New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
President Defies Senate
and Will Not Offer
French Pact Till He
Completes u. S. Tour
a
Spencer Proposes
New Reservations
Says Wilson Admits u. S.
Should Delay League
Functions for 10 Years
New YoYk Tribune
Washington Burecu

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Even China
may be satisfied with the Shantung sec
tion Of the peace treaty. as a result Of
the developments of the next few days
President Wilson told Senator Spencer.
of Missouri, to-day. The Missouri SEN
ator left the White House after an
hours talk with the President, conf.
dent that Japan immediately would
make some statement which would
quiet the opposition to the Shantuny
section.
Other developments of the day
were:
FIRST-senator Borah urged tn.
Democrats to defeat all reservations.
saying they were of no value, but
would be thrown out Of "court" hv
the league council. He cited reserva-
tions to the Federal Constitution
made by Virginia, New York and
Rhode Island when they ratified it.
pointing out they were disregarded
by the courts.
SECOND-SenatorW Walsh, of Mass.
achusetts, expressed the belief that
this was a ruse and that Senator
Borah really wanted to force the re-
lection of the entire treaty. Mr..
Borah admits this desire.
Wilson Defies Senate
THIRD-The White House an
nouneed that President Wilson would
not give the French treaty to the
Senate until after his return from his
ewing around the country HE re-
turn is expected to be about seven
weeks hence.
FOURTH-Senators are growing
more irritated over the failure of the
President to send the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee any of the informa-
ton asked for on July Is, and are
exercised over the White House an
nouncement on the French treaty in
the face of the pending Lodge resolu-
tion calling for its text.
FIFTH - President Wilson will
start on his swing around the coun-
try in about three weeks, the White
House announced. Secretary Daniels
said positively the President would
be in San Francisco on August IS.
S{XTH-President Wilson, COM
menting on the Taft reservations,
said he would much prefer an
amendment under which the United
States did not assume any obliga-
tions under the league until after ten
years, rather than the Taft plan Of
withdrawing at the end of ten years.
SEVENTH-Senator Spencer gave
the President his draft of five reser-
vations, as printed in The Tribune
Tuesday. He told the President if
the President would act promptly in
accepting such a scheme of reserva
tions the treaty would be speedily
ratified.
EIGHTH-Both Senators Warren
and Spencer, the two Republicans
with whom the President conferred
to-day, returned to the Capitol un-
changed in their positions.
Spencer Offers Reservations.
Il told the President" Senator Spen-
Ger said, "that l thought the reserve
tions which I handed. to him, and
which we discussed. one by one in de-
tail, would, should he back them. re-
suit in the speedy ratification of the
whole treaty. I got the impression
that he had no inherent objection to
any Of these five reservations, but he
feared the example of our adoptine
them would be very dangerous in en-
couraging other nations to adopt reser-
vations which they desired.
II told him l was confident that
without such reservations the treaty
would surely be rejected by the Sen.
ate. The President did not change nv
views any, but got a much clearer
understanding OF his position. He i'm
pressed me as being willing to do any
thing in his power to bring success to
the league--in the world Mark you
! do not mean by that he would do
anything to bring success to it in the
Senate. but in the world.
THE only reference the Presiden
made to the Taft reservations was tt
the one providing for withdrawal b,
the United States from the league n
the end of ten years. The Preside n,
Said that at the end of ten wear
would be the very moment when III,
need Of our operations would begin
He said it would be much better if W,
would not begin our functions in III,
league for ten years. ''''
He said he hoped the provision re
garding Shantuns would soon develo,
to be not as Objectionable as it apnes~
on Its face. He SAID he thought tha
= I.n.n some 81 statement .t should be made b,
aatlsfy China, the opposition to 'thi
section In tho Senate would be with