Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-11

said he would appreciate Mr.. Tafts
offer of suggestions aud welcome them.
''The sooner they are sent the bet
ter" the Presidents reply addeo.
You need give yourself no uneasiness
about my yielding anything with regard
to the embodiment of the proposed con-
vention in the treaty
On March IS, the correspondence
showed. Mr.. Taft cabled a reservation
for the Monroe Doctrine. stating that
it ''alone would probably carry the
treaty, but others would make 1t GER
tain" Mr.. Tafts detailed suggestions
were: 80,
"If you bring back me treaty with
the League of Nations in 1t, make more
specific reservations of the Monroe
Doctrine, fix term for duration OF the
league and the limit Of armament, re-
quire expressly unanimity OF action
in executive council and body of dele
gates, and add to Article Nv pro,
vision that where the executive councii
of the body of delegates finds the ar
ference to grow out of an exclusively
domestic policy, it shall recommend the
settlement. the ground will be com
pletely cut from under the. opponents
of the league in the Senate"
The latter. Mr.. Taft said, would
cover tariff. Japanese immigration ana
similar domestic questions. :,
Submitting drafts of proposed
amendments and detailed arguments in
their behalf. one Of Mr. Taft's mes
sages stated:
"The Republican senators are try
ing to stir up anxiety among Repub-
Leans lest this be limitation upon our
tariff. 1t would help much to meet
and remove objections and cut the
ground under senatorial obstruction
Regarding the Monroe Doctrines
protection; Mr.. Taft was quoted as fol-
lows:>
"Niy impression is that II the one
article already sent, on the Monroe
Doctrine, be inserted in the treaty
sufficient Republicans who signed the
round robin would probably retreat
from their position and vote for ratih-
cation so that 1t would carry. II the
other suggestions were adopted. l feel
confident that all but few who. oppose
any league at all would be driven TO
accent them and to stand for the
league"
Taft's Wording Even Used
Another message by Mrs. Taft on
March %, 1919, upon the same sub
ject said:
"venture to suggest to President that
failure to reserve Monroe Doctrine more
specifically in face Of opposition in con-
ference will give great weight to 0bJec-
tion that league as first reported endan-
gers doctrine. 1t will seriously embar-
Iass advocates of league. it will GER
tainly lead the Senate amendments en-
hodying doctrine and other provisions
in form less likely to secure subsequent
ncduiescence of other nations than
proper reservation now. Deem some
kind of Monroe Doctrine amendment
now to Article Y vital to acceptance
of league in this country. | say this
with full realization that complications
in conference arc many and not clearly
here. a strong and sue
ressful stanu now will carry the
league a..
Another, on April 10, signed by MIR.
Taft AVID 4. Lawrence Lowell. read:
Friends Of the covenant are seri-
ously alarmed over report that no
will be made more speciii-
cnlly safeguarding Monroe Doctrine. At
fun meeting of executive committee OF
.eague to Enforce Peace, with thirty
members from eighteen states present,
opinion that without such
amendment Republican senator's VIII
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 domestic ques-
tions was made las suggested by Mr..
Taft and almost in m- own words.
All of the other suggestions from Mr..
e. "A FNlI