New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
COUNCIL COULD ONLY "ADVIS'
Much Discussed Article| Not of Doubtful Interpl tation When Read in Cd nection With the Whs Covenant, He Says.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-PresidI Wilson told the foreign relations cd mittee at the outset of his confere3 today that he could see mo reasI able objection" to interpretations how the United States accepts league of nations provided such ind pretations did not form a part of formal ratification.
 P1ain Meaning of Instrument.
 If interpretations were part of formal ratification, he contended, ld delays would follow as other govel ments would have to accept in efTN the language of the senate as the Id guage of the treaty before ratificatI would be compietes Most of the terpretations, he said, seemed to h1 to suggest the "plaia meaning of instrument itself"
 The much discussed article x. president told the senator's was notI doubtful interpretation when read X connection with the whole covenaI The council, he said, could only z wise" and as it's action must be InaI m us, the affirmative vote of { United States would be necessary any question affecting it.
 Discusses Article fe. < Artice 16, the president said. nj vided that where 9p<Fere is a Ifsx found to be solely within the jursS4 ton of one Of the parties, underNsu{2 national law the league council sh so report and make no recomm end tion for it's settlement ImmigrafiS tariffs and the like, the president lsa. clearly came under that provision
 President Wilson began his conft ence with the senate foreign relatio committee at the White House tod with an opening statement on [ peace treaty and the league of natio5 He said:
 The president told the commift the league council would have mot ing whatever" to do with decldis whether the United States had fulfil ed its obligations in case of wit drawal from the league.
 The president said the United Stat would have complete freedom choice as to the application of force in carrying Article x. of the leag' covenant
 Welcomes Opportunity to Speak.
 MT. Chairman:
 ''I am sincerely glad that the cor mittee should have responded in II way to my intimation that I would III to be of service to it. I welcome t opportunity for a frank and full i terchange of views.
 1T hope, too, that this conferen will serve to expedite your oonsider ton of the treaty of peace. I beg tn you will pardon and indulge me if again urge that practically the who task of bringing the country back normal conditions of life and indu try waits on the decision of the SC ate with regard to the terms of Il peace.
 Advises Quick Action.
 q venture thus again to urge n advice that the action of the sena with regard to the treaty be taken the earliest practicable moment b cause the problems with which we a face to face in the readjustment our national life are If the nae pressing and critical cha. ter. " require for their proper seluh9A 2 most intimate and disinterested c operation of all parties and all into ests and cannot be postponed wftho manifest peril to our people and to { the national advantages we hold nlc dear. May I mention a few Of tl matters which cannot be handled wi intelligence until the senate sees II character of the peace it is to have, do so only by a very few samples. Miners Losing Money.
 The copper mines of Montana aa Alaska, for example, are being kn open and in operation only at a gra cost and loss, in part upon borrowA money; the zinc mines of Misson Tennessee and Wisconsin are baf1 operated at about one half their ! paeity; the lead of Idaho, Illinois A1 Missouri reaches only a portion Of } former market: there is an immedza need for cotton belting, and also f lubricating oil which cannot be met all because the channels of trade a barred by war, when there is no w The same is true of raw cotton.
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