Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-28

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compromise negotiations hgvartus OF
Cns verge Of dissolution, we;e E1ve1
today z rev 4S-nou- lease On L4Ee
Bu- there was nothing Il me devea-
apuler1 which changed -he pasIuIsuc
view OF the Senate leaders Is 70 tn
final outcome. The Democrats, re-
plying tn The RapE oJicar refusal -
caup-ou1ise on Article Ten and the
Monroe Doc--1n4 charged a. a
STORM session OF Lue Bipartisan
conference that RepLaLican leaders
suddenly had changed front Af1sr
most Of this cor1arees mad consented
q at Article Ter compromise II
definite form To THIS --4a 94plbI-
car opposed Z ca-s-gU-lcal de-4la.. de-
cia-.ag no one al all had agreed 70
Lne proposed COMPOUNDS DRAFT
A1te- TWO hours Of v-a1eg.1g dur
ing which the Democrats tn~ea1 ene1
10 transfer rhe rnole suol4ct 10 TING
open Senate. The conference agreed.
70 meet again Thursday II another
effort ID bring 1he negotiations 70 :
successful conclusion : -ew snua-
tors progressed 10 see some rays q
hope IT Lne situation bat IL most #
rhs leaders ing outlook appeared far
from promising
Numerous private C1r< ernnces Q-
both SIDES followed, vILh me leaders
feeling OFT sentiment carefully n
they appointed Ire final showdown
that Elzr CONS a. -t7u-sGay's r1eet
ing. II some quarters L vas -
heved cna- II the Interval Presldau-
Iison would take z hand u s-IEsr
Lns resistance If the Democrats bur
while House officials were silent and
Senator E1-ct4cnck Of Nebraska th=
: acting Democratic leader Of the Sen
are. declared he was proceeding VIII
out knowledge o. The President :
view u the Specific corr D-Q--1lse
reservations discussed II rhe Caucus.
During -ne cay & plea for mined lar=
ratification either with or without
reSe-va lions was p-eser-ad 10 S-ra-
to-s Wa6svu-tn and Calder % Nav
/ : -k ny Delegation from New York
CRY headed by Wf7.I1n Church C,s-
borne and Represents s7lE the league 70
enforce peace, the league If nations
association -tH New York fedora non
d churches. farm organization the
state chamber Of commerce OF New
York and daughters % ne American
Revolution. Spokesman to- -he DELE
CATION sEp-nssa6 the belief that the
tina was ripe for crrocsi-ion OF 6fr-
fT-arras r--E- - --za-v
The whole treat neg arms e vnz
sad by serE-s ier ds-s war hung N
OF a--i~le Ten and tne Nome , c--,-a
Tentative agreement mas ear reached
on al other points OF difference some
Of -he Republican -esa-va-t,rs Z was
de- Jared. MAD bean accepted vt-nour
change ny the Tse-suc-a-- Will rurne--
nL1s changes o. wording n neen made
II others and rUD Of Lherr ha- cen -
vT-I--eC entirely. i was emp ASKED.
however that the corTe-ees M horn
sides were acting orty n an arviso-v
wa and ina their dec SONS bound NJ
one
Differences over the Monroe -,oc-rlre
reservation also were SAT- r. 5a NJ H.
nor MAGNITUDE compared 70 rhs big
stumbling block presented BIZ the on.l-
CATION Of article ten 10 help p-ese-va
the -er-1-0-;al Tr-eE-i1v and poir-lcaI
independence of S-ne- members n rre
L-eagoe o. Nations. The Republicans
Insist that no sust oalIez -ior. ghouffs De-
ass med the Democrats a-e s-andgrr
out fer an obligation cuna i-iorai OF ira
@c-lor Of Congress- in each s-ar4fir, "a :
Alter todars meeting ser a-o- t97-cs-
cDcE made pubic the reply re hna gtvers
20 me Aepu0{Ican Ultima -r.--1 - y.s-sr-
Gay refusing 10 compounds on article
-sI or -hA Monroe Doctrine The -er1Ev
declared the majority OF tn COT e-en-e
previously had asseu1ed 10 a rorru-n-
u-Iss draft n q rese-varfrr under ut7irs,
the Tinted States would DECLINE In as
sumo any obligation TO empty i1s MI
Fta-y o. naval forces o. the econnn,ir
boycott" unde- article ten Unless Cur
Eress acted Under the Pe-1at fIcar res
e-vauan the United States sir1r,, vpr-I4
"asr-ms no obIIga-Ior' II -e arr 70
other countries without cor rresslouai
acton
Il was after this reply had beer
Submitted that Senator Hitchcock
gave nn-lce that Z the negotiations
were continued. ne would r-rDvs 10
take the treaty up immediately in
the open Senate The Republican
cO-feress replied That nothing coulS
% gained ny sucn a move and tina,
only endless debate would result. In
the argument which followed ne
whole field II discussion IF article 10
was re-opened- and il was agreed to
meet again THURSDAY.
Later tvo of the Republican cor-
te-ess, Senators Kellogg Of Mime
sofa and Lenroot OF Wisconsin. IS
sueo Joint statement denyinr thar
anyone had agreed TO the reservzrinn
quoted and 10 this declaration. Sena-
tors Lodge Of Massachussrts and New
a Indiana the other two RapubH
cans on the bipartisan conferences
gave their assent The statement fol-
lows:
e have seer Senator Hrrbcock's
statement The Ea iorf-y OF the con-
ference did not agree to the reser-
va-ion affecting article 10. which he
published In tact- MIR. HITCHCOCK