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obligation, and if I may say so, has a greater binding force. In every moral obligation there is an element of judg ment; in legal obligation there is no element of judgment"
 Senator Brandegee suggested there was no important distinction because we are obligated in any event"
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 T think it is of the greatest import ance," replied the president. because the element of judgment enters into it.y
 But l am assuming returned MT. Brandegee, If the council should ad- wise us to do certain thing, and con gross refused to do 1t, and If every other nations representative assembly can do same thing, it seems to me like a rope of sand and not an effective tribunal which would result in pro- noting peace
 The reason do not agree with you,'s MT. Wilson replied Ifs that I do not think such refusal would likely often occur. 1 believe it would be only upon the gravest grounds .. and in case congress is right, I am indifferent tos foreign criticism
 Senator Hardin, republican, Ohio, suggested there was no necessity of d. written compact for this republic to- fulfill it's moral obligations to civiliza-. ton To which the president rejoined: But it steadies the whole world bv- it's promise beforehand that it will stand with other nations of similar Judgment to maintain right in the world"
 When Senator Brandegee asked the, presidents opinion on the concrete case of the present trouble between Rumanai and Hungary, the president said he could not answer because thar would involve passing judgment on A foreign political question in a way ho considered inadvisable.
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 Senator Brandegee also called at. tention that many authorities on in fernational law had differed as to tho meaning of various provisions of the treaty and that Chas. E. Hughes, Will liam H. Taft and Elihu Root has sug- gested reservations but the president insisted that he thought it perfectly safe to leave the present language to the interpretation of future statesmen without fear that the United States would suffer by their construction.
 When Senator Fall republican, New MexcIo' suggested that any amend ments to the league covenant would not require Germany's assent as She was not member of the league. the president replied he never had thought of that feature. He disagreed with Senators Brandegee and Knox. repub- ! lican, Pennsylvania, who asserted Thar the treaty would come into force among all the signatorie sas soon as three had ratified it.
 For more than three hours inc com mittee members questioned the pres ldent, and afterward they stayed for lunch at the White House. When the recess was taken there had been dis eussion whether the meeting was fo be resumed during the afternoon but later 1t was decided not to do so. There was no intimatioa tonight whether the committee would seek a further conference. Tonoi row it will resume It's open hearings a. the capitol.
 Senator Fall left with MT. Wilson list of questions which the latte-
 would reply to at length later. They concern the powers of the pres ident or congress to declare state Of peace, details of the resumption of trade and diplomatic relations with Germany, which dspoisition is to be made of the German colonies and tho need of American representation of various European reconstruction con- mission.
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 The presidents declaration of a