New-York tribune., 1919-08-04
Advocacy of Reservations
by Massachusetts Demo-
crat Stirs CONSERVATION
Among Wilson Adherents
Irish Question a Factor
Friends of Treaty Urge
President to Make Atone.
ment for Burleson Snub
BY Carter Field
Ne1O YorE Trtbtt11s
Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Administra-
tion leaders learned to-day that
another Democratic Senator, David I.
Walsh, of Massachusetts, was drifting
into the reservationists' camp. Coming
so speedily on the heels of the an
nouncement by Senator Thomas, Of
know whether he would vote for the
treaty, even with reservations or
amendments, the news concerning SEN
ator Walsh was taken with consider
able seriousness by Administration
supporters.
Mr.. Walsh, as the first Democratic
Senator from Massachusetts for many
years, is inclined to be strict party
man, and the Administration forces
have been counting confidently on him
to vote against all amendments or
reservations.
However, he has confided to friends
that he does not like either Article
or Article XI Of the League of Ma
tions Covenant, and thinks there
should be reservations to both ar
ticleS.
Seeks to Protect Ireland.
Mr. Walsh has no particular en-
thusiasm for the reservations thus
far suggested to Article x, his friends
declare. He would favor reserva-
tion which would have the effect.
without mentioning Ireland by name,
Of guaranteeing that joint league ac-
tion never would be taken which
would prevent the Emerald Ilse from
attaining, some time in the future, it's
independence.
While the Massachusetts Senator
might not votefor any specific reserva-
tion as already proposed to Article X,
the Administration Senators fear that
all of the Republicans might join him
IN tacklng on reservation such as he
favors, if the reservation to Article X
approved by the Republicans should
be defeated. The Presidents sup
porters are even more disturbed over
the possibility that Mr.. Walsh, whose
asntagonlsm to the league is growing,
instead OF diminishing may 20 fur
ther and finally vote for ali weaken
ing" reservations that may be offered,
or even vote against ratification of the
treaty itself.
tremendous pressure will be put
upon Mr. Walsh at once, it was admit
ted tonight, to whip him back into line.
Several Democratic Senator'S will urge
the President to send for Senator
Walsh. They fear the Massachusetts
Senator may have felt sighted at hav-
of his party, especially as he had just
won so remarkable a victory for the
Democratic party in Republican year
Mr.. Walsh was the only Democratic
candidate to defeat an incumbent Re-
publican Senator in the 1918 election
while the Democrats lost enough seats
IN other states to change the control
I of the Senate.
Ignored by Burleson
The Administration leaders are hop
ing that the old-fashioned "soothina
syrup" for Independent Senator's
patronage-may be successfully ap
piled in this case. for Mr.. Walsh re
Gently has been ignored by Postmastel
General Burleson. His own candidat,
for postmaster Of Boston, Frank Dona
hue, Il member of the Industrial Acct
dent Board, was eliminated from tn,
possibilities.
? President Wilson will be ..rged b.
advisers to overrule Mr.. Burleson il
, this matter and give Senator Walsl
what he wants, the advisers believing
that il this practical matter settled
; MIR. Walsh's alarm for the future o
Ireland may be speedily smoothet
away.
;, Friends of the Massachusetts Sen
ator, however, say that he has taken
7 firm stand in line with that of his stat
+ committee and is convinced that Ar
l ticies K and XI bode little good for tn
f freedom of Ireland. He also is worrie
/ about some other phases of the leagu
G covenant and the treaty, although h
has surprised some of his friends b
= saying that Shantung is not one o
: these.
e 6 The attitude of Senator Walsh
= disturbing to Administration leader
= not only because they fear they ma
: lose his vote on this one reservato,
or for ratification, but because the
: have been growing more and more dis
il turbed over the effect which the dra1
G ging out of the fight over the leagu
G and treaty has had.
$ For Votes Against Article
J. Just after the GROUP of seven" O
the Republican side has made it vii
- tually certain that the Republica
, vote will be solid on the four reserv;
! tions desired-for despite the contem,
e of Senator Borah and others for til
, league used by the mild reservation
. lists, it is practically sure they wi
= vote for mild reservations if they a,
.' . beaten on strong ones,-comes this az
D. ditional loss on the Admnistratio
- side. Mr.. Walsh makes the fourt
- vote against Article X on the Dem,
y cratic side. The others are Reed an
Gore, for sure, and probably Thoma
In one quarter it was said to-day tf
Administration leaders intended to a,
v peal to the President to send at on,