Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-01-27 | Page 1 | Fate of Compromise Negotiations Still Remaining in Doubt

FATE OF COMPROMISE IG011IS STILL Hlffi II DOUBT Bi-Partisan Conference Discusses Dis-cusses Without Decision Refusal Re-fusal of Republicans DEMOCRATIC LEADERS EXPRESSING SURPRISE General Attitude of Conferees' Is Not One of Optimism Over Pact Outlook WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The fate of compromise negotians on the peaco treaty remained In doubt today after the bi partisan conference had discussed dis-cussed without decision the refusal of the Republicans to compromise bn-Article Ten. Another meeting will be held Thursday. Demgcratlc Jeaders. .replying to the Republican ultimatum regarding Article Ar-ticle Ten, did not present a definite refusal to go on with the negotiations, but qxpressed great surprise declaring an Article Ten compromise "already had been assented to by most of the i members of the conference" before tho Republicans served notice they would not agree to a compromise. Under the proposed compromise as made public by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the acting Democratic leader, lead-er, the senate would declare by reservation reser-vation that the United States . would not employ the economic boycott or its armed forces lo preserve the territorial territor-ial integrity of any other country unless un-less congress acted In each specific case. After tho meeting which developed some heated discussion, some senators on both sides professed to see hope that a compromise might be reached The general attitude of the conferees, however, was not one of optimism. I oo-