The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-11
LODGE DEMAND
MET BY MONROE
CLAUSE IN PACT
Wilson Forced to Yield on
ReparatiOns to Still
Opposition.
FOE LIABLE FOR COSTS
Right to Impose Full Indem-
nifty Recognized, but Sum
Is Not Specified.
FOE LIABLE FOR COSTS
BY LAURENCE HILLS.
StoS Correspondent o. TIE srS.

StoS Correspondent o. TIE SvS.
Copyright, 1919: all rights reserred.
PARIS. April 1O.-The League Of
Nations Committee. through the adop-
ton tonight of clause in the league
covenant specifically providing that
American policy as defined by the
Monroe Doctrine shall not be in
fringed, has met all the points raised
by Senator Lodge in his debate with
President Lowell or Harvard.
1t was not announced whether any
action was taken on the Japanese de-
mand for racial equality clause, but
in the provision for the Monroe Doc
trine the league committee has re-
moved the greatest stumbling block
in the pathway to an acceptable cove
nant.
1t is believed here that the price
exacted from the President before
agreement was reached on the Mon
roe clause was his acceptance of rep
aration terms in accordance with
French and British desires.
President Wilson's interest. i. can
be stated. lay more in this situation
to-day than in any matter previously
before the Big Four.
There were many conferences
aimed to induce Lloyd George to
waive his objections. and 1t was ap-
parent late to-day that the President
believed he would be successful. Mr..
| Lloyd Georges motive for objecting
! to the plan so vital TO the interest
of his closest associate in the Big
-Four are still shrouded in mystery.
The only thing clear is that he did
not object in principle to the clause.
Two Theories Advanced.
Two possible theories are ad.
vanced First, that the British
! Premier saw In the league plan a
! drafted some menace to the British
Empire because Of its possessions in
the western hemisphere, and second
that knowing how vital the Prcsi-
| dent deemed ii because OF his own
| situation in America Mr.. Lloyd
George raised the objection for bar
! gaining purposes. in order TO get tho
President to yield on certain points
in connection with rcparation mat
tcrs. equally vital to his own politi-
cal we'll being
or these two theories the second
is deemed the more plausible. since
Great Britain already had recognized
the Monroe Doctrine as constituting
no menace to her interests. It was
thought inconceivable that any
wording OF the proposed amendment
could have caused the objections.
Difficulties Over Reparatiou.
On the other hand there Is no doubt
that Mr.. Lloyd George and NJ. Glenn
enceau had great difficulty with The
President in the reparation matter it
being necessary for them to have tho
rcparation section conform in some
way 10 their prediction promises
These are said to have been regarded
by President Wilson rs extreme and
violative Of his ideals of justice.
This much is known-the rcpara
tion formula aS agreed upon recog
nizes the general principle that th'
Allies have the right to collect th'
f,,n nf hn
even including the cost of pensioninl
allied soldiers. But it does nor
state the amount, either of the bill
or what is assumed to be collectible
this being left open.
The recognition Of the principle
however. will enable Mr.. Lloy,
George to face his people. On tn,
other hand, the President has con
tended that Germany should be hell
responsible for civilian damages only
Thus there appears to have been
concession on the part of the PreSi
dent. and this probably is wha
brought Mr., Lloyd George to terms OF
the Monroe clause.
The French press suddenly concen
trated attention on the Monroe Doc
trine, inspired, apparently, by tn,
Government. Some of the papers ar
que that the Monroe clause should n0
he opposed, but rather the question
should he brought up whether 4
couldn't he construed as reason why
America should nor come to the nj,
Of France again. The French appa
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