The sun., 1919-08-01
SENATORS UNITE
TO REVISE PACT
Mild Reservationists Meet
Again to Arrange for Con-
certed Action.
NEW FRANK WITH WILSON
Indiana Man Tells President
He Is for America First;
Gore Attacks League.
NEW FRANK WITH WILSON
spee,al Despotch TO The Sun.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-The group Of
Senators who in the current parlance
are referred to as mild reservation
lists" conferred to-day in the effort to
consolidate their forces and ideas and
shape something like a programme
for their guidance. This group is COM
posed of Senators McCumber IN. d.,
McNary (Ore.), Cummins (Ia.). KEEL
| lcgg (Minn.), Lenroot (Wis.), Spencer
(Mo.) and Colt Or. H.. They are all
Republicans. all favor amendments,
all are credited with the opinion that
the treaty will have to be modified by
reservations. and II modified to satisfy
their various views will have to be rat
fed.
This group, though small, is re-
garded with much interest, because
the close division of the Senate Is cal
culated to make the demands even Of
a small group determinative Of impor-
tant results. Yesterday this same
group held a conference and attempted
to lay foundations for an agreement,
and the meeting to-day was pursuant
to that
| The treaty fight Is this week drifting.
Neither side nor any faction Is prepared
to attempt to force matters. The very
enormity of the responsibility and the
complexity Of the factors are making
Senators hesitate to come to grips with
| the final issues. The opposition Is
pleased with results of the Presidents
campaign Of personal appeals to sena-
, tors. In no place has he broken the
line yet. and It is agreed on all hands
at the net result Of mis- conferences has
been to impress distinctly the earnest
ness with which objections are enter
tanned.
Reservationists Not United.
! Protagonists of the treaty, like Sena-
tor Hitchcock (Neb.), still insist that
the opposition is divided among the
many plans and various amendments or
reservations. and base their hope OF sue
cess on the belief that there can never
be agreement among the different plans
| OF modification.
On the other hand the opposition as
serts that the country is veering away
from its earlier vague but very sincere
approval of some League of Nations -
Letters from all parts of the country
justify this opinion. There Is indeed a
very definite formulation OF the demand
that the treaty be rejected IN It's en-
| ha nj fan N
this development is that this opinion Is
entertained by some men who early in
the fight were looked upon as certain
TO support ratification.
Some of these men, of whom Norris
tNeb.) is typical. feel now that the
tIeaty Is so vicious, so fraught with tu-
ture troubles for the world and under.
| takes such a wholesale distribution OF
empires and domains, that It Is entitled
to consideration quite aside from the
League Of Nations. 1t was pointedly in.
timated to-day In quarters where thi,
kind of opposition is entertained that be-
fore long the hght would be forced into
new phase and become a struggle &c
defeat the treaty entirely and compci the
negotiation Of less radical. world EN-.
hlacing. revolutionary instrument.
The mild reservationists'' represent
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tions having. so far as America is con-
cerned. the force OF Amendment These
deal with immigration, tariffs and do
nestle questions: The Monroe Doctrine
withdrawal from tho league, Article II
and Shantung. The group of Senators
conferring to-day are endeavoring tc
reach a common ground on which they
can stand together.
Wilson Secs More Senators.
President Wilson continued his con,
verBations with Senators regarding tn,
treaty. He talked with Senator New
CIId.), who is commonly classified al
a 'hardboiled' opponent. Later tn,
Senator said:
IT told the President I would not vot,
for the league without reservations" sale
Senator New. "I also told him did moi
want to give the impression l woult
vote for the league even with reserva
tions because they must be OF a kind
that will protect the things think neet
to be protected"
Senator New emphasized that tn,
League Of Nations Is q contract about
to be entered into by tho nations, ant
that Il is 30 indefinitely worded that NAM
OF the contracting parties are disagree
ing about what II means. He told tn,
President he was sire the league cove
, nant could not be put through without
reservations. The President replied tina
he was not at this time concerned abou
, that point, but that he was trying 4
convince Senator New OF the necessity o
putting the league through without res
ervations. pointing out what he said wer
, the dangers Of a refusal by the Unite,
States to enter the league.
Senator New said he did not question
the intention OF the President to deyis
a means OF preventing warfare In future
What I DO question" said Senate
New, sis your method OF arriving at
} way of preventing warfare"
, The President told Senator New tina
he really was not concerned 90 mucl
about the proposed reservations OF tn
Senate, but that no was concerned abou
, the fact that II this country makes res
CenttnaIsd on Fourth Pogo
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