J. Bryan on one
,oint- namely, that IL would be a mos,
fortunate circumstances IL the Democratic
uarty could definitely unload the respon.
sfbiiity for holding up the treaty so that
II will not have to face the cry. They
kent us out Of peace!' in the 1870 campaign
Two ways to Reach Agreement.
There are two ways open to accomplish
this:--
First--Surrender to the Republicans. ac-
sept the Lodge reservations. ratify the
treaty and send II to the President in the
hope he will not pocket IL.
Second-Ally with the Republican mild
reservationists. adopt a programme OF
tepid reservations by a majority vote and
force Mr.. Lodge and his followers to join
the "irreconsilabes'' in rejecting the
Wpaty.
Whose Weekend get-together. affairs
,nve also disclosed a lack OF willingness
1ong the Democrats openly to bolt Mr.
1lson The President hasn't openly said
is going TO be a third term candidate
they are still afraid OF his power. II
had specifically said he wasn't going
"a run again, there might have been a
real rebellion among his followers, but
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