The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-10
Will Approve Peace Terms
But Will Try to Keep
League Out
TERMS ARE APPROVED
Senator Hitchcock Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee
Says 1t Can't Be Done

WASHINGTON, May 10-In the
opinion of Senators, as voiced at the
capital, after opportunity to analyze
the cabled summary of the treaty OF
peace, the terms laid down by the
Paris conference appear wholly ade-
quate. The penalties imposed upon
Germany they regard as drastic but
not less so than the German empire,
as the aggressor in the world war, de-
served.
From the comment from those SEN
ators who would talk it became clear
that while the Senate undoubtedly
will approve the peace terms, deter
mined effort will be launched to sep
arate the league of nations covenant
from the treaty when it reaches the
Senate for ratification. Opponents OF
the league insist that it ought to be
voted upon Independently of the trea-
ty. Do they not hesitate to say that
they will wage a bitter fight to ac-
complish it.
Senator Moses, Republican, of New
Hampshire, an uncompromising critic
of the league of nations, said he be-
lieved the Senate would vote to sep
arate the league covenant from the
treaty. Senator Hitchcock, chairman
of the foreign relations committee, in
sisted that it could not be done.
Senator Lodge, who will be char
man of the foreign relations commit
tee, in the Senate, although not dis
cussing the treaty or the league OF ma
tions covenant, supports the attitude
of opponents of the league who Will
endeavor to have the covenant taken
out of the treaty.
In opposition to any attempt to
eliminate the league covenant from
the treaty of peace, Senator Hitch
cock said that, were such action to
prevail, the entire treaty would have
to be rejected. In that event, it
would be thrown back to the Paris de-
legates. This, he said, would open up
the peace negotiations anew and en-
tail endless delay. He believed the
American people would frown upon
any such attempt.
Although Senator Lodge said that
no caucus action would be taken to
bind Republicans to any policy upon
the league of nations, it is generally
understood at the capitol that the
Republicans will vote, almost solidly,
to have the covenant separated from
the treaty.
From the talk heard among senators
today, there appears to be una
nimity of feeling that the peace terms
are sufficiently drastic. Republicans
who feared that Germany might es-
cape too easily unhesitatingly con-
ceded that the peace delegates seem
ed to have ruled in the settlement Of
contentious problems. That compro-
misses were necessary, will, however,
be recognized imposed terms that
would entail ample penalty for Ger
manys plunging the world into war
and for its violation of recognized
principles and methods of warfare.
Some senators, notably Mr.. Borah
of Idaho, while declining to discuss
the treaty, commented upon the ten
tative agreement entered into between
the United States, Great Britain and
France to protect France from Ger
man aggression. They argued that
such an agreement would clearly con-
stitute an entangling alliance and
that it was in direct opposition to
the Presidents expressed attitude
against secret understandings.