The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-15
Bitter Attacks Of Enemies in Senate
Thought to Have Provoked Chief Ex-
ecutive to Retort
Friends Say He Feels Foes of Treaty Wish To-
Humiiate Him Personally by Making Him.
Plead for Terms 90
Rv JUSTIN McGRATH

! Ey JUSTIN AcLkATH stS
Washington; Dec. i4--PrextdASk
;! Nlis,on VIII make no offer Of com pro-
mise nor concession to the senate ma
\ iority on the peace treaty. Annouucp-g
iment to that effect was made TO-DAY
~ the White House The ann0us1t4 80
rnert while not i'll the form at u pAr-ss
soual statement from the president, Is
,uuauestionabiy wcs dictated by hin1-aS
II was as follows. s&t
ut was learned from the highe4k
authority at the executive offices today az
that The hope of the Republican lead
crs OF the senate that the president
would presently mike some move y
which will relieve the situation with y
regard to the treaty is entirely withouk
foundation, he has no com promise OK -
concession Of any kind In mind, but
Intends so far as he is concerned that
the Republican leaders of the xerrafN
shall continue to bear the ,indiv4dsds
responsibility for the fate of the treA4ks
and the present condition Of the wox4A
in consequence OF that fate.
The no-surrender defy of the rrasfs.
dent 10 the senate majority. white not
wholly unexpected created deep inter
IS, when the news of it spread among ss
tt,, stafesneu s;rli in the city II wzns
construed as indicating the unaltsrA.
BILE Gttt rminatiou or the president ia s
permit the treaty Of peace ana Inc 81
ieaa0e of nations covenant to die Ua~
less tho senate submits to him art.ofass
pr mise which he fnels he can Accept
Senator Hitchcock OF Nehraeka.
minority leader in the senate. declared
that he thought the presidents stand n
10 be entirely consistent and Ne
denied that IT In any way "divcrccds
the chief executive from his party aAss
the senate
II thinh the president entirely IA
accord with my idea Of what Is riEhts
SC ID the Nebraska senator The RAT
ter lis IN the senate ana shculd hNs
attended to hv the senatr TM1t
one Of she reasons the Democratic cAniAs
forward Yesterday and offered A toM1<~
promise we are willing 70 meet the
Republicans IN IN effort TO reach -
conpromiso F
"0ur position entirely comedies with
the presidents He brought the treaty e.
to the senate. The treaty has not bAen-
nrtad upon: II is unameuded. The
president did his duty when he presents
icd tho treaty to the senate. Now IL.
for thc senute TO do its dHty. I think
THAT absolute necessity will brtnk.s
about compromise, don't believe itsss
fssll he possible to go on without -
icomprnmise."
II was generally thought however.- =.
that tho presidents statement would
increase the PARTISAN bitterness new
existing and render ratification Of thsT
treaty ON aifv~terr1s more difncult. -
not hopeless,
PROVOKED n Y.aTTACKS
The bitter tone In the urcetdentsAt
statement was quite generally thnuR2EA
ITO have been provoked bs SenAtoF%
jT4odges statement in the senate yeAF%%-
to-day that there could be no rAtfAca~R
ton without surrender on the. part o.
tho president and by the personal 49,
tack made or him by Senator RrAudN-1ss
-es Of Connecticut one OF Senatnk%
trndcc's chief iieuteuantS, in @eStMrx
}vhirh Ale. Rrsndcgee wrote TO t1&s
fEcN Robert q Dennis OF New HaYeNrs
liza response to letter from him Ur2.ss'
'in- the senator To vote for ratine4tiaNMs
{of the pcsrc treaty After announAA*
ing that he could not vote for thANs
treaty which he characterized - NJ,
itphantasn," senator Brandegce pnada Il
this personal attack on the Pre8tdeuA&H
! IT do not like the President IshAS4x
no admiration for either his chafAkkers
i. or his parsonalits I think he = stAt
NEST sinister influence thst has eyaHS
come into the political life OF thtn
country" "
: tc Indignation among the pfed
cents friends and advisers ever thAsSs
, y, rsonal attacks on him Is almost ~
: nite heat They sec no eIcuAA To-
| there attacks in the fact that tAN
: president c;triy In the treaty A3MM
wien he feit 1uite confident he could
= "
sare ~ public opinion on the scpAfN
, rsa.ority, uttered some very htfap&
tritfcisns Of those senator's who wefNT
ot,oosinr his treaty policy They rAr+s
, ca led the fact that subsequently, the
, president extended an invitation to-
thc members Of the foreign refatiossn
committee TO come to the Wh4t1s
lynuse. and discuss the treaty. Ihls
inyitation was accepted and ah0uIdt
haze been regarded, the presidenfses
f,icrds say, as the extending OF thess
|, olive branch. 81
Rut it was not The night or the
treaty was kept un, and when the q
II resident went on his tour to- plead
lifor the ratification of the treaty, ne
;8ain was provoked to some cAueacss
criticism OF the senators who. we're
leading. in the opposition, .aithouxh q
! he did not mention any by name
NOT sOFTENED By SICKNESS
The presidents sickness has sDn1~
/, is,ftcned AMY Ut the rancor Of htMs'
: err, plias in the senate towards hlIpsk
Opposition 10 his policy ErAdu4HX@
. I has developed into personal n.y.
:. t.iity. 15s2ssx4
VI r.,he president is said by his frtsG ri
, Ia feel that the object Of the e6neS kS 81
ma terity is 10 humiifate him peEo0@S&
ally He feels, IL is SAID. Int x@$s
2 senate majority does not desire Ia w
{ aTar him any COMPROMISE wnaca% IN
: could accept with dignity, bM 49, ~
{ him 10 plead Tor terms, - t1A& 44&&1
. PARTISAN advantage will be ciAMY4] Il
with the Republicans Feeling 944#
c this IS the intention and pnrre19 3
the Republican majority, tnM
I, dents friends say he has 0en
: raade up his Kind e $50 IL IO|
through without fuxsheer y(l