Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-13
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remarkable story:
~: President Wilson alone was re-
for Article \. OF tho league
in the original draft written by the
President on White House stationery
and nlcd with the committee by Bullitt.
Lord Robert Cecil on behalf OF the
British delegation.
The President was informed by
lAuchincloss. the latter being Colonel
Houses son-in-law, that Article y.
would destroy the Monroe Doctrine
10 compel recognition OF tho Monroe
Doctrine by all the other nations in
the league. This offer was turned
down by the President.
8. Secretary Lansing gave an inter-
view TO Built; in Paris on May 10,
1919, in which he denounced the treaty
what il meant. General Bliss and
RHSnnrX White We're repreSemted to
Could Have Made Pence With So>ictS.
4. The allies could have made peace
with Soviet rulers of Russia in the
fusal OF President Wilson to listen 10
proposal FOR an arniistico which had
been approved by LLOYD Georgs'
When solicited t, make an a .pi
ment 20 so over the armistiCc terms
proposed by, Lenine and Tro,zky.
had headache and tina, he had "a sin
gle-trsck mind" which made il inn
possible for hin, Z, deal with the Rus
self With the SETTLEMENT item io' With csrm any
Buliitt was taken 20 Paris as an
assistant Of The state Department
eanized he Vas made chief of the divi-
sion of cu-ren; intelligence. His job
was 20 gather az the close OF each day
.le record OF the ,proceeoinES III inc
Y "a Gf no mo- f.p
conference Thus nc came into
possession OF ;hc mos, intimate knowl-
only by the t.r i've bu, by ali the
other agencies at work upon The treaty
Secures Important Documents.
Among ne documents which came
into his possession Ssre President NIL
sons a-s; ard second drafts tor the
Tss-' JAS C-sse1:si 20 him with the
So1Ps ;-asHis :: cSlcael House and both
A-s nist 18th ths committee They
a-s -;;=1 O. S;2itonery Gin6ossed
s-i esa- -.a-N determinations in tho
E-sS.c.-cS h4c1a sitting together with
; A.:tc-s y .: the coveaAa; originally
d-a.,.: :. :hs President. and mum
ees.t A-.:,e Ill n his copy. was as
Ta< a,n;-ac,,ns powers unite in
8 l.-as: s>!7s 20 each other poli:ica! IN
bur /, is understood between them that
such territorial Establishments. if any.
as may in the future become necessary
by rca son Of changes III present social
and political relationships, pursuant to
the principle OF INSTRUMENTATION and
also such territorial establishments as
may in the Judgment OF three fourths
OF tho delegates he demanded by the
welfare and manifest interest OF the
people concerned. may he effected II
aEreeable TO those peoples; and that
,volve material compensation. The con
traetins. powers accept without reser-
Nation the principle that the peace OF
we World IS superior IN importance 10
or hounda ~"
j, The last clause OF this paragraph
would mean the utter destruction OF
rhe Monroe Doctrine and the commit.
tee learned with surprise that the first
suggestion OF the use OF such language
vas made BY the Presidcn, himself
Crentes Objection.
J., was concerning this section tina,
which Bullitt also filed The President
has asked them TO analyze the covcn-
an; which he had prepared, and this
is their reply:
Such an agreement would destroy
agreement. Germany as we'll AS the
United States and even despite the
United States would have been bound
TO supper, Venezuela against Great
,Brtain in 1923. Under such an agree
ruent, Great Britain, France and Japan
might be bound TO intervene in China
or In Peru according to their views of
INC Tacna- africa dispute either in ad-
diton TO intervention by the United
States.
Indeed. any guaranty'ot !ndepend-
ehce and integrity means war by the
Euarantor II breach OF the independ-
ence or integrity OF the guaranteed
state Is attempted and persisted in
What the United States has done, is
doing. and will do for Europe is
.acr!flee Of her interests and those OF
latin America, by giving up a policy
Which has prevented The countries
south OF The Rio Grande from being
IKE Africa. pawns in the diplomacy OF
Europe.
Looks Toward Intervention.
THAT each power t,should covenant
Tor Itself to.feSpect the integrity and
independence OF every other power in
tho league Of nations. and tina, failure
!" observe such a covenant should sub
lect the covenant breaking power TO
the sanctions OF the league OF nations
- unduuoted. That policy looks to-
ward the peace Of the world. aud ac.
cords wiki the spirit of community
OF nations. but the general policy Of
a guaranty against the acts of other
states looks toward intervention and
war oy one or more OF the guaran,ors
ana !" n accord only with the spirit OF
tNc OiG diplomacy.
% That the future. attitude Of the
United states and it's policy and thai
LATIN America should not be icf; "a
Inference. but be beyond doubt or
question. the constitution OF tbc
league of nations should contain an
cypress recognition OF the Monroe
Doctrine.
such express recognition is suggest
ed, IN the words of President Monroe
substituting only the WORD 'Europcan'
for eItrinsic
Substitute Suggested.
Miller and .Auchincioss SUGGESTED
this language as a substitute Tor Ar
ticie III, or Article y as il appears
in the inal draft
Each contracting power seyerally
n nc. violate the ,,esrritorial integrity or
any other contracting power
The contracting powers recognize
as binding principle that the A!ncri.
can continents by the free and indc.
pendent condition which they have AS
sumed and maintain. are hcnceforth
not TO be considered as subjects Tor
future colonization by any entrinsic
powers"
President, Wilson'S first DRAFT also
contained q provision which gaya the
executive committee Of the lcague rtJiI
power TO say what military forces cach
nation should contribute wltEnf,t az,