New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

MINDS, because all the great govern
merits and peoples which united
against Germany had adopted our
declarations of purpose as their own
ana mad IN solemn form embodied
them IN communications to tho Ger
man government preliminary to tho
arnisticc CT November II, 1918. But
the treaty as signed at Versailles
has been rejected by the Senate of
the United States. though it has been
ratified by Germany
by tina. rejection and by its meth
ods we have in effect declared that
~c wish 20 draw apart and pursue
objects of our own. unhampercd by
any connections of interest or Of
purpose with other governments and
peoples.
Nothing About Free Seas
Notwithstanding the fact that
upon our entrance into the war we
professed to be seeking to assist in
the maintenance Of common inter
ests. nothing is said in this resolu-
tiou about the freedom of navigation
upon the seas, or the reduction of
armaments, or the vindication of the
rights of Belgium, or the rectifica-
tion & wrongs done to France, or
the release or The Christian popula-
>A.f'''N Hi'
the intolerable subjugation which
they have had for so many genera
tions to endure, or the establishment
of an independent Polish state, or
the continued maintenance of any
kind of understanding among the
great powers OF the world which
would be calculated to prevent in the
future such outrageS as Germany
,'''C> pei N'',a nina 'oO
Disregard obilGations, tie Sa3s
We have now in effect declared
that we do not care to take any
~ s'ol 'SNS oi 20 assume any iur
.l'ei 1eS 5'olSlp lpi4''ttS win regard 10
~ .'ae ot ee''oiii o. naIIonS or 1ne Sacfeo
neSS oI lnVe'naVohal ooHgallohs or
tme Sa1ely OF lhocpendent peoples
2UVn peace WIN Hermahy-a peace
~ "HlEn none oI ihe GSSehlla inter
es.s "g'tI we mao at heaf' When we
en'eieq '.e var IS sal aleGuafdeo-N,
carosn ol o"enn 10 ,,.L pq' inco"Gelyao!e' IS IN
ol|lS, ~. WIN ne UiShlty OF lhc
'H,i1.to 9'aseS' WIN 'he rights and
lleS c. hef cll'Iehs' ana with
eiie very IUhoalH Sh'ai cohdltlons or
~, i'IaVioh.
- nope that III these statements l
nave s4dlclently set forth the ,rea-
sons why nave lett it incumbent
Up0i i''e I" NJ Wl,nT1,d u T|rl my StgnaIure;
..,, OVDkO" "lLSON
me ne " hIte House,
- May I9Zo.
The Presidents veto was expected by
Republicans in Congress. Secretary Of
State Colby, Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska. who has led the fight in the
Senate for the Presidents foreign mol
icies, and others close to the President.
nouHed the Republicans during discus
son on the resolution that the Presi-
dent intended to veto 1t.
Treaty Is Not Returned
Secretary Co1bv told tho Do,,o.ra+:o
Senator's at a conference at +bo Cane
itol. held shortly before nassaro of w.
resolution in the Senata tbat tbe
President also would send the Ver-
sail1es trea+v hacl, 70 no Se,a4o oIo,lc.
with the VETO mesiage '''e ''' ia '0 "'0"e
The President however did NOT re-
turn the tra9t,, with bis ToSsaon Po
publican LEADERS, fnl1v exna,t }ba+ he
will return j. before ConGress +atee n
recess or adiournmont heforo tho naN
tjonal coovor.ions bu+ awen tho P,asi
dents closest adyisere soid +heI. ad
no idea v,ban tbo presidont ,'.o,Jd -'r.' aot
to revive +be trcatr ''N' :
Renublicans in Conorog, ox,rarsod
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