New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Leagues Stanchest Friends
i'll Senate Will Tell Him
He Mus. Accept Very
Reservation He Attacked
Lodge Forces in Control
All Hope of Ratifying Treaty
Intact Is Lost; McCumber
Is Latest to Join Foes
BY Carter Field
.v"tc York Trbane

.Sem Yori. Tribune
'Vostinyton Bmrcaa
WASHlNGTON. Sept 27-Presidcnt
Y son Will he told by his own leaders
81 the Senate as soon as he is physi-
cally able TO sec them that he must &C
cept nothing less than the very reser-
vation to Article \ of the league cove
nant that ne declared in his Salt Lake
City speech Tuesday night and in his
speech at Cheyenne the following night
aould "cut the heart out of the treaty.
Administration leaders admitted to-
day they would be obliged to tell the
President this and to warn him further
shat they have not even the choice of
defeating these reservations and fore
rs treaty rejection or accepting
hem. That choice has passed out Of
heir hands and into the hands OF the
Republicans. since everyone of the
sorty-nine Republicans is now on rec
ora in favor OF chat reservation. Even
Senator McCum5er, the stanchest
ricnd the league Of nations has on the
aepubican siac, declared to-day he
own We're not accepted. As a matter of
fact, the reservation is compromise
agreed on by Senator's Lodge and Nc
Cumber.
McCumber Pledges Support
I would support the reservation
41oted by the rresident,' aid Senator
.lcCumher, in the event that nay owA
is not accepted | consider a reserva-
tion on tins Point vital The reserva
lion as drafted was shown to several
Senators before being transmitted to
the President as the basis Tor com
promise That does not mean, how
ever that there was an actual agree
ment of q compromise on Ii, but there
was Z general disposition TO support
IT.
Following is the text of the reser-
vetion:
The United States assumes no OBJ
lieation under the provisions of Ar
Tee \ TO preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence
Of any otiior country or TO inter-
fcre In Controversies between other
nations. whether members Of the
league or not, or to employ military
md naval forces Of the United States
uaGer any article for any purpose
unless il any particular case that
Congress, which under the Consti-
tuition has the sole power to declare
war or authorize the employment
Of military and naval forces of the
United States, shall by act or joint
resolution so declare"
Text s;eEt by Peace League
1t was admitted to-day by Senator
lMcCumber mat the reservation which
the President so vigorously denounced
was sent to the President by agents
Of the League to Enforce Peace. There
has been much mystery as to how the
Preside obtained this text, Senator
Lenroot commenting on that phase OF
! it in the speech IN which ne an
nounced for tAe "mild reservationist'
group that substantially that resctva
ton would be adopted or the treaty
| would be elected.
Senator iltcncock will tell the Pres
ident there is no hope of getting a
milder reservation on Article X. He
will call attention 10 the speech OF
Senator Lenroot. and tell the Pres-
dent that every one of the forty nine
Republicans is for th%t reservation.
| hat most OF them want something
stronger and that any unnecessary
ighting TO modify the reservation will
lprobably cvcntultc in something
lstronger.
In fact, there seerls little doubt that
1oy throwing Senator'S McCumber and
ISlcNary overheard and accepting in
Their places Senators Reed and Gore
from the Democratic side, the Repub
lean leaders could obtain a stronger
reservat on than this compromise. 1t
is entirely possible they could pass the
'eservation reported by the committee
oy adopting this course, and the Ad
nlmstrat on leaders, of course, would
be powcriess to stop such man@uvring.
Expect Hitchcock 10 Accept
|, is known that both Mr. Hitchcock
lang Senator Swanson went over the
Treaty situation with Senator McCum-
Der early . the week. Just before the
:eSeiv7-.on was wired TO the Pres dent.
ihe Impression prevailed on the Re
puo!can side after that conference that
Senators Swanson and Hitchcock would
accept this reservation rs soon as ali
amendments had been voted on. Their
sclon Row Will denend, of course, OH
shat the Pres dent says after they lay
me tuatlon before him.
Senator Kenyon. who has turned
oom mild reservationist" to a Wig
efous supporter OF the Johnson amend
nsnt giving the United States an equal
we with the British Empire IN the
league assembly since the President
Nsted Iowa. as has also his colleague,
senator Cummns, to- day read to the
Senate letter indicating that the
ueMocrats In Iowa were for rcserva-
tons.
The letter was written by W. l.
Flanagan, of Emittsburg, Iowa, a mem
ef Of the Iowa Democratic State Cen
va Committee.
think | know the sentiment Of the
%op.e of our country on this PROPOSE
.Oa sad Mr.. Branaean. at is my