The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-29
SHARP CRITICISM
Of COURSE TAKEN
Senator Thomas p e.
clares Persistence of
President May Lead to
War.
KELLOGG ALSO
APPREHENSIVE
Democratic Senator Elk
presses Great Disap,
pointnent Over At
tempt TO Force a Settle
ment.
Democratic Senator Elk

Arlington. Feh. 56~--FersfEtfnce BY
the president IN hts attempt to force
= settlement OF the Adriatic question
will lead to war, declared Senator
Thomas. Democrat. OF Colorado in the
senate today.
The senator said that President wfi-
sons commitments on behalf Of Jugo-
Gfavfa would force the United States 60
take up arms In defense OF that state,
while Great Britain and France would
be bound by the terms of the treaty OF
t.orden to support Italy.
The SITUATION is fraught with grave
Consequences to the United States b.
cause ~ tao presidents '1ntcrterence."
the senator said.
Sorato. Thomas, formerly a member
IT ths foreign re Istions committee has
rssdo an intimate study of the inter
na;icaai commitments In the peaes
treaty, sod a: thss tiIne favors err
fiction OF nations covenant.
Discussing briefly the Adriatic con.
tfvvcrss the senator said:
The situation means tarribie conse-
aaenees 10 US and provides = very good
illustration Of tho peffls likely To basai
the united states II she becomes = part
ner 10 this league Of nations scheme
The consequences seem certain to be
fat-reAching
II = solution Of the dispute becomes
impossible, and fear that 1t 10 likely.
war will be the fnevitahle result. The
United States would have TO take the
Ill - Ts.nr D~sA H.
and France would support Italy. II ID
terrible situation and one into which
we never should have been drawn"
The British and French reply to thu
presidents latest note on the AdriatSo
situation was At the white House to-
day and was read by Mr.. Wilson.
There Is believed to be no necessity
for an immediate answer and for this
reason the president In not expected to
reply 20 1t before the latter part OF
next week.
President Wilson's Interference IN
the settiemet of Italy's claims in the
Adriatio also was sharply criticised By
Ssnstor Kellogg. Republican. of Mn
neeotA.
The senator declared that the United
States had no right to dictate to the
European countries how their boundary
disputes should be settled. He charged
that thu president had failed to stand
BY his principle of self-detefsnin nation II
the Versailles conference and had done
nothing to protect the rights Of smaller
netionalities.
kELLoGrs ATTACK.
The attack by Senator kellogg "a the
presidents position il remarkable In
view OF the fact that he has been most
eager To get the treaty ratified ON al
most any kind Of terms and has been
enc " the miidest of the mild reserva-
tionietx
senator kellogg declared that Tor
those who are earnestly In favor of
the ratification Of tho treaty ''this last
ENHANCEMENT over the Adriatic ques-
ti0n is = rather discquraging feature.
The senator continued:
4 Am not going to discuss the mer-
IT. OF the dispute about the boundary
between Italy and Austria-HunEAry
and Siberia Ny position II that II II
none Of our business, that this coun-
Try ought not to try to settle the foun-
dartee ~ Al the aspiring nations. new
or OLD In Europe, which have emerg-
ca from the war with some degree
81 AQtoncMy I don OF think 1t Is
our place - a. II not believe the pres
ident y JustinA6 In attempting to die
tate me adjustment between Italy
ana ner neaGhhorM II may more inti-
rcepe than II does ii; undoubtedly
this n true. but 10 think that because
We took part In tho YEAR we are now.
g0tn4 10 try 10 dictate the settlement
Of the dispHfed Boundaries and med :
die IA al the quarrels which follows.
"A NAr II unthinkAbIe.
u Ne IRE goihs to do this before
- h2ve any treaty at all, what are
W Ecing to get into II we do not have
IN n6auuafe reservation IN Artio1n ~