The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-08-08
five DEMANDS
MADE ON wilson
Missouri Senator Gives President
Amendments Planned to
Guard U. S. Rights.
NEW LIGHT ON SHANTUNG.
President Reiterates Japan Soon Will
Clear Up Shantung Affar-Reser-
vatfons Which Would Be
Satisfactory.

Washington.-Five proposed reser-
,vatfons intended to make the pending
peace. treaty acceptable to the Senate,
thereby securing its prompt ratifica-
ton, were submitted to President Will
son by Senator Spencer (Rep, MOI
This was done at the presidents re-
quest.
When confering with the President
recently, as one Of the Anti-League
Senators, Mr.. Spencer told the Presi-
dent that he had formulated certain
reservations and laid them before the
Foreign Relations Committee. The
President expressed a desire to see
them and they were furnished accord
ingly.
Reservations 1, 2 and 8 were those
presented to the Committee on Foreign
Relations by Senator Spencer. Ihe
other two have been added since. Inc
President put the matter given to him
by Mr.. Spencer in his pocket, saying
he would give the reservations MS
most careful consideration,
This is the first time q set OF actual
reservations has been laid before the
President in writing.
President Wilson intimated to Sena'
for Spencer that the expected arrange
ment on Shantung would remove mucn
if not all, of the opposition to that part
of the treaty. The State Department
Senator Spencer said, was at work on
the matter. He declined to go into de-
fail. but it was believed that he referr'
ed to the visit of Mr. Debuchi, Japan
ese Charge, to the State Department
followed by a call by President Wi
son on Secretary Lansing.
The result of activities here is ex
pected to be statement by the Japan
ese Government concerning the return
of Shantung to China, and another
from China, accepting the japanese
terms.
This was limited at a week ago D5
Senator Hitchcock after talk WIFI
President Wilson, and was again toucn
ed upon by Senator Spencer, VINO
said that he thought that II Japar
would make an offer which China ac
cepted it would remove most, tnousi
not all, of the objections.
The President expects to leave
Washington between August and lO
His trip will take him as far as the
Pacific coast and will consume two OF
three weeks.
It is quite apparent that the Presi
dent does not hope for action on the
peace treaty and the league before the
exniration of two or three months al
| the earliest.
The Foreign Relations Committee
will temporarily lay aside considera
ton of the peace convention ana take
up for disposal the treaty settling al
| disputes between the United States
and Colombia resulting from the
| seizure of Panama. This will be done
as the result of earnest representa-
tions made by Secretary Lansing.
Senator Borah in a speech in the
senate declared the reservations pro
posed as a compromise by William II
| Taft were valueless and would no
help in any way to clear up the sit
uation. : His attitude made it plair
! that the Taft conciliation scheme ha:
not made hit with the President
chief opponents at the Capitol.
Vance Mccormick, former Demo
cratic National chairman, will perfec
an organization to advance and hastel
ratification of the treaty. He will con
duct campaign of education and ex
PLANTATION. 1t isrintended to have sucl
influence brought to bear upon sena
tors as will obtain their support fo
the treaty.