Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-05
PEOPLE APPROVE
BUT NOT
:, :>,''' PRESENT FORM
SENATORS REPORT
Lenro0t Says Wisconsin Five
to One in Favor Of General
Principles but Three to One
Against Covenant,
WILSON THREAT TO
WITHDRAW DOUBTED
Washington Believes That the
Tension viii Relax at Paris
in Day or So and Peace
Terms Agreed Upon,
BY Charles Nicholson.

| Washington, April 4.-Publshed
statements that President Wilson was
meditating drastic methods to break
the deadlock of the Paris peace con-
ference are not regarded very gravely
| at Washington.
The view of such diplomats and
officials as permit themselves to dis
cuss the doings abroad is that the
report is simply an echo of such ex-
| asperation as fraZzled nerves would
| naturally reveal in the course of the
| tugging and hauling that any long
| drawn out discussion must engender.
| They believe that in a day or two the
tension will relax and the differences
! that seemed itreconcilable will be
composed.
| Important as are the contentious of
! France and italy, which are supposed
! to be at the root of the npasse, they
are not as important even to France
/ or Italy as a failure of the peace me-
gotiations would be, and President
! Wilson and Lloyd George are bound
to reach an agreement Wi1h the other
two of the Big Four" either by argu-
ment or compromise. These periods
| of stress and strain are features of
every conference whore the desires
| and ambitions of nations are at stake
and there is a clash # interests and
! principles.
The Rcpublicgn View.
/ The republicans generally regard
| the report as vindicatiug the position
! they took when the president first an
nounced his intention of going
! abroad.
THAT would be a Gods blessing"
was the pious comment of Senator
Borah, for example, when he was told
that there were adSlCes from Paris
! that the president contemplated an
ultimatum urging expedition with the
| treaty, and intimating that unless
| progress was made the American
delegation might withdraw and leave
the Europeans to settle their conver-
I sy as hest they could
There has been no official confir-
| nation of any such an uitimatum.
Neither the executive departments
nor the senators with whom the
\ president has been in communication
| have heard a word of 1t beyond what
the newspapers suggest.
+ The presidents friends scoffed at
The report, feeling sure that the presi-
| dent cannot do anything else than re-
! main on the field and fight for his
reached, while his opponents content
themselves with saying II told you
So" and referring to the contention OF
| some months ago when they insisted
| that the president would have more
Influence and power right here at
| Washington in the determination of
the peace problems than in the midst
of the struggling and jockeyjng at
Paris.
The situation was summed up this
| afternoon by Senator Lenroot, who
returned from speaking tour
| through Wisconsin He reports that
the sentiment there 5 to | for some
kind of league, but that 1t is to |
against the constitution as now drawn
1t Is statements of this kind that
are making senators more favorable
to such notifications as will make
the league of nations possible and
obtain its approval by the senate.
Senator Hitchcock agrees with Mr..
Root in regard to the Monroe doc
trine. Il should be glad to see it spe-
officially reserved If 1t could be-" said
Mr.. Hitchcock.
Less Drastic Than Bryan.
"Mr. Root does not go so far in
criticising the leage as does Mr.. Bry-
an" said Senator Mccormick who
gestions until he has given them moro
study.
Senator Hitchcock went into the
Root amendments elaborately. He
{ said:
Anything said by Mr.. Root on this
Il question is entitled to the highest
$ consideration. He has for years been
| recognized as one of the leading ad-
vocates of the peaceful settlement of
international disputes and he has
r contributed largely to the advance
= ment of the cause of arbitration.
t 'He is a lawyer. a great lawyer,
| and his trend OF thought, therefore, is
in the direction of court proceedings.
tie is in favor of establishing an in
ternation tribunal for the trial of dis
putes between nations, even those in
I Guiding national honor and vital in
5 terests,' providing they are justiciable
5 in characteL and making the decisions
binding
e This is the subject of his first pro-
r posed amendment, In my opinion, il
this amendment we're Incorporated in
? the league constitution it would add
j to the difficulties of securing ratifl-
t cation. The senate. has never been
willing to arbitrate disputes involving
1 national honor and vital interests. 1t
= mas speclIlcally eNrlGhed tnem. lney
hhave been regarded y : proper subjects
for an inquiry and rcpCrt' as is pro-
r vided in the league constitution shalt
{ he made by the exc utlve council
J.. but not safe to entrust to tribunal
4 with power to enter binding decree.
: 81 can well imagine Ge storm of OBJ
= jections to this amendment in the
\ senate from those who fear the
' United States may 60 100 far in bind
f ing itself in advance 10 accept the
Q decisions of Foreigners as some sem
$ ators have expressed il. Nor do l
think that other nations will care to
!, go any further than we are willing to
i go in the direction of agreeing In ad-
e vance TO submit questions involving
n rational honor and vital interests to
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