Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-21
NEW TREATY EFFORT
IN PLEA TO PEOPLE,
IS PLAN TO WILSON
President Said to be Opening
Way for Fight on Foes
of Pact.
TO STATE u. S. POSITION
Baltimore sun.

Washington, April 2o.-face 10 lace
with the prospect of q definite refusal by
the Allied powers TO follow the chart ne
laid down for settlement OF the turkish
controversy and other disputes growing
out of che Versailles Conference. Presi-
dent Wilson is understood to have under
consideration the issuance in the near
f,turc of a statement to the American
public. He will take the people into his
ronfdence as TO the awkward situation
IN which America finds il tself as result
of the defeat of the treaty.
pIA,Es AWAY FOR FIGHT.
such A statement, if issued, would be
in the nature Of a campaign document,
blazing the way for the Administration
fight on the treaty issue IN the coming
campaign. and at the same time serve as
warning to the Democrats. prior to the
san Francisco convention, that Mr.. Wit
son meant what he said, when, IN hls
letter to the diners at the jackson Day
dinner, ne proclaimed his purpose to make
he treaty the dominant issue.
While il is stil the prevailing opinion
n official circles in Washington that
lbe President has no intention of being a
candidate 10 succeed himself, no member
4 his official family doubts that he will
INSIST on the nomination of a candidate
and the framing of a platform lndorsing
absolutely his stand in behalf OF unre-
served ratification OF the treaty.
CABINET MEETS AGAIN
For the second time in week. following
he long period of White House isolation,
the President TODAY met with the members
uf his cabinet The International situa-
tion is understood TO have been dealt
with at considerable length, both as re-
rards the general attitude assumed by
the Allied Premiers in the San Reno
conference toward the United States and
the advance Indications which have been
rcportcd 10 the State Department as to
the contests OF the joint Allied note being
sent TO this Government on the question
uf the Turkist settlement.
These advance indications. IL was
indicated in official quarters this after
noon. Justify in all respects the press
reports from the other side to the effect
that the Allies will resolutely refuse tC
accept Mr.. Wilson's demand for the OK.
pusion of the Turks from Europe and
an enlargement of the territorial limits
assigned to Armenia.
u. $. POSITION HELPLESS.
As the Presidents advisers see IL and
As he himself said to regard it. the
position Of the United States aC the
present time, so far as Impressing it'
views on the Allied Governments. II
IN almost totally helpless one. Their,
would be no surprise IN official quarter
here apparently if the same cold shou'
der presented 10 the United States OF
the question of Turkey would be turned
toward this country in the final solution
4 nj lsL
irovsrses in which the President ha
sought 10 force his views on the Entente
Tor such a situation the President j
prepared in his statement 10 the publi'
10 place the blame on the Senate. A
the same time there is evidence that h,
realizes the necessity of iustifying hi
own position in refusing to accept reser
vations TO the treaty as adopted by tn,
senate The President is as firmly con
WINGED as ever, his advisers intimate
that the Lodge reservations virtuall'
nulh6cd the treaty and made il impos
>lhle for him 20 enter the United State
INTO the League OF Nations on any sucl
basis.
POINT TO rRFMrER's STAND.
With the treaty pocketed, il is de
clsrcd by the Presidents advisers. tn
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present time Is n far more difficult on
than. 1T WAS when the State Departmen
first registered its views with the othe
powers on the question of the TurkisI
and Adristic disputes. Then. II, is ex
planned, the President was able to as
sumo IN his correspondence that ther
was still tho prospect that the Unite,
States would enter the League of Ma
lions. and, as potential member O
the League, was entitled TO voice j,
the fixing of obligations which tn,
League would have TO assume Since tn,
Senate acted. however, such an assunnp
tion, from the standpoint of the Ad.
ministration, Is denied this Government
and officials here point to the dispatcbc
from San Reno and Paris as ind;cafin,
that the Allied Premiers take the sam
view and are therefore Indifferent IN IN,
opinions of the President.
Whether the State Department undo
directions from the White House + 90
ing TO modify its decision not In bave
representative at San Reno in tho Egb
of the reports that the Allies had 70
newed their suggestion of such nsr.;c;
patton has given rise TO cons siderobl
speculation without however the da
partment giving anv definite cIua ~
guidance The most that officials u,;I
say Is that IT Is conceivable that if III,
mvitation Is presented under certain
conditions the decision may be modified
AWAIT ACTION ON GEDDEs.
In view of what has transpired alread,
at the San Keno conference the Dinlo
matte Corps IS eagerly waiting 10 so
whether the President will show any
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