The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
Belief in Paris That Wilson
Will Heed Republican
Objections.
FAIL WITHOUT SENATE
Council Appears Willing to
See Preliminary Peace
Treaty Reached First.
WHITE HAS LODGE VIEWS
Franco Disposed to Insist on
Creation Of Joint Army
to Enforce Pact.
WHITE HAS LODGE VIEWS
By LAURENCE HILLS.
Std6 Correspondent Of THE SUN.
COnyti1If 1910. ou

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Copyright. 1919: oil riohts reserved.
PARIS, March Evidence con-
tinues to multiply that President vii.
sons confidence Of popular uprising
in America to compel the Republican
Senator's TO accept the League of Ma.
tions plan Is not shared in American
circles here outside of the mission.
This In many respects Is the most
interesting feature of the situat ton
developing here as the result of the
publication Of the text of the Lodge
resolution and the pledge of the
thirty seven Senators to reject the
present plan. In British and French
circles there is q disposition to re-
gard the Republicans as controlling
the situat ton.
In conversation with officials of
the French Foreign Office to-day 1t
was pointed out to THE Sun CORE
spondent that in so far as the French
Government was concerned President
Wilson would be accepted rs the of.
ficial spokesman Of America and that
no cognizance would be taken of the
situation In America. which remains
for the President alone TO handle.
Hopeful for . Compromise.
Because Of the compromising atti-
tude that the President has shown
here the French are inclined to be.
lieve that he will reach an agreement
with the Republicans. and the French
are plainly concerned. fearing Amer
ica's support may be lost unless a
compromise is effected
French confidence in compromise
leads to believe that they have re.
ceived assurances from President vii.
sons friends that the President, with
II full knowledge of the difficult posi-.
tion in which he finds himself. is re.
turning here with some intention Of
meeting the Republican views. There
is no evidence as yet in American
mission circles TO support this view.
however. The attitude of the Presi.
dents friends in the mission seems
unyielding
Inc French are maintaining the po-
sition taken before the league consti-
tuition was drawn up, and will make
another effort to have their two
amendments relating to an interna-
tional army and economic and military
guarantees incorporated into the
league plan as soon as the President
arrives.
Proposed French Amendment.
Following is the text of the amend
ment they will propose TO Article 8:
THE high contracting powers re-
solve to give frank and full infor-
nation as to the scale of their arm
aments and their military and naval
programmes and on the conditions
OF their industries such as are liza
bic in war time to be adapted to the
manufacture of armaments, to the
commission charged with taking
the necessary guarantees in the
future"
The second is an amendment to Ar
t!cle 9, which provides:
"A permanent organization shall
be constituted to envisage and pre-
pars~mritary ana n&ya+~H sans for
executing the obligations that the
convention imposes upon the high
contracting powers and to insure
the immediate efficacy OF urgency.
This latter amendment is the French
substitute for superforce and un
doubtedly will lead to much discussion,
with France insisting It must be in
corporated to AFFORD her necessary Sc
curity.
How the situation stands.
The situation affecting the leagus
summed up, can be expressed as fol-
lows:
First-All the European Powers
want the league established, although
they are deslrous first OF all that
peace preliminaries be signed with
Germany. To this extent they appear
to be in harmony with the Lodge
resolution.
Second-Except In American circles
the opinion is held that the present
covenant must undergo many
changes, being regarded as more or
less tentative. Lord Robert Cecil OF
the leading statesmen appears salts
fled with IL. which is quite natural.
as the league plan was admittedly
framed largely along the limo that he
and Gen, Smuts suggested. although
Smuts wants II TO be more demo-
cratic.
Third-France, having accepted the
league ds the best way TO insure the
continuance OF American help, is now
fearful lest Republican opposition
lead to Americas elimination. She
will press her two amendments. but