New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
Wilson Gives
His Views ON
Treaty Issues
Continued from Page I

they would retire from Shantung. 1t
developed that the American peace
commissioners had pressed vigorously
on this point, insisting that the date
should be set when the Japanese would
retire from the German concessions
they had taken over there. The Presi-
dent was questioned in this connection
about the Ishi!-Lansing agreement,
and said in reply that 1t was not an
agreement" at all, but an understand
ing, and that II related only to the
superior rights Of Japan In Man
churie.
ireland
Mr.. Wilson told a group of Demo-
cratic Senators that the Irish question
was one OF the hardest problems he
had to consider while abroad. His
view, however, Is that it was not a
question which could be pressed
against Great Britain, inasmuch as
her sovereignty over ireland was rec
ognized internationally before she
went into the war, whereas the iuris-
diotion OF the peace conference over
territory applied only to that territory
taken from the Central Powers. The
President told the Senators he wished
the American people could appreciate
the difficulty Of his position with re-
gard to the Irish question. Mr.. Will
son said Premier Lloyd George had
arranged for a hearing Of the Ameri-
can delegates sent to Ireland and also
1or their passports to go to the En-
erald Isle, so that they might be able
to get information at first hand.
Monroe Doctrine
President Wilson told Senator's be
believed the Monroe Doctrine, as a re-
suit OF the Peace Conference, had now
achieved a measure of recognition in
ternationally which it had never pre-
viously enjoyed He said he had
brought the question up at Paris, and
the Doctrine had been acknowledged
although previously it was but the
declaration Of a President of the
United States. Now Mr.. Wilson regards
it as virtually guaranteed. He went on
to say that the league itself, by its
terms, would support the Doctrine bv
preventing any aggression against
Latin American countries by European
powers.
Procedure
The President was firmly convinced
that it would require two-thirds vote
IN the Senate to adopt a reservation,
and that to attempt to pass a reserva-
ton by only a majority vote would be
dangerous assumption He talked this
over with Senators in the afternoon.
being interested to know if there could
be a separate vote on the question of
adopting the treaty unamended and
without reservations. Meanwhile Re-
publican Senator'S and Democratic Sen
ators not in the conference expressed
no doubt that a majorty vote would
be sufficient to adopt any reservation.
according to the direct wording of the |
rule, and according to precedents in
the British treaty of 1912.
Republican Leaders Confer
While the President was discus
sing the treaty with Democratic
Senator'S Republican leaders con-
ferred in the Republican cloak room.
Those attending included Senators
Lodge, Borah, Brandegee, Fall and Nc
Cormick. Nearly every Democratic
Senator visited the President. Senator
Kenyon, of Iowa, was the only Repub-
lican Senator to call, and he merely
exchanged greetings.
One of the Democratic Senators
suggested to the President that the
treaty be taken from the Foreign Re
lations Committee and considered by
the Senate in committee of the whole
The President, it was said, promised
to consider this suggestion.
Several Democratic members of the
Foreign Relations Committee and they
assured the President that the fight