The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
PRESIDENT TO
TAKE PACT TO
SENATETO-DAY
To Explain the Treaty as
First Step in Scotch
ing Opposition.
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HAVE MANY PRECEDENTS
Executive Apparently Has De-
{ eided to Abandon Policy
VI Of Aloofness.
HAVE MANY PRECEDENTS
Hssotss DssposcA 70 TIE suE.

HE
Hssctss DssposcA 70 TIE SUE.
MAsHnsuroN, July e-The President
teem 60 to the Capitol tomorrow to
Sesssmt 20 the Senate the results Of his
skbssts IN Paris.
WIN the Presidents appearance the
Asl Vesttge Of . rhetorical contest be-
epeaa bao,rers Of the League Of Ma
eDsus and its opponents will be dropped
bssd var begun. The President will go
y fAce Q hostile Senate, one with more
Nan half OF It's members unwilling to
hncspe the League Of Nations as It was
eswn abroad and a Senate with suf-
ecisnt votes to force reservations
Which win remove the Objectionable
rlauses which are interpreted to
threaten the independence Of the
Emitted States in the future.
The Presidents Senatorial leaders In
his league fight In the last three days
have come to realize that this Is the
situation. They will even admit that
to-day the President stands perilously
close to defeat.
Opponents Of the league, on the other
hand. are jubilant. While the Presl-
dent Is seeking to gain the confidence
OF the Senate and persuade II to his
way OF thinking. the anti-leaguers are
rurmuring threats now to vote in the
reservations which they favor, making
the'leaSue over, so far as the United
States is concerned. then ratifying the
instrument even while the President is
touring the country trying to drum up
support for his plan.
The Presidents antagonists believe
that In addition to excepting the United
States from operations Of certain parts
OF the league covenant. notably Article
x, the peace treaty itself will be
amended in regard to Shantung.
May Except shantung.
While the reservations would have nc
effect on the treaty or the league pact
which is woven into 1t SO far as the
other signatories are concerned, II Is the
belief OF lawyers in the Senate tina,
amending the peace treaty by striking
out the Shantung cession to Japan
would necessitate a resumption of the
peace conference.
There has been some sharp difference
OF opinion as to the right OF the Senat,
to amend the body of a treaty and Sen
ators have been recently studying UP tn,
precedents. One Of them pointed ou
that a study OF the treaty making his
tory OF the country showed that sixty
eight treaties had been amended by th'
Senate and afterward ratified In tn
face OF this showing the opponents o
tho Shantung provisions are determined
10 insist that these shall be definitely
rejected.
Whether the President yet realizes tn,
danger OF his position. It is certain tha
his opponents do and are prepared Il
take advantage OF 1t. A month ago th
opposition was spoken OF as opposition
to the league covenant Now It Is oppo
huon to the whole programme. A montl
ago. likewise. the opposition was talking
Of debating for months and some OF It
moro radical spokesmen were insisting
that they would never allow a vote l.
be taken. because they would talk tn
session to death II need be. To-da,
these things are all changed
The Presidents speech In New Yorl
yesterday further heartened his antag
onistA They found in II the same dispo
sition to rely on appeal to idealisnl an
altruism and to avoid detailed discussion
OF cases that marked his attitude whe
he was last In this country.
They are prepared to deal IN spectn
Instances and to ask pointed question:
Voices in the air and visions on the hori
Eon are not going to satisfy the har
headed opposition II wants to knov
what Americas position In the Pacifi
will be when Japan shall by the acquisl
tion OF ShantunS along with Corea an
South Manchuria have become a stat
equal in population with the Unite
States. a reservoir Of cheap labor. a mod
ern industrial community. tho dominate
of China's vast resources and still an
mated by the spirit OF Imperialism.
President to ne Questioned.
This afternoon At was reported tha
the President would indicate his read
ness to appear In person and explai
anything about the treaty to the Sen
ate. the Foreign Relations Committee @
any subcommittee. This was receive
with satisfaction by all sides and th
critics OF the programme promptly sal
n the President continued In that min
an opportunity would be given TO him
answer questions and make explanation
That the President is first going I
make an appeal for harmony and Is de
termined 20 absndon his former polic
of aloofnesS was indicated to-day whe
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(ContiHued on Elepenh Pd1s)