The New York herald., 1920-01-03
Conferences Fail to Find Any
Basis for Satisfactory Com
promise Agreement.
BACK
LODGE PRINCIPLE
Even "Mild Reservationists" Insist
That This Feature Must Remain
in Ratification.
By DONALD A. CRAIG.
Herald bureau, I
No. 1.5O2 III Street. N. W.,
WaAh1ngfOu, ID. G.. Friday.

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All efforts since the beginning Of the
oliday recess of Congress to find basis
compromise on the peace treaty have
liled. The hope that the negotiators
ould have concrete scheme to propose
hen the Senate reconvenes on Monday
Is vanished.
President Wilson's uncompromising at
tude has caused the Democratic men,
ers of the Foreign Relations Committee
abandon their formal conferences called
- discuss L definite set Of reservations to
be proposed to the Republican leaders:
The Republican mild reservationists."
finding their efforts to bring the admins
publicans together to be fruitless, are now
turning toward the proposal of Senator
Underwood, OF Alabama. that "a formal
scnatorial conciliation committee OF ten
Q selected to attack the problem. In the
ACE of the deadlock it is not unlikely that
a majority Of the Senate may agree to the
;ppoin tment of Es.cii a committee, although
It is adnit,ed generally that such a move
uien. sslds out little real hope of success.
(. viii doubtless serve merely as an ex-
Use 20 keep UP the discussions and for
lrther delay.
'vhe reason for the failure OF the nego-
.atiors that have been going on co ear
ncstly and continuously for the last tvs
lverks Is that Senator Hitchcock. Of Ne
.rasika. the Democratic leader, demands
:, cnange in the Lodge reservation pro-
n-amme both in language and principle,
~'nilc even the mildest OF mild reserva-
sfonists'' on the Republican side insist that
the treaty shall never be ratified unless
the Americanizing principle of the Lodge
reservations Is definitely embodied in the
resolution Of ratification. An impasse has
thus bee1 reached.
No Progress Mnde.
senator Swanson, OF Virginia. who is
--sarded by the Republican leaders as one
uf the most "reasonab BILE" of the Demo
.ratic members Of the Foreign Relations
COMMITTEES, after Z conference today with
senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts. the
Republican leader. and Senator Hitchcock.
said:-"No progress has been made in the
direction OF a compromise
The Republicans believe that in the end
ratification will be brought about by q
revolt os the Democrats against the un-
Yielding attitude of President Wilson and
sn acceptance of the substance OF the
lodge reservations. but Senator Hitch
cock strongly dsagrees with this belief.
lie does not think IL is possible that
enough Democrats will bolt and Join with
The majority OF Republicans TO ratify the
pact with the Lodge programme. APP
sroxmately thirty boilers would be re-
.uired. he explained this afternoc~. and
- felt confident that nothing like that
lumber would ever Kick over the traces.
-.
aithout substantial modification of the
y,odge reservations in language and prin-
eiple,' said Mr.. Hitchcock
Etnds Lodge Standing Firm.
senator Capper, of Kansas, Republican
onferred with Senator Lodge this morn
ng. He found him standing firm for the
i,odge reservations and thought he shouc
nd would remain SO. He said there was
o disposition to quarrel with the Demo.
rats over technical questions OF phrase
ios;y, but insisted there could be no sur
enoer Of the principle OF the Lodge res
rvations.
the two main points Of difference are
,rticle X. and the question of Britain,
otinr power" said Senator Capper
There can be no compromise by our side
those reservations. The people would
ever stand for our pledging the United
;tates 10 send men and money to the
ar corners of the world In response to the
dict of foreign council. nor do they
mt to enter n combination where we
ave one vote while the British Empire
as six votes. II compromise were mad,
i, those issues, ! feel quite certain Il
ever would command the necessary two
birds vote for ratification
Senator Lodge also held conferences TO-
lay with Senator McNary. OF Oregon. Re
publican, mild reservauonist;" Senator
I.enroot, of Wisconsin, and Senator Curtis
cf Kansas. tho Republican whip. Senator
McNary called on Senator Lodge to sa,
nat he and several other Republican:
-ouId like to sec little more speed In The
irection Of a compromise and that unles:
me results were soon apparent from
resent negotiations they would feel i'm
lied to vote for the Underwood resolu
IN
senator Lodge looks with dlsfavor on tn,
aderwood scheme. lie thinks, II would
Iv muddy the waters. Senator Hitchcock
inks much more would be accomplished
an informal bipartisan Cancellation
CUP. but Is willing 10 support the Un'
.rwood resolution, he said.
No Concrete Proposal Offered.
rhe parleys thus far have been char.
:. ,terized by a complete failure OF any
A ,ctIons to put forward a concrete pro-
,sai. Senator Hitchcock flatly contra
lcted reports that he intended to offer
definite compromise programme within
next day or two. lie thought such
move would merely jeopardize chances
. compromise He preferred to walt
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\tpentinued ON rage Two, Col rive.l