Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-27

We're assured at the time that it would
be as soon as possible"
did not the japanese decline to
| fix any date?"
They did at that time, yes; but l
think it is fair to them to say they
could not at that time say when it
would be-"
Senator New-Mr. President, does
Lot this indefinite promise of Japan's
suggest the somewhat analogous case
OF England's occupation of Malta? She
has occupied Malta for something like
| century, believe, under a very SINH
| lar promise.
Declines to Answer.
The President hope you will par
| don me if | do not answer that QueS-
| ton.
Senator Fall asked who would de-
| fend the mandate territories against
external aggression under the league,
| and the president replied that primar-
| lily the duty would rest with the man
datory power.
Only through action by congress
shall the United States lend any mill
tary assistance to other members of
the League of Nations. This was
! stated emphatically by the president.
| The United States is only under
moral obligations to the other nations,
| the president said, declaring that the
league covenant does not in any way
| detract from the power of the con-
gress.
Asks About Other Treaties.
After the president had delivered his
| statement, Senator Lodge said:
'Mr. President, so far as l am per-
sonally concerned-and l think l rep
resent perhaps the majority of the
committee in that respective have no
| thought of entering upon arguments
as to interpretations or points of that
| character; but the committee was very
DESTROYS of getting information on GER
| tain points which seem not clear and
on which they thought information
would be of value to have in conSid-
GRAFTON of the treaty which they, I
| think I may say for myself and others,
desire to hasten in every possible way.
"Your reference to the necessity Of
| action leads me to ask one question.
| II we have to restore peace to the
| world, it is necessary, l assume, that
there should be treaties with Austria,
Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria. Those
treaties are all more or less connected
with the treaty with Germany. The
| question I should like to ask is, what
the prospect is of receiving those trea-
ties for action?'
Senate Cause of Delay.
| The PRESIDENT think it is very
| good, sir, and so far as l can judge
from the contents Of the dispatches
from my colleagues on the other side
of the water, the chief delay is due to
| the uncertainty as to what is going to
happen to this treaty. This treaty is
a model of the others. / saw enough
of the others before / left Paris to
know that they are being framed, on
| the same set of principles and the
treaty with Germany is the model I
think that is the chief element of de-
| lay, sir.
Senator Lodge-They are not regard
ed as essential to the consideration Of
this treaty?
The President-They are not regard
ed as such, no sir; they follow this
treaty.
Senator LODGE do not know about
the other treaties, but the treaty with
Poland, for example, has been COM
| pleted.
Treaty With Poland Signed.
The President-Yes and signed; but
it is dependent upon this treaty. My
thought was to submit 1t upon the &C.
| ton on this treaty.
Senator Lodge then asked whether
the pesident could show the commit
| tee the tentative League Of Nations
drafts submitted by Great Britain,
France and Italy.
The President-I would have sent
them to the committee with pleasure,
senator, If had found that I had them.
| took it for granted that / had them /;
but the papers that remain in my hands
| remain there in haphazard way. I
can tell you the character of the other
drafts. The British draft was the only
one as I remember that was in the
| form of a definite constitution Of q
league. The French and italian drafts
were in the form of series of propO-
sitions laying down general rules and
assuming that he commission, or
whatever body made the final formula
tons would build upon those princi-
ples If they were adopted. They were
principles quite consistent with the
| final action.
In reply to Senator McCumber the
president repeated that he felt 1t would
be a mistake to embody interpreta-
lions in the resolution Of ratification.
saying: "We can interpret only a
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