New-York tribune., 1919-11-19
Agree
1oRun League
Without u. S.
Britain and France Planning
Joint Declaration if the
Amendments Adopted by
American Senate Prevail
New Yorl. Tribune

Europedn Bureaus
Copyright, 1913. New York Tribune Inc,
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-France and Eng
land will stand firmly together on the
league Of nations question. no matter
what the eventual outcome of the Sem
ate's reservations and President Will
sons threat to pocket the treaty
Official circles to-day were discuss
ing the possibility of Americas max
ing separate peace with Germany
and standing aside from the league
of nations. Representatives of the
French and British governments have
conferred and have agreed that the
two nations will not allow Americas
detection 20 interfere with the league
other great powers.
New Pafley in London
There is reason to believe that if the
United States withdraws definitely
from participation in the original
held in London. AmerlcA will be eft
to make her own treaty with Germany.
and the representatives of the other
nations, meeting in the British capital.
will revise the present treaty with
Germany so that it will stand witt
out American support
Official circles in Great Britain and
France insist that those two nations
ting together will incorporate the
league of nations along the lines
a-leed rpon in Paris IL any new treat
that might be necessary and that the
entry Of the United States into that
n toI
The keenest dissatisfaction over the
situation which has arisen as a result
OF the Senate's stand and the Presi-
cent challenge has, Of course, been
expressed freely in authoritative quar-
ters, although no official statement on
the subject has yet been prepared for
transmits ion to the United States.
When such statement has been
prepared 1t will be a Joint declaration
by Great Britain and France, and Italy
and others may join in it also.
View Treaty as Dead
The opinion Of the British govern
ment. as expire essed to the CORRESPOND
ent OF The Tribune to-day. is that the
Senate's action means that the whole
treaty of Versailles must be revised
from the very beginning. Without
American participation, this of6ciaI
noes IN the Drcsent treaty.
Unless the United States insists. it
was said, Great Britain and France are
opposed to the proposition of adding
any protocol or minorityNreport to the
peace treaty which America might
sign, as the Rriti.h government feels
mat this also would present loopholes
through 'Vhlch Germany might secure
an undesirable advantage.
q h?ciai circ cs feel more keenlv
even than the possibility that the
United States may not sign the treatv
IS mat tie present attitude OF the
United States probably amounts to the
death sentence of the anticipated all-
ance of English speaking peoples. par
tlcularly the Anglo Saxon, 90 which the
people of England have been looking
forward.
Based Hope on Alliance
AS long as there was promise of
such alliance Great Britain has al
ways felt that other differences mat
tered little or not at all. Almost any
KIND OF treaty was good enough for
the English so long as the United
States and Great Britain were to
stand together for the protection of
civilization. Certainly England's DO
sltlon IN the world of affairs would
~AA"|SSA iioDiS il Sue only COuIu nave
America at her back
Now, however, if the Senate's atti-
tude represents the feelings of the
American people-and there is no dis
position here to question that after
the events of the past week-Great
Britain feels, one of her spokesmen
said to-day, that she must look else
where for her tacit de fensiye alliance
and turn to France. which is only too
glad to link fortunes with pow
erful neighbor
The inevitable resentment of the
British at the outcome of the Senate's
debates and the resultant tying up of
the whole treaty is directed not against
the Senate, for it is still felt here that
the Senate, if truly representative of
public opinion in America, is acting
we'll within it's rights but against Pres
ident Wilson himself
1t came as surprise to British Of
iclals to learn that President Wilson
did not have the support of his coun-
5rymen Sc ne.a that theyaslways had assumed