The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
Translation From French
Official Version Removes
All Doubt.
AIDS SEEK WAY OUT
Think Their Chief Has For
gotten Statement He
Made in Paris.
CABINET MEN ON STUMP
Colby and Palmer Arrange
Speaking Dates to Defend
League Covenant.
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Special Despatch 10 THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON Oct. THE food OF
proof that Senator Spencer (Mo.)
quoted President Wilson correctly in
saying that the President had promised
military aid to Serbia and Rumania In
the event OF international difficulties.
and which the President had attempted
20 deny by characterizing the Senator's
statements as false, has confoundcd
Administration supporters.
There were only two explanations
offered to-day by President Wilson's
friends. One was that the President
had forgotten what he said TO the
Rumanian and Serbian representatives
ut Paris. The other was that tho
President. although directly address,
ing Premier Bratiano OF Rumania. did
not refer specifically to his nation and
20 Serbia In promising military aid.
but spoke. OF the world In general.
This, OF course, II was pointed out,
meant exactly the same thing. only in
a larger degree. II Mr. Wilson's
statement was general, of course II
would include Serbia and Tsur1ania.
There has been no idea in anybody's
head in Washington that the Prosi-
| dent was proposing 10 send the Aaleri-
can army ard the fleet 10 aid Serbia
| ard Ruman.a In case OF trouble. but
| refusing the same aid to other nations
Of the world
President Says Nothing.
The only answer the White House
had to-day was not on the authority
OF Bir. WILSON. bet may " taken as
rejecting his attitude.
Let senator Spencer produce the Of
fetal record" Joseph p. Tumulty said.
| IN effect
When asked where this could be OBJ
tanned. he ss'd "in Paris"
IL Is well known that the records OF
\ the peace conference were kept secret
| at the request OF Air. Wilson despite
the earnest EFFORTS OF the United States
| Senate to gain access to them How
ever. the many unofficial versions, agree.
ing so exactly about what Mr. Wilson
| e&id. are accepted everywhere. with tho
possible exception of the White House
ar being absolutely correct
Perhaps the most Trustworthy OF these
Is the translation OF the French official
version. which quotes President Wilson
as follows
III the world should be troubled again,
IL the cond tions winch We ali reg, nd aS
| fundamental are challenged, the guar
! aniees which viii ba given 70 you will
pledge that the United States Will send
It's army and fleet 2croys the ocean. is
II surprising under such conditions that
IL should desire . ach sciuticn o,
! the various problems which seem to II
satisfzctoryy
I Mr w.Ison's original denial that Sen
ator s,encer was telling the truth. it
Was pointed out TOO, IL exactly at vari-
I arcc with his statements 10 the Sem
/ ators OF The Foreign Relations Commit
/ tee on the subject or Article y On
that occasion hc told Senator Knox
, there wouid be no Interference with the
, constitutional right of Congress TO de-
! clare war. shcrld America enter tho
! League os NEtionS. hence no legal Oh
! lisation upon the United states how.
! evor. that there wouid bo q compelling
moral obiHatiou." Tho President Is
! also on record as say.ng ihst a moral
/ obligation Is more binding than a legal
! one
The Presidents denial, however. is m
tine with his statement on tie League
OF Naiionp issrcd ffon the White
House last Sunday. in ;lde statomen.
alr. Wilson attacked those opponents
OF hts league acbcmc who knox Articl
x wCuid involve the Jalted Stet-s in
cvsry foreign quarrci ;he y Grid oysr.
ard sought Go create the impression
that the much d'scossod "Acari ~ The
covenant diI not moan this. However.
r 49,
ssriicr Presidential htitud. ~ stand.
I as IL viii Ds Remembered that in tine
I later statcfnsni. al variance With for-
nsg uttcrancss he President has DO
ilticsl pvrIose 10 eerve
stand or Fnii with isngu..
Meantime tn. Democratic plan out
lined In TIE NEw YORK HERALD ,.w
days ago IL getting under way---the plan
to make last dilch fight over the
leh9ue Issue dsres ardug The abortivs
vote getting schcmes With which Gov
: Ccx has been running around the coun-
/ try The Attorney General vs. EosnK 10
! make soin spccchcs. and Gov. Cox hav-
.rg said frankly whHt he thought %
/ Messs. palri.r and BurlssOn II requires
no giant intellect 10 deducc that Ar.
| Palrner's activity Is hi suDror. OF The
Wilson "vIndiCation" plan. not the can
| didacy OK Cox.
Bainbr dgc Colby. Secretary OF state,
( spoke tonight Dt Cleveland. Mr.. Colby
! gave out here some "eNcerl ts' from his
| speech amounting to some thousands OF
words These excerpts contain not
! sir xie reference 20 Gov. Cox. However.
HE nov premier compared Wilson TO
! Warhlrg,on AID Lincoln
/ So far as. the Wilson Spencer row N
concerned, political scers here are con-
! fidcnt that the presideuts fiat failur,
I to make his dcrial % his words egfee-
tive will have biz reaction on The
/ vo,era or Missouri. They are confident
that the Pres dents challenge TO Let thc
voters decide who IL telling the truth Is
gclnE 10 turn tho tide for Senator spen-
, Ger, who Is up FOR reelection. as well as
for Senator Harding in the Presidential
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