New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Believe President Aims to
Hold Club Over Them
to Gain Ratification
Reused at the Censorship
Some See Growing Opposi-
ton in This Country
to Proposed Constitution
By Carter Field
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Me,o York Tribune

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 15.-President
Wilson's cable to Joseph P. Tumulty
and Mr. Wilson's statement in
Paris, announcing that the league of
nations would be part of the peace
treaty caused renewed outbreak here
to-day against the censorship veil
which shrouds Paris, misleading the
members of the peace conference as to
American public opinion
Senators who are opposed to the
league draw the inference that, DESPITE
the opposition of the French. who are
now said to be in hurry to conclude
peace with Gormany-and are to that
extent in full harmony with major
ity Of the American Senate-P
Wilson intends to persist in his fight
to have the league an integral part of
the peace treaty. His insistent desire
for this, opponents of the plan say, is
IN ordev to have club over the SEN
ate when ratification time comes.
If the league plan is incorporated
IN the peace treaty, it is pointed out,
there will be the most tremendous
pressure from not only Anne bust
ness, eager to get back to normal, but
from ali over the world, to hurry up.
Men blocking ratification, it is pre-
dicted, will be pilloried as holding
back the hands OF the clock for the
whole world. They will be held up as
talking while millions starge" They
will be held personally responsible for
unemployment which might be pre-
vented with the full restoration Of
peace.
An opportunity for the dispasslonate
discussion of the merits of the league
of nations itself will not be afforded,
they declare, no matter what form the
constitution for the league may be in
by the time it is brought to the Senate
for ratification.
At that time, these Senaeces declare,
there will be little recollection of, GER
tainly no patience with. the fact that
the peace conference has had ever
since the beginning of the armistice,
last November, to WORK out the peace
treaty. When the treaty is pending
before the Senate the world in general
and business in particular will be
heartily tired of discussion and eager
for final ratification.
Thirty-nine members of the next
Senate, it is pointed out. have declared
against the course which the President
to-day cables Tumulty he intends to
have the peace conference pursue.
Actually more than a majority of the
Senate are opposed to such course.
Cables from Paris quote Andre Tar
dieu as opposing such a course. SO
that the majority of the house of
Congress, which must give a two thirds
vote to ratify treaty, is in harmony
apparently with French official opin-
ion, while the President is opposed
both to the American Senate and to
the French.
Pleased With Amendments
that the league constitution is to be
amended to meet the objections raised
by opposition Senators, particularly on
the Monroe Doctrine and other points
But the same dispatches from Paris
are exceedingly irritating to Senators
in that they show how grossly deceived
every one in Paris seems to be with
regard to American opinion.
Senator'S pointed in this connection
to the statement in cables from Paris
in the afternoon papers that there is
satisfaction in Administration circles
there over apparcn. weakening of op-
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