Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 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 VIII
Clear Up Shantung Affalr-Reser.
vations Which Would Be
Satisfactory.

Washington.-Five proposed reser'
vations intended to make the pending
peace treaty acceptable to the Senate
thereby securing it's prompt ratlfca-
ton, were submitted to President VIII
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-Leasue
Senator'S Mr. Spencer told the Pres
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 accorti~
ingly.
Reservations 1, 2 and 3 were thos"
presented to the Committee on Foreign
Relations by Senator Spencer. Inc
,tber two have been added since. The
President put the matter given to nm
by Mr.. Spencer in his pocket, saying
he would give the reservations MS
most careful consideration.
This is the first time set or actual
reservations has been laid before the
President in writing.
President Wilson intimated to SEMI
tor Spencer that the expected arrange
ment on Shantung would remove mucii'
If not all, of the opposition to that part
of the treaty. The State Department.
Senator Spencer said, was at work Oh
tbe matter. He declined to go into de-
fail. but it was believed that he retefr'
ed to the. visit of Mr.. Debuchi, Japan
csc Charge, to the State Department.
followed by call by President VIII
son on Secretary Lansing.
The result of activities here is eX'
nected to be a statement by the Japan.
csc Government concerning the return
of Shantung to China, and announcer
from China. accepting the Japanese
terms.
This was limited at a week ago by
Senator Hitchcock after talk Will
President Wilson, and was again touch
ed upon by Senator Spencer VINO
said that he thought that II japan
would make an offer which emma ac
cented it would remove most, though
not all, of the objections.
The President expects. to leave
Washington between August Z ana ~
His trip will TAXI him as far as the
Pacific coast and will consume TWO OF
three weeks.
It is quite apparent that the Presl-
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
I'D for disposal the treaty settling all
disputes between the United States
and Colombia resulting from the
seizure of Panama. This will be done
as the result Of earnest representa-
lions made by Secretary Lansing.
Senator Borah in speech in the
senate declared the reservations pro-
posed as compromise by William n.
Taft were valueless and would not
help in any way to clear up the sit
uation. His attitude made it plain
that the Taft Cancellation scheme has
not made a hit with the President
chief opponents at the Capitol.
Vance Mccormick, former Demo
cratic National chairman, will perfect
an organization to advance and hasten
ratification Of the treaty. He will con-
duct a campaign Of education and eX-
PLANTATION. 1t is intended to have such
influence brought to bear upon sena.
tors as will obtain their support for
the treaty.