Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-28
PRESIDENT STILL
CONF IDENT PLAN
Of WORLD LEAGUE
|NSURES SUCCESS
Is Satisfied That 1t Does Not
Conflict With Constitution
Of United States or the
Monroe Doctrine,
VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF
LEAGUE IN CONGRESS
Senator Hitchcock Declares
That Alternatives Are Inter-
nationalism of Socialism.
and BoISheviSm,
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Washington, Feb. 27.--Further i'm
portant expressions of opinion on the
league of nations came today from
President Wilson in his conferences
at the capitol, from Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, chairman of the
foreign relations committee. in an ad-
dress to the senate, and from senator's
and representatives who attended the
dinner last night at the White House.
President Wilson. in discussing the
league with members of congress and
also at a conference with newspaper
correspondents, expressed confidence
in the success of the plan. He also
let it be known that he has every ex-
pectation of conclusion of peace with
in few months and IN this connec-
ton said that territorial adjustment
presented the most delicate problem
remaining. Work on all other ques-
tons, he stated, is rapidly nearing
completion by the commissions APP
pointed to handle them.
The president was emphatic in ex-
pressing his belief that in no particu-
lar did the proposed constitution of
the league conflict with the American
constitution or with the Monroe Doc
trine. He also said he had in mind
only one amendment, designed to
clarity the clause dealing with en-
forcement of territorial DEGREES, and
reiterated that he would not address
congress before it adjourned and
would not ask any formal expression
from the senate on the league.
Opposes Amending Articles.
Mr. Wilson was said to have indi-
Gated that he was reluctant to reopen
the league constitution before the
peace conference. He was represent
ed as feeling that with the document
approved unanimously by fourteen
powers after many weeks deliberation
it would be inadvisable to reopen the
negotiations unless changes proposed
were fundamental. The change he
has in mind was not so classed by the
executive.
Senator Hitchcock, in addressing
the senate in vigorous support referr-
ed to recent critics of the plan. He
declared that the alternatives before
the world were peace with the league
or war and preparations for war
without it; the internationalism of
nations or that of "the socialist the
anarchist and the Bolshevist" The
senator flatly denied that the league
violates either the Monroe Doctrine
or the principles enunciated by Wash
ington and charged opponents with
magnifying what they regarded as
dangers and with "conjuring up a
scare-croW."
Senator Hitchcock answered in de-
tail the recent criticisms of Senators
Borah and Cumm!ns of Iowa, repub-
leans, and Reed Of Missouri. demo-
crat. Some of their contentious, he
characterized as ridiculous and alb
surb." He said it was not true that
the league plans would destroy the
Monroe Doctrine or depart from
Washington's foreign policy, and, like
President Wilson, he took the posi-
ton that the world powers would add
to the Monroe Doctrines guarantee,
Charter Tentative.
Pointing out that the league char
ter was tentative, and still subject to
amendment, Mr.. Hitchcock praised
the plan for an executive council con.