The Washington times., 1920-01-09
TREATY DEAD,
|SG. 0. P. VIEW
Believe Presidents Letter Has
Killed All Chance of
Compromise.


Hope of treaty ratification by the
present Senate appears TO have been
shattered by President Wilson's let
ter to the Democratic National Com
mittse at its Jackson Day banquet.
The President, many Republicans
and Democrats agreed after care
fully reading his letter, has closed
the door upon any compromise which
could command the votes Of sixty
four Senators.
Out Of Senate's Hands.
He has taken the treaty out of the
Seante's hands, Senators said. Since
he has chosen to make. II, an issue In
the coming camapign. there 10 no way
that can be avoided. they believe.
Brysn's split with President Wilson
will have no effect on the treaty
situation as far as the Seante is con-
cerned, IL was believed. Several Sen
ators pointed out that even II the
Democratic members should align
themselves, with Bryan, and accept
the Lodge reservation on article 10
which Is virtually what Bryan sug-
gested in his Jackson Day speech
the resulting ratification by the Sem
ate would never become effective.
because the President would reject II.
Politically. however. the Bryan
Wilson split was admitted to be of
the greatest Importance. Bryan will
ight, they said. to control the Demo-
cratic national convention, and IL he
wins, will counsel Senate Democrats
10 yield, to the Lodge reservation and
ratify the treaty right after the con-
vontion.
Confer On situation.
The treaty situation. las affected
by the Presidents letter. was the
subject of mapy Senatorial confer
ences today. Formal statements are
TO be given out later by Senator
Lodge. for the Lodge reservationists:
McEary for the mild reservationists,
and Hitchcock. for the Democrats.
Senator Underwood said he still
thinks his resolution for a eoncilia-
tion committee offers q way out.
The President, Underwood said, is
still willing to accept explanatory
reservations, and he predicted that
many Republicans will DE found
counseling Lodge to a more moderate
stand. rather than accept the chal-
lenge of a campaign on the treaty.
Senator Borah, speaking for the
out-and out foes .of all ratification,
Sdlu ne WAS Bldu tHC .hdu
come to the view tina. a national ref
erendum should be had. That, Borah
pointed out, has been his position all
along.
statement by Lodge.
Senator Lodge, Republican leader
in the Senate, declared he was willing
for the treaty to go into. the next
Presidential campaign, and said the
Presidents attitude made compromise
impossible. Lodge said: @
THE President has made his posi-
tion very plain. He rejects absolute
ly the reservations adopted by the
majority of the Senate. He says We
must take the treaty without any
change which alters its meaning. OF
leave 1t. He will permit interpreta-
tiops, whatever they may mean. eN-
pressing it's undoubted meaning when
there is hardly a line OF it which has
not been questioned and given many
meanings. This permission is value
less. He stands as he always stood,
for the treaty as it is.
"The issue Is clearly drawn. Tho
reservations intended solely to pro-
rect the Urited States in it's SOW
ereigny and independence are dis
tarded by the President The Presi-
dent places himself squarely in behalf
IL internationalism against American
ism.
II had hoped that in the Senate VIE
might have come together and rsti-
f,od the treaty protected by the prin-
ciples set forth in the fourteen reser-
vstions. The President / fear, has
made this hope impossible. II 1t is
impossible, then we must bcar the
delsy inseparable from the Presidents 8
altitude and appeal to the people,
which I. for one. shall most cordially
Welcome" ..-s ..