Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-04

cock were said ~ be in complete
agreement that the immediate fight
should be pressed against the five
amendments adopted by the foreign
relations committee. The president
it was stated, endorsed the view ex-
pressed by Mr.. Hitchcock today ir
the senate that any amendment, nc
matter how trivial, would have the
effect of Withdrawing this nation
from the treaty and require separate
negotiations with Germany.
THE president" said Mr.. Hitch
cock, after leaving the White
House, is gratified that the issue
has been drawn on amendments. He
believes the people realize the dan
ger of adoption of any amendment
or of a reservation which would
have killing effect. He takes the
ground that amendment would cause
our withdrawal from the treaty"
Action on reservations, the pres-
dent was said to feel, can be left
for future consideration after the
outcome of the fight against amend
ment.
Discusses Tour Plans.
President Wilson also discussed
with Mr.. Hitchcock his plans for
his tour in behalf of the treaty. The
president, it was said, will discuss
the treaty and especially the league
covenant in every address on the
trip. Senator Hitchcock said the
president would analyze the treaty
in detail and emphasize that delay
in its ratification was holding up re-
turn to the country of normal con-
ditions and also blocking many re-
construction matters, including viz
tually all legislation such as bills to
reduce the cost of living and solu-
ton of the railroad problem. Per-
sonal attacks, however, on the SEN
ators opposing the treaty are not
planned by the president.
Senator Hitchcock said he told
the president that the plans of re-
publicans to follow the executive on
his trip and reply to his speeches
had been abandoned because Sen
ator Hitchcock said he understood
important influences in the repub-
lican party had killed the plan"
The president is expected to dis
cuss the opposition to the treaty OF
those advocating home rule for Ire
land and other European peoples
and Senator Hitchcock today advis-
ed Mr.. Wilson that the foreign re-
lations committees hearings on
those questions were useless be-
cause he said, the committee does
not intend to report any amend
ments or reservations to the treaty
which have been asked In that re-
spect.
Hope for Prompt Replies
The presidents treaty discussions
on his trip are expected to evoke
prompt replies from republicans in
the senate. The final step of conf
mittee action-consideration of a
resolution of ratification with rese:-
planned for Friday, and
submission of the treaty for open
senate debate is to follow as soon
as possible.
In the negotiations of the repub-
lican factions on reservations, the
present stumbling block is said to
be on a reservation affecting article
10 with its foreign territorial guar
antees. The tentative reservation
said to have been drawn by senators
demanding Strong" reservations is
to declare emphatically
that the United States will not"
and refuses" to undertake obliga-
ton of the territorial guarantees in
advance of specific action by con-
gress as required by the constitu-
ton.
The three reservations on which
the radical and moderate republi-
can groups are said now to have
reached an agreement, are said to
propose to declare that the United
States shall be the sole interpreter
of the Monroe doctrine, shall decide
all domestic policies, such as tariff
and immigration. without interven-
ton by the league, and upon decid-
ing without judgment of the league
that national obligations have been
fulfilled, shall be privileged to with
draw from the league upon notice.