The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-08-30

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don to them; but II they are MAD.
part Of the resolution of ratIacsHo-
long delays would result because an
the other nations would have IA
asked to accept the language Of ths
as the language of the treatv.
would be especially humiliatine !.
to ask the assent Of the Germs,
national assembly. Senator Far
the presidents attention to ths
fact that Germany il not to be !,
original member of the league spa
consequently any amendments to ths
proposed before her admIs
sion would not be submitted TO her
Mr.. Wilson admitted this was true
and that the point had not occurred
to him, but he insisted that Germany
already has q relationship to the
league and that 1t was the plan m
admit her Immediately.
AS for article 10, the cruz Of the
whole fight, President Wilson inter.
preted IL as follows: II the league
calls on the United States to send
troops abroad to preserve the terri.
torial integrity Of another member
state from external aggression, the
United States will be under an abso-
lutely compelling moral ~obligaton.
though not a legal obligation. to CON
ply. But the league cannot cali On
the United States for such aid unless
he American member votes his an
prevail in accord with American pub
lie sentiment.
After II was all over. Senator Hitch
cock said the president had clarified
many involved questions In a wonder
full manner and that speedy ratifca-
ton would be the result. Senator
Lodge said Mr.. Wilson had not given
them much real information and that
the admissions he had made had vim
dicated the criticisms leveled at the
league covenant. Between these e.
tremes stand the mild reservation
ists." To capture their votes, Senator
Pittman of Nevada took the reserva-
tons they advocate, called them "fn-
terpretations or understandings" and
put them into a resolution which he
presented to the senate for Its adop-
ton apart from the resolution Of rati
ication. He asserted that he was act
ing with the presidents approval.
whereupon Senator Hitchcock. admin
istration leader. felt himself ignored
and showed that Pittman's resolution
was not much to his liking. The op
ponents of the covenant were brutal
ly outspoken In condemning the reso-
luton. In the course of the lively de-
bate Mr.. Pittman admitted that the
League Of Nations was hardly more
than a meeting place where the con
sensus Of the civilized world may Be
obtained and Its moral force brought
to bear"
IF you'll write that into the league
covenant there will be no difaculty
about Its ratification" interrupted
Senator Reed of Missouri (Dem.).
Paris correspondents predict that
the peace conference will adjourn
within two or three weeks and that
when II reassembles In November or
December the United States Will not
be represented unless In the meantime
the senate shall have ratified the
treaty and decided that we shall &C
cept mandates. The work for the con
ference after II reconvenes will be the
partition of Turkey and the settle
ment of the Thracian and Adriatie
questions. II the United States does
not take part In these. both Italy and
Greece expect to win their demands
for the Americans are now their only
opponents. AS to Thrace, the Amer
lean delegation insists on the creation
of a buffer state that will give BuF
garia access to the sea. The Greeks
and Turks, who make up the bulk oil
the population Of D~edeagatch dis
trict. involved In this plan. are bitter
ly opposed TO the continuation OF any
thing like Bulgarian rule there ano
are reported to be preparing to resis'
II by arms. II Is not the intention OF
the peace conference to leave any par
of Thrace In the possession OF Bui
garia.
The council of ave hopes that the
Austrian treaty will be signed within
a week. 1t also Is feeling optimistic
about Hungary. where a new coalition
cabinet has been formed. and think
II may oon be able to recognize tn
government at Budapest and presen'
the Hungarian treaty for signature.
The weeks news from Russia wa
somewhat more encouraging. for Az
mlral Kolchak appeared to hav
stopped his retreat and to hav'
checked the pursuing bolshevists
The red forces were ousted fron