Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-24
S0LjDARITY OF 6. Q. p. |EW TREATY MOVE: |k THREATENED BY.
kht Republican Senators Serve Compromise Ulti- matum On Lodge
GOROUSLY OPPOSE
 FURTHER COMPROMISE
kman Threatens to Bolt and Join
 Third Party if the Republicans I Support Emasculated Res ervatiOns

Eashington, Jan. 23.-Protest by
 hrge group of influential republi-
 senators against further com
 mise negotiation will cause a sev-
 k and, senators declared, involved
 ure solidarity of the republican
 nation.
 light republican senators headed
 Senators Johnson of California
 Borah of Idaho, and claiming to
 resent other senators, called Re-
 blican Leader Lodge into confer
 e and delivered what was declared
 be a ultimatum against proposed
 hpromises of the informal bi-par,
 an committees of senator leaders.
 ome of the senators in the corr
 ence with Senator Lodge declared
 It the reception of the protests
 uld affect the republican leader
 p and unity in the senate, whlYe
 Senator Sherman of Illinois,
 ted after the conference that he
 uld leave the republican party and
 h third party if the republi-
 hs support "emasculated" reserva-
 ns.
 rhe conference with Senator Lodge
 ich lasted nearly three hours, evented the scheduled session of
 bipartisan committee. This mmittee will meet again tomor- k but with the compromise pros cts thrown into confusion by to- y's developments. Democrats in Tested in the compromise negotia- ms tonight expressed concern over e turn of events and the resultant tssibility of success.
 The movement of progress against mpromising the Lodge reservations bs almost coincident with a vls1t
 the senate by former President Rft, who consulted with several mild reservation" republicans. MT. aft urged compromise strongly and bring his visit declared that a pmpromise of the Lodge reserva- ion to article ten of the league of Rtions covenant would not kill the featy, because, he asserted other rovisions would make for world eace and cause resort rarely to ar Icle ten.
 
 The conference of republicans with enator Lodge late today was held in enator Johnson's office and attend d by Senators Borah, Knox of 'ennsylvania, Poindexter of Wash ngton, Sherman and Mccormick of Illinois; Brandegee of Connecticutt nd Moses of New Hampshire. Aft I two hours spent with MT. Lodge, enator New of Indiana, who is sit ing with MT. Lodge on the leaders ommittee negotiating with the emocratic committee, was called Ill nd another hour was spent in pirited discussion.
 Although all of the senators who alled on Senators Lodge and New, oted last November against ratifi- ation of the treaty and are counted mong its bitterest foes, one of hey count on support of 3S votes, T enough to prevent ratification, if heir protest against modifying the .odge reservations is not needed. Except for brief statements from enators Lodge and Johnson and a engthy statement from Senator herman, few of the senators par lcipating in the conference would ak for publication. MT. Lodge said he senators who called on him repre- ented "a large group of senators 1ho want no change in the Lodge excavations"
 Senator Johnson declared that the lodge reservations were said by lr. Lodge to be "the irreducible minimum" Others in the meeting tated privately that the question ot
 treaty compromise on republican olidardy and leadership in the sen te and the country" was discussed. Were there any threats to bolt he republican leadership of the 'arty?" Was asked of one republi- an conferees.
 "l would rather not answer that luestion," came hesitant reply. Party solidarity is threatened; that all 1 care to say"
 senator Johnson was asked re- 'arding reports widely circulated in he senate lobby gossip. that de- larations had been made of a third 'arty movement and "bolt" from epublican senate leadership if the Lodge reservations are embodied, nd the California senator replied: Poppy cock, I haven't such a bought"
 Move Tentative.
 They represent large body o1 enators, who want no change m he Lodge reservations" said MT Lodge, as he smilingly crowded his way through newspaper corresponds ,nts waiting outside the conference pom. To the suggestion that al! II those present except himself and senator News are identified with reaty's foes, MT. Lodge answered: We must present the question te III sides. That was understood IT undertaking the negotiations witt he democratic leaders, represent lobody but ourselves. Anything we 10 is tentative and must be referred Q senators. Those present today Esnted to know what we had done." , 1Beyond this Senator Lodge declin I'd to comment other than to stat' nat another Di-par;isa,. leetlng O. me leaders committees would b' 1eid tomorrow. Other senators II soday's council, however, stated n' Eextual drafts of proposed com promise reservations were consider The principal protest of the eigh
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