American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1919-08-30

the other nations would have to be
asked to accept the language Of the
senate as the language of the treaty;
1t would be especially humiliating to
have TO ask the assent of the German
national assembly. Senator Fall
called the presidents attention to the
fact that Germany is not to be an
original member OF the league and
consequently any amendments to the
covenant proposed before her admis-
sion would not be submitted TO her.
Mr.. Wilson admitted this was true
and that the point had not occurred
to him, but he insisted that Germany
already has a relationship to the
league and that IL was the plan to
admit her Immediately.
As for article 10, the crux of the
whole fight, President Wilson inter-
preted II rs follows: II the league
calls on the United States To send
troops abroad to preserve the terri
torial integrity of another member
state from external aggression, the
United States will be under an abso-
lutely compelling moral obligation,
though not legal obligation, to com.
ply. But the league cannot call on
the United States for such aid unless
the American member votes his up.
proval In accord with American pub
lie sentiment.
After II was all over, Senator Hitch
cock said the president had clarified
many involved questions In II wonder
full manner aud Tint speedy ntliicn'
tion Would be- the result. senator
Lodge said MIR Wilson had not given
them much real information ana that
the admissions he had made had vim.
dicutcd the criticisms lcvclcd at the
league covenant. Between these "N-
trcmcs stand the mild reservations.
lists" 70 capture their votes, senator
Pittmun of Nevada took the reserve
lions they advocate, called them I'm
tcrprctatlons or understandings and
put them into u resolution which he
presented to the senate for It's udOp.
tion apart from The resolution Of utl-
iication. lie asserted that he was act.
Ing with the presidents approval,
whereupon Senator Hitchcock. admin
istratlon leader, felt himself ignored
was not much TO his liking. The OPP
poncnts of the covenant We're brutal
ly outspoken In condemnlng the reso-
luton. In the course of the lively de-
bate Mr.. Pittmnn admitted that the
League of Nations was hardly more
than II meeting place where the con
sensus of the civilized world may he
obtained and Its moral force brought
to bear"
III you'll write that into the league
covenant there win be no difficulty
about It's ratification" interrupted
Senator Reed OF Missouri Dem).
Paris correspondents predict that
the peace conference will adjourn
within two or three weeks and that
December the United States viii not
be represented unless In the meantime
the senate shall have ratified the
treaty and decided that We shall ac-
cept mandates, The work for the con,
ference after II rec0nvenes will he the
partition of Turkey and the settle
ment of the Thracian and Adrlatic
questions. II the United States does
not take part in these, both Ital, and
Greece expect to win their demands
for the Americans are now their only
opponents. As TO Thrace. the Amer
lean delegation insists on the creation
Of buffer state that will give Bul'
gnria access Ia the sea. The Greeks
and Turks, who make mp the bulk of
the population of Dedeagatch dis
trict, involved In this plan. are bitter
~ opposed 10 the continuation of any
thing like Bulgarian rule there nno
ure reported To he preparing To resist
II by arms. u Is not the intentions al
the peace conference to leave any par
OF Thrace In the possession of Bul
garla.
The council of five hopes that The
Austrian treaty Will be signed within
a week. II also II feeling optimistic
about Hungary, where II new coalition
cabinet has been formed. and thinks
1t may soon be able to recognize thu
government at Budapest and presen
the Hungarian treaty for signature.
The weeks news from Russia wa
somewhat more encouraging, for Al
miral kolchak appeared TO hav,
stopped his retreat and TO hav,
checked the pursuing bolsheyists
The red forces were ousted from
Odessa, and lost ground In some othe
regions. In the Gulf of Finland
British feet encountered q number O