Evening star., 1919-03-19
ELATED BY BR|TONS'
STAND ON LEAGUE
Presidents Backers Point to
Lord Cecips Statement
Monroe Doctrine Safe.
SEE BENEFICIAL EFFECT

Administration supporters expressed
themselves today as greatly pleased
with the cabled advices from Paris in
dicating that the covenant of the
league of nations will be incorporated
in the treaty of peace and that there
will be no amendment of the covenant
M faspeat % ff,e Monroe doctrine or
relating to racial discrimination.
The announcement of Lord Robert
Cecil on Behalf of the British delega-
ton that the Englishmen think the
covenant should be a part Of the
treaty was construed to mean that it
by President Wilson as the combined
influence of the American and British
delegations will insure it.
Lord Robert Cecil was quoted as
saying that the Monroe doctrine needs
no affirmation because the league of
nations itself will protect the Ameri
can principle. Anyhow, it would be
undesirable to single out a particu-
signal way Pre- sident Wilson and
Lord Robert Cecil are apparently
agreed, it was said here today, that
the league of nations Will see to 1T
that the Monroe doctrine is never en-
croached upon.
Pleasing to England.
1t was recalled here today that
when the covenant of the league was
first made public there were loud ex-
pressions of satisfact in high quar-
ters in England that at last the Mon
roe doctrine was knocked into a cock
ed hat and that this pestiferous
American tradition would henceforth
go whistling down the wind. The
elimination of the Monroe doctrine
from the unwrtten but tacitly recog-
nized principles of international law
or at least usage-"was alone worth
the price of admission"
Lord Robert Cecil's assurance that
perform the functions for America
which the Monroe doctrine has served
to do in the past will be commended
to the senators who have insisted
upon specific recognition in the cove
nant of the Monroe doctrine admin
istration supporters said today, and
the country will be asked to take his
word and that of the President for
assurance that all is well in this re-
gard.
Former President Taft, who is stand
ing by the President for the league
of nations plan, had his doubts, how
ever about the perfection of cove
nant minus reiteration of the Monroe
doctrine, but the administra ton men
say they expect Mr.. Taft to be won
over by Lord Robert CeciIs and the
Presidents assurances and that even
he will in the end advocate ratifying
the treaty with the covenant included
n h q hnr ho
ing thirty-nine~ senators will be dis
posed to rest equal faith and trust in
the iterations of President Wilson and
Lord Robert Cecil will develop here
after, it was said.
Mr.. Lodge Sounds Keynote.
Senator Lodge sounded the keynote
for those senator's, or many of them
at any rate, when he said:
"Within the memory of those to
whom ! now speak. the Monroe doc
trine stopped the incursions of Eng
land upon the territory of Venezuela
and settled the boundary question
finally by arbitration Under the
Monroe doctrine. we arrested the at
tcmnt of Germany to take VenZuela
on another occasion.
"In these two instances the doctrine
was enforced by a democratic Presi-
dent and by republican President
"A
bv all the people of the United States
without regard to party. l mention
tbese two cases merely to show that
we are not cutting avian dead limbs
from the body polite, but that we
are abandoning two cardinal princi-
nies ,of American government which.
until the presentation OF ,thh this draft for
tions. were as vital as on the day
when washington addressed the peo-
n n an
5an+ Monroe announced his policy to
the world. What has happened since since
valIeiess or cause them to be regard
ed as injurious obstacles to be cast
out upon the dust heaps of history?''
ADMINISTRATION supporters here dis
miss all the protests about the Monroe
doctrine with the assertion that in
set SET on having a league of nations
plan, and that the people have abso-
that that iPi" if he says II league Of nations
does not infrings upon the Monroe
he think AZ poe d~'-tr'ne is an