Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-21

Washington. Aug. 2f--President Will
with the senate opposition on a pro-
gram OF innocuous interpretations of
materialized in the senate yesterday.
produced the result of solidifying his
opponents from the rejcctionists to the
mild reservationlsts.
Senator MoNary and other mild
administration. rejected the presidents
plan because it would effect no modl-
hcation of the covenant binging upon
the other nations and lined up with the
strong rcservationists so far as the
mode of procedure is concerned.
Want No Half Way Measures.
The president wants the interpreta-
tions embodied in Il resolution distinct
from the resolution Of ratification. on
the ground that such resolution
would only present American views
which no other nation would be bound
to adopt, the opposition, including the
mild rcservationists, wants the reserV-
ations protecting American rights ana
interests embodied in the resolution or
ratification. which the other nations
would be required to accept.
Unless the president should succeed
in winning over some of the mild res
ervationists with the aid of the public
pressure he seeks to invoke his con-
promise program is doomed to defeat.
Plans Laid Before Senate.
The presidents compromise was laid
before the senate in tangible form To-
day in resolution introduced by Sen
ator Pittman of Nevada, a democratic
member of the foreign relations COM
mittee, with Mr. Wilson's approval.
Senat tor Pittman took the mild
reservations" labeled them "interpre-
tations or understandings" and put
them into resolution for adoption by
the senate, separate and apart from
the peace treaty ratifying resolution
Whether MIR. Pittman would have the
resolution adopted by the senate before
or after, or simultaneously, with ratiii-
cation was not made clear.
The resolution states that when the
senate of the United States shall ad-
wise and consent to the ratification or
the treaty of peace with Germany
now pending in the senate, 1T be done
with and in consideration of the fol-
lowing understanding as to the pres
sent and future construction and inter-
probation to be given to the treaty
The measure then proceeds to state
textually the mild reservations
which include the clear right OF with
drawal, protection of the sovereignty
Of the United States over domestic
questions such as immigration and the
tariff. protection of the Monroe doc
trine, and reservation of the power OF
congress to declare or to refuse to de-
clare war under article X Of the
league covenant.
49,. States Wilson'S Position.
In introducing the resolution, SEN
ator Pittman undertook to state Presi-
dent Wilson's position in this lam
guage.
THE president has suggested plan
that should make it possible for all
those who desire a league OF nations
to Join their efforts and ratify the
treaty. He has met the reservation
lists more than half way. Whilst per-
sonally satisfied that the terms of the
treaty are not subject to misconstruc-
ton, in his intense desire for har-
mony and the early accomplishment
of peace he has given his approval or
the substance of the reservations
urged by Senator McCumber and
Senator Kellogg and other revisionist
supporters Of the league of nations.
Favors Separate Resolution.
."Let me be careful, lest l misrepre-
sent the presidents position Whilst
he has given his approval Of such res
ervations, he Is opposed to the plan or
inserting those reservations in the
resolution OF ratification. He favors
the adoption by the. senate OF sepa-
rate and contemporaneous resolution
setting forth the construction and In
Of the treaty as under
stood by our government.
.cThe president contends that the
.nI,,. result ,,;;ii,yiiii; III; &c accomrlish"d as
far as tho protection Of our govern
ment is concerned, by either plan.