The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-10
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[By L. C. Martin, United Press Star
Correspondent
! CHICAGO, June 1o.-The bitter
controversy over the treaty plank IN
the republican platform appeared al
most certain to be carried to the
floor of the republican convention to-
day.
All night efforts to avert, a final
clash proved futile. While the con-
vention waited for the platform 10
be reported, the resolutions commit
tee met at an early hour today to re-
ceive from the subcommittee a par
tial report, which covered everything
sexcept... the treaty 49, and Mexican
'planks. At the same time In the
subcommittee the first discussion or
these questions was to begin
The negotiations which went on
until nearly daybreak between those
demanding a plank for ratihcat1on or
the treaty and the league covenant
with reservations, and those VINO
threaten to bolt if ratification is men.
toned. seemed to have served only to
increase the rancor. The anti
leaguers of the Borah-JohnSon group
declared with the utmost assurance
them by reporting plank containing
these provisions: -
Condemnation in strong terms oil
the treaty and covenant in the form
submitted by President\ Wilson.
Condemnation of republican sena-
tors for refusing to ratify in that
form.
Approval of the principle of an IN
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tional disputes.
A pledge that the party will uphold
and maintain the policies of foreign
relations enunciated by Washington
and Monroe.
Though they expect to be upheld
by the subcommittee the bitter
enders feel equally certain that the
full committee will go against them,
thus sending the whole question TO
the convention floor.
By common consent the treaty
question in the subcommittee was
left last. Senator Smoot, Utah, act
ing as peace maker, tried to bring
opponents together. Smoot's efforts
were futile. He finally carried the
matter to Senator Lodge. Senators
Smoot, Borah, Mccormick and Wat.
son conferred with Lodge. Lodge
urged the necessity for avoiding a
split in the convention, but assured
Borah and Mccormick he stood with
them. In this Lodge opposed Muir
raw Crane of Massachusetts, who
: with the assistance of Senator Len
root, Wisconsin, is leading the fight
for the affirmative declaration FOR
ratification with safeguarding reser-
vations -..
! The bitter enders were elated AT
Lodges support.
Once it appeared Borah and Nc
! Cormick were going TO bolt the sub
committee meeting. They left the
room, flushed and disheveled. Smoot
instantly followed, equally agitated.
His coat was off, his face damp with
perspiration, his hair badly rumpled.
, corridor and read them a proposed
compromise draft. " .na
| This condemned the treaty in exist
ing form. and approved 'the action
of republican senators in refusing to
ratify it without safeguarding reser-
vations.'
Upon hearing that provision, Nc
Cormiclk 'blew up
| NO, sir he fairly shouted. strid-
! ing away from Smoot, his face, flush
! ed with anger.
| Mccormick slupped back into the
meeting room crying mo sir, never"
at every other step and waving his
! arms excitedly.
| Smoot then appealed to- iBorah TO
accept the plank, but Borah refused.
II do not approve OF their action
! in refusing to ratify simply because
! they didn't get reservations" said
Borah. The plank AS drawn. he de-
clared, was simply trap set to catch
the bitter enders. Borah told Smoo:
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