The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-13
LETTER FROM WILSON
GIVES TREATY VIEWS
Feature of Proposed Reservations
Agrees in Substance 20 Some
Pro2o<aiS.

Washington. F>b. \ letter fr1A
President WilSoG. G>reW.n% his oo-
lection to some features Of the peace
treaty reservations framed 5y the
Republican majority Of the senate,
furnished the basis os a long and
earnest discussion today in :; confer
ence Of Democratic senator's called to
consider what course ,a@ treaty :
friends should pursi~ When 1t aGalA
comes before the senate next week.
The only decision reached was to
cooperate in the parliane"taty action
necessary to reopen til" question of
ratification and to work fc.' an ac-
ceotable compromise on reservations.
Just what sort Of compromise should
be considered acceptable was debated
in the light of varying interpretations
of the presidents letter, but there
was no attempt to frame a DEFINITE
reservation program.
Striking directly at the Republl-
can reservation on article 10 and var-
ious proposed substitutes, the presl-
dent wrote that any reservation
which said that "thc United States
assumes no obligation under such and
such an article unless or except
would be likely to chill the relation
ship between this country anc the
other powers. A substitute for article
10 reservation containing this IAN
onaee. which has been under consld-
Grafton by the recently disbanded bl-
partisan compromise committee, the
president wrote, "was very untortu-
nate" in form, though he agreed with
the substance.
Letter to Hitchcock.
The letter was written on January
as while the bipartisan negotla-
tions were in progress and before
publication of the letter Of Viscount
Grev. former British ambassador to
The limited States, on the acceptaolllty
of the Republican reservations. II
WAS addressed to Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska, the Democratic leader
of the senate. who laid IL before the
conference today.
Wide disagreement was feVealeo
in the conference, and II private DIS
c,ssion among senators regarding the
nrobable effect of tire comnuhlca-
+ion OF the treaty's chances OF rati-
lection Some Interpreted The letter
as merely a reiteratioa Ct the views
previously expressed by the executive
while others professed to see IN II d
tendency toward compromise.
Comparing it with former a1ts:-
ances Of the president, these sena. a.ofS
pointed out that it contained no state
ment that he considered the language
quoted as nullifying the treaty OF
constituting a rejection.
Senator Hitchcock declared no
change in the Democratic attitude
was indicated either by the letter or
the proceedings of the conference.
The Democratic senate forces remain
cd determined, he said, not to accept
the Republican Article 10 reservation
unless it were modified.
Opening of Correspondence.
Senator Hitchcock made public to-
night his letter and that of the presl-
dent in the following statement:
The presidents letter, dated jan
uarv 26, was called forth by letter
which ] wrote him on the evening OF
the dav in which the bipartisan con-
ference in Senator Lodges office came
50 near to agreeing to reservation
on Article 10. Ny letter TO hlm was
as follows:
My Dear Mr.. President: The
conferences between Lodge and MS
three associates and myself and four
Democratic senators have Row reach
ed the sixth day.
Con Article 10 the effort to reach
compromise has now reached
stage where both sides are seriously
considering a proposition as indicated
bv the inclosed clipping.
eve resume consideration OF 1t TO-
morrow afternoon.
''Yours truly.
&c. u. Hitchcock.
January p. 1920.
The clipping referred 10 II the let
ter was the following proposed COM
promise reservation or Article 10:
THE United States assumes no OBJ
legation to employ its military or
naval forces or the cc"no92ic boycctte
to preserve the territorial integrity