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Show MOVEMENTTO END TREATYDEADLOGK OVERTURES FOR COMPROMISE COMf FROM BOTH FACTIONS IN THE SENATE. Knox Propose Immediate Consideration of Formar Proposals, But Hitchcock Objects, Warm Exchanges Featuring Fea-turing Debate. Washington. The first definite move toward breaking the senate deadlock on the German peace treaty came unexpectedly un-expectedly Saturday, on the heels of nearly three hem's' of heated discussion of responsibility for the treaty situation. situa-tion. Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, asked immediate consideration for two resolutions. One would revive his former proposal for ratification of the treaty so far as it would establish peace between the United States and Germany;, the other was similar to the pending Lodge resolution and would declare a state of peace with Germany by action of congress, with approval of the president. Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska administration admin-istration leader, objected to consideration considera-tion of both resolutions, and, under the rules, the entire matter went over. Senator Knox's proposal came after hot exchanges between Republican and Democratic leaders over the status sta-tus of the treaty. It was coincident with reports from European capitals that the negotiations were under way toward acceptance of some senate reservations res-ervations to the peace treaty, with a view to bringing America into the foreign for-eign peace conferences. Overtures for a compromise on the treaty came from both Republican and Democratic sides. During the debate, Senate Lodge declared that President Wilson must take the initiative toward reviving action on the treaty, but offered of-fered to consider carfully any suggestions sug-gestions with regard to the senate committee reservations Mr. Wilson might make. Senator Hitchcock urged a compromise compro-mise through a committee of conciliation concilia-tion and said he "held out the olive branch." During the discussion, however, Senator Sen-ator Hitchcock said he would make no motion to bring up the treaty until some understanding had been reached in conference between Republican and Democratic leaders. "The time for debate has passed," he said. "I think it would be very unwise un-wise to bring it in and have it kicked around like a football." |