The Washington herald., 1920-02-28
WILSON'S NOTES
ADD OPPONENTS.
TO PEACE PACT
Republicans See Working
Example Of Objections
In Adriatic Issue.
DELAY SEEMS LIKELY
Passage With Lodge Reser-
vations Now Declared
Only Settlement.

The published correspondence be-
tween President Wilson and the
French and British premiers on the
Adriatic question has developed an
entirely new situation. bearing d.
rectly on the consideration OF the
peace treaty by the Senate. sena-
tors discovered after reading the
Presidents note of February -
that In the first paragraph Of his
note to the British and French pre-
miers the President. for the first
time, gives an explanation and defi-
milton of his views regarding tho
operation of Article X.
Republican Senators stated yes
terday that what the President in
his Adriatic note has to say on Ar
ticle X, coupled with the balance
of his note. has only served to stiff
fen the opposition to the treaty. ~
now appears certain, IL Is stated.
that there can be no ratification on
anything short OF the original Lodge
program.
lifted n Example.
Republicans declared yesterday
that the Adriatic correspondence
serves to make plain the exact ma
ture of the obligations which would
be forced upon the United States If
the treaty were permitted to become
operative without any reserving
clauses on the part of this g,vern-
ment.
Senator Borah, discussing the sit
uation on the floor of the Senate.
said:
Lloyd George practically. in go
many words, said: III you do not
exclude the question of the freedom
of the seas. there will be no League
of nations Clemenceau said: IT
you do not give me my reparations
scheme. there will be no league OF
nations Baron Maxine said. Il
you do MT give me shsntung. thers
viii be u. league OF rstions. rae
President now says: II YOU 10 NOT
conform to the Adriatic plan / pro-
pose. there will be no league Of ma
tions.'
In other words. the league OF ma
tions binds no one except those who
are strong enough when they make
a bluff to make II good. 1t Is like
all other leagues, IL Is binding upon
the small nations and utterly with
out force U+ effect as to the large
nations"
Hitchcock Optimistic.
Senator Hitchcock, Democratic
It auer, said:
Il think tire President is on very
high ground and in a very strong
position. Il is AN absolute inyul-
nerable position, as snown By the
l think the allies
will yIelu anu the three nations will
settle the question among them
selves. L believe the Presidents at
titude viii nave a wholesome et-
iect."
Senator Lenroot-"The Presidents
concern over the Adriatic situation
ought to remove all possible doubt
as to the necessity for our reserva-
tion on Article Y.
Senator Moses-"If the President
Is able to thrust US into such a situ-
alton before we are committed To
the league of nations what would he
not be able to do il we were in the
league?'
Senator Newt is unthinkable
that the situation should arise in
which the United States government
Is placed in the position of assuming
nal authority n the distribution of
European territory with which we
have no concern"
Senator Thomas, Democrat-'Tbe
Adriatic development constitutes an
excellent illustration of the great
series of issues with which we
final authority in the distribution a.
should enter the league of nations
foreign to US, to our traditions and
interests"