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ing and crowds unable TO gain az.
mission waited for q view OF t-f
President Many members Of Ia
House crowded into the rear OF ta+
Senate chamber and most Of Tbs
members Of the cabinet were sea.
ed near the vice-president's desk
! Speaking from the same platform
/ where, thirty months ago. he as
founded the world with his first dec
+ larstior for 2 League Of Nations. tae
! President read his address SLOWLY
and n q clear. quiet voice. HIS
manuscript, typewriter or susl.
/ pages, he held in his iet, hand and
/ with his right he punctuated his Ut
] rerances with an occasional gesture
Before him On the vice presidents
desk lay the treaty. brought by him
! In person from Versailles.
There was no attempt al oratory
and no applause interrupted the ad-
dress Nearly every senator was Il
| his seat and al listened attentiyely
Afterward his supporters were IN
stinted n their praise for the Pres
ident's words. while those OF the Oh
position declined 10 comment or de-
ciaTed shat he had dealt only IN u
satisfactory generslities-
IN his talks afterwards with league
supporters the President was said 10
have discussed at length the Shan
tuag and Irish questions. He was
quoted as saying he was not salts
fed with the treaty provision giving
Shantung 10 Japan but as declaring
there was an informal understand
ing among the Peace delegates that
eventually Japan must make an ac-
ceptab.e agreement with China IN
the matter. He was represented as
expressing confidence that Japan
J would deal rightly il the final settle
ment
Discussing tire failure Of the peace
conference To receive the representa-
tiyes Of the I-ish-Americao orga-i-
cation On behalf Of Irish freedom,
Mr. Wilson was said 10 have tod
senators tha, the representatives had
SO identified Themselves with ta=
revolutionary element in Ireland rae
il became impossible 10 receive thea
He was quoted as saying that both
he and David Lloyd George. the
British premier. had been anxio Is
70 arrange to- q hearing.
The decision not 10 bind Germany
TO a definite indemnity. the president
was represented as saying, was
reached over his protest He was
quoted as saving he consented 70
s~l MAN HEN
Premier Lloyd George over domestic
obstacles.
/ Il was said that the question Over
! Fiume was not mentioned
In talking the president was sa, J
| 70 have taken firm stand against
any reservations IN the Senate's
! ratification % the treaty.
II was asserted that he would nc:
be disposed kindly even toward in
terpretave reservations 10 make t-e
Senate's position clear. pointing ~,
that there always might be doubt as
70 whether any particular reserva-
ton really were innocuous or would
vitiate some leage principle.
The president also was quoted as
saying he thought a tvo-thirds ma
jority would be necessary TO write
any reservations into the ratification
resolution. but il was said after
wards that ne probably meant TIA,
the reservations. once q part Of thc
resolution. would have TO have re
support Of two thirds Of the senator's
10 secure action when the ratifca tin
vote was taken.
sion has been tina. only small ma
jority would be required to amend
the ratification resolution and the
Presidents reported statement met
a sharp denial from opposition SEN
ators who cited a Senate rule pro-
viding that in considering treaties
two-thirds shall be required for ratif-
cation but only a majority on all
other motions and questions" in
volved.
Regarding the proposed reservation
under which the Senate would de-
clare that the nation could not enter
war under Article 10 without a war
declaration by Congress. Mr.. Wilson
was reported to have declared such
q stipulation unnecessary. He was
40OSCA &C say LIS Ai4ak AAC (OlSdll-
tional inability Of the United States
to make war without a Congressional
declaration was one OF the reasons
why the League council was author
lied only to advise as to the steps
TO be taken"
The address required 50 minutes
and at its conclusion. while the Sen
ate and galleries stood and applaud
ed the President was escorted from
the chamber by the specially desig-
mated members. He left for the
White House az las P. NJ
Mrs. Wilson and the Presidents
daughter Miss Margaret Wilson. were
in the gallery during the address. The
French ambassador, Jules ]. Jusser-
and. dean Of the diplomatic corps,
had the unusual privilege of a seat
in the Presidents reserved section.
and many other foreign diplomats
were in the diplomatic gallery.
After the President finished speak
ing the Senate adjourned until Mon
day. when the ratification debate will
begin The Foreign Affairs commit
tee also viii meet Monday 10 begin
consideration Of the treaty.
The midsummer outing Of the