New-York tribune., 1919-08-05
Believes Delay Enhances
Chances of Victory in
Fight for Ratification
Without Reservations
Opposition Equally
Sure of Winning
Administration Perturbed
Over New Sentiment in
Missouri and Illinois
By Carter Field
Neu York Tribune
W0 sLin0fou Rure0u

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug 4.-President
Wilson is in no hurry for a vote on
the peace treaty in the Senate. 1t was
learned to-day that the President be-
lieves every week that has passed has
added to the strength in the Senate Of
those who favor ratification without
amendment OF reservation, and as a re-
: suit he Is perfectly willing to let the
league be sidetracked for a high cost
Of living debate, or anything else which
would delay the vote without placing
the respons bility for the delay squarely
on him. This was indicated to-day by
two Administration leaders, ometime
spoken OF as rivals
But the anti-,eague Senators are just
as firmly convinced that time is work
ing in THAR favor Senator Borah, of
the lrreconcilables, believes the league
can be beaten altogether enough time
is permitted to elapse. Senator Moses,
Eno would also shed few tears if the
whole treaty were beaten, said to-day
be thought every week added to the
strength CT the opposition.
Administration Leader Hitchcock
'Olced the reverse opinion-that the
delay is working in favor of ratifca-
ton without reservations. Asked if
the President believed this and for
that reason was withholding the data
which the Foreign Relations Commit
tee had requested, Mr. Hitchcock
smillngly replied that it was no doubt
great task to gather this data to-
eether for the Senate, but said both he
ana the President agreed that time
mad been working on their side.
Missouri Against League
=, Some evidence developed to day that
me Republicans are right and the Ad-
mnlstration leaders wrong in this
sharp difference of opinion. Senator
spencer, Of Missouri. who was origi-
naily strong for the league but who
mas come TO the conclusion since the
hght opened that the ideas embodied
IN the Root reservations must be
saopted, left tonight for Missouri to
inquire into public sentiment there.
ne had received letters advising him
'hat the people of Missouri are op-
posed to any league at all and will not
oe satisfied unless Mr.. Spencer votes
sgalnst the league. AS an indication
VI THIS sentiment his letters revealed
mat both the democratic and Republi-
sah state committees of Missouri have
uemanded the rejection of the league.
Inc Administration leaders were al
most as much perturbed over this news
S % over the loss of Senator David L.
wash, of Massachusetts, from the
ranks Of those who will vote against all
Ileservatlons. They had persistently
;aeneved that Missouri was overwhelm-
.nsiy Tor the league and called atten-
w. noh TO the challenge to Senator Reed
" the Missouri Legislature. Appar-
..hIy, from the action of the Democra-
Ic .a State Committee. there has been
mango IN the attitude of Missouri
Democrats.
Opposition Grows in Illinois
senator Medill Mccormick, of Illi-
.' Hv's' who returned to-day from a trip
mlougn his state, said he found more
;trposi'lon ;sp to the whole league on this
up up 'nan IN any Of his trips since he
"sAed the round robin last March.
,o' ~ me Foreign Relations Committee
lay Norman Davis, one of the eco
,"; ,S"'c acvisers of the American peace
nr'sslon, may said there had been volumi-
AUS sm spondcnce between the
ics"erlcan peace commissioners and the
~. rrs'hans ct Paris, as result of which
nj, m;,.y oniy was the protocol already SUBJ
anu anu TO the Senate agreed upon, but
Tl;s"er which is yet to be submitted
for fS new protocol, he said, provided
m ,ss. hxed sum as the amount of the
n ipaaiation a instead of an elastic amount
sor ue h&ed by the Reparation Commits
H. hsehators on the committee asserted
sans would call on the President to
offppy them with copy of journal
a. .plloceedings kept by the secretary
so,sa sae peace conference, a copy of the
ca..ssaspondence ca..s with the German peace
djt;aais,sioners and copy of the ad
s1Msonal protocol.
mon Davis will complete his testi-
On e"y tomorrow, it is expected, and
L,.;" "ednesday Secretary of State
pss.. p'ng will appear. The Senate ex-
ttday 'ouf" from tomorrow on'l
ts.s consideration of the Colombian
S,rsvy, which was to have begun in the
i. tisse n, to-day, with the doors open to
~. public, the first time treaty has
81. oeen so considered by the United
| fkss1s, Senate, was postponed until
at the request Of Senator
OF Pennsylvania.