El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-25
THREATENS To
REJECT TREATY
Wilson is Much in Earnest
in His Fight Against
Reservations.

definite advices concerning the sen
I ate's intentions may have swerved
/ him from his original purpose. At any
/ rate. he made the issue clear when he
reached Cheyenne where he declared
I also that the organized forces or op-
position outside the congressional
halls were the hyphenated Americans
land pro-German forces which tended
l toward disloyalty during the war
( Must Go In Or stay Out.
The issue is final he said. I'VE
can't avoid it. we have got to make
I il now and once made we cannot turn
back. We must either 90 in to guar
antee the peace Of the world or stay
out untn some dark and disastrous
day and seek admission with Ger
many"
So the president has cast the die.
And the whole burden Of his speeches
! hereafter will be toward a delineation
OF the forces which he is convinced
are trying to bring about separate
! peace with Germany and a rejection
Of the treaty by means Of destructive
reservations The president realizes
that many Of the proposed reserya-
I tiOns have no such purpose, that they
mean only to clarity language OF the
| covenant, so the decision will now
| center on what kind of reservations
/ do alter the meaning OF the contract
and what reservations II VIII De posi-
y
approaches the other nations and asks
( their acquiescence in such unob1ec-
[ tionable reservations as the senate
may finally put into the ratifying
/ resolution.
TvO-Thirds Vote Needed.
But even though a majority vote
may insert in the ratifying resoiu-
ftions amendments or reservations such
/ as are proposed with respect to ar
! ticles Y, a two-thirds vote is needed
ultimately to pass the ratifying reso-
luton and rather than put the United
States senate in the position Of re-
fiecting the treaty or putting language
/ sion Of renewed negotiations with Ger
many, a sufficient number Of senators,
a little more than one-third- could
/ prevent the ratifying resolution from
! coming to vote IN Objectionable
form.
This would transfer the fight TO the
question OF responsibility for delaying
! peace. Those who were holding up the
! treaty would contend that in its
lamended form it is a rejection OF the
treaty and a vote is futile while those
who had passed a ratifying resolution
with reservation might argue that
enough votes were available to move
the treaty out Of the senate into ne
Eotiation with other powers
But Mr. Wilson apparently in
MemNA IRON now on 10 aEnl0DalELAE
! where the responsibility for de-
! lay lies. He says again and again
in his speeches that rs he has now
crossed the continent he is quail
fled TO say that overwhelming
sentiment fnvors the immediate
ratification OF the treaty. Ger
tainIy in California, Utah and
Wyoming as well as in Oregon.
Washington and MOntana-the
states which practically elected
Mr.. Wilson in 19IS-this Is IN
questiouably true.
The people in those states do not
object to reservations but as soon as
one asks the question as to the char
acter Of reservations deemed wise IL
is Immediately declared that only
reservations which don't mean new
negotiations with Germany or the as
ISOLATED powers viii be approved by
senator Smoot, Of Utah IS confronted
now with the fact that president Grant
Of the Norman church has come out in
favor Of the covenant without quail
Gcations.
west Wants the League.
Senator Warren, OF Wyoming, faces
watchful constituency which wants
him to see that a league of nations is
established and which will not ap-
prove OF destructive reservations This
Information was given to me by a well
informed man, disinterested IN poll
tics. who has Just made a canvass Of
league Of nations sentiment in all
parts Of Wyoming
I obtained fully the same impression
in Utah. The western states have
analysed the treaty and covenant more
than have the eastern states and have
been won 10 the central idea Of It.
They think its imperfections can be
cured when once the league begins 70
function and they are afraid of the
consequences Of a rejection Of the
treaty at this time, especially when
no substitute IS offered TO guarantee
the peace OF the world.-Copyrigh
1913. FL Paso Herald.