Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-26
SAVE PEACE TREATY.
PLEA OF PRESIDENT
Wilson Calls at Capitol to Con-
fer With Senator Claude
Swanson.
AMENDMENT OPENS UP WAY
Adoption Believed to Forecast
Failure as Far as U. S.
Is Concerned.
AMENDMENT OPENS UP WAY
ny JAMES II. NouRsE.

WASHINGTON. August 25.-Thc pre-
carious situation into which the peace
I Treaty has been forced by the adoption
9t the Shantung amendment caused
President Wilson TO make visit to
the Capitol late this afternoon to con
fer with Senator Swanson. of Virginia
one OF the administration leaders in
the treaty fight.
The Presideml lef, the White House
after . O'Clock. having previously ar
ranged by telephone TO meet Senator
swanson in The Iatter's office in the
senate Office Building. The conference
lasted nearly an hour. The Preside MT
came and left so quietly that few of
the other Senators knew of his pres
Although Senator Swanson was un-
comm CO am unieaiive as to The discussion
conference was sought oy the Presi-
dent for the purpose OF impressing
upon the Senator the danger TO the
treaty which is involved in the shan
tung amendment. Friends aud foes Of
the treaty alike realize that adoption
Of this amendment by the Senate viii
So far as the United States is con-
cerned, and they. know, too, that Eng
land France and Japan are not likely
Urges Heroic Measures.
The Pres ident: it is said is thor
oughly alive TO the possibilities created
by the Foreign Relations Committee.
he Is said TO nave urged upon Senator
SWinSOH the adoption OF heroic meas
ures TO save the treaty by having the
Shantung amendment killed by the
Senate. II is expected that definite
statement on the subject will be made
by the President himself or by SEN
ator swanson with the Presidents au-
thority.
Senate claimed today that chances for
the adoption of the amendment by the
Senate wtre exceptionally bright.
The question of whether or not the
United States shall take part in the
numerous commissions organized by
me peaes ,reaY a. to bring about % ne
upon by the Foreign Relations Com
mittee tomorrow.
BY ssnaiof Fail o 2ew draf'ed
designed TO take the United states our
OF the treaty. will be voted on by the
committee, and IL is reasonably cer-
adopted.
United States Named MS Party.
The amendments would have the
effect OF requiring the principal allied
are TO pass upon boundaries, TO settle
the rcparatlons claims with Germany
and to determine a large number OF
other questions which are purely OF
European concern. In the treaty the
United states is named as party 10
&il these commissions.
thoroughly TO dig out all the sections
which would provide for American
participation in the settlement of these
affairs and has drawn his amendments
accordingly. In every section where
]. is provided that commission shalr
Dc composed OF representatives of the
ETincipai allied and associated powers
in the war aga inst Germany" the Fall
amendment strikes out the words "and
associated," leaving the allies TO do
the work alone. An exception is made
IN respect 10 the shipping commits
sioi., Ia which il is regarded as de-
ssirable that the United States should
z
Resubmission of Treaty.
A canvass of the committee TODAY
indicates that the precedent es:ab-
lshed by the adoption of the amend
ment nea on On Shnantung is likely to be :ol-
nents In fact, the adoption or the
St,"ntung amendment has broken the
ice and leaves the committee free 10
it may believe desirable irasmuch as
the the adoption by the Senate of the
Simantung amendment alone will neces-
state resubnIssion OF the treaty to
the peace conference
Administration men in the Senate
have been given a cause for real con
Shields, Of Tennessee to the side of
tn the =, reservationists ha. Senator Shields.
member OF the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. n has given out an interview in
Knoxville: Tenn. in which he states
that the Pittman reservations are MOI
ofenf yote for enough ,rss1d and that he cannot
rights arn protected by drastic rescr.
vatlons which other nations must
Among other things in his published
tatement Senator Shields said: II
am am opposed to any covenant that will
ihNoNc inc United States in every
hroil that may be wagcd throushou,
me world While the Pittman rcser-
Senators. and while they wouId mnrs
ran likely he acceptable to me,
really prefer much stronger SET of