The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-18
Hoover Appeals for Raficaon Final Treaty Vote Senate
Near; Ci1 Germany Bet1Uee Republic Communists
McKeIIar Claims
Effort to Destroy
Article X and Refuses to Sup
port Any Compromise
Measure.

measure.
The following telegram was received
yesterday afternoon from Senator X
ID. McKellar. In response to telegram
sent him by the editor of 'The News
urging that he vote In favor of ratify.
ing the treaty. The telegram from the
senator reads:
Washington, u. C.. March II. 1920
Hon George +. Milton, Chattanooga
News, Chattanooga, Tenn:
Democrats on bipartisan committee
engased IN an endeavor to compromise
offered everything except surrender on
Article \. and their offers were re-
fused. Republicans insist that the Oh
legation of Article X be destroyed, and
are willing TO ratify only on its de-
struction. This is the only article
which makes tho league really emoc-
tive in enforcing peace. Everybody
knows this.
Il believe it would be better for us
not TO be IN the league than TO destroy
the obligation of Article X. The whole
world knows that President Wilson and
his friends in the senate are for the
league, and the whole world knows
that large majority of the repubn-
cans in the senate are against the
league and that their so-called reser-
Vations nullfy II. The issue before the
people therefore win be plain, Gener-
ally speaking. those who believe IN tho
league will vote the democratic ticket
and those who are against the league
viii vote the republican ticket. A
cleaner-cut issue can not he had The
people are not going to he misle0 into
controversy over reservations. They
will understand as we all do that the
purpose OF these reservations was to
stranElo the peace pact which President
wilson had made, and to kill Americas 3
influence in the league and that they
were put forward by the enemies OF
the league and not by its friends. /
was on the bipartisan committee and
intensely dosrous of compromise.
would compromise now so anxious am
I to see the treaty and the league rati-
fled, but shall not surrender to those
who would make the league n vain
thing and Americas participation In
1t mockery.
1.-THE republicans are In absolute con-
troll of the senate. They have been talk
ing against the league for nearly iit-
teen months. Everybody knows that If
they had really wanted to ratity II. II
would have been ratified long since In
asmuch as NEARLY all the democrats
have been for II all the time,
KENNETH MCCLELLAN"
IN reply to the above the following
telegram was sent;
Chattanooga Tenn March II, 1920,
"Hon Kenneth McKellar. United States
Senate, Washington, y. c.:
"Yours received. II democrats had
stood out firmly for Article y without
amendment or reservation, then there
would be n clearly marked issue. un-
der What article the league council
would decide IL there was moral re-
spansibility. But both the reservations
offered by republicans and democrats
reserve TO congress the decision on
that point. So | feel that tho differ
ences which appear slight. should he
reconciled. Hope you will so decide,
&c. IT, MILTON"
The following reply was received
washington. ID, c., March IS. 1920.
"Mr. George u. Milton. care News.
ChattanooEa, Tenn:
"Telegram received. The difference
between the reservation offered by DEM
ocrats and the Lodge reservation on
Article Y Is that the one otfered by
us retains the moral obligation OF
Article X, and the Lodge reserVauon
nullines that obligation. That part OF
the Lodge reservation which reserves
the right to congress 20 declare war
and control our military and naval
forces is immaterial, because the Con-
stitution protects that right, anyway
TeEAfultNA OF any itF'l NHNl'ls ii' ~
IN tho Lodge reservation IS hnt u
nulllhes the obligation to aid IN guar.
anteelng the territorial Integrity OF
other nations. The issue is perfectly
well defined and is all important see
Wednesday, record, page iIlq' 49,.
"kENNETH MckELLAlt''
Chattanooga, Tenn. March iS' ls2o.
Hon. X y. McKellar, United states
Senate, Washington, y. C.;
"Shnll war go on n year-technicalN
at least--or we he forced TO seshrate
neace with Germany on the dinerence
in meaning between the assumption OF
no obligation TO preserve the terrl,orlhI
intopritv etc. unlcss' congress
shall act and the assumption OF mo
obligation TO employ military and nnvhl
shall s2sifI1 actg The people viii not see any
vital difference in effect IN the resetVh-
tIons. but they viii blame those VINO
have kept up at war. ...,x,,,,,
Here Are the Texts.
Article y of the Versailles treaty IL
as follows ,....,, ,,,,dor-
take 10 respect and preserve as aEhlnH,
external integrity and existing polltl,hi
Indepcndencc OF all members OF INC
league In case OF any such Hkglt thsloi,
or In case OF any threat or danger OF
guch aggression. the council shall ad-
yieo up5n the means by which thls
obiiratiou shall he fulfilled
Tho Lodge reservations reads
Yf,4tad Ctafrr ualtinpH OBJ