Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-27
WILSON DECLARES !
. AMERICA REQUIRED
IN WORLD SOCIETY
Discusses Covenants With
Two Congress Committees
on Foreign Relations.
SAYS LEAGUES STRENGTH
DEPENDS UPON "BlG FIVE"
President Asserts Trouble Be-
tween These Nations in Flu
ture Is "Unthinkable."
BRANDEGEE CHIEF QUEsToNER
Senators Lodge and Knox Take Lit
tie Part, and Few Opinions
Appear Changed.
SAYS LEAGUES STRENGTH
DEPENDS UPON "BlG FIVE"
BRANDEGEE CHIEF QUEsriosER
Senators Lodge and Knox Take Lit
tie Part, and Few Opinions
Appear Changed.
fBv Associated Press. I


WASHINGTON. Feb. c6.--President
Wilson told members of the congress
sionai Foreign Relations Committee
tonight that unless the United States
entered the league OF nations th.
ioague would fall and chaos aud tur-
nlo!l beyond description would result
IN Europe. Views Of Republican mem
oers opposing the league constitution
as reported to the peace conference
apparently were not changed by tho
conference tonight
Chairman Hitchcock, of the Senate
committee, said the President held that
council on disarmament would not s..
oind.ng, until specifically approved by
Sls eueh SS,snaatorE nation. and that conse-
quehtiy the American Congress would
have the opportunity to pass on the
apportionment OF armament for every
nation concerned: The President said
this section had been misconstruca.
AMERICA MUST AID
STRUGGLING PEOPLES
I The President was said stof.gha,.a-,
stated that it was necessary that the
Em'tSu IN Seo states stand to tho support OF
land and other weak and struEgIinr
peoples made free as tile result Of The
great war. ,''S = - .i.N
paper men or make any statement fter
the conference. - N'S~
pnhSisan Aeeounts no,, OF both Democratic and Re
who discussed the conferences varied
only my, IN very minor details 4ff
res, lhe os strength si1 OF the league would
Great Britain, France Italy and Japan'
the President said. and he EXPRESSED
the opinion that serious trouble be-
twcen theSe hve nations was .'unthink-
able" Should one OF these withdraw
from the league or In any way fail tn
support H., impotence of the league
ASSERTS ONE CLAUSE
MAY UNDERGO CHANGE
Concerning the clause giving the
riSht to the league to consider acts
tn!eatening world peace. President
WI Wlison said that the clause was inden-
pS "rltins IN a safeguard which would
,,hhIu.re tnat every recommendation by
me council 1an should be unanimous.
.ntormed the Senators and Representa-
ives that the disarmament provision
wou,a not interfere with the military
uent that a trained body Of men would
not DC danger to world peace if their.
'rInamEnt misn,Ssn supplies were kept in check
presented to the peace conference was
sac said TO have been quite general and
an espeeiaiv agIldeht mt vas sa questioned closely
o,on oonhecticut. Republican Leader Lodge
and Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania.
IL
little part
SAYS AMERICA MAY NE
ARMENIAN MANDATORY
Tho President. after making an omen
ing explanatory statement. ansWersa
all questions freely and specifieaiis
70 discuss the conference and s,;Is
others 's' "
One question on which muc,, tim.
Whpthar
IN the league could withdraw, raised
nH d., senator Brandegee. The President
try could withdraw, but senator sram-
dcgec contended this would be ;rnnns
sinle M under the constitution as now
President Wilson denied that the
league plan would interfere with ths
monroe Doctrine. declaring that tie
utoe'rlne would be guaranteed by ALI
ciety. ' WI AZ sor
The President was said to have held
tnat the mandatories lin the H.
tion were not compulsory, f -
CURED the consent of the n;.sfty, 49,
which the mandatory was Sssafs
1fena'ohs zen; ,h SAID 1I. he expressed tn QpiHipo
to become mandatory for Armenia. ]
SOME SACRIFICE IS
NECESSARY FOR ALL
On the question Of American soy Il
Srclsnty. the President was said to
n'Ne tdken the position that reces-
sion or American sovereignty was nor
a new precedent, being an incident
OF every treaty q
Mr.. Wilson said the provision for
enforcing the determination OF the
council In case il was disobeyed by
any nation would apply in only ono
case. and that where the party against
whom a decision was rendered had
property. including territory, in its pos {
session which u would not surrender
In conceding that some sovereignty.
must be surrendered by memberships III
the league. the President declared 4.
was inconceivable that there could be
any concert OF action by nations 10 (
eliminate war and protect the weak (.
unless each nation was willing to give
up something. l :. :. 80 +
Denying statements that tho league
meant usurpation of tho power OF Com
greSs to declapo war. the Presto ent
said the league merely was q promise I
by the treaty-making power that it5
congress would do all In Its power to Il.
carry out the agreement. n situation z.
which. no declared, prevailed In many
present treaties.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED u
J. PROPOSED BY ESGE.ANp =
Tho President was said to have told Is
the Senator's and Representa- tiveg that 81
the league constitution adopted Was
proposed by Great Britain. hut Evaxs,s
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