Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-02-14
LODGE OFFERED TWO
COMPROMISE DRAFTS

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Washington Feb 13.-Two modified
drafts Of the Article 10 reservation to
the peace treaty were laid before Re
publican senator's by Senator Hitchcock.
the Democratic leader. with a promise
that about forty Democrats would sup
port whichever of the proposals the
Republicns found preferable Each
proposition, however. had been rejected
by Republican leaders in the course Of
the disrupted bipartisan compromise
negotiations and it is indicated that there
IS little hope that either will be accepted
now. Republicans withheld formal re-
ply. however. pending p canvas Of the
situation to be made Saturday.
One OF the reyisions offered by SER
ator Hitchcock was that wor.ed oua
but not finally agreed to by the partisan
conference. and which President Wilson
characterized later as very unforttin-
ate in form. The other was the draft
formulated by former President Taft
and rejected by Senator Lodge. the Re
publican leader, when it was offered to
the bipartisan conference by the Dem
eerats
In approaching the Republicans. Sen
ator Hitchcock put his nropos...on :,
writing. with the signatures Of IS Dem
ocratic senator's appended Those who
signed included. he said. virtually all
who were at the capitol during the day
and represented every element among
the treaty's Democratic friends. Al
least dozen more. he predicted. would
give their support to the move il oppor-
tunity offered.
Democratic Proposal
The proposal. as presented first to
Senator McCumber. of North Dakota. a
leader Of the mild reseryationist Re
pnbhcans. and then to Senator Lodge. /
was as follows:
The undersigned Democratic sena-
tors. as means of securing ratifica-
tion Of the treaty. will support as a |
reservation on Article 10 either of the t
following reservations. the first ono ne-
ing the reservation as framed III the i
bi partisan conference recently held and I
the second one being the last proposed I
reservation by former President Taft I
Bipartisan Reservation.
Bi- partisan conference reservation
ne.
Ihe mted States assumes no
obligation to employ its military or
naval forces or the economic bow
colt, to preserve the territorial in
tegrity or political independence Of
any other country under the proyis-
sions Of Article 10 or to employ
the military or naval forces OF the
United States under any other
article OF the treaty for any purpose
unless. in any particular case, the
congress which, under the constitu-
ton, has the sole power to declare
war. shall, BY act or joint resoIu I
tion so provide. Nothing herein
shall be deemed to impair the obliga-
ton in Article 16. concerning the i
economic boycott
Taft's Plan. {
MIR. Taft's suggested resolution:
The United States declines 10
assume any legal or binding obliga-
tion to preser-e the territorial in
tegritv or political independence of
any other country under the proyi-
sions Of Article 10. or to employ I
the military or naval forces Of the
Inited States under any article of {
the treaty for any purpose; but the
congress. which, under the constitu- c
ton. has the sole power in the pre-
misses, will consider and decide what 6
moral obligation il any, under the T
circumstances Of any particular
case when it arises, should move
the United States in the interest
of world peace and justice to take =
action therein, and will provide ac- 3
cordngly.
Comment Caused by Canada.
Whichever of the above reservations :.
preferred by Republican supporters If y y
treaty will, as compromise, be - -
ceptable to u.s." !. !,
The senator's who signed included y y
Fers and Walsh Of Montana. y
Senator Hitchcock's move was the = =
~ surface development in the treaty u u
.ht during the day o. o.