Arizona republican., 1919-06-30
Mr. Roots Jointless Armor

The Root reservations to the peace treaty have brought out only a determination by the democratic leaders in the defeat them if possible. The opponents have yet been able to formulate ob- lection them; to the Arnericanism expressed in them. Even able and earnest advocate of the covenant as the New York Times not yet attack even discuss the reservations but confines itself to extensive criticism of the fore word of MT. Root in his letter Senator Lodge ac- eornpanying the reservations
 Whatever suggestion Mir Root therein made a personal and does appear in the reserva- ton It related to the league of France. Great Britain and the United States for the protection France MT. Root did not oppose such a league; nor has he been opposed to the League of Nations. On the contrary in his amendments to the former covenant, some of which adopted, and until he offered his reservations last week, he has been farded a supporter of the League of Nations along with Taft and Wickersham. He is yet op- posed rejection of the treaty and the attempt 10 consider it apart from the covenant
 He also favors the arrangement for the triple league but in palmer and definite declaration than has yet been made. He is willing go farther in that direction than the peace council went We think that only small minority of Americans this matter will agree with either the council with Mr. Root But that is only his personal view for which ne seeks no endorsement the reservations and in which there no alusion made the triple league.
 Yet the Times chooses that for it's target and points out the possible evil consequences of such league, but nowhere in it's comprehensive broadsde does it touch upon any suggestion by MT. Root for American interpretation of the doubtful clauses of the covenant.
 It is impossible to predict what argument will finally be hit upon against the reservations. We suppose the opponents of them have yet discov- cred any. No doubt they cudgeling their brains now for reasons their opposition They cannot antagonize the reservations the plain ground that they guarantee Americanism. There is nothing else in their avowed purpose and their plain language than that There is nothing else that can possibly be made out of the language used by MT. Root
 The objects of the covenant upheld by him and the ratification of it is urged. He is in full agreement with what the president has said the covenant means and with what Lord Robert Cecil who with General Shuts drew it, says it means Surely the American senate find reason not saying, with the understanding that that is it's meaning and with the putting of that understanding into plain American language, we approve the covenant"
 The only members of the senate who can logical ly oppose the reservations are the or four re- publicans and the who are antagonistic to a League of Nations in any form MT. Borah Mr. Johnson and Mir. Reed would be warranted in their opposition to it with these reservations. But no member who believes in the covenant as it now stands, and member who says he would favor it if it made plainly to guarantee sovereignty preserve us from foreign interference in Ameri- can affairs offer pretext for supporting the reservations.