Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27
RESORTS TO PEOPLE.
IN PLEA FOR PACT
Presidents Tour Climax of
Months Effort Here for
Ratification.
WILL WARN OF DELAY
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Wilson goes to the coun-
try as a court of last resort to appeal
to the American people in the hope
that they who elected the republican
Senate will influence the latter to
ratify the peace treaty at once.
. The Presidents decision came as a
climax to- hfs q me III month.
first. by personal persuasion IL prf-l
vate, and then by open interrogation
by the Senate, foreign relations COM
rnittee, to convince the Senate that
Americas pathway in the future lies
in a partnership with foreign nations
on the basis outlined at Versailles.
But Mr.. Wilson's efforts have proved
fruitless Instead of heding his
warning that amendments to the
treaty meant q Fesubmission Of the
pact to the powers and a reopening
of many Of the delicate questions,
which, for seven months had been
thrashed out and finally compromised
at Paris, the Senate foreign relations
committee has formally reopened one
of the most delicate questions of all
the Shantung settlement.
Also it has voted to take Americas
name from all connection with. or
membership on, the numerous COM
missions which are to endeavor to
reconstruct Europe and rehabilitate
her finances and economics, so that
the rest of the world can resume
trade confidently and with some ex-
pectation of safe return on money
already invested.
Nav Present Claims.
Also the Senate foreign relations
treaty to the whole Senate for consid-
Grafton, has decided to hold hearings,
at which Egyptians. Lithuanians, Es-
thonians, Greeks and negroes all may
have an opportunity to present the
same claims and arguments which
some cases involved the taking of an at
titude on the part of the United States
in direct opposition to the internal
policies of several of the larger pow
ers with whom America is now on
terms.
the Senate to act. He feels now that
he must advise the country Of the
critical consequences of delay and the
already done by the Senate
He has been planning a
trip across the continent, but did not
he had put at the disposal Of the Sen
ate all the information it sought.
He has exhausted every resource here
and has been met with a fiat and de-
refusal to accept any OF the
opinions he gave as c conc nan amend
the treaty and bring about an agree
ment by diplomatic interchangeS in a
short time Mr.. Wilson, who knows
what happened at Paris. thinks other
wise. To reopen one question means
to reopen them all.
Bewildered by Developments.
AS for Shantung, the question being
asked nowadays is this: Suppose the
what Japan was awarded at the peace
Japan has the territory
and Great Britain, France and Italy
have agreed. even before the meeting
1t Paris, that Japan shall have it. Will
the United States undertake by force
to GUST Japan from China? Will that
bring peace or war? Some Of the
senator's from the middle west, who
ire committed to vote for a clause
that would leave Congress free to de-
clare war in the future and who are
to a peace policy, are be-
vildered by developments. They would |
ike to show their disapproval Of the !
Shantung settlement. but they do not |
iare to vote for the Senate commit |
.ee's amendment. The President would |
not object to a joint resolution. adopt
ID separately. expressing the sense of |
he American Senate with reference |
o Shantung and pointing out the need |
or correction, but an amendment in !
'olvfng a resubmission of the treaty |
itself to diplomatic negotiation is !
opposed by him. /,
Amendments Cannot Pass
1t is conceded that the Senate COM
nittee amendments cannot pass Sena-
or Lodge has really lost control of |
lis own committee or he would not |
lave permitted the foreign relations |
committee to sponsor amendments that |
ire certain to be defeated on the floor |
# the Senate, a defeat that would carry
With it imputations Of an unsuccessful
leadership.
The democrats are no longer down.
:ast. They think the Senate committee
las helped them. out of . hole. For
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