Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-25
AT TACK WILSON
 HOLD|NG UP OF
 FRENCH TREATY
Presidents Foes In Senate
 Abandon War on League as They Exploit New Grievance
 On Anglo-French War Pact

WASHINGTON, July 24-While Republican and Democratic senators were feeling out the possibilities of former president Taft's plan for in terpretations in the league of nations ratification, the attack on President Wilson's course in concluding peace was renewed today from a new quar- ter
 The storm center of the assault was a section of the defensive treaty with France which published texts have shown to provide that it must be presented for senate ratification at the same time as the treaty with Germany The latter was submitted two weeks ago; the former brought back from Paris by the president and still in his possession.
 Say Wilson Violated Pledge
 In an hour of bitter debate Chair man Lodge, of the foreign relations committee and Senator Brandagee, Republican, Connecticut, accused the president of violating the pledge of simultaneous presentation made when he signed the treaty and Sen ators Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Will Hams, Mississippi, Democrats of the committee, replied that the charges only renewed an attempt to Ham string" and discredit the president.
 Later Chairman Lodge presented a resolution by which the senate would respectfully request" that the treaty be submitted so that the senate could consider it 'in connection with the treaty of peace with Germany"
 A request for immediate consider ation was blocked by Senator Rob, inson, Democrat, Arkansas, and the resolution will probably come up to- morrow. It carries this quotation from section fUIr of the treaty as published: "The present treaty will be submitted to the senate at the same time as the treaty of Versailles is submitted for it's advice and con sent to ratification"
 Chary of Taft Plan
 The suggestion of MT. Taft, for six interpretations in the ratification resolution effecting the league cove nant led to no discussion on the sen ate floor, but held first place in cloak room talk and in many conferences among senators of all shades of opinion. Most of them seemed in' clined to look askance at the sug- gested plan and to withhold comment for the present. Chairman Lodge had nothing to say; neither had Sen ator Hitchcock. Both, however, in' dicated their positions had been in no wise changed by MT. Taft's argu- ments
 The group of Republicans who, un- der the Ieaderships of Senators Mo Cumber, Republican, North Dakota, and McNary, Oregon, are arguing for a middle course, received the former presidents views with enthusiasm, although not committing themselves, especially as to his program of inter- pretations They say the form Of any reservations or interpretations still is an open question among them, though they hope to see it settled soon.
 Shantung and the league also were debated in the senate, Senator Rob- inson presenting the legal claims of Japan in the Shantung peninsula, Senator Fletcher, Democrat, Florida, supporting the league, and Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wisconsin, de- claring he could accept certain fea- lures of the covenant without reser- vations to safeguard independent ac- tion.