Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-22
Both Administration and Repub-
ican Leaders Refuse to
Endorse It.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
DECLARE WAR ENDED
Declares Such Action Before Ratifi-
cation Would Put Stain on
National Honor" of the
Nation.

adopt peace treaty reservations but
| keep them separate from the ratlfl-
cation itself, was put aside indefl-
nitely today after democratic leaders
| had declined to assume responsibility
for it and republicans Of all shades
of opinion had given notice they
could not accept it.
Among the republicans, the devel-
opment was interpreted as meaning
the action would be sought on the
proposal in it's present form, and
democratic leaders generally said
! they had no plans for bringing it to
a vote.
Meantime, white house announce
ment and an executive session of the
| foreign relations committee brought
| to the surface again two other is
sues of the treaty fight.
President Wilson replying to a sug-
gestion that he might put the coun-
try on a peace basis by declaring the
war at an end, announced that ne not
only considered himself powerless to
take such a step, but considered a
peace declaration either by himself
or congress prior to ratification OF
the treaty, would put stain upon
our national honor" by evading re-
sponsibility in the world peace set
Element.
The foreign relations committee
got into another argument oyer
prompt committee action on the
treaty, which ended by a decision,
without record vote, to continue its
hearing to receive the case of the
Irish, Greek, Egyptian, Lithuanian
| Ukrainian. EsthOnian and Lettlsh
races.
Not Presidents Plan.
In every democratic quarter, in
Guiding the white house, it was in
dicated that the compromise proposal
as presented yesterday in resolu-
ton by Senator Pittman of Nevada
democrat, of the committee, was
not specifically sponsored by the pre-
I sident, though it followed generally
his suggestion to the committee
Tuesday regarding reservations.
Senator Pittman issued a state
ment saying the president had nc
KNOWLEDGE of the resolution and Sen
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the ad.
ministration. There was no formal
expression from tho White house.
/ In his statement Mr.. Pittman sale
his idea in presenting the measure
was to expedite action on the treaty
He insisted that he would ask for &C
ton later. He argued that accept
ance of the reservations proposed
could be gained from the nations who
will control the League of Nations
council. thus MAKING it possible te
ratify the treaty with the assurance
that the disnuted section of the CO.
venart would not be interpreted tt
the disadvantage Of this country.
To Lower H. C. L.
There was increasing evidence dur
ing the day. however, that the grou1
of republicans who have agreed OF
reservations similar to those in tn
Pittman resolution would withhold
their approval from anv nlan no
contemplating inclusion of the quail
Ification itself.
Republican leaders said they wer
ready for vote today if the demo
: Gratis wanted to bring the Pittmal
:: resolution to roll call. i
President Wilson's announcement
of his stand against peace declara
ton was made in letter to Senate
FalI, repunNcan. NEW McAlCO. Iepty
ing to list Of questions submitte
hv the latter. At the same time. MI
Wilson explained the treaty provis
ion turning over the German colonie
> to the five principal powers nv say
: ing it vested only trusteeship owe
!. the colonies pendinc a permanen
, arrangement for their government !
provisional agreement in the matte
had been reached he said. but it wa
contingent on the league Of nations.
The president wrote that it wa
t deemed wise to have American rer
/ ~esen+ative on various Europea
BOUNDARY commissions because
would add useful element Of el
tirely "disinterested judgment"
Rerlvino to another question. h
said his belief that ratification {
I+he treaty would reduce the cost ,
living was based on the assnmptio
that ratification would have the e.
feet of "restoring production ar
comrerce to their normal strengt