The New York herald., 1920-01-20
NO FURTHER COMPROMISE ON
TREATY, DECLARE SENATORS TO
NEW YORK BUSINESS MEN

I deal OF labor and discussion the reserva-
tions were agreed upon, and le- me say
in passing that they were drafted b.
friends OF the treaty---that is. by those
who desire to have the treaty ratified
They constitute compromise between the
extreme views and were adopted by 'he
Senate by decisive majorities. In every
case many OF the Senators Gho voted for
the reservations made large concessions
by doing so, thinking that they ought 70
be more strongly worded In certain re-
spectts The compromise between the ex-
treme views which is represented by the
reservations stands the action Of the
majority OF the Senate. The President
meanwhile has never altered his position.
In his letter to the Democrats AZ the
Jackson dinner on January y he declared
that while there could be no objections TO
interpretations which would really Dc
valueless for the protection OF our ind~-
pendence and our rights the treaty nuss
be ratified without change which would
in any way alter its meaning. IN othsr
words. the President is unwillinG to mare
CONCESSIONS We are now considering
suggestions made by representatives "I
the minority who favor ratityine the
treaty without change. There ere certain
great principles on which no eoinprotnse
lis possible and it remains 70 De seen
whether we can come 10 any agreement
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the Senate"
A telegram from United states Senator
! Philander c. Knox, Of Pennsylvania was
read
! Il do not wish my word TO be construed
as reflecting upon tho loyalty moepeh-
dence or intelligence cf anyone. How
! ever. should ] vote 10 advise the rat'-
/ tication OF the treaty presented 10 ns.
! I would feel that I had compromised my
y Il my
others and consciously refused 10 follow
! the clearest convictions J have ever en-
! tertained upon a public question. voted
for the extraordinary message necessary
: TO carry the war to victorious conc!u-
! sion [ refuse to accept the view thaJ
/ there are any limitations upon the rlgh
! of self defence. have favored con
! structiye programme 90 abolish war anu
secure international justice, but car
not agree that the Senate, intrusted with
the duty of preserving American SOW
ereignty, has power to delegate any par
of that sovereignty TO a foreign politics
council such as is created by the terms o.
the treaty -
II am for an uutrammelled America with
the will and the purpose to do our duty
to civilization when and as we see III.
could not ask one who had sold sll that
he had and given to the poor to go under
bond to be charitable. America piedse
her last man and her last dollar 10 VIII
the war. and she should preserve the
status that made that pledge effective.
Richard NJ Hurd is chairman of the
Committee of American Business Men'
IL. +. Loree. vice chairman; Jules {.
Bache, treasurer, and George Henry
PAYNE. secretary. Others on the dals
were Otto II Kahn. James NJ. Beck, h.
w Marsh and Job Z. Hedges.
Others present included Senator Thomr
IP. Gore, OF Oklahoma; Justice Daniel +.
iCohalan, Surrogate John Z. Cohalan. Will
lam Barclay Parsons. William r. WilcoN,
TJndon ". Bates, A. Barton Hepburn
Herbert II. Limberg. J. Waldo Smith,
Charles Hanson Towne, Irving K Taylor
Henry A. Wise Wood and Major Stanley
Washburn.