The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-26
READY TO ADVISE
HIS GOVERNMENT
Sees No Objection to
Sc n a t e's Reservation
on Article <
CONGRESS TO
SEND SOLDIERS
Grey Feels, However, the
Colonies May Object to
Curtailment OF Rights
in League
BY N STIN MCGR.ATH

Washington. San. e. ~ iscoGnr
Grey. the ErlstIsb am baSSador to
Washington, returned 70 London 10
inform his Government of the con-
SESSIONS Great Britain and her allies
must make to insure ratification ~
the peace treatv nv the senate of the
frtted States and participat ton by
the t--ited States In the league nf
aations
Lord Grey went back TO England,
I WAS informed today by a high au-
thor;ty. prepared TO advise his gov
eminent ta accent tAe principle of
the Lodge reservations and to make
public declarations OF it's willingness
to DO So l understand that he car
RED with him assUra nces which he
deemed satisfactory that I. this were
done the treaty would be ratified
From the sar4e authority I learn
81 that Lord Grey himself urged
only TWO serious objections to the
Lodge reservations.
Strange as it may seen. Lord Grey
saw no objection 10 rhe senate ma
jority reservation on Article ten. 1t
Will he recalled that President Wilson
declared the proposed reservation on
Article ten would cut the heart ont
Of the treaty"
Lord Grey Was not Of this view.
He thought his government and the
qufta content TO leave in the congress
Of the United states the power TO au-
shoriZe or refuse TO authorize the en-
pIoyn1ert of the military or naval
forces of the United States abroad in
the event the league ~ nations should
see Ar 10 call upon the United States
70 help preserve the TERRITORIAL in
| teerity or political inde psndencs OF
any member ~ the league.
GRFY'S OBJECTION
| The two serious objections which
Lord Grey raised to the Lodge res
ervations wire against the proar BILE
snd the raserva ton on voting power.
Lord Grey did not think the British
government and the other allied gov
ernmenJs properly could be asked to
blnd themseN Ives in writing TO accept
the senate reservations as a condition
II having the ratification Of the treaty
binding upon the tinted States.
In view of tact that Great Britain
france and Italy already had ratified
the treaty, ne thought il would be
IN deerogatton If their dignity. and
entirely unnecessary To insist on the
tulffiilment Of this condition.
So tar ar The reset cation on voting
power was concerr- Lord Grey
stated he thought Great Britain would
not be Inclined q raise any onJec-
ton, but he did not believe Great
Britain dominlons could be induced
to accept it. and their protest would
prevent the British government from
,onsenting, II these two ouIectA,ns
TO the Lodge reservatio could be
removed. Lord Grey thought there
would be no question about the will
inEness of ths allied governments to
accept the changes which the senate
desires properly ~ safeguard the in
erests of the United States
II the the British government DE-
rides to accept the advice Of Lord
Grey and make public announce uenr
Of It's Willingness to consent 10 all
Of the Lodge reservations except the
preamble and the reservation on vot~
ing poWerA the announcement may
change the treaty situation decisively
I talked today with some of the
leading spirits among the irreconcil-
ahles and the mild reservationists on
the Republican side. asking them for
their view of the effect such an an
nouncement from the British govern
nent would have.
NEW RESERVATION
They declared the announcement
probably would mean the preamble
amended. and leaders of the mild
reeervationists today EXPRESSED CONF
denoe that they would be able to draw
up new form of reservation on Not-
Ing power in theSleaeue which would
rieet the objection raised hy the Brit
ish to the Lodge reservation and also
would satisfy the demand to have the
United states placed upon an eaualit,
with Britain.
They would not disclose lust how
this was to be done.
Leaders among the irrcconciiabies
confessed themselves much disturbed
aver the prospect of an official Rritisr
announcement in favor Of tho srcant