Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-27
WILL
ACCEPT PACT
SAYS N'NARY
Compromise Agreement win
Enable CONGRESS- To Ratify
Treaty During December Is
Opinion Of Senator.

A compromise between opponents
ana advocates Of the peace treaty and
the league of nations conenant win h9
reached soon after congress convenos
Monday, and the pact viii be passed
some time in December, In the opinion
of United States Senator Charles IL
McNary. who returned to this city last
night. Senator McNary win spend .
week here. then return to the national
capital to take up the fight for the
peace treaty.
More than two-thirds of the mem-
bers Of the senate desire the treaty
ratified. Senator McNary said in an
! interview here today, with such re8cr-
vations as will remove from question
all doubts and Controversies about the
imeaning'of the covenant Of the league
Iof nations"
Holds to Reservation.
| Senator McNary said that ne knew
of no member Of the senate who wish-
es to commit the United States to o
course of action in violation Of the
constitution, therefore the bitter fight,
on article ten. He said that he, per-
sonally, is strongly opposed to the send
ing OF American troops to another ma
tion without the authority of congress.
and would hold out for reservation
granting the league of nations the right
{ to direct troops Of one nation 10 an
other.
| Unless compromise on the treaty
is reached soon after the convention
OF congress. Senator McNary predict
ed n separate treaty with Germany will
he reeotiated This is to be regretted,
he said. If such an event occurred. as
he accent the league of nations In the
light Of an experiment that should be
given tryout.
Treatv Must He Changed.
The nature of the private conferences
he had with President Wilson on the
eve OF the battle on the covenant, that
melted much comment throughout the
state was not divulsed BY the senator
further than the president explained
the league of nations idea"
"rhe treaty as It stands will never
he arcepted." Senator McNary decfar-
ed "Alth0uh strongly vouched for by
! 'hn president 1t is ambiguous. whyg
Ii'FRouDS IL ID 5O ou1NtpiiDfC u pE0-
tationa. The Tinted States roust know
whore 1t stands at all timea"
Senator McNary promised Senators
Lodge and Hitchcock that he wOutd
refuro the first week after congress-
convenes and strive for compromises
IN the following statement Senator
, McNary made II plain that the action
Of the senate in rejecting the treaty
was not for all time. but only was3
, taken as a step of Qualification OF the
, covenant
"The senates refusal to commit the
United States precisely in the terms
, urged bv President Wilson must not be
, accented by the public as the purpose
of that body to defeat the peace treaty.
nor as to its final action. More than
t'vo-thirs's of the members OF the SEN
a ate desire the treaty ratified with such
, reservations as will remove from ques-
, ton all doubts and controversies about
/, the meaning OF the covenant of the
league of nations know OF no mem-
ber OF the senate who wishes to coma
nit the United States to course Of
action in violation OF the constitution,
I'HlT 10 ONtTlHTOW tnU5t SdtcBuATuS tffsAt
have made this country foremost in
] the family of nations. feel sure that
: an overwhelming majority OF the sem
y ate and that includes the friends of the
! treaty would have the country certain
8 of its position at the start, than later
m to be denounced by the other ma
tions for its failure to keep the faith.
!. "Greater differences exist with re-
i Ispect TO the wording of the reserva-
. lfions than to the purpose they are In
o tended to accomplish. This difficulty
4 win be overcome in my judgment and
g the treaty ratified within q few weeks
4 The senator is STAYING at the home
Iof r r. Boise, his brother-inlaw- al
T. le19 Court street. He expressed pleas
! ure at being back "home," but de-
q clared that his place at this time Is ~
Washington working for lasting
peace for the United States.