New-York tribune., 1919-09-03
Fear Ratification of the
Terms as They Stand
Will Cost Party Vote of
''Erin's Sons in 1920
Swanson to Carry
On Senate Fight
President Will Call In
Hitchcock To-day for
His Final Instructions
BY Carter Field
New Y orr Tribu,

New YORK Tribune
Washing oton Bureou
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-President
Wilson will start on his trip around
the circle tomorrow still firmly IN
posed not only to any amendments to
the peace treaty, but to any reserva-
tlons included in the ratification reso-
luton, he made clear to Senator CLAUDIA
A. Swanson, one of the Administration
leaders, in a conference late to-day.
While Senator Swanson declined to
discuss details of his interview with
the President, it is understood that tho
President advised the Virginia Sena-
tor as to details of handling the Ad-
ministration side of the treaty fight
during his absence. 1t is expected
that Senator Hitchcock will go to the
White House tomorrow, so that no ono
Of the leaders will be sighted.
1t was taken from to-day's interview
at the White House that the President
intends bringing every ounce of press
ure he can bear, during his tour, to
driving home the idea that there must
be no reservations which would require
the assent of any other powers.
To AssaiI All Reservations
1t had been expected until to-day
that the President would Law most
stress on the objections to textual
amendments, Emphasizing the difficult
ties and dangers which would attend
referring the treaty back TO the other
powers to obtain their approval for
amendments, and particularly the re-
assembling of the peace conference, il
that should be necessitated
From Senator Swanson's declaratio,
on leaving the President that Mr.. VII
son has not changed his position at
all 1t IS thought that the President
VIII attack even so-called mild" reser-
vations if they are included in the BODY
of the resolution of ratification. He
has repeatedly stated that he has no
objection to the idea OF the reserva
tions. but that they must be expressed
in separate resolution. if al all, so
that no approval for them need be OBJ
tanned from other nations
Will Visit Foes States
AS the President Is going into sew
eral states represented in the senate
by 'irreconcilables' it is thought in
those states he win hold up TO his
auditors the trouble which would re-
suit should the treaty be rejected,
using especially the argument ;hat the
cost of living cannot be reduced until
the ratification of the treaty restores
normal conditions. States he Will visit
represented by ''jrreconcilabes" in
clude Missouri Reed), Idaho Borah).
Washington (Pojndexter), California;
(Johnson), Illinois Sherman and Nc
Cormick) and Indiana New and per-
haps Watson). Practically every other
state he will visit is represented by at
least one reservationst
Meanwhile, at the Capitol, The Irish
situation is creating much concern to
many Democratic leaders.
"The situation looks to me about like
this" said a Democratic Senator from
one of the Southwestern states:
"either We will amend this treaty, not
mildly but violently, thus breaking the
Presidents heart, not to mention the
heart of the world, or we will lose the
Irish vote almost en- bloc at the mex.
election"
There is a group of six Democratic
Senators, it was learned, who agree
with this Senator's views, although
not one of this group has even been
mentioned as being opposed 20 the
treaty's provisions
Much Demanded by Irish
What worries the Democrats is that
no little thing in the way OF reserva-
tion is going to satisfy the Irish Their
spokesmen insist on the practical death
of Article x, without WHICH the league
of nations, the esident has said, would
be debating society,"" and of Article
Al, and on an amendment which would
give the United States an equal vote
IN the league assembly with the British
Empire
The attitude Of the speakers at the
hearing of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee last Saturday, the extent Of
their demands as 70 changes in the
treaty, and their prominence not only
In Irish circles, but in Democratic po-