New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
Tendency Is Disclosed to
Interpret President as
Willing to Submit to
Treaty Amendments
Olive Branch Suggested
Offer to Provide All In.
formation Is Approved
as Inviting Agreement

Editorial comment on President Will
son's speech before the Senate yester-
Sav was made generally throughout
che country. Some of the expressions
follow:
Baltimore Sun-There is one lit
de sentence of the Presidents, placed
Nv him probably Intentionally almost
n the very beginning of his address,
which in its practical effect may prove
N be more important than either his
moving description of Americas part
in the war or his quite logical argu-
ment in support of the league.
"My services he said to the assem-
bed Senator's, "and all the information
possess will be at your disposal and
at the disposal of your Committee on
Foreign Relations at any time, either
Informally or in session, as you may
prefer, and | hope that you will not
hesitate to make use of them"
Here is the olive branch extended to
his critics. The Senate will
incur the disapprobation of the people
If it fails to meet him in like temper
Change in Attitude Seen
st. Louis Globe Democratic is a
profoundly moving address and it will
make a strong appeal to the minds as
we'll as to the hearts of the country.
Every man and every woman should
read every word of it. Notwith stand
ing a great deal of wild talk in the
Senate there is very little opposition
10 the general principles of the league
or to the form and application of its
erganizatlon.
There are only two or three ques-
tons of detail to be settled and there
need be 10 great difficulty in harmo-
nizing the differences of opinion as to
these. The former attitude of the
President is the main obstacle, and if
he has changed that attitude, as he
seems to have done, there is reason to
hope that the treaty can soon be rati-
fed.
Philadelphia Public Ledger What
the President did do is now before
the Senate and the country for care
full, intelligent and responsible con-
sderation, and every man who has a
share in deciding how this nation
shall act in the matter ought to keep
constantly in mind the picture of Eu-
ropes poor. Europe's paralyzed indus
tries, Europes social unrest, the be-
wildered benefciaries of unwonted lib
erty throughout half of Asia and three
fourths of Europe, who are looking to
this holy land of liberty for leaders
ship, for encouragement and for that
prompt help which doubles the value
Of the gift. They will be thrust far
toward the Bolshevism if what they
get from US is delay in academic de-
bate, pretty game of fiddling poll
tics while Rome literally burns. .
Syracuse Post-Standard - President
Wilson makes a powerful plea for
worldwide settlement of international
friction which would guarantee perma-
nent peace. Necessarily the adoption
or rejection Of the treaty with its
league of nations trimmings. is a ques-
tea which cannot and ought not to be
decided otf-hand. Now the matter is
before the Senate it should be dis
eussed and acted on dispassionately
md without political significance.
Peoples Approval Predicted
Richmond WaD Times Dispatch
With the treaty thus before the Sem
ate and made accessible to the Ameri-
can public in its fullest details by it's
authorized publication, whether -
Senator's shall rise above petty part
sanry in the discussions that will fol
lcw, the American people themselves
ma be depended on to study it from
the standpoint Of q, broad and intelli-
gent patriotism, and when their favor
able verdict IS reached opposition in
the Senate to It's ratification will be
dissolved.
Pittsburgh Post-No thinking person
can re2d his message without shudder-
inns anew at the dangers that lingering
Elements of the old order would CON
tnue to fasten upon US. 1t must sober
Se members of the Senate who have
Been talking loosely against the league
ef nations
:, Pittsburgh Dispatch-It is pleasing
Sthat the President told the Senate that
Ms services and all the Information he
possesses will be at their disposal.