Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-11
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specifically in face Of opposition in con-
| ference will give great weight to objec-
| ton that league as first reported endan-
| gers doctrine. It will seriously embar-
rass advocates of league, 1t will be GER
| tain to bring senate amendments en-
bodying doctrine and other provisions in
| form less likely to secure subsequent
acquiesence of other nations than prop
er reservations now. Deem some kind of
| Monroe Doctrine amendment now to ar
I tlcle 10 vital to acceptance of league in
this country. l say tits with full real
ization that complications in conference
are many and not clearly understood
here. A firm and successful stand now
will carry the league"
Want Doctrine Safeguarded
| Another. on April Is, signed by Mr..
| Taft and A. Lawrence Lowell read:
Friends of the covenant are seriously
! alarmed over report that no amendment
will be made more specifically safe
guarding Monroe Doctrine. At full meet
| ing of executive committee of League to
Enforce Peace with 80 members from Is
states present, unanimous opinion that
without such amendment, Republican
senators will certainly defeat ratifica
ton of treaty because public opinion viii
sustain them. With such amendment
treaty will be promptly ratified"
The White House memorandum made
public by Governor Cox said that the
leagues reservation of domestic ques-
tons was made s'as suggested by Mr.
Taft and almost in his own words" All
of the other suggestions from Mr. Taft.
it stated, We're followed as shown by
quotations from the league covenant
In making public the correspondence
Governor Cox statement said that the
time had arrived Ito bring before the
American jury the recorded evidence
that the league is the composite thought
Of the leading statesman Of the world
and that it Incorporated all The sugges-
tons that were honestly offered BY lead
ing United States citizens.
Charges Opposition Conspiracy
Citing suggestions Of Elihu Root.
Charles E. Hughes and others, Governor
xix reiterated that IFS opposition was "a
partisan conspiracy
1T seems but yesterday, said Gov
ernor Cox, that all the leaders Of Amer
lean thought were for the league. The
past Is months of plot and conspiracy.
holding up the civilization of the world
aud tearing at the heart strings of hu-
mainly for political purposes, are as
nightmare"
Governor Cox referred to the White
House dinner in February. 1919. at
which President Wilson, he said. con-
ferred upon the league covenant with /
the senate foreign relations and house |
foreign affairs committee. and added:
Before this meeting Henry Cabot /
Lodge. as the arch conspirator of the /
ages, had uttered his defiance and issued |
the mandate that peace should not be If t
it came as the result Of effort In which I
the president had directing hand"
Partisan Victory His Goal.
A partisan victory. born in hatred and
discomfort, was his goal, let the cost to
civilization be what it might In Sc
luence. few days after the conference.
Senator Lodge produced his infamous
round robin, signed by 81 Republican
senator's, who declared that the league
was not acceptable in the form presented
but who, under partisan leadership, made
no suggestions Of any kind for its i'm
proyement as a means of preserving the
peace Of the world.
In this connection, let it BIZ empha-
sized that one single suggested amend
ment received from any responsible
source went UNDECIDED; instead the ma
jority of suggestions were requested BY
the president to be put into writing and
were Incorporated in the revised draft
verbatim.
Then after the president returned in
July. 1919. with tho treaty and the fl
nal draft Of the covenant. he again con
ferred with all the members of the SEN
at committee on foreign relations
Conference Was Public
'"The conference was public in the
sense that official stenographers were
present and the questions and answers
we're given to the newspapers as rapid
~ as transcripts could be madn. AT
this meeting there developed the yisi-
Die evidence that the senatorial ring of
the reactionary forces had perfected
heir partisan conspiracy, that they had
40 desire to understand the covenant
and that they purposed to becloud and
confuse the public mind. Their atti- ,
tude was one of evident and implacable .
hostility.
Previous to this development the
president has appeared in person be- ,
lore the senate and had discussed the :
.reaty in submitting it-something no :
,ther president has done in more than
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