The Red Cloud chief., 1919-09-11
President About to Start on His
Trip to Tell People About
the Peace Treaty.
LIVING COST is INVOLVED
Opponents Of Pact Propose Many
Amendments to Keep America
From "ForeIon Entanulements"
- Montenegro Revolts
Against Serbian Rule
Palmer Predicts
Lower Prices.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARp.

Being satisfied that economic condi-
lions the world over absolutely depend
on the ratification Of the peace treaty,
and decidedly disturbed by the violent
assaults on that pact in the senate
committee on foreign relations, Presi-
dent Wilson determined that his speak
Ing tour Of the country could not be
much longer postponed. He announced
that he would start on Wednesday,
September 3, and would visit about 30
Of the principal cities. being absent
from Washington about 25 days. At
San Francisco he will review the Pa
cifc feet. II was said in Washington
that the president considered the trip
Of greater Importance than any func-
ton arranged for the reception Of
General Pershlng, who Is about to
come home.
The peace treaty is by no means the
only subject on which Mr.. Wilson will
address the people. He Is much exer-
cised by the labor situation, especially
as II applies to the railroads, and will
take the opportunity to try TO impress
on the workers the wisdom Of avoiding
strikes In order to allay unrest and
restore normal conditions and thus
help bring down the cost of living.
Some half n dozen of the most stub.
born opponents Of the peace treaty In
during the week to appeal to the coun-
try TO uphold them In the position they
have taken. Among them will he Sen
ators johnson, Poindexter, Borah and
Reed. They are not going to trail the
president, but will expend their ef-
forts mainly In states whose senators
are classed among the mild reserva-
tionists. These senators, they hope
can he forced to Join the group OF ex
remists. The latter are now openly
trying to defeat not only the Leagu,
of Nations covenant but the MAR
body of the treaty. With this end II
view the foreign relations committee
which they control, has adopted
series Of amendments TO the treaty OF
fered by Senator FAN. These o onl,
would restore Shantung directly 4
China. but would exclude the Unite,
States from all the interallied com
missions set up by the pact excep
that on reparations. Lodge and hi
followers hold that the treaty, even |
drastically amended, would leave tn
United States liable 10 become en-
broiled In the controversies of Europ
and Asia.
This action of the committee wa
bitterly assailed in the senate by Den
ocrats and by Republicans OF the mil
reservation" group, and II was pr,
dicted that the amendments would nc
be accepted by the senate. Senate
McCumber especially attacked III
Shantung amendment, declaring il wa
the greatest blow that could be struC
at the real interests Of China. Sen,
tor Borah replied that the Shantun
settlement was indefensible from III
standpoint Of international mora
and common decency.
In this connection the fnct that II
Paul Reinsch, u minister to Chin
has just resigned Is significant. 1t
understood in Washington that
found his position In Picking untenah
on &C Of the approval OF 4
Shaptung settlement by the Americ'
peace delegates. since, according to I
general belief. he had a good deal
do with ~persuading China TO enter 4
war Cd promises Of American suppo
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