Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-15
Jones of New Mexico Among
Half Dozen Democrats
Taken into Confidence of
Chief Executive,
TIE REGARDED MOST
LIKELY ON FINAL TEST
Marshall, in That Event,
Mould Decide and Article X
Would Not Be Stricken
From Treaty,
BY Charles Nicholson.

Correspondent of the New York
World at the National Capital)
Washington. July 14.-The fight
over the ratification of the league of
nations has actually commenced, with
indications that, from the standpoint
of the presidents supporters, there
will be draw, when the vote is taken
in the senate on reserving Article X
from consideration at this time, ana
that the vice president will cast the
deciding vote, which will be in har-
mony with President Wilson's view
that the treaty should be ratified as
he brought it from France.
The democrats know that Senator's
Reed of Missouri and Gore of Okla
homa will vote with the majority for
striking out Article Y, as suggested hyi
Elihu Root, but the claim is that the
republicans will lose the votes of Nc
Cumber of North Dakota, McNary of
Oregon and Colt of Rhode Island
Even the republicans admit that theI
president has played the camel
shrewdly. When he addressed the sem
ate he purposely failed to meet theI
arguments of the opposition to theI
league, contenting himself with telling
how the covenant of the league wasl
incorporated in the treaty. He madel
an eloquent address on the conditionsi
that made the league of nations nec-I
essary to humanity, and that the tree
ty itgllf Is dependent ltpOn the league |
Th 7ldre $ yS irtai 7n7 70 aq itl
was, an appeal to the sentiment of
the American people in behalf of the
human race, rather than to the i'm !
mediate interests of the people of
America themselves.
Details Purposely Lacking.
The details that were purpOselyI
lacking in the speech were supplied !
in a series of conferences that the
president held with democratic SEN
atoTs in his room at the capitol after
the address
The Monroe doctrine as included in
the league of nations covenant. the
matter of the Shantung peninsula, the
question of freedom for Ireland, and |
the parliamentary situation confront
ing the peace treaty, were discussed
elaborately, Among those considering
these matters were Attorney General
Palmer and Senators King, Gentry,
Pomerenc, Thomas, Swanson, Jones
of New Mexico, Pittman, Phelan and
Walsh of Montana. The consultation
was rather informal. 1t occurred as
all those present stood around the lit
tie marbse-topped table in the CEN
ter of the presidents room.
Brought Up Monroe Doctrine.
The president said the question of
the Monroe doctrine was brought up
by him at Paris. AS a result of his
efforts, he told his visitors, there was
an acknowledgment of the Monroe
doctrine, which never before had oc-
cupied any standing under interna-
ttonal law and constituted only a dec
laration by the president of the United
States.
The president told his callers that
the action taken in Paris was a guar
antee that the Monroe doctrine would .
he recognized In addition, he said,
the league covenant by its terms would !
prevent any aggression by European I
powers against Central or South Amer {
lean nations. 1t was plain the presi-
dent felt perfectly secure on this point
Senators present understood that hel :
believed the recognition by the league !
of the Monroe doctrine constituted a
strong second line of defense.
During the conference it developed
that the president expects Japan to
indicate an absolutely definite time
when they will retire from the pos
sessions granted them in succession
TO German rights. 1t is said here that
the president made determined efforts
to persuade the Japanese to specifical-
ly announce the time of withdrawal
from Shantung in signing the peace
treaty.
Irish Problem Up.
The Irish problem was brought up
by Senator Phelan. In answering
question, the president said this was
one of the most difficult matters he
considered while abroad. There had
been discussions of the subject in