New-York tribune., 1919-11-15
Adoption of Proposed Will
Indicate Early Ratifica-
ton and Defeat of Hitch.
cock 'sS:alemate" Plan
Presidents AttitudeSec
Many Believe Mr.. Wilson
Will Accept Reservations:
McCumber Not Opposed
By Carter Field
NcW York Tribune
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Washington Rurcou
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1A.-To-morrow
will decide if the peace treaty is to
be ratified before the end of next week,
inasmuch as the Lodge cloture pro-
posal comes up for action Immediately
on the convening OF the Senate.
With that settled there is only ono
big doubt left on the treaty situation
what the President will do about ac-
cepting or rejecting the reservations
the committee has put in the treaty
and itends to put in.
The general opinion is that the Pres
ldent will accept the Lodge reserva-
tions, permit the Administration Sena-
tors to vote for the Lodge ratification
and will then forward the ratification
to be deposited, at the same time dis
patching notes to Great Britain,
france, Italy and Japan, asking their
approval for the entry of the United
States into the league of nations with
these reservations. This step is re-
CURED by the so-cailed preamo4e, which
IS Committee reservation No. l.
No one knows, however. just what
the President will. do. He has spoken
to no one about the treaty situation
Since LAST trldav Wien he talked with
Senator Hitchcock. At that time he had
moved so far toward accepting strong
reservations, as compared w tn is view
before starting on his Western trip.
tat many Senators believe he will go
ne rest of the way and accept the
Aodge program
Believe Treaty Not Endangered
If he should not the treaty will not
be ratified, judging from the present
temper Of the Senate and especially
the temper of the so-called mild
reservationists." Incidentally, the
mild reservationists" do not believe
that the re ervations, even that on
Article X, injure the treaty to t,e
extent which the President thought
when he was speaking in Salt Lake
Senator McCumber, of North Dakota.
the best friend Of the league of ma
tions Oh the Republican side and, as a
matter of fact, one of the staunchest
supporters of the league in the Sem
ate, was surprised TO hear to-day that
view was taken by some that the
Article X reservation practically
killed the league
provision in Artic e
x" Mr.. McCumber said, "under which
every nativn joining the league obll-
Gates itself to respect the territorial
integrity and political independence OF
every other nation.
Economic Boycott a Weapon
"In Article XVI there sti,l remains
provision, untouched by any reserva-
tion proposed by the committee, which
provides that if any nation disregard
this obligation to respect the terri
torial integfitf or political independ
ence. of any other nation that ipso facto
that nation has committed an act O.
war against all the members of the
"The 0ations of the league are then
bound, including even the United
States under this reservation adopted
sesterdaAto apply the economic boy
cott. They are required to sever all
trade and financial relations with the
offending country.
Further, all the nations of the
league are bound, even under our
reservations, to submit any questions
of dispute to the council. So that |
hink the same results will be obtained
with the reservations, to all practical
rurposes, as without them. The only
thing done by this reservation-so far
from cutting the heart out of the
covenants that the United States is
not obligated to send soldiers to any
part of the world unless Congress
specifically grants authority to do so
In my opinion that would never be
necessary anyhow, if the other pro-