The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
cox MAKES PUBLIC
TAFT PROPOSALS.
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require expressly unaninity of ac-
ton in executive council and body OF
delegates and add to Article XIV a
provision that where the executive
council of the boy of delegates finds
the difference to grow out of an ex-
elusive domestic policy, 1t shall re-
commend no settlement the ground
viii be completely cut from under the
opponents of the league in the SEN
ate"
The latter, Mr.. Taft said, would
cover tariff, japanese immigration
and similar domestic questions.
amendments and detailed arguments
in their behalf, one of Mr. Taft's
messages stated the republican SEN
ators are trying to stir up an anxiety
among republicans lest this be a linn
itation upon our tariff. It would
help much to meet and remove OBJ
jections and cut the ground under SEN
atorial obstruction
Regarding the Monroe Doctrines
protection. Mr.. Taft was quoted as
follows:
''My impression is that if the one
article already sent on the Monroe
Doctrine, be inserted in the treaty,
sufficient republicans who signed the
hSaAAo AOSAtA 6oAAd pASbaoAy 41AASlaI
from their position and vote for the
ratification so that 1t would carry. IF
the other suggestion were adopted. I
feel confident that all but a few who
oppose any league at all would be
driven to accept them and to stand
for the league"
Another message by Mr.. Taft on
March is, 1919, upon the same sub
ject, said:
Venture to suggest TO President
that failure to reserve Monroe Doc
trine more specifically in face of op-
position in conference will give great
weight to objection that league as
first reported endangers doctrine. It
will seriously embarrass advocates of
league it will cetainly lead to senate
amendments embodying doctrine and
other provisions in form less likely
to insure subsequent acquiesence of
other nationst than proper reservation
now. Deem some kind OF Monroe
Doctrine amendment now to Article
x vital to acceptance Of league in
this country. I say this with full re-
alization that complications in con-
ference are many and not clearly I'M
derstood hefe. A strong and success
| ful stand now will carry the league"
Another, on April IS, signed by Mr..
Taft and A. Lawrence Lowell. read:
Friends of the covenant are Ase-
riously alarmed over report that no
amendment will be made more spec
| ifically safeguarding Monroe Doctrine.
| At full meeting of executive commit
| tee of league to enforce peace. with
thirty members from eighteen states
present, unanimous opinion that with
| out such amendment, republican SEN
ators will certainly defeat ratification
of treaty because public opinion will
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 do
nestle questions was made "as sug-
gested by Mr.. Taft and almost in his
| own words" All OF the other sug-
gestions from Mr.. Taft it stated. were
| followed, as shown by quotations from
! the league covenant.
In making public the correspond
ence, Governor Cox's statement said
that time had arrived ito bring be-
| fore the American jury the recorded
evidence that the league
| is the composite thought of the lead
ing statesmen of the world" and that
/ 1t incorporated all the suggestions
| that were honestly offered by leading
| United States citizens"