The Glenwood post., 1919-10-18
Has Given Much Thought and Study
to This Question and Feels
Justified in Action
HE WILL FAVOR RESERVATIONS

Senator Lawrence c. Phipps, in re-
ply to . communication from score
Of Colorado Republicans, says he will
not vote for the ratification of the
peace treaty, including the covenant
of the league Of nations, in its present
form. Gov. Oliver d. Shoup, former
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel, l.. Ward Ban
mister and others requested him to con
slider certain minor reservations, and
in response the junior senator from
Colorado says his attitude after months
OF conscientious study would be against
the ratification of the treaty.
He speaks Of the four reservations
a. presented by the foreign relations
committee and of the reservations as
suggested by the Colorado Republicans,
who called for slight notifications of
the committees reservations, and asks
what the attitude Of the leaders in
this state would be if all reservations
were defeated. He says letters and
kilograms received lead him to esti
mate that more than 80 per cent of
the people are opposed to the accept
sncs Of the league in its present form.
Mr.. Bannister, who transmitted the
letter signed by the Republicans to
Wash ngton, said Saturday that an
swers to the senator's inquiries would
be prepared soon.
In referring to the treaty of peace
Senator Phipps says the proposeo
transfer of the Shantung province to
Japan cannot be justified and that
China should not be asked to allow, or
the United States to condone, such an
act of oppression. He says, further,
that some of the Fall amendments,
which he supported and which were
voted down, will be covered in other
reservations to be considered.
Senator Phipps in his reply letter
says in part:
"While do not believe we are very
far apart on the four questions you
have raised and do not know that you
would seriously oppose the adoption Of
the four reservations ~ presented by
the foreign relations committee, you
have not stated what you would favor
in case the reservations as suggested
by you or those now before the senate
are defeated.
"Would you, in such event, favor
the acceptance of the league in it's
present form or would you prefer to
see the league defeated, thus involving
rejection Of the treaty and the nego-
tiation Of an independent treaty be-
tween the United States and Germany !?
81 do not hesitate to say my atti-
tude after months of conscientious
study Of this subject would be against
the ratification Of the treaty.
"Your communication is limited to
four phases of the league of nations
and you express NO opinion ss to i'm
portant features Of the treaty Of peace,
which has been tied with the covenant
for the express purpose Of making the
two inseparable.
"Allsw No 20 direct your attention
to the important matter of the pro-
posed transfer Of the Shantung prov
ince to Japan and to express my opin'
ion thereof, which is that it has not
and cannot be justified and that Chias
should not be asked to assent 10 THU
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expressed her intention to restore th'
territory at some indefinite future data
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