New-York tribune., 1919-12-16
Wilson Treaty
Stand Causes
Party Discord
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to DO in the way of setting up a world
eonSert against war to fill the gap in
eended to be filled by the league"
incidentally. the foes of the treaty
ana ,;n OF mandataries were repeating to-
day with great zest some comments al
legged to have been made by Herbert
Hoover, the Food Administrator, at a
uIhner az at the home of Senator Hale. of
MAINE, last night. Mr.. Hoover is quot
cd as having said that the Allies had
carefully taken for themselves the con-
per mines of Syria the cotton planta-
'ions OF Mesopotamia and the oil fields
or the Black Sea region, but wished US
10 accept the comparatively desolate
armenia as mandatory.
"Poorhouse of World-
They are giving us the poorhouse
Qf the world" he is quoted an having
SAID, .""surrounded by three solvent
Mr.. Hoovcr's apparent opposition to
mandatary in Armenia came as a sur
prise to the irreconclable element,
Inc Presidents statement left the
mild reservationist group standing
whenever compromise proposal il
to be made" said Senator Edge, of New
Jersey, one of the nine who voted
against all amendments to the treaty,
we will have to be assured that it has
the approval of the President. Other
wise it would be obviously futile. His
approval to any compromise is the
prime requisite.'
Senator Thomas. Democrat. Of Colo
IN IN re Sfenates though he v9ted against
t?nns tF?aIlncati9n avs L.. 81 the treaty with reserva
''oHs n ha and wlthout tbos +t them: said:
mistake IN making his statement"
Ridiculous, Says Spencer
"rhe Presidents statement is ridicu-
lous'.' said Senator Spencer, of Mis-
souri,. HE cannot put the response
bility for the failure to ratify the
treaty on the Republicans. 1t is abso-
lutely in his hands. From the expert
ence of one hundred years in this body
there is no other way for this treaty
to De revived save by his withdrawing
1T and resubmitting it. In addition. we
must know how far he is willing to 20
IN accepting reservations. The treaty
Will not be ratified unless the reserva-
tlons are strong enough to protect
American interests"
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of Ten
nessee, who stuck by the President
right through in the battle over the
treaty ending November 19, declared
to-day that reasonable men" Of the
two parties would get together and
agree on compromise set of reserya
tlons which would protect American
interests and at the same time satisfy
the real friends of the treaty.
Are you sure that the President
VIII accept such compromise after it
has been reached?" he was asked.
Il think he will accept any COM
promise on which sixty-four Senators
the number necessary to ratify-
agree" replied Mr.. Mcclellan.
Vlce-President Marshall declined
comment on the Presidents statement
saying he had not read it.
Il am reading only newspapers which
are forty-eight hours old now" he
smiled, then find out what is denied"
Walsh for Compromise
"The Presidents statement does not
close the door, said Senator Walsh,
Democrat. Of Montana Both sides in
the Senate can still get together and
agree upon a compromise that will Sc
cure ratification / believe the Presi-
dent made the statement for political
reasons; he wanted to let the country
know that the initiative rests with the
Senate"
Senator Walsh said that he did not
agree with Senator Underwood that re-
sponsibility for ratification rests solely
with the Republicans. at ia q joint
responsibility he said, land both sides
must bear it,"
Calling attention to his resolution
providing for the appointment of
committee on conciliation, introduced
on the night of November 19. just be-
fore the vote came on the ratification
of the peace treaty, Senator Pomerene
said:
That represented my views then
and il represents them now. Eighty
Senators voted in favor of ratifying
the treaty in one form or another.
In my humble judgment, the public has
g right TO expect these eighty Senators
to make concessions, one to the other,
which will lead to the adoption of
resolution of ratification which re-
quired two-thirds majority"
Knox Not Surprised
Senator Knox was not amazed at
the White House reiteration of objec-
tion to any possible compromise on
the treaty.
when l introduced on Saturday nv
resolution to ratify the treaty so far
as concerns the establishment of a
status Of peace between the United
States and Germany" he said, II did it
because there has been so much Of this
protesting and pleading demand for
peace. l wished to see how strong it
would prove.
"Of course, the one great thing the
Senate could do now to stabilize con-
ditions and accomplish all the benefits
we are told would flow from the res
toration Of technical condition Of
peace would be to pass that resolu-
ton"