The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-09
New Reservation on Article
Ten Is Proposed.
Republican Leaders Make New
Offer to Democrats.
Pres. WILSON STANDS PAT
League as 1t Stands or No
Treaty, Is His Cry.
Unratified by Senate That VIII
Be 1920 Issue.

Washington. March "a modified
draft of the Republican Article Ten
reservation to the peace treaty is un-
derstood to have been assented to to-
day by number of Republican lead
ers, working with the Democrats for a
ratification compromise
The new reservation was said to fol-
low in general'the outline of the orig
inal Republican proposal adopted last
November but to contain a number of
changes in wording agreed to at the
suggestion of Democrats. Republican
senators who helped work out the
notifications seemed confident that
the new reservation would have the
approval of Senator Lodge. 1t was
understood, however. that the Demo-
cratic leader Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, had not given his assent to
it.
Democrats Not Excited.
Democratic senators were slow in
promising their support while they
weighed the meaning of the letter
written to Senator Hitchcock yester-
day by President Wilson reiterating
which would impair "the full force
of Article ten. Some leaders predict
ed. however. that before the day was
over it might be possible to tell defi-
nitely whether the compromise nego-
tiations were to succeed.
The changes in the reservation are
understood to have grown out of the
compromise movement conducted by
Senator Watson of Indiana. for the
Republicans and Senator Simmons of
! North Carolina. for the Democrats. II
! was said, however. that Senator Sim
mons had not finally accepted the
new draft and those in close touch
with the negotiations were not very
monfident of a final agreement.
All or None. Says Wilson.
'The league as it stands or nc
! league at ALL" is the issue in the treaty
J fight as President Wilson sees it. in
the opinion of senators of both parties
who today discussed Wilson's letter tc
Senator Hitchcock.
!. Senators Borah and Hitchcock. wh<
! represent the opposite extremes
agreed thai II president had clearl,
drawn the issue and that if the treat.
goes into the campaign it will be upor
that basis. - :+ --r ~
The question of how the PRESIDENT
letter will affect Democratic senators
who have been wavering probably vii
be answered only when the final rol
is called on the treaty.
> Hitchcock, the Democratic leader
said in his Judgment the letter woult
not change the situation.
; On the Republican side, the "bittel
enders" were pleased to note that th'
president wanted the issue as clear Gu
as they want 1t, Borah said Boraf
has maintained that the only way Il
go to the people of the country in th'
campaign on the treaty is on an ISSUE
of the treaty as it stands or no treat!
at all.
Mild Reservationisfs Angry. L
Republican mild reservationists-w -wer'
inclined to be angry at the Wilson de
scription of hem as mild nullifiers.
The letter may send them back int
the Lodge camp. it was believed
Lodge and his group said the lette
was typical" Lodge. refraining from
formal comment. called attention t.
the delightful passages in the letter
particularly the one in which he at
tacks France"
Senators Borah and Mccormick ex
pect to bring up the letter today il
speeches. 1t seems likely that one o
its effects will be to lengthen debat
on Article X.