New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
De emand $ Democratic
Platform Cond c I'm N
Lodge Clauses as Incon-
sistent With u. S. Honor
Message Sent TO
Committeeman
Praises League. Saving
1--WE Cannot Whitt1e Tt
Down or Weaken IT.


WASHINGTON, Nay Q, Presi-
dent Wilson called on the Demo
cratic party to-day TO indorse the
Versailles peace treaty without the
Lodge reservations. His plea was
made in d message TO 6. F. Ham
aker, of Portland, chairman Of the
Multnomah County Democratic Cen
tral Committee, to whom the Presi-
dent wrote in response TO a message
from the Portland leader asking if
candidates should he pledged to the
peace treaty.
The President asked that the
Lodge reservations he condemned
as utterly inconsistent with the
nations honor His former dec
laration that the league Of nations
Is "the hope Of the world was re-
peated in the message, which cav
toned the party that 1--WE cannot in
honor whittle IL down or weaken it
as the Republican leaders of the
Senate have proposed to DO"
Chairman Hamaker's message was
received at the White House May s..
The President completed his answer
to the inquiry yesterday and dis
aatched it to-day
Democrats Are Surprised
The Presidents insistence upon in
dorsement Of the Versailles treaty
came as a surprise 70 some Democratic
leaders, here in view Of the fact that
he New York delegation declined to
indorse the treaty at its meeting
Yesterday at Albany and because the
Rhode Island Democratic convention
condemned Article X and similar
reputation Of the pact resulted in
Massachusetts,, where supporters of
Senator Walsh, who voted for the
Lodge reservations. we're selected for
the San Francisco convention.
The President received the follow
ing telegram from Nj. Hamaker;
Portland, Oregon, May 6, 1920.
Primary election May 2l Please
wire whether you consider it i'm
portant to nominate candidates
pledged to ratify Versailles treaty
without Lodge reservations.
G. Z. HAMAKER,
Chairman Multnomah County Demo
cratic Central Committee.
To which the President has re-
piled:
White House, Washington, MAY 9,
1920
Honorable G. t. Hamaker. Chair
man. Multnomah County Democratic
central Committee, Portland, Oregon.
| thing It imperative that the
party should at once proclaim itself
me uncompromising champion of
.ne nations honor and the advo-
cate cate OF everything that the United
states can do in the service Of
humanity; that it should therefore
indorse and support the Versailles
treaty and condemn the Lodge
reservations as utterly inconsistent
with the nations honor and destruc-
1--WE OF the world leadership which
II had established and which all
me free peoples Of the world, in
elaalng the great powers them
eeNes; mad shown themselves ready
10 welcome
Would Proudly Avow Stand
~ Is time that the party should
p,ouoiy avow that 1t means to try,
Isnout hlnchlng or turning at any
Ntne away from the path for reser-
s~I ~.'0Is rE OF eXpedlency, to apply moral
std Chrlstlan principles to the prob
'ems OF the world. 1t is trvinp TO
accomplish social, political and inter
,1 y
:! any OF the difficulties it has to
contend With. Let us prove to our
a.e associates in the war that at anv
.ate the great majority party of the
.@Non' the party which expresses the
ni nias hopes and purposes of the peo-
fa. Ef'e oi the country, intends to keep
In war 09 "o14 "S
hladS lnsy gave their treasure, their best
v.I y.Tuo and everything that they
ecu Ca,ueu III order not merely to beat
sn1 1"%"y out TO effect a settlement
nae "u oflng about arrangements of
~ee winch they have now tried to
Tt.""ia'e IN the Treaty of Versailles.
h;s' are entitled to our support in
settlement and in the arrange
Ti'0 Ti ior which they have striven.
of IIe ,I 'eague Of nations is the hone
m;s.i s1e world. As a basis for the ar
grs,,Ct, grsst ILL., ! was authorized by all The
SO Hghtng nations TO say TO the
nos nos mat II was our object in pro-
s.sog s's1ng peace to establish general
covor ecoSoglation Of nations under Specific
in, iW,enants for the purpose of afford
nS.I50al S mutual guarantees OF political
ritU ritUsPeNdence and territorial intee-
ana 20 20 great and small states alike.
nstio e rae covenant of the league Of
nssuons ns tl is the deliberate EN- bodimont
ps.oa mat purpose in the treaty Of
Refers 30 War Motives
ertan tne chief motives which led rs to
that o ,me war Will be defeated unless
una, r@, covenant is ratified and scte1
sbi,,,S in WIN yeor. We cannot m honor
Repubi;ns oo%n or weaken it as the
ave proposed to do. II w W, ayaAe ara 20
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