The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26
JOHNSON TO CARRY
FIGHT TO THE COAST


Jumping Jack activities OF the Presidents
mind In definding the vitalsIof the peace
treaty and the covenant.
Senator Lenroot called the attention Of
the Senate to the Presidents recent read
ing Of a reservation to Article X.--not
most equally drastic-which he, the
the committee reservation, but one al
President, had said would destroy the
treaty. The President asserted this in
his speech In the Mormon Tabernacle at
Salt Lake City:
Thislpeace treaty. IN my judgment, is
not going to be ra titled unless a reserva
ton to Article X. as strong as that which
the President denounced. Is included in
the resolution Of ratification" said Sena-
tor Lenroot.
1T Is interesting to note" he con-
tinued, "how frequently the President has
changed his views as to what constitutes
the heart OF the covenant In Salt Lake
City he said that The heart. of the COW
enant' was Article x, and BITS destruc-
ton would mean the destruction of the
hole league But few days previously
in his speech In indianapolis, he said
with equal forcefulness that Article XXI.
was the heart OF the covenant any al
e.,
since then the location of the heart of
the document has been changed on
various occasions.
Presidents Dilemma.
Coming down to brass tacks, the
President will have TO take one Of the
Eorns of the dilemma. He has stated. on
The one hard that under the covenant
the United States is free agent. The
reservation which he read at Salt Lake
City affecting the heart of the coven-
ant merely stipulated that the United
States shall be a free agent. whereupon
the President announces that he will
have none OF It.
IF 1 as a United States Senator have
to choose between ratifying the treaty as
It, stands-the way the President wants
1. to remain, and of voting against rati-
Tying 1t at all, / shall vote against Its
ratification.
This clear cut definition of purpose
from a Senator who has been from
time to time counted by the Presidents
supporters as h member of the majority
who might not be willing to go along
with his party leaders to the limit in
Strengthening out the tangles of the
Paris pact, cast gloom over the DEM
| ocratic side of the Senate.
Senator Lenroot's frank setting forth
! of his position cleared the way for other
, announcements from the former mild
| reservationists," which are expected to
follow in quick succession For exam
Pile, IL became known tonight that of
this group of seven Republicans, five at
least will vote for the johnson amend
| ment II q satisfactory reservation as a
substitute cannot be arranged.
Resolution of Connie ndation.
A move was started in the House to-
| day TO indorse officially the stand on
| the peace treaty and the League of Ma
| lions covenant taken by the Rspub-
| llcans in the Senate. A resolution was
| introduced by Representative King Qll)
| expressing commentator and approval
of the opponents OF the Presidents
| programme. Although the House has
no part in the treaty discussions, Mr..
| King said the resolution should be
| passed to show that the majority of the
| representatives of the people stand with
| the Republican Senators. The resolu-
| ton reads:
Resolued, That the House of Repre-
| sentatives does hereby express It's
| whole hearted commentator and APP
| prevail of those members of the
| United States Senate who are patri-
| oticaliy striving to protect the rights,
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