The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-13
PATHWAY CLEAR FOR SENATOR'S TO
 REVERSE STAND
Wilson Makes It Easy For Republicans to Withdraw
 Their Opposition.
HAS NO PERSONAL
 FEELING IN MATTER
Ignores Many Attacks on Him That Are Uncalled
 and Unjustified.

Washington, D. C., Aug. 13-Presi- dent Wilson Is making it as easy as possible for tho Republican Senators who have taken an extreme position in their opposition to the League or Nations to recede. He has shown that hc has no personal feeling in the matter and no resentment against thoso who have criticized him. He Is Ignoring attacks on him that were uncallod for and unJustihcd.
 Not only has the President said that hc would be at the disposal of Senators who were trying to under stand the full meaning and signif- canoe of the Peace Treaty, including the League of Nations, but has made 1t known through Senator Hitchcock and others that he is willing to dis- prove charges that he would name delegates to the LeaEue of Nations of his own personal choice regardless of the wishes and views of others.
 His proof of that would be a rneas- ure drawn by State Department oGl- cIals, aided by MT. Hitchcock, the ranking member of the Foreign Re lstions Committee, providing for the selection of the delegates to the League of Nations by tho President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Tn other words, any delegate the President would select must be confirmed by the Senate which. at this time. Is controlled '>y the Republicans. This bill would become tho enabling act.
 Another Cannrd Spoiled.
 Thus the President has eliminated the story of certain Republicans that he was planning to take full control of the American end of the League of Nations.
 The people of the nation will un- derstand from this offer that tho President is absolutely frank with the Senate Republicans, and his critics have no ground to stand on In this matter.
 The samo measure that would provide for the naming of the dele gates would also make 1t plain that the American representatives in the LenEue of Nations could take no step under Article x, the one held up by Republicans as bad. without an au- fhorization from Congress.
 That disposcs of another scarecrow the opponents of the League of Ma tions put up to frighten the people.
 Carrying out his policy of giving the Senate or individual Senators the benefit of any knowledge he may have from n close touch with the construction of the Peace Treaty, President Wilson is "at home" con stantIy to all who wish to see him for tho purpose of discussing any provision of the document. He has gone further and invited hostile Sena- tors to the White House to go over the situation with him. He has let it be known that he will not try to change tho mind of any one, but is ready to clear up any doubtful points which bother Senators fin their con- alteration of the proposition.
 Before tho President cana back from Europe he was criticized for standing aloof from tho Senate. It was asserted, by Republican leaders, that he had not withheld information about tAe peace conference. Now the snme Senators arc saying privately that he is trying unduly to persuade Senators that he is right and they nre wrong. If he does he is damned and If he does not Inc Is damned.
 Tho country is beginning to see through the opposition to the League of Nations as observers in Washing ton have seen for months. The oppo- stion is not SO much against the President ana ms party. huCn or Ine talk against the treaty Is partisan.
 Moses Has to Talk.
 The mouthpiece of the opposition seems to be the young and glib Sena- tor from New Hampshire, MT. Moses, who declared that the League of Nations should be thrown out of the window" It is believed here that Mir. Moses has been selected by Sen ators Lodge and Brandegee, the lead CTS of the forces opposing the Presi- dent. to do the talking. The lates, plan of this coterie of partisans is to notify the President that 35 Senators called the "immovable" - have pledged themselves not to vote for the treaty until he agrees, to reserva- tior1s This story has been given to the press but none of the "immov- ables' will admit that he is party to the new round robin.
 Democratic leaders believe that the Republican opposition 10 the League of Nations and the treaty will ulti- mately crumble. They see signs of q breaking up now. Pressure from back home is beginning to bear as the light is thrown on the situation here md the truth begins to circulate Time, it is felt. will dispose of the "immovables." ns it did the Lodge round robins. The names of the 3; were withheld: it was feared public sentiment would move the "immov. ablcs"