The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-09
PRESIDENT Can See No Difference
Between Modification and
Mild Modification
DEMOCRATS ARE HOPEFUL
Friends of Treaty Will Try to
Reach Compromise Even If
Wilson Pockets Result

Washington. March S.-Paesident
wilson re-stated for the Democratic
aenators today His opposition to any
peace treaty reservation which would
"SNeaken the full force of Article x or
otherwise materially impair the pro-
visions Of the league covenant. With
put saying specifically what qualifi-
cations he would or would not accept,
sae wrote Senator Hitchcock. the ad-
ninistration leader. that almost all re-
FerNations he had heard suggested
were i'm effect virtual notifications
republican leader, the senate agreed
applied.
hear of Feservationists and mild
Eceservationists,' the letter added, but
cannot understand the difference be-
fween a lIullifier and a mild nullifier."
Discussing Article X particularly,
the president wrote that there was mo
escaping the moral obligations which
nre expressed in positive terms in this
article" though there could be no OBJ
lection to explaining in an interpreta-
tion the constitutional methods by
which such obligations would have
to be fulfilled. He said the very heart
of the covenant would be imperilled by
weakening Article X. This article, he
said. represents a renunciation by
Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy and
by all other great powers "of preten-
sions of political conquest and terri
torial agrandizement."
1T is by no means certain the let
ter added. that without Article Y
such remuneration will take place.
throughout the peace conference"
he added, s'the militaristic party was
seeking to gain the ascendency IN
France; they were defeated then, out
they are in power now"
Effect on the treaty negotiations of
the presidents letter was given widely
varying interpretations by Democratic
senators working for a compromise.
who continued their efforts, telling
their colleagues they felt free to act
since the president had not seen fit to
say he would pocket the treaty If IL
same back to him with compromise re-
servations Lodge declined to discuss
it, Borah leader of the irreconcilibles,
said the letter helped to insure the
treaty's defeat by throwing cold water
on the compromise.
Limiting debate by unanimous con-
sent the senate today re-adopted -FOUR
more Republican reservations TO the
peace treaty, two without change
leaving only the reservations on Ar
ticle X and voting power in the league
which are the crux of the fight.
modified reservation affirming
national control over armaments was
adopted 40 to 26. Nine Democrats
Chamberlain, Oregon; Gore. Okla
homa; King, Utah; Kirby, Arkansas;
Nugent. idaho; Phelan, California;
Reed. Missouri; Shields, Tennessee,
and Smith. of Georgia, voted Tor IL.
The reservations as amended on
motions of Senators New, Republican,
of Indiana, and Mccormick, Illinois,
follows:
No plan for the limitation OF arma-
ments proposed by the council OF the
league of nations under the provisions
Of Article VIII shall be held as blnd-
inn the United states until the same
shall have been accepted by congress
and the United States reserves the
right 10 Increase it's armaments with
at1t the consent of the council when-
ever the United States is threatened
with invasion or engaged in war
ON melton OF Senator Lodge, the
If the treaty articles TO which they
"a limit debate on all remaining re-
.<~,servations TO the peace treaty except
those relating TO Article y and TO
voting power in the league of nations
As a result Senator Borah, OF Idaho,
withdrew his previous announcement
fbat he would move. today to proceed
y NJ once 10 vote on Article y.
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