Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
Rotations Committee.

| Senators finding their own queries
, expressed in Brandegee's phrases
He asked the President how many
drafts of Il proposed con StitutiOn for
the league had been made and by
whom. The President replied there
had been four. one by Great Britain
one by France, one by tho United
States ad one by Italy
(which was acceptcd?" inquired
Senator Brandegee.
"rhc British" replied the Presi-
dent.
what was done with the rejected
drafts?" Brandcgeo asked.
"They were put aside" Mr.. Wilson
explained.
"Wcll, Mr.. President" said Sena-
tor Brandegeo slowly, "wc would like
TO be able to examine those other
drafts-to compare them with tho
accepted drafts SO as to familiariZc
ourselves with the differences.
II sec no objection to that" said
the President.
"Fhen,' pursued tho Senator from
Connecticut. will it not be possible
% have those rejected drafts printed
for our information?"
II should think" agreed tho Presi-
dent. that that would be possible. :"
Representative Ragsdale then asked
MIR. Wilson IL In his opinion tho
League Of Nations would not destroy
The Monroe Doctrine.
Not at ALL said the President
Fhe league would extend tho Mon
roe Doctrine to tho entire world |"
'With your permission. Mr. Rros.
tDY II 4
rs examine that proposition. Sunnoso
ms case: suppose that Brazil
should at some time in the future
'cS,Fc 10 resume her former relations
with Portugal: suppose that sho
nSreed 10 accept Il junior Prince Of
PORTUGAL IT Portugal happens to be
monarchy. as her ruler: would the
uhl'ed states as a member Of the
league or Nations still retain her
riSht TO interfere with this arrange
mont? Apply that argument to any
sother Latin American country which
III lliheS past was under Sponish
domination and which might through
Il peculiar turn Of circumstances bn
ea 10 resume the ancient arrange
mont. Would the United States still
nave the authority to prevent an OK
tension OF European authority in this
hemisphere" lilo
President. '''" '''e
degee. ' ''''e' Dram
wei, then, ii would be very dis
'resslng,' declared the President
dryly. '' ID 'i'oesee
CAN WITHDRAW FROM LEAc,rn
ne conversation shifted anil
twisted IN accordance with tho ouns.
l'oiis mat occurred to yarious Son,
'ors' IL was Brandegeo again who
i"queStA1 Nc President 10 m,,,,
>'car whether the United State, Wv.
!rl'lieE'd ~ withdraw from INA
.r'6uc i; II should see Mt. Tnc Pros
'"',,t Sali lN;t was his INTERPRETATIONS
foa VIII recall" said the Senator
'hat Il similar proposition arose In
nn's country some years ago after The
''"'cS hao entered Il league without
Speclfyin:; .ac right OF any tn with.
ara" and that it took four years or
pil'er warfare to settle the point that
no state could withdraw"
The President replied that tbo
cases were not the same at all: that
this arrangement was wholly yolun
tary; that it. was based upon mutu,1
understanding and good will: that II
was in the interests OF humanity.
That in all probability il would hold
together indefinitely. He would not
"ehF however, that the possibility of
inc United States dcsilin 10 with
era" might arise. In that case he
was sure the United States could OK
cTc;ses that right.
'But,' said Brandegee, eve would
go into this league as the SPONSORS
gnarantors and protectors Of Poland,
armenia and perhaps other small.
helpless nations. Could we then
withdraw and leave them HELPLESS
and undefended, deserted by the very
nation that had promised to guard
them?"
Mr.. Wilson'S reply was so generally
couched that not all of the Senator's
VINO sought to recall it this evening
could agree on its phraseology. He
repeated, though, that such an event
would be very distressing and again
Brandcgce agreed that it would be
most interesting.
LEAGUE IGNORES IRISH IssrE
Representative Ragsdale Is. c.
fired the Irish shot.
MIR. President" he incurred
what does the League Of Nations
purpose to do as regards Ireland?"
). 1T was decided" said tho Presi-
dent, Ito leave the case Of Ireland to
Great Britain as a domestic matter
outside the province OF the League
Of Nations"
The topic was not pressed.
Representative Temple (Penn.
returned to the topic Of how and
why the Br fish draft for a constitu-
ton Of League OF Nations was
adopted. Here as reported by va
rious Senators the President became
elusive, though very suave. All
they extracted from him in The re-
neWal Of the topic was that the
draft British made was virtually the
idea put forward by Gen. Jan SHUTS
Of SOutb frioa 49,