New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
President Says Britain
and France Asked Him
to Act Because They
Were Not Unprejudiced
COnfers With Three
Republican Leaders
SenateCOmmittee Refuses
Right to Name Member
of Reparations Body
Netr York Tribune
Wdshtn0ton Buraees

Netr York Tribune
Washington BureeU
WASHINGTON, July 22-President
Wilson revealed to-day that he is the
author Of the much discussed Shan
tung section of the peace treaty. The
OF the Japanese claims, he explained
to visitors, was put up to him by the
other great powers, because both
Great Britain and France, having mi.
vate agreements through their treaties
with Japan, were so bound that they
could not consider the question from
an unprejudiced standpoint.
In urging the speedy ratification Of
the treaty with the league covenant.
the President declared that the United
States had no aternative-it has got
to accept the sponsibility- can't
back ont of it; it comes to US out Of
the war
The President also is understood to
nave told Senators last week, though
1T did not develop until to-day. that
i the claims of Japan to all Of the Ger
man rights in China, at least tempo
rarily, were very compelling. mas
much as II Japan had not moved an
army into China and dispose ssed Ger
many when she did it would have bean
impossible for Great Britain to have
brought troops to France or 20. Meso-
potamla from Australia and New Zea-
land until after a British or French
expedition had done in China the work
OF driving the Germans out.
Menace to Allies
Had it not been for this very i'm.
rortant function performed by Japan.
therefore, Mr.. Wilson pointed out ths
task of the Allies in continental Eu-
rope would have been very much mora
difficult, while the harassment of AL
he'd and neutral shipping in the Pacific
might have been very disastrous. in
stead of virtually negligible.
The President again emphasized hi.
expectancy that Japan shortly would
announce her intention of withdrawing
on definite date from Shantunp.
Japan will in this statement. however.
the President understands. reserve N.
property of Japanese citizens ACQUIRED
from German Interests. and reserve for
all time the rights in Shantung Of jan
anese nationals which theq now eniov
there.
Without the league of nations. ths
President declared to visitors TODAY.
the worlds peace could not be main
tanned very long. Conditions in Eu-
rope, he declared, were such that il
could not be hoped that wars could be
avoided Il this covenant we're not nut
into effect. He told the Senators that
ne could not tell the American people
and therefore wished to tell the Sena-
tors. for their information, that the
conditions in Europe were extremely
bad and only the league of nations
could save the situation.
Labor Looks TO America
Labor especially is looking to Amer
ica for action on the treatv he said
and the workingmen Of Eurore esne.
cially are looking to this country no,y
that they have come to believe that
this IS really great unself;sh nat;o,
The Presidents request tha. the
Senate authorize him TO appoint ~.
American member OF the lnterAllies
Reparation Commission without ws;t.
ing for the ratification of the peso.
treaty was disapproved TODAY hv the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
which adopted a resolution bv Senator
Knox asserting that no power ex,s,sd
TO execute the treaty provisions until
the document was ratified.
The three Republican Senator's with
whom the President conferred TO-DAY
Edge Of New jersey. Calder NJ Ns,,
York and Cummlns Of Iowa all o..
back with evidently a pleasan,er feel
ing toward the President, but nm.
changed in their views.
4 asked the President if he mad reaa
my speech just before the close of n.
iast session in which advocated
changes said Senator Cummins.
You planned amendments then. and
not reservations. did YOU not" Nv
Cummins was asked.
Can't See Difference
FIRST some one will have to exp,a,,
to me what IL the difference hetwss,
= reservation and an amendment" San.
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