The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-30
COLCORD SUGGESTS
NEW TREATY PLAN
Let Senate Adopt All the
Treaty 1t Agrees On and
Refer the Rest
A NON-PARTISIAN
SCHEME FOR ACTION
President Wilson Has Petition Signed
By Thousands - Colcord Believes
Country Wants League of Nations
Put Into Effect.
(By DAVID LAWRENCE.)
Copyright By The Reformer. J

WASHINGTON, March 3O-Samuel
Cocord, modest old gentleman with
kindly eyes and benign countenance, who
represents no organization, no political
faction or party no personal ambition or
desire for prominence, has presented to
President Wilson through Secretary Tum-
ulty plan for the ending Of the dead
lock on the treaty. Instead of an appeal
from the President to the people in an
election, Mr. Coleord brings an appeal
! from the people to the President He
urges, briefly, that there be an adoption
of the peace treaty with all the points on
| which there is agreement between the
| Democratic and Republican senators and
! that only the disputed points be left to
| the campaign or a referendum.
His idea is that much Of the good of the
league of nations and treaty can immedi-
ately be derived by the United States III
partnership with the rest of the world
while the points like Article 10 ON which
II hypothetical and not concrete obstacles
ave arisen can be determined later ON.
"Ehey may take their referendum If
they viii, writes Mr.. Coleord, "but not
while the world waits in suspense and
agony for the pledges of aid we are will
ing to give.
Signers galore from all political parties
and all walks of life, give the petition
presented at the White House a non
partisan and disinterested appearance
! Neither the league to enforce peace nol
4 the other organizations which have worked
SO Zcalously for treaty ratification arc
1 involved in the plan 1t is solely tn,
i work of one man, Samuel Colcord, who
/ has used up much OF his own income anc
principal TO forward an idea that h'
thinks will benefit this country and III,
i world
Mr.. Colcord has no office. no staff, NJ
publicity organization-noth at all IL
is Just an average citizen who feels $
deeply about the delay in entering TIN
league of nations and putting the treat
of peace into effective operation that h
/ has devoted all his time for many week
/ and is prepared to continue his effort
/ indefinitely in order to help along ST
] uation in which he thinks only disntel
I ested men can help.
On the petition appear the names {
l President Lowell Of Harvard and Card
I nal Gibbons Then there IS Cleveland /
/ Dodge, Princeton classmatc and intimat
I friend of President Wilson Also Geogl
w Wickersham, former attorney gener;
in the Taft cabinet; Augustus Thoma
1 playwright: Hamilton Holt, editor Of ii
Independent. who have been PARTICULAR
! friendly TO President Wilson 5 point
7 view on the league OF nations as we'll ;
Major George Haven Putnam, Jacob /
: Schiff, Edmund Dwight and others VIII
y have not been prominent in politics ht
s in civic affairs have joined in the men
n orial
"a Accompanying Mr.. Colcorl to Il
- White House were Hamilton IIelt an
III Professor Woodbridge, Of Boston {
al course anybody who has dared to mentic
q the word compromise at the WIFI
III House has had to tread softly and spea
"a IN whispers for the President has brooke
q no such suggestions Indeed, it has bee
81 said that he would not receive certa
"a Democratic senator's, hitherto on Il
q friendlest terms with him, because
81 learned in advance that they wanted
"a talk compromise
- Mr.. Wilson didn't see Mr. Colcord
IS his committee But the memorial tn,
q presented will of course he laid before Il
~ President by his private secretary. Eve
IS day it is planned to add more names
"a that eventually thousands of perso
"a whose names command public respect W
IS be enlisted in the movement
"a Mr.. Coleord admits he is Republic;
u lult claims he is no partisan. He is t
- kind Of man who believes much can
SA accomplished in the treaty situation
"a the individuals interested turned tht
- thoughts from personal hatreds to bro
IA principles Of human compassion
"a nlans to carry his appeal to the sena
y too He has already interviewed sever
III senators who favor the compromise pl
. and it is probable that there will
speeches on this week
The President has not seen fit TO rer
to the senate resolution returning t
treaty to him Sometimes he WELDON
occasions to speak indirectly and bv
plication. The visit of Mr.. Colcord a
his committee may furnish that opportl
ity. Some announcement from t
White House has been exnected for s.
n IL - Icfo -.