Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-11

son said he would appreciate Mr..
Tafts offer Of suggestions and well
come them"
1.-The sooner they are sent the. bet
ter" the Presidents reply added.
You need give yourself no uneasi-
regard to the EN- bodiment Of the pro-
posed convention in the treaty"
On March IS, the correspondence
showed, Mr. Taft cabled a reserva-
ton for the Monroe doctrine, stating
that it "alone would probably carry
It certain" Mr.. Tafts detailed sug-
gestions were:
IF you bring back the treaty with
the league of nations in it, make more
specific reservation of the Monroe
doctrine, fix term for duration of
ment, require expressly unanimity of
action in executive council and body
of delegates, and add to article XIV
a provision that where the executive
council of the body of delegates finds
the difference to grow out of an eN-
olusively domestic policy 1t shall
recommend no settlement, the ground
will be completely cut from under
the opponents of the league in the
Senate"
The latter. Mr.. Taft said. would
cover tariff. Japanese immigration
and sfseilar domestic questions.
Submisting drafts of proposed
amendments and detailed arguments
in their behalf, one Of Mr.. Tafts
messages stated:
THE republican senators are Try
ing to stir up anxiety among repuo-
Gcans lest this be limitation upon
our tariff. 1t would help much to
meet and remove objections and cut
the ground under senatorial oostruc-
ton"
Regarding the Monroe doctrines
protection, Mr.. Taft was quoted as
follows:
article already sent on the Monroe
doctrine be inserted in the treaty, sur
ficient republicans who signed .ne
round robin would probably retreat
from their position and vote Tor ratl :
fication so that it would carry. If the
other suggestions were adopted l feej
confident that all but few who OPP
pose any league at all would be driven
to accept them and to stand for the
league
Another message by Mr.. Taft on
March %, 1919, upon the same sub
ject said:
Venture to suggest to President
that failure to reserve Monroe doc
trine more specifically in face of OPP
position in conference will give great
first reported endangers doctrine. 1t
will seriously embarrass advocates of
league, it will certainly lead to Sen
ate amendments embodying doctrine
and other provisions in form less like
ly to secure subsequent acQuiescence
of other nations than proper reServa-
ton now. Deem some kind Of Monroe
doctrine amendment now to article x
vital to acceptance of league in this
country. j say this with full reaii-
cation that complications in confer
ence are many sand not clearly under
stand now will carry the league"
Another. on April 10, signed by Mr..
Taft and A. Lawrence Lowell. read:
Friends of the covenant are seri-
ously alarmed over report that no
amendment will be made more spe-
officially safeguarding Monroe doc
trine. At full meeting of executive
of League to Enforce Peace,
with thirty members from eighteen
states present, unanimous opinion
that without such amendment repub-
lican senators will certainly defeat
ratification of treaty because public
opinion will sustain them. VITA such
amendment treaty will be promptly
ratified
The White House memorandum
made pubic by Gov. Cox said that the
leagues reservation of domestic ques-
tionS was made las suggested by. Mr..
Taft and almost in his own words"
All of the other suggestions from Mr..
Taft, it stated, were followed, as
shown by quotations from the league
covenant.
In making public the correspond
ence, Gov. Cox's statement said that the
time had arrived ito bring before the
American jury the recorded evidence
that the league is the COM
posite thought of the leading states
men of the world" and that it in
corporated all the suggestions that
were honestly offered by leading
United States citizens"
Cites Root SugEegtions.
Citing suggestions by Elihu Root,
Charles E. Hughes and others, Gov.
Cox reiterated that it's opposition was
"a partisan conspiracy"
1T seems. but yesterday" said Gov.
Cox. that all the leaders of American
thought were for the league. The
past eighteen months of plot and con-
spiracy, holding up the civilization of
the world and tearing at the heart
strings of humanity. for political pur-
poses," are as a nightmare.
Gov. Cox referred to the White
House dinner in February. 1919, at
which President Wilson, he said, con-
ferred upon the league covenant with