Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-18
MAY WITHDRAW TREATY

Wasnlng-Gr. Feb. N-The allied
supreme council has been informed
by President Wilson. L was disclosed
today. --,ia4- # the proposed Ac-ia-lc
settlement o vn.ch the Ane-lcan
government TO- Is not party. Is put
mo forge The United STATES might
rave % consider Withdrawing the
treaty ot versailles rom -ena-e con
sICie-1-oc.
tn F-esl dents communication was
not Ii me nature Of threat II
-he common sense Of me arm. L was
stated. ou. was nere,v : statement
Of Z SITUATION n. whlcn the Z r,-aC
sra-es night find itself : asked u
subscribe ID agreements = winch no
hAnE n be making and TO whlc1 i
was opposed
The explanation VS. hide n Off
cha gtl4~-a-s -ha- the LenGue Of Ma
mons Was 20 De the ms ~urent t0,.
boundaries and the .ik= and -he
1l-+a STATES became : Ea--y I'd -ne
tE'eA-E OF Versailles. = thus would
De subscribing ID the enforcement Of
agreements 70 winch Il had not =lven
eg+ nar It's approval or consent
= was e2nlaIned further rnat the
AnElo-F'rencil-A American r-eaty ana
me traiTy Of Versailles were cOrslC-
irnc lnSepa~abie SO far as THIS cues
lion was concerned and that i I sit
la1lon arose where -ne President
would have 70 consider Withdrawing
me latter ne also would have 10 cor
Sluer Withdrawing the former
An ea-!y announcement a. -he
White House Sale an absolute eaIse-
nooc the statement by Fe--!naz IN
me Echo de Paris mat President VII
son communication contained a
postscript bearing a rt,-e1- 70 With
c-aW the treaty from the Senate. This
was recognized Is erroneous as soon
as Il came 70 Cne attention Of other
omclals. Obviously II did not come
rom President Wilson himself and
II was later explained ina. chose
EnOK2r
WIrhnut -u1 and complete tnforma-
Ion.
Al first too, the P-esiderH's com-
nUnIca-lon was referred 70 as a
memorandum" and was described as
containing only eight or 20 lines r
subsequently, was disclosed. however
1aat the communication Eca1tv sem
WIS II TIE fnrD OF note and thai
= covered TWO nr three pages THIS
note y was explained, was prepared
rson memorandum 10 Sec-nra-
lansing, which the President 1ir.a-a6
anc Sent 10 the State department
neither the supreme councils -a-
ply 10 the presidents nure VIII ne
made public has not been decided
The presidents communication has
oeen withheld. some officials -sk1nr
the view thar they did not wish 70
adc q possible complication IN -he
~n-aarlor II Italy or any other country
pE giving publicity ca the exchanges
N ADVANCE Of an entire ag-ueneu,
being the principals.
There IS no disposition. nowsva-
lo withhold information regarding
SAEkJC LIhA Law H04r
rtlhhn since the original agreement III
Paris by The supreme council with
acrns secretary Pork Of the STATE
department. present. down re the Gfa-
pa-cn Of the president note.
The original agreement arrived a.
t1ilrls on December was handed 10
ne IlalIa7 foreign minister Decern-
Der - and was describec ~ ~, tr,er
premier Clenenceau IN the F~ench
chamber of deputies as d joint ag-ae-
nlen1 between Great Britain. France
and the United States
Early IN January after the amer
icaE peace delegates mad returned
home and the United States was re
presented at the meetings by Ambas-
yadur Wallace, 1T the capacity Of an
observer, there was meeting af the
supreme council II wnla- Pa'---7iaY-
Lloyd George stated some mo6;hcA-
lions had been made IT the 0rlg4.-.-I
plan OF December and January "A
II was stated that Premier Nrrri. Of
Italy had accepted rne revised plan
The agreement then was commUui-
GATED 10 Jugo Slavia n the form Of
III ultima turn and while Ambassador
Wallace communicated The facr TO
the state department the American
government Wa not consulted about
the changes The United States at
the end OF January notified the su-
preme council that its position re-
gart3inE the matter was unchanged.
Meantime the Jugo-Slavs protested
agaIns- the settlement and the time
allowed them for a final reply was
extended on February 10 the Presi-
dents note was dispatched and n Il
the entente premiers were told that
the United States would have 10
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