The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-29
Judicial Probe May Follow Primary
IrredularitieS In West Virginia
WILSON HAS FRIENDS '
AND FOES GUESSING
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
tCopyrigat BY The 1nteniSenoer)

wASFUN,;TuN. u. (. MAY -
President Wlls"n has not iherr'H ~,
poNt!cal opponents but has tTIeheS
Guessing as TO his ueNt move IN the
treaty situation but unless the Prcsi-
lent chapges his mind abruptly MS
presvnt nanOuever - tU Keep the treaty
~ Versailles in IN" Whit" House et'her
,intil tho two political EonE'ntl"ns nave
met and declared themselves anu NV
dlSposition Is manifested toward the
document or until the American people
have shown by thor votes that theS
sustain or rcphdtatc the present MEM
bership OF the Senate. 49,.
The Republicans wer" eager Tor IN"
presid.nt 10 act on the Knox peace
resolution. The Democrats didn't mn
buster or engage in prolonged debate
hut haStened tn" resolution L" 'ne
white House. The Republicans en-
pected the veto but Also expected ths
'reaty 10 come back To the Senate WIN
a statement of the reservations ne
would accept Then, having Ssiecteu
senator Henry Cabot Lodge 10 MAKE the
kavnotc speech at tn" kepuoIiSah
NATIONAL convention. IN" expectation
rSs that tho Massachusetts, senator
would discuss the phraS""i"SN OF rescr-
yations and that the issue would again
appear - be only OF language; AZ an!
rate il was believed tn" people al ne
,olls wouldn't be abl" TO distinguish De
tween the Democratic or hspuutlCa'. u
kind OF reservations and that the treaty
Mnestion would be lost in maze OF
Controversies over domestic policies.
Plays waiting Game
But the president is unwilling I" play
into Republican hands. II" pans 10
make IL rs uncomfortable as possible
for his opponents He ~ waiting 70 see
what the Republican National conTrn-
ton with Il temporary chairman auNH
caring qualification ut the treaty wltn
r-serS ations will do about nominating
man who denounc"s IN" wh"te NeatA,
reservations and a!l--namely senator's
Hiram johnson or rhtlander {. Knox.
Mr. Wilson has consulted nobody IN
the Senate and has WORKED OUT ms cNn
strategy His tactics are not aitogetnSE
pleasing 10 his colleagues but tRey al
mi, hr is playiug a bold hand and may
euCcced eventually in keeping th"l rca.!
issue clear out by retaining the Ncl
saIlles pact - the White House. sever
al senator's nT IN" Democratic SD" VINO
ar. no, particularly in favor "t tne
nr%siden,'s supposed plan. do. ncVerthe-
;ess soc various grounds upon wnicH
Mr. Wilson could j"St!ty MS dcti"n,
The president. a. disclosed oN MS Heto
tion Of the sena'" IN falling 10 pass me
pcacc treaty itself as final. He argues
,bo, there Is no need for MN !" Srhu
no treaty back-that the senate ma >
notified him that II cannot l|S>
anneals from ,h- senate I" IN" Amerl-
,,5r nerplc. lie wants Il new senate On
no other hand { tn" American pscPle
sustain the present senate next NoHcnt
hnr. Mr. Wilson can turn over ine uc
veInrment OF American foretSh poi'Cs
and the treaty and al, data thereon 10
,bn rs<, nresIdent Of the United states.
?. barins 70 look certain that woodrow
Wilson will never withdraw ms nHio
e-o1n the treaty ut FcrSaitiss or nespnrIh nIe
otn separate peacc with Germany. Ee
rsxsras what The Senate has tried 20 90
- IRE way OF peace resolution as M
iHc eoree hlc stain on America h"uoi
and with that sta'"m'nt TO w.
rase If the american Pe"IH niis
w,,b him 'hnv can say \" NJ inc P"''S'
VIII Havs Has Say.
r,.,ss,,ally. Mr.. Wilson will have h'S
sor Sr ths Democratic national PLATFORM
.t' san Francisco. There Is no oouUN
that no will writ" tn" PLANK on III IN
rrs,tv issue himself and tha' ne VIZ
,bs, state the case for or against resel
80 49,, msklnr distinctions then ON thS
,,,hicc+ Of nullifyiuH or !ntcrprela'lNc I
,.essrva+icns. lie has the advantage over
rho Republicans for they must HleeS ~
chicago FIRST and declare I 49,.
1,bry could not afford TO poslpnnc
,io,, on the treaty plank until alter @ @lne
- Dr,Ts % have met without being open
20 charges OF timidtty. And II JoI"soi' 80.
- he nominee the Republicans viii un
Soubta adly have declared against ~
,vhola treaty and coNcnant. 90
president bids MS ta1nV' ~ ~. III
.roatv Of peacn AT the White House any ~.
rronCscs TO do nothing about sendlns u
beck until the senate manhcSts Us ue
60 70 have the treaty back. II wv
birds OF tho senate should get UP
romnd robin saving what re5crfal'oWnS W
,hcv wauld Ike TO Se" put upon nv
treaty and submitted this Ss'auest ,o .o o.o
resident, he could not att"rd 70 ihHa ihS
- such a move might be ht%a. HiT
me conventions and serve 10 .pe!"S w
,,,litiral alignmcnts again especlaiS Il
80 presIdents side OF the argument ap
nsars 10 be making headway. the 'reSsy
issue Is FAR from being defined
noritirians are too resourceful 20 let
Tr Wilson have it all his way
Comment on the Message
Comment on the Presidents veto mes
sage was mixture OF 'Sh.''sIn o.
sunpressed approval, Most senators re-
aIize that the Knox resolution vas
roor noIitical move because II was ucS-
,,na1 20 failure II proposed no inter-
na.,nnal agreement and only the Eeped'
- domestic laws. On the other mana re
oubiIcans and Democrats alike thouShl
no Presidents political astu''n"Ss M M"s
Certainly a Bit faulty when No pu' tnas
.entence about III" freedom OF srds anu
i,,C,io,, oS ornaments in his veto mes
go Ja declared that the Knox rHso-
,nfior did nothing about th"s" TWO
,o,uta and members OF congress re't ne"
hat Mr.. Wilson did nothing about thr!n
=: Paris either. al least ne sid"-S'eppe"
mo freedom Of seas and joined IN a
propoSal TO establish simply commit
90 oY investigation on the armament
,uestion. Somebody might have cen
sored Mr. Wilson'S veto mesSaS" TOT
him and kept those two NuInerahiH pa
SaEes out OF It but 80 tar as can oe
Iearned tho President didn't show hts
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