El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-18

/ and cannot accept them
Il i1 doubtful however, whether
rths president viii subject them 20 the
/ embarrassment Of rejecting the Lodge
that 1lr. Wilson himself can exercise
his constitutional discretion 70 say
whether a treaty has 81 fact been
ratified rejected or amended
Situation Is simple.
tbs situation may seem q bit tan
gled and confused to the outsiders
but i Is the essence Of simplicity IN
the light % senatorial custom and
habit as one observes Il over a period
Of years. Senators say extreme things
picture all sorts Of dire consequences
Z their point Of view IS not accepted
ana then turn around and agree 20
a compromise which Is IN some
c1ses no.lins more Lnan me view
point OF their opponents with a DIFF
fereut phraseology-
But the compromise on the peace
treaty VIII not be OF that character.
as the debate has disclosed some IN
ansWerable arguments and the Demo-
Gratis have shown an inclination to
vote Tor such reservations as clearly
safeguard the United States in certain
particulars which the persons who
drew the original treaty must have
overlooked
II there had ezisted a spirit
these points would have been
ironed out long ago, and foreign
governments, too, would have
been grateful for the acts OF re-
vision contributed BY the senate.
But thus Tar there has been oaIy
sparring u1d fighting IN the sen
ate and one has to examine the
CONGREGATIONAL records OF last
Saturday alone to see that the
Two sides were not voting on the
merits q the numerous rererNu-
tons which they disposed OF 20
a. parties.
Now and then a Democrat or Eepub-
lcan would 90 from one side to the
otners but the bulk Of each party stood
paL and did not give an inch Again
ana again the Democrats who were on
the defensive offered reservations COW
ering exactly the points made By the
hepunllc2n opponents but they were
rejected, all Of which Is reminiscent
OF lne way the Democratic majority
lssl 20 vote Gown amendments to leg
islatlon offered by Republicans.
such g party government in do
nestle affairs.
The way things win work out il the
Immediate future IS this:
How Things WIN Work Out.
me iodge resolution contains a
---ln Ger OF reservations that are viz
tualiy amendments. They change the
text OF the treaty and would REQUIRE
also tnat foreign governments ACCEPT
them One reservation alone furnishes
an example Of why Great Britain and
4 rance and italy cannot accept the
t1olse reservation Of ratification. II
Is the shantunE provision, which IS
something outside Of the league Of
nations. entirely. The Lodge resolu-
ton would formally Withhold Ameri- {
ca's consent from the Shantuug set
Oh
Objectionable TO European countries Z
but Great Britain and France and IT.
ally are asked TO approve that with
draWal OF America from a section Of
the treaty ana to give such approval
ls 70 oIlena Japan with whom Great
Britain and France have treaties COW
erlnE that point Unless England I
would want 20 eudanEer her relations I
with Japan, especially at a moment
when the Anglo-Japanese agreement I
care to ois7purovs the Shantung set
Element merely TO satisfy the Ameri- [
can senate, q course that her friends
here say ls unthinkahle. the senate
might as weu give Up the idea that
England and France would accept the I
al
And rejection by one foreign
EoFernrrcu knocks ont the whole
series Of reservations. for in the
preamble offered by Eenntor
Lodge, and now part of the raff-
Tying resolution itself. foreign
governments must arrec in adj
vance TO nccent all the reserga-
lions.
Two courses might follow. Foreign {
governments could disapprove and the
senate be obliged 20 90 through the I
whole process of drafting other reser-
vations or time could be saved by un-
derHtandlng IL advance that foreign I
governments contemplate such acts. I
The president himself. being convsr-
SAINT with tbs viewpoint OF the allies.
could make statement saying he I
would not submit the reservation 70 3
foreign governments because the {
Lodge reservations change the text
Of the treaty and he would rather ne ]
gotiate a new treaty. Such an express Z
sion might be approved il the foreign I