The sun., 1919-09-04
WILSON SURE HE'LL
WIN TREATY FIGHT

over the fact that the issue will be
sauarely drawn In the nrst stages Of the
fight on textual amendments. This. in
his view, puts the real issue squarely
and fairly before the public.
Senator Hitchcock said again after the
interview. as he had said earlier in the
day in q set speech in the Senate, that
the peace treaty and the League Of Ma
lions were already going concerns. de-
spite the delays which have marked the
effort TO have them adopted and ratified
in the Senate. He said It was incon-
ceivabie that the American people.
through the American Senate. were 60
Ing to stand In the way Of the restoration
of complete and entire world peace. as
agreed upon at Paris.
Wilson Opposes All Amendments.
Tho Presidents position. regarding
which there has never been the slightest
doubt In the minds OF the opponents OF
the unchanged covenant, is against any
amendments. Amendments. according to
Senator Hitchcock, force America into a
most undesirable isolation from the rest
of the world. They would compel the
making of a separate peace with the
German republic, and there 10 no evil IN
the treaty as framed OF sufficient impor-
lance or weight, to his mind, to justify
leaving America outside the MEMBER
ship Of the league compact
To what extent this was Senator
Hitchcock's Interpretation Of the Presi-
dents views and what extent the rehec-
ton Of their conversation was not dis
closed. But on reservations there was
nothing nearly 30 definite to be obtained
from the Presidents floor spokesman.
! Senator Hitchcock insisted that the pro-
posed reservations which the Republic
cans are preparing to bring in as COM
ponent part of the resolution OF ratih-
cation were not discussed at the White
House to-day.
All that he was willing to vouchsafe
was that the Presidents attitude toward
anything In the way Of reservation so
complete as the one proposed by Senator
Lodge. to emasculate and nullify the de-
naturalization faults of Article X, was
Of course adverse. Senator Hitchcock.
again expressing his own views, accord
ing to their refortifcation by the White
House colloquy. said that he believed
the true friends of the treaty in the
Senate would be won to support 1t
without vital amendments or reserva-
tons II such drasticism as that en-
| bodied In the Lodge reservation was per-
sisted in by the Republicans,
In answer to questions specifically d.
| rected to the Irish problem Senator
Hitchcock indicated that 1t was believed
by the Administration that only Irish
men of the radical agitator type were
against the treaty and the covenant.
He was sure. he said. according to the
best information he had at hand, that
the intelligent and thoughtful Irish OF
the United States knew too well the
dependence upon American sympathy Of
the cause of home rule for Ireland.
They will not lend themselves to an
effort which embodies hesitation to enter
the league or to ratify the peace treaty
it they realize that that might mean
to them the diminution of American
sympathy for Ireland ana her cause.
Sees Plan for Studied Delay.
The Foreign Relations Committee has
| been deliberately squandering time IN
| giving day after day to the hearings
| on denationalizing to the representa-
tives OF peoples who are not satisfied
| with the peace pact, Senator Hitchcock
! asserted. The Irish hearing and the
J hearings granted to the Thracian Greeks.
/ Jugo- Slavs, Czeeho-Slovaks. Poles, Es-
thonians. Let's. Chinese and Egyptians
| were all part Of the programme or
| delay, said he.
Delay, Senator Hitchcock afirmed.
! would be one of the objects of Presi-
| dent Wilson'S denunciation during his
| swing arodnd the United States. He
will reiterate the old argument that the
delays over the peace treaty and COL
! lateral issues have served to hold back
| the restoration Of peace time normality
in finance and industry.
Principally. during his journeyings
| and speech makings, the President will
| devote himself TO the peace treaty it.
SELF and to advocacy of his League Of
| Nations programme. Incidentally he
Eill discuss the high cost of living. the
| need for n new basis of permanent
| agreement between wage Garner and
| wage payer, and perhaps even the rail-
road problem. But they will be col
lateral subjects, go he told Senator
Hitchcock. and only used as illustrative
o. the crime of delay which he will
charge against his opponents.
He will assert that the ratification Of
| the treaty by the Senate. for every
| hour Of its delay. means the delaying
| of the passage OF a railway law which
will correct existing deficiencies In pres
emit laws and In the present physical and
HuNftCthl btALuS Oh tHo WIlOit tFaHtpOTId~
ton system OF the Republic
Hitchcock Replies in senate.
As a prelude to his White House visit
| Senator Hitchcock made a speech in the
| Senate to-day which formed his reply
and that Of the Administration to re-
cent addresses by opponents Of the
peace treaty. He charged the Republi-
can leaders with playing politics and
asserted that they were willing to az
! front Japan and to release Germany
from her contract under this treaty,
| abandoning the benefits which the
| United States is to receive under the
E-terms of the pending compact.
| In the course of his speech Senator
| Hitchcock resorted to the favorlte arRu-
ment Of the Administration In dealing
with Its critics-that OF laying the
charge OF tender feeling for Germany
at the doors Of the opposition. Senator
Knox (Pa.) was singled out for the
particular attack along this line Said
Mr.. Hitchcock:
Instead of supporting this treaty the
same Senators who insisted on a die
! tated' peace now propose to abandon Il
| and negotiate peace settlement on
terms acceptable to Germany.
INSTEAD OF ratifying this Joint treaty
agreed to between the nations associated
with us In the war - Low suggested
that we desert our associates and nego-
tiate a separate treaty.
Instead Of uniting with friendly ma
lions to make permanent and secure
the fruits of victory 1t is proposed that
we adopt a policy OF quit and scuttIe.
Instead OF standing in good faith
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