THE UNITED STATES

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16676, 25 February 1920, Page 3

THE UNITED STATES

THE PEACE TREATY. ® DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. It seems a movement has developed amongst the Democrats- for the acceptance of the reservations of Senator IT. 0. Lodge (Loader of the Republicans) on Article Ton and rthc Monroe Doctrine in order to make possible the ratification of tiie Treaty. The Republicans say that twenty-two Democrats are ready to accept Senator Lodge’s reservations, but thirty-four will bo needed before the Treaty can bo passed. It is rumoured the Democrats will demand a caucus, at which it will he urged 1 that Senator Lodge’s programme should be accepted. Mr. H. O. Hoover’(the Food Controller), in a speech at Baltimore, declared the Treaty should be ratified with mild reservations, since a satisfactory adjustment of the. conditions in Europe was impossible unless the Treaty was "passed. The, Treaty should not he made the issue at the coming elections.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. '