The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-08-28
PUTS PEACE Up
TO U. S. SENATE
President Wilson Says Body Must
Act on Treaty to End
the War.
REPLIES TO FALL QUESTIONS
Executive Declares That He Has No
Power to Declare Peace by Proc
smation-German Colonies
Taken in Trust

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Taken in Trust
Washington, Aug. 22.-President
Wilson has not the power to declare
peace by proclamation, nor could he
consent In any circumstances to take
such a course prior TO the ratification
Of formal treaty of peace by the SEN
ate. The president so wrote Senator
Fail in answer to one of the 20 written
questions the senator presented at the
White House conference Tuesday.
Replying to another question, the
president said the provision Of the
treaty that ii should come into force
after ratification by Germany and
three of the principal associated pow
ers operated merely to establish peace
between those ratfying powers, and
that II was questionable whether it
can be said that the League of Nations
is i'm any true sense created by the as
ISOLATION of only three Of the allied
and associated governments
TO Senator Fairs questions relating
to the disposition of Germany's pos
sessions, the president said the ar
rangoment in the treaty conveyed no
title to the allied or associated powers,
bur merely "intrusts disposition of the
territory in question to their decision
"Gcrmanys remuneration in favor Of
the principal allied and associated
powers the president continued. "of
her rights and titles to her overseas
possessions is meant similarly to ope-
rate as vesting in those powers a trus-
tccship with respect to their final dis
position and government
Here Are the Twenty Queries.
The 20 questions answered by Pres
ldent Wilson, which were submitted
to him by Senator Fail at the confer
cucc held at the White House Tues
day. are in brief as follows:
Questions to IV-Could not the
president, with the assent of congress,
proclaim status of peace with Ger
many and permit the resumption Of
trade?
Question asks tue president to
define the establishment of the League
of Nations and state "how many ma
lions viii have TO ratify the peace
treaty before such establishment will |
bo .erroctcd"
Oun.tiou yI-Wfu tbe Lcopue of
Nations reduce the high cost o. living /.
IN fine United Statesg
Asks About Neutrals.
Question What do Norway. |
Sweden Denmark Holland ana Switz- |
rrlapd think of the League of Ma
tlone9 V.uI tbny ioin and ybonq
Ouosuops VIII ana IX deal with
rrsumption or commerce with Ger |
many
Ouestinn Y osks If certain com
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have baon appointed ana injuries 10
vbnn tb.v mako rnnort
on,.,i,ny VI ana vII-To vhom
dnn, Germany rpnoupce certain terri. |
torioI rfpbts which II is reouired IN
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