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CONFERENCES ON
/. THE TREATY HIGHLY
PLEASE PRESIDENT
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campaign TO bring about ratification
Is his inquiry OF the Entente Powers
II they will accept Interpretations"
instead OF reservations" as indicat-
ing the attitude Of the Senate when
ratifying the treaty.
This Is the most discussed topic in
connection with the treaty to-day, for
II the Allies agree Il may mean
compromise between the President
and the Republican Senators.
IL is the impression Of some OF the
Senator's who have conferred with the
President that he contemplates a
public declaration about the 5hantung
affair that will clear up all miSunder-
standings. II is believed this may
come in tho form OF a special message
delivered In person by the President
TO the Senate.
Further TO clarity the situation. II
is understood that Japan and China
have been urged to make announce
ments about Shantuns. the former
specifying the date on which II win
leave the province and the other q
statement It agrees TO the plan.
The President commented at length
on tho Interpretations" plan to Sen
ators capper. Keliogg. Kenyon and
1fcNary when they called at the White
House yesterday, and also took
the subject up with Senator Hitch
cock when he was at the Capitol late
in the afternoon. Senators went over
all phases OF the proposition among
themselves.
Three classes Of notifications Of
the treaty have been suggested;
Amendments. reservations and inter-
pretationR.
Amendments would change the
meaning as we'll az the language and
would have to be accepted by the
other parties Of the treaty.
Reservations. while leaving the
language OF the document unaltered.
would add to It provisions that would
nulllfy certain sections. These would
also have to be agreed to by the other
treaty powers.
Interpretations on the other hand.
simply express the sonAtes UNDER
standing Of provisions of the treaty.
As they would be in the nature OF
emphasis OF such points a. the In
violabiiity OF the Monroe Doctrine, re-
tentlon OF the power OF Congress to
say when the war forces OF the United
States should be employed. &C. II
might be that the other treaty powers
could tAoitly recognize them without
having to reconsider the treaty.
The President will not accept any
change or qualification that will
neoessltats the return OF the treaty
to the Peace Conference or the sigma
tory powera.t
II Interpretations are accepted By
the powers Il 10 possible the Presi-
dent, may accept some kind OF COM
promise involving Interpretation oi
various CeotIres in the treaty, II Il
. said that no does not desire thai
, Article X. be Included In these. Sen
timent OF the Senate is being testec
, ON this point Il 10 assumed that o.
forts may DO made 60 reach som'
5 ground Of agreement ~ between thu
e Democrats and Republicans.
n As an onset TO Republican insist
e eEce on reservations, the President Il
endeavoring to win over those who
: most strongly favor q League OF Ma.
: tons and to meet their objections by
: explanations and arguments.
4 In addition to argument, the Presi
a dent IL hoping to be able within I
4 few days to make such statement
= regarding 5hantung and posslbl!
other features OF the treaty as will
remove large proportion OF the ex
isting Rntagonlsm. Every avallabl
fact will be brought to the assistance
10 OF the President in making his fEh
,e for the League OF Nations
~ As long step in the direction o
clearing up the ShantunB trouble
y the President has requested peFFniS
3 zion from the other Allied Powers I
'e make public all the discussions AM
10 documents connected with the grant
In ING OF Shantung to Japan. II |
4. thought this will go a long way to
q ward pacifying and calming thoS
who most bitterly denounce the loot
ing of China