The sun., 1919-10-04
JONES TOOFFER
NEW CHANGES In
TEXT OF LEAGUE
Washington Senator APP
proves Lodge Reservations
and Suggests Others.
HE CHAFEs AT DICTATI0N
Says Wilson Has Done Much
to Undermine Orderly and
Peaceful Government.
sp.csa Despatch TO Tar Sun.

Species Despatch to THE Sur.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-Debate on the
peace treaty was resumed in the Sen
ate to-day Just where it had been in
terrupted for the votes on the Fall
amendments, although only one set
speech marked the deliberations and
at an early hour the Senate took an
adjournment until Monday. The fea-
ture of the day was the address, by
Senator Jones (wash.), in which that
Senator defined with great clarity his
hitherto unknbwn attitude toward the
pact and covenant 49, y
Senator Jones' lined himself up with
the radical reservationists and voiced
his approval of the reservations pro-
posed by the Foreign Relations Com
raittee besides suggesting other vital
manages. which he said he would urge
and vote for in the final consideration
Of the pending business. -
!. Senator Lenroot (wis.) annoyed
the Administration forces by pointing
out the complete divergence of views
.
expressed by two of the leading or
ators for the Administration group.
He picked out the utterances Of Sem
ators Walsh (Mon.) and Wolcott
(Del.) as presenting the contradiction
which he wanted explained.
Senator woIcott. he asserted, had told
the Senate with much circumstance and
eonciliation that under Article X. the
United States remained as free an agent
a. though the obligations of that part
Of the league covenant had never been
written.
Cites Des Nfoines Speech
On the other hand, he said. Senator
Walsh had commended that 1t was the
duty Of the United States to spring at
once to arms to meet any aggression or
to prevent the accomplishment Of any
attack by an aggressive Power.
'It is not for me to say which of the
Senators is right" said Senator Lenroot,
cbut we have the words of the President
uttered at Des Moines in which he made
the charge that the Senators had not
read the treaty or did not understand
the English language. and in this case 1t
must apply either to the Senator from
Montana OF the Senator from Delaware.
care not which, but taking the Presi-
dent at his word, one or the other OF
them ought to be in the kindergarten
Senator Thomas (Col.). one OF the
group Of Democrats who favor radical
70 he VOTED
Yesterday for certain textual amend
nents. stated to-day In the Senate that
he did not support the johnson equaliza-
ton of voting power amendment.
g"This proposed amendment" said
Senator Thomas, docs not appear to me
to accomplish the purpose the author
sought"
william H Taft was a visitor at the
Capitol to-day and held conference
with Senator McCumber IN. d., the
lonely Administration Republican in the
Senate. The ex-President suggested
some changes in the reservations which
Senator McCumber has prepared as bal
for the mild reservationists to lure then
away from the committee amendments.
Jones AssaiIs President.
No parallel in acrimony or in direc
attack upon the autocratic course pur
sued by President Wilson has been hear'
in the course of the months Of bite
discussion of the League of Nation
covenant or of the peace treaty thai
that In which Senator Jones INDUCED
He said in part:
1.-TWO years ago the term 'wilful men
applied by the President to few Unite'
States Senators, who, in the discharg
of their patriotic duty, did not do VIVA
he asked, consigned them to the gibbe
of public opinion and all but convicte
them of high treason. Passing event
have fully justified their position. Thei
numbehiH9s multiplied MANIFOLD and to
day therI 4terms = 'pygmy 'Bolshevik
9overs Of war; 'haters Of truth Ia
norant fumblers of English blind, per
verified FOOLS deserving of hanging o
tho highest gibbet,' contemplate quit
ters,' Handicapped zeaiots.' 'pro-Gei
man. 'lisloyal, dishonest towards
Traitors 'unpatriotic,' and 'un-Amel
lean arouse only distrust and derisiol
Such language sustains no great caus
nor does credit to any great man.
may bring a cheer from the thoughtles
crowd but 1t shocks and repels the jul
and thoughtful Citizen"
With this introduction Senator Jont
launched into a criticism Of the PREF
Ment's course in demanding that O G.
ordinate branch of the Government ret
ognize and admit his practical infallibi
ity and accept the Paris treaty withol
q change. He continued: ~
THE President presents treaty
the Senate and tells us to consent to
without that dotting of an Il, or II
crossing of a t. When we hesitate,
threatens us with the wrath of II
people. When we do not act as prompt
as he thinks we should he takes II
platform and urges. II he does not orde
the people to coerce us into doing VIII.
our judgment and patriotism tells
not to do. . .
"Due for Rude Awakening"
..-
"He assumes that when he speaks ar
acts wisdom is exhausted and furth