The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-04-25
SENATORS BACK
UP PRESIDENT
They Approve ills Attitude
Toward Italy.
EXPECT LATTER TO YIELD

League of Nations Opponents Com
mend Mr.. Wilson's Action--Johnson
Wants Principle Applied to Japa-
ness.
Washington, April 25-President
Wilson's attitude toward Italy was en-
dorsed iii statement by Senator
Johnson, Republican, of California.
He said the "prrSant situation is the
supreme test of the profession of our
purposes which the president has so
often voiced"
"The presidents decision" sad Sem
ator Johnson, 'as I understand it, is
that he, as the representative of Amer
lea, will not recognize secret treaties
by which territories and peoples were
bartered away during the war.
Il am in hearty accord with this
attitude. If the president stands firm !;
if he maintains what we assume to be
his present attitude and decline to
carry into execution the secret bar
gain by which peoples were disposed
of without their knowledge or con-
sent, and without ours; If he refuses
to compromise, the humble support I
can give him in this question will be
most cheerfully accorded.
'To my mind nothing more depress-
ing or humiliating to US could occur
than to transmute our undetermined
idealism into territorial acquisition
and disposition Of unwilling peoples
secretly agreed upon during the war.
1t is my hope that he will persist in
his refusal to recognize Japan's secret
bargains or Italy's secret bargains"
Senator Kenyon. Republican,, Iowa
also approved the presidents attitude.
Il hope he will succeed in smashing
not only the Italian but all secret
treaties for all time to come" he said.
II also trust that when the senate is
called upon to consider the peace
treaty Il will 10 so in open session and
with the fullest and freest discussion
that the public can know what is be-
ing said and DONE
While agreeing with the presidents
attitude toward secret treaties, Sena-
tor Borah, Idaho, Republican. said the
Italian question was one which should
be adjusted according 10 the principle
of determination.
cit all reveals Senator Borah said,
"what ii means for this country to
intermediate in European affairs. We
have been in Europe now about four
months seeking to adjust European af-
fairs and in that time we have in
Cured the i'll will of the people Of
Japan and Italy and the suspicion of
the people of China, and the severe
criticism of the people Of France.
eff we have accomplished this much
in four months, how much could be
accomplished under the league of ma
tons in ten years? Another thing is
already apparent when you take into
consideration expressions in the news
papers in Japan, Italy, France and
England That is If we undertake to
deal with European affairs nothing
can keep them from interfering in
American affairs. The most powerful
argument in the world for quick and
speedy conclusion OF q peace treaty
with Germany and her allies and of
our return home is found in the pres
ent situation"
Confidential dispatches from Paris
to administration officials indicate that
the italian crisis has so upset the
plans of the peace conference that the
presidents return to the United States
probably would be considerably de-
layed
Belief was expressed in official quar-
tiers that Italy eventually would be
obliged to recede from her demands
for Fiume and the Dalmatian coast.
though it was recognized that for the
moment Signor Orlando and his dele
CATION were obliged to maintain an I'M
yielding attitude or face reputation
at home
The decision of the Italians 10 with
draw from Paris was desperate one,
but was forced, it is believed, by the
opposition in Italy to the present cab
met, growing so rapidly under the d.
rection of the former finance minister,
Signor Nitti, and Signor Giolitti, for
sae premier.