The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29
Will Block Effort to De-
clare War Ended Until
League Is Ratified.
ADMITS OF NO CHANGE
Explains Shantung Award as
the Only Way to Bind Japan
to the Covenant.
BY a star Correspondent OF TIE sUS.


PARIS, June 2S.-President Wilson
left Paris tonight at 9:45 p. NJ. He
will sail for New York from Brest at
noon tomorrow with the peace treaty
In his pocket, as he had planned, but
with bitterness in his heart toward
his foes In America, whom he realizes
he must defeat now II the League of
Nations covenant is to be adopted, as
he insists it must be, without any
reservation whatever.
1t is apparent to those who have
had the privilege of talking with him
that he has not followed the develop
ments in the home situation as closely
as he might have done, but any attack
on the league arouses him to an un-
accustomed pitch Of feeling.
1t 10 clear also that he labors under
the conviction that any public support
that the attack on the covenant may
be getting in the United States Is due
entirely to Republican misrepresenta-
tions and distortions in regard to the
league and its effects on America. He
intends to remain in Washington long
enough to inform himself on the sit
uation and then will begin tour
which he insists Is not to be cam
paign in advocacy Of any particular
. thing like the League Of Nations, but
to give the people an account of what
he has been doing in Europe.
Sees Effort TO Repudiate.
The proposal that Congress shall by
resolution declare the war ended has
aroused his ire to a high pitch be-
cause he thinks he sees in 1t an ef'
fort to repudiate his work here as
represented in the treaty he Is bring
ing home. He Is preparing therefore
to brand all such resolutions as beine
in the interest Of Germany.
| Regarding the effect Of the resolu
ton suggested by Elihu Root, th'
President apparently holds views diff
ferent from those Of many others will
diplomatic experience here. The Pres
ident, IL would seem, holds that th'
United States and Germany woul'
remain at war until every reservation
had been accepted by all the twenty
one parties to the treaty through tn
exchange Of diplomatic notes betweel
the various capitals. Others maintain
that 1t is necessary only that German,
should accept the reservations, whicl
is a foregone conclusion.
The Presidents position Is that he wi
not permit the Senate to change even
coma in the treaty or the covenant. !
II does make a change he will refuse I
approve it and will hold up the peac
treaty until the Senate comes to terms
This is the club he expects to WELD owe
the Senate II II does not yield under tn
overwhelming public sentiment which h
fully expects to arouse by his tour.
shantunE n DimcuIt Point.
The people of the United States wi
be told that there can be no League G
Nations IL the United States refuses t
accept Article X. as it stands. He In
tends to draw the issue before the peopl
mainly on the first Root reservation
While he is prepared TO defend tn
treaty in general, II is evident that III
President realizes he has some wea
points which he will have some difficult
in explaining, the disposition of Shar
tunR coming first In this class. In RI
gard to Shantung the people may expe'
long and elaborate explanations, in whic
the following points will appear:
/. France and Great Britain had
treaties with Japan which they could
not escape agreeing to turn over
5 Shantung
2. II he had not consented TO rec
4 ognize these treaties Japan would
= not have become a member OF the
/ League OF Nations. and the men,
Y bership of Japan was essential to
the success of the league.
The President now admits, therefor
3 what all Paris has known for som
s time, that tho Shantung settlement wa
8 made to save the league, the excuse b'
ing that the league is worth 1t. AT
( other weak point is the six votes {
e Great Britain in the league to whic
i the Presidential reply Is that votes d
: not count for much If anything in II
e Assembly. the real thing being tn
= Council.
o AS to whether the Council of Il
: League does not form an aristocracy
Q the big Powers the President will a,
! NIT that II does, explaining that
z forming the league facts had to |
: faced rather than theories and that Il
fact is that certain Powers DONNA
Q the world.
: The President is leaving in much be
e ter physical shape than he was q fe
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