The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-09
FOR WINDING UP
FIGHT THIS WEEK
Bad Faith on the Part VI
Those Who May Reject
Article x.
WAR WAS WON ON
PEACE PLEDGE
Wilson Says He Could /
Not Face Soldiers
This Obligation Were
Not Observed. q. Y
BY JAMES r. NoURsE.

By JAMES r. NoCRSE.
Washington. March s-Presid ut 4
Wilson today advised his followers ffIss
the senate that he cannot accept the
Lodge reservations.
Making known his position through i
I the medium of a letter to Sena1cK Il
Hitchcock. the administration ieatseYYs
the president stated his unaltaratf9a
opposition to the reservations alreatfVS
adopted and more particularly III ffi@
Lodge reservation on article ten. 10
which a majority of the senate Ia COM
mitted.
Ratification of the treaty with khei6
reservations, the president a3DeFte6s
would be notification Of All kii41
pledges upon which the United 6tAtNos
entered the war and OF the moral obll<
CATION to establish an organizati0 fofs7
world peace.
Speaking particularly of the article
ten reservation, the president declared
it "cut at the very life and heart 6f
the covenant and would mark 4li9@
United States 'tas desiring to return f6fa
the old world of jealous rivalry ass{f
misundersta ndings from which 6Hfss
gallant soldiers have rescued us NH y
would leave us without any vision 0S
new conception OF justice and peac<
Senator Hitchcock discussing lQ
iettefs Satd ne Would ne abic 10 HgA&ss
enough of the Democratic senator's 4I3&
line 10 defeat ratification il the Le.ddlS
reservation on article ten or anFthiffxEs
even remotely resembling n, u
adopted. Although 1t is cndNaat%
that there viii be few Den4Ncx \
senators here and there who win r. ~
fuse to support the presidents pc6fzz
ton there will not be enough efs4
Senator Hitchcocks opinion, ID yfeId 4
the necessary number Of votes mhfeAxss
Joined with the Republican friends of%
the treaty, might produce "a votes fonA
! the treaty.
LETTER Is PRINTED.
/ As soon as the letter had been -
cefved by Senator Hitchcock corlk@a
OF IL were struck OFF and distrihute6H
among the Senators on both SfdeSya
Senator Lodge read it aloud to 4 grouBs
of senator's in the Republican clu4AA
room, including Senator Borah &nAs
other irreconciables
! Arrangements were immedfaEofY
/ put in execution for winding M tlfe@
treaty fight this week. Four III taSaA
/ minor reservations. relating to ifuff@
tation of ornaments the rights of nxssgs
tfonals the labor clauses. and AIie4iis
! property rights were disposed OF 1Ms
short order sss
/ This leaves hut two of the LodKe
reserva tons to be disposed of, naaaess 81
" number two, or article ten, sAn1s
number fourteen. ON the voting noS
! crs in the league.
Debate on number fourteen 80
begun. and probably will be finishal|
tomorrow
! This will make 1t possible to brin1@
the fight on article ten to a apee64M
conclusion S%
The president in his letter virtu
ally makes the declaration that tfN3
United States would not. have 60
tered the war except for the pufp14Ss
Of bringing about the adoption az xlaA
obligation such as that embodied dIGs
article ten of the league Of natioi
covenant. He said:
II Article X is not adopted II
acted urcn, the government WhlEl&
rejects il will. | think. be guilty
/ bad faith to their people whom tlel1g
induced to make the. INFINITE na&x&S&
fees of the far by the pledge thN13
they would be fighting to redeeM
I.world froln the old order OF forceS a
aggression. They VIII be actiue On
in bad faith to the opinion 0k
world at large to whom they apr n
ed for support in concerted R&&
against Tie aggressions and pref
sions OF Germany" Sss NJ
/ The president asserted that the
was won on the plcdge of the oppQMS|
cnts of Germany 10 establish W0&
! organization for peace. There u 16
I escaping the obligation to carfT XIII
the promise of "a neral victory SxQ
Germany far greater tina n the nillafN8
victory won ON tho field OF bettf2
/ the latter declared ard 1t si6sss9T&
/ thinkable" that tiis United 8EX&K
should set the example Of tgneF
4 such solemen moral engngNIa{66f
COULD NOT FACE SOLD4EE ~ &
IL is declared by the presldon4k4lH&
| he could not looS the soldiers ~ m
! gallant armies in the face 4GA1Q
| he did not do everything HI &f4
| to remove all obstacles to the cQ&8
ing out of this obligation. sTSssS2j
The president spGsse of thAs%M~4
rious opportunity given TO the u13
States to contributs 10 an inteRn3
/ al regime which would cause
/ American ideals &C Justice and m
/ to prevail throughout the WuS1&
asserted tfsA III " tists te xtt
iessiy or the limited States
i.'graccfuily retire from the Gr4M&
/, cert OF powers by which tn
/ was saved" He declared thM1x8
/ imperialists Of tho old world WSl
4 league to. enforce peace. AN4&M
/ Great Britain, Frauce ana 1f43
i the other powErS were cunaD
1 rcnounce their policy cf in1H
+ by accepting atiEt@ teRGs1e
i covenant At Versailles M4
4 that tnAsmuch an fhts FeS1n
i has been made, the NAif4ks
L should DO her pnFt ~ Wnf4
4 pledged ~ IN treaty NJ sssSs W.T. w.
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