Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-08-29
PUTS PEACE UP
TO U. S. SENATE
President Wilson Says Body Must
Act on Treaty to End
the War.
REPLIES TOTAL SUGGESTIONS
Executive Declares That He Has No
Power to Declare Peace by Proc
amation--German Colonies
Taken In Trust.

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Washington, Aug. 22.-President
Wilson has not the power to declare
peace by proclamation, nor could he
consent in any circumstances to take
such course prior to the ratification
Of a formal treaty Of peace by the SEN
ate. The president so wrote Senator
Fall in answer to one OF the 20 written
questions the senator presented at the
White House conference TuesdAy.
Replying to another question. the
president said the provision of the
treaty that it should come into force
after ratification by Germany and
three Of the principal associated pow
ers operated merely to establish peace
between those ratifying powers, and
that 1t was questionable whether 1t
can be said that the League Of Nations
is In any true sense created by the as
ISOLATION of only three of the allied
and associated governments"
To Senator Falls questions relating
to the disposition of Germanys pos
sessions, the president said the ar
rangement in the treaty conveyed no
title to the allied or associated powers,
but merely 'intrusts disposition Of the
territory in question TO their decision
"Germany's remuneration In favor of
the principal allied and associated
powers" the president continued, "of
her rights and titles to her overseas
possessions is meant similarly to ope-
rate as vesting in those powers a trus-
teeship with respect to their final dis
position and government"
Here Are the Twenty Queries.
The 20 queStions answered by Pres
ident Wilson, (which were submitted
to him by Senator Fall at the confer
ence held at the White House Tues
day, are in brief as follows:
Questions | to Iv-Could not the
president, with the assent Of congress,
proclaim a status of peace with Ger
many and permit the resumption of
trade?
Question asks the president to
define the establishment of the League
of Nations and state "hOw many ma
tions viii have to ratify the peace
treaty before such establishment will
be perfected"
Question Vf-Will the League of
Nations reduce the high cost OF living
II the United States?
Asks About Neutrals.
VII N1,.,x-o, -
Sweden. Denmark, Holland and Switz-
erland think Of the League of Ma
tions? VIII they join, and when?
Questions VIII and TX deal with
resumption of commerce with Ger
many.
Question X asks If certain COM
mittees as stipulated in the league
have been appointed and inquiries 70
whom they make report.
Questions XI and XIT-To whom
does Germany renounce certain terri
torial rights which 1t is required to
renounce under the treaty?
Question XIII inquiries as to the dis
position of overseas possessions by
the United States.
Question XIV-What disposition Is
made of Germany's foreign posses
sions?
Questions XIV, XVI and XVII ask
for interpretations OF certain phases
of the league and the reason for the
appointment of certain commissions
Questions XVIII, XIX and NIX
Why was the United States made
party in the appointment and fulfill
ment of certain missions in the set
Element of foreign plebiscite ques-
tons?
The Presidents Reply.
President Wilson'S letter to Senator
Fall. replying to the senator's 20
questions on the treaty and the League
of Nations. is as follows:
MY Dear Senator Fall:
''You left yesterday in my hands
certain written questions which I
promised you / would answer. / am
Fastening to fulfn that promise.
II feel constrained TO say In reply
10 your first question not only that in
my judgment / have not the power by
proclamation to declare that peace
exists, but that l could in no circun-
stances consent TO take such a course
prior to the ratification of. formal
treaty of peace. feel it due to per-
feet frankness to say that 1t would in
my opinion put a stain upon our ma
tonal honey which we never could
efrace if, after sending our men to the
battle field TO fight the common cause,
we should abandon our associates in
the war in the settlement of the terms