New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

ator Cummins replied. 81 do not in
,end to discuss what the President
said, or say what he said. but | have
seen 10 reason to Change my mind. One
Of the objections which I raised to the
covenant last session, that which would
require the United States to accept
a mandatory for some weaker power has
been eliminated by the removal Of thar
necessary in the covenant.
Il will say also that If Article
msans what Senator McNary says it
means--virtually, that under Article X
Is the United States should hold at
any time that it will not act under the
direction of the league to attack some
srring power and at the same time
would not be violating the obligations
imposed-why then | have no objection
TO Article X, nor do l see that there
is anv necessity for the artinle in the
covenant.
.sOn Shantung, will say frankly that
I do not think the United States should
be a party to it, but then | do not
think that we should be party to any
other division of the loot of the war.
Our only part in the treaty is to see
that the German menace is removed.
However. the fact that the Shantung
section is in the treaty would not
hinder me from voting to ratify it.
THE powers that won the war, as
usual, divided the spoils, save such ter
ritory as nobody wanted, and this was
created into sovereign states.
Il have no illusions about the league
OF nations | do not think it will pre-
vent all wars. There will be no peace
in the future until God has regenerated
the human heart"
Calder Suggests Change
Senator Calder proposed to the Pres
ident a reservation that the guarantee
of territorial integrity under Article x
should expire at the end of the year
1921, except that this country might
reserve the right, if it saw fit after
that period. to make such further guar
antees as it might deem necessary.
The President disapproved of this on
the ground that it would bitterly dis
appoint the nations which are expecting
so much of the United States.
"If ! had to vote to-day Senator
Calder said after his talk with the
President, II would not vote to ratify
he treaty with the Shantung provision
in it or without reservations to articles
/, 8, 10 and IS of the league covenant
II would be willing to submit our
duarrels to the league council" said
Senator Calder, "and to have them dis
eussed there, provided this country re-
served the final right to abide or de-
cline to abide by any decisions which
might be made. | would so even fur
ther and agree that if we did not de
eide to abide by decision we would
submit our reasons for declining IN
writing"
Senator Edge said:
II have nothing to say further than
that / was very glad to hear the Presi
dents viewpoint. He was very inter
esting and gave me information l was
glad to have. | still feel, however,
that in any way the Senate can, from
an American STANDPOINT, clarity or
strengthen the covenant or peace
tteaty. such action Is not only our
sworn duty, but in the final analysis
will be in the interest of all parties
concerned.
For Fair Reservations
Perhaps the Senate, through not
having participated IN the peace con-
terence, is in a better position to make
what we, believe necessary reservations
than was the President, who, of course,
TO an extent had to give and take.
relieve such fair reservations would
be promptly accepted by the other
nations.
II do n>ot want to see the United
States evade any possibility, but,
looking to the future, America never
should be minority stockhoder in an
international corporation. ! believe
the covenant can be so clarified as to
further protect us and at the same time
permit us to contribute our full share
to the world in the days of peace, as
We certainly did under similar policy
in the days of war. l do not favor iso-
saticn or an extreme, selfish national
ISM, but l am representing America
iirst."
The resolu ION adopted by the For
oign Relations Committee in its action