The sun., 1919-04-30
REVISED DRAFT
FAILS TO LURE
SENATORSBACK
Few of Original 80 Objec-
tors Expected to Be In
fluenced by Changes.
TO SEEK AMENDMENTS
Borah Says Article Ten Of
Covenant Is Treason to
the United States.
Special Despatch 10 THE SuN.


WASHINGTON. April 29.-Conferences
to-day at the pitol among opponents
OF the League OF Nations covenant de-
veloped that whether President Wilson
finally can muster sufficient votes to
have it approved or not a determined
and unrelenting fight will be made to
amend II in at least four important
particulars.
Senators who have studied the text
Of the revised draft were confident to-
night that few If any Of the thirty
nine Senators who signed the Lodge
resolution protesting against the orig
inal draft would fail to support these
efforts. Senator Borah Udaho), Re
publican, declared he believed a large
number OF Senators on both sides of
the chamber" will participate in this
effort
There will be no attempt from pres
ent indications to make the fight a
partisan issue, for il is already clear
that there are a number OF Republi-
cans who finally will vote for the cove
nant, and there are a number of DEM
ocrats who have indicated their inten-
ton to vote against the league, and
there are believed to be many more
who would support amendments.
Revised Draft Unsatisfactory.
At present IL Is the view Of the
leagues opponents that attention should
be concentrated on amendments presery.
Ing the Monroe Doctrine changing OF
= eliminating Article X, which binds ths
| members Of the league to maintain The
status quo OF the world modifying III.
provision which permits the league to
intervene where there is any threat OF
war" and settle disputes which threatcr
war, and making 1t certain that uuts
tions such as immigration shall be auso
lutely and unqualiAedly safeguardet
from foreign interference.
/ lArticle Y OF the revised covenan
reads The members OF the leapu,
undertake to respect and preserve al
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political in
dependence OF all members OF the league
In case OF any such aggression or IL
case Of any threat or danger of sucl
aggression the council shall advise upoI
the means BY which this obligation shal
+ be fulhlled"l
The revised draft does not satisfy tn,
critics Of the league on any OF thes,
points, It was pointed out tonight ths
the provision relating to the Monroe
! Doctrine is not positive enough in 1t.
terms. Article y was referred TO al
infamous" and guarantee on the par
OF the member nations that the worlc
boundaries must remain forever as they
are to-day under the threat Of militar,
force. Under the provision relating tC
| Interference by the league where ther,
Is a threat OF war, critics Of the leagu,
feel that almost any dispute between
nations could be regarded as a sufficien
excuse for interference.
Senators interested in the immigra
ton question are said not to be salts
fled that 1t Is taken from the jurisdic
ton of the league and declare that II
the provision touching a threat OF wa
excuse could be found to have a dis
pute over immigration left to the league
"Treason to United states"
Senator Borah was one Of the mos
outspoken critics Of the covenant III
my opinion" he said, Article Y is on
of the most Infamous things ever writer
by the hand OF man. From my stand
point | would regard acceptance of Arti
Gle Y as treason to the United States
The Senator said he was far from sat
LnutiuLcd nu Sccn.Ln Dale