Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-29
PUTS PEACE Up
TO U. S. SENATE
President Wilson Says Body Must
Act on Treaty to End
the War.
REPLIES TO FALL QUESTIONS
Executive Declares That He Has No
Power to Declare Peace by Proc
amation-Gernan Colonies
Taken in Trust.

amation--German Colonies
Taken in Trust.
Washington, Aug. 22.-President
Wilson has not the power to declare
peace by proclamation, nor could he
consent in any circumstances to take
such course prior to the ratification
of formal treaty of peace by the SEN
ate. The president so wrote Senator
Fall in answer to one of the 20 written
questions the senator presented at the
White House conference Tuesday.
Replying to another question, the
president said the provision of the
treaty that it should come into force
after ratification by Germany and
three of the principal associated pow
ers operated merely to establish peace
between those ratifying powers, and
that it was questionable whether it
can be said that the League of Nations
is in any true sense created by the as
ISOLATION of only three of the allied
and associated governments"
To Senator Falls questions relating
to the disposition of Germany's pos
sessions, the president said the ar
rangement in the treaty conveyed no
title to the allied or associated powers,
but merely "intrusts disposition of the
territory in question to their decision"
"Germany's. remuneration in favor of
the principal allied and associated
y,ox1yore, +I,o y1rocidnot continued ,ttOf
her rights and titles to her overseas
possessions is meant similarly to ope-
rate as vesting in those powers trus-
teeship with respect to their final dis
position and government
Here Are the Twenty Queries.
The 20 questions answered by Pres
ident Wilson, which were submitted
to him by Senator Fall at the confer
ence held at the White House Tues
day, are in brief as follows:
Questions I to IV-Could not the
president, with the assent of congress,
proclaim a status of peace with Ger
many and permit the resumption of
trade?
Question V asks tie president to
define the establishment of the League
of Nations and state show many ma
tons will have to ratify the peace
treaty before such establishment will
be perfected"
Question VI-Will the League of
Nations reduce the high cost OF living
in the United States?
Asks About NeutraIs.
Question VII-What do Norway,
Sweden Denmark, Holland and Switz-
erland think of the League of Ma
tons? Will they join, and when?
Questions VIII and TX deal with
resumption of commerce with Ger
many.
Question x asks if certain COM
mittees as stipulated in the league
have been appointed and inquiries TO
whom they make report.
Questions XI and XII-To whom
does Germany renounce certain terri
torial rights which it is required to
renounce under the treaty?
Question XIII inqRires as to the dis
position of overseas possessions by
the United States.
Question XIV-What disposition is
made of Germany's foreign posses
sions?
Questions XIV, XVI and XVII ask
for interpretations Of certain phases
of the league and the reason for the
appointment of certain commissions.
Questions XVIII, XIX and Xxx
Why was the United States made
party in the appointment and fulfill
ment of certain missions in the set
Element of foreign plebiscite ques-
lions?
The Presidents Reply.
President Wilson's letter to Senator
Fall, replying to the senator's 20
questions on the treaty and the League
of Nations, is as follows:
''My Dear Senator Fall:
''You left yesterday in my hands
certain written questions which I
promised you l would answer. I am
fastening to fulfill that promise.
81 feel constrained to say in reply
to your first question not only that in
my Judgment have not the power by
proclamation to declare that peace
exists, but that 1 could in no circum-
stances consent. to take such course
prior to the ratification of a formal
treaty Of peace. / feel it due to per-
feet frankness to say that it would in
my opinion put a stain upon our ma
tional homer which we never could
efface if, after sending our men to the
battle field to fight the common cause,
we should abandon our associates in