Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-09
e0T'EM GUESSING
Opposite Interpreta-
tons on Wilson Letter
S-ssiaert Lays Communication on
Treaty Before Democratic couf1r-
enes-Sems See Only Rs,eerssien
Of Sez,r-csnsrs See Concessions

aS---g-G-- rem S--Ss treaty d
Vs-salllss which las la1l z a pr
Lanenra-y pigeon hole since Scren-
Der IS while d basis .a- is -a-aca-
1on was sought uasucceasfnIsy II
private Negotiations, VII De brought
formally before the Senate again To
morrow.
Although prompt agreement Is ex-
pec-e6 generally On mary II the
miner points a. Issue. a long and
bitter Contest 10 forecast over Ar
1cie Ten and perhaps a few other
treaty provis,cns. The Leaders en
both sides profess to see SEINE hope
Of alicl1ion but seine ether sena-
tots believe the deadlock certain u
continue until the controversy has
been fought out n the P-esidsn-1a-
campaign.
Republican and Democratic lenders
plan ID cooperate n un-a1gliEg ne
parliamentary restrictions which
NEST be recovered from about the
treaty u permit Il again . be re-
corded and nd Il If the cioCu-e IN
posed Z November. Although the
first move viii be made Al TENOR
rows session these parliamentary
rechaicalirles are expected 10 delay
the beginning oe actual debate until
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Aside from the outstanding issues
Of the u-eary fight itself the most
prominent subject Of 61scrsEion
among senators tonight WIS the ier-
ter of President WILSON. laid before
the Democratic conference yesterday
aa6 made public ty Senator Eirch-
cock Of Nebraska the Democratic
leader The Presidents renewed
declaration Or opposition 70 Some ot
the languages of the Republican
RESERVATIONS was interpreted u dr.
fsrerr ways by rae varioCs eie-
nencs Il the Senate sirUa-ior-
Sune declared the lerts- an m
compromising -eIcsra1ion OF the
stand taken ny the president on the
eve OF the November ratification vote
and asserted that publication uf lis
letter at this tine again had wlCeneG
the breach between the Democratic
and Republican Senate forces 9th
ers, processing % see new evidences
of a concession n the president s
words predicted an opposite eject
Although the Presidents letter was
written before publication Of the
stH.emert Of Visc1Unt Grey. British
ambassador 70 the United States re
garding reservarionA. n some quar-
cers Il was suggested that the Letter
would not have beer permitted u
become public vests-day Z the Brit
.sh sratezman's views had resulted
n any change n the presidents po-
sIrion-
The first move % bring The treaty
formally back oesore the Senate Is
expected ID De a request by Senator
Lodge. Of Massachusetts. EspubE-
can. for suspension Of the rules SC
hat the treaty may be -aksn NJ. :
UNANIMOUS consent Is refused. Sen
a-ur Lodge plans - move succ q
Suspension and the Democrats are
prepared % vote with the EapuoE-
cans for that motion.
Reference Of the treaty u the for
eign relations committee is expected
10 be asked Immediately ae-erwa-d
by the Republican leader. T the e
guest enoocies no instructions .
the committee L is also expected 70
erceive Democratic support Senator
Lodge may, however. ask that -as
committee be instructed 70 report
the treaty back with the Republican
reservations adopted last session and
Z he does the reference % commit
tee probably VIII De by q party vote.
TIE committee plans 70 meet or
Tuesday and the leaders hope the
treaty VIII De reported back that GAY.
II Is understood that when the re-
port Is made Senator Lodge viii pre-
sent the modified reservations agreed
On by the unofficial bipartisan cuE-
mirree and the general expectation Is
that the Democrats viii accept then.
These reservations. however, dc not
include snes relating u article ten
and the Monroe Doctrine about
which the new ratification fight Is
expected &c center