Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-08-28

the other nations would have TO be
asked to accept the language of the
senate as the language Of the treaty;
it would be especially humiliating TO
have TO ask the assent of the German
national assembly. Senator Fall
called the presidents attention TO the
fact that Germany is not To be an
original member of the league and
consequently any amendments to the
covenant proposed before her admis-
sion would not be submitted to her.
Mr.. Wilson admitted this was true
ana that the point had not occurred
to him, but he insisted that Germany
already has a relationship to the
league and that it was the plan to
admit her Immediately.
As for article 10, the crux of the
whole fight, President Wilson inter
preted it as follows: IL the league
calls on the United States to send
troops abroad to preserve the terri
torial integrity of another member
state from external aggre ssion, the
United States will be under an abso-
lutely compelling moral obligation
though not legal obligation, TO com
ply. But the league cannot call on
the United States for such aid unless
the American member votes his APP
prevail in accord with American pub
lie sentiment.
After it was all over, Senator Hitch
cock said the president had clarified
many involved questions in a wonder
full manner and that speedy ratitlca-
ton would be the result. Senator
Lodge said Mr.. Wilson had not given
them much real information and that
the admissions he had made had vim
dieated the criticisms leveled at the
league covenant. Between these eX-
tremes stand the mild reservation
lists" To capture their votes. Senator
Pittman Of Nevada took the reserya-
lions they advocate, called them I'm
terpretations or understandings" and
put them into resolution which he
presented TO the senate for It's adop-
ton apart from the resolution of r0ti-
fication. de asserted that he was act
ing with the presidents approval
whereupon Senator Hitchcock, admin
istrauon leader, felt himself ignored
and showed that pittman's resolution
was not much TO his liking. The OPP
ponents OF the covenant were brutal
ly outSpoken ia condemning the reso-
luton. In the course of the lively de-
bate Mr.. Pittman admitted that the
League of Nations was hardly more
than a meeting. place where the con
sensus Of the civilized world may he
obtained and its moral force brought
to bear"
"If you1l write that into the league
covenant there win be no difficulty
about its ratification" interrupted
senator Reed of Missouri (Dem).
Paris correspondents predict that
the peace conference viii adjourn
within two or three weeks and that
when It reassembles in November or
December the United States win not
be represented unless IN the meantime
the senate shall have ratified the
treaty and decided that we shall ac-
cept mandates. The work for the con.
ference after It reconvenes VIII be the
partition Of Turkey and the settle.
ment Of the Thraclan and Adriatic
questions If the United States does
not take part in these, both italy and
Greece expect 10 win their demands
for the Americans are now their only
opponents. AS 10 Thrace the Amer
lean delegation insists on the creation
Of a buffer state that viii give Boil
garia access 70 the sea. The Greeks
and Turks. who make up the bulk Of
the population Of Dedeugatch dis
trict involved IN this plan, are bitter.
" opposed 10 the continuation Of any
thing Ike Bulgarian rule there ana
are reported TO be preparing TO resist
IL hy arms It Is mo- the Intention 81
tie peace conference 10 leave any part
81 Thrace IN the possession Of Bul
gara,
The council Of five hopes that the
Austrian treaty viii be signed within
week II also Is feeling optimistic
about Hungary, where a new coalition
cabinet has been formed, and thinks
II may soon be able to recognize the
government at Budapest and present
the Hungarian treaty for signature
The weeks news from Russia was
somewhat more encouraging. for Ad
la.ral K0ichaS appeared to have
stopped bis retreat and to have
checked the pursuing bolsheyista
The red forces were ousted from
Odessa. and lost ground In some other
regions. In the Gulf ~ Finland q
British fleet encountered d number OF