Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-11

ter" the Presidents reply added
You need give yourself no uneasi
ness about my yielding anything with
regard TO the embodiment OF the pro
posed convention OF the treaty"
On March IS, the correspondent,
showed. Mr., Taft cabled u reservation
for the Monroe Doctrine. stating thai
I, alone would probably carry tho
treaty, but others would mako 1t Ger.
tain" MIR. Tafts detailed suggestions
| were:
III you bring back the treaty with
the league of nations In II, make
moro specific reservation OF the Mon
roe Doctrine. fix term for duration
OF the league and the limit OF arma-
ment. require expressly unanimity OF
action in executive council and body
| of delegates, and add to Article XIV.
u provision that, where the executive
council of the body OF delegates finds
the difference to grow out OF an ex-
clusively domestic policy, it shall rec
ommend no settlement, the ground
will be completely cut from under
the opponents of the league in the
Senate"
The latter. Mr.. Taft said, would
cover tariff. Japanese immigration
and similar domestic questions.
Submitting drafts OF proposed
amendments and detailed arguments
| in their behalf. one OF MIR. Taft's
messages stated:
e. o. Il. Senators at Work.
The Republican Senators are try
ing TO stir up anxiety among Repub-
licans lest this be a limitation upon
our tariff. 1t would help much to
meet and remove objections and cut
the ground under. senatorial obstruc-
tons"
Regarding tho Monroe Doctrines
protection. Air. Taft was quoted as
follows:
MY Impression is that II the one
article already sent, on the Monroe
Doctrine. be inserted in the treaty.
sufficient Republicans who signed the
round robin would probably retreat
from their position and vote for rat
iiica;ion SO that it would carry. II
the other suggestions were adopted.
l feel confident that all but a few
who oppose the league at all would
be driven TO accept them and TO
stand for the league"
March IS, 1919. upon the same SUBJ
Jcci, said:
Venture TO suggest to President
that failure to reserve Monroe Doc
trine more specifically In face of OPP
position in conference will give great
weight TO objection that league as
hrSt reported endanEers Doctrine. 1t
viii seriously emoarrass advocates
Of league; it will certainly lead to
Senate amendments embodying Doc
tr!ne and other provisions in form
less likely to secure subsequent ac-
proper reservation now. Deem some
Kind of Monroe Doctrine amend
ment now to, Article y. vital to ac-
| say this with full realization that
complications in conference are many
and not clearly understood here. i
strong ana successful stand now will
Another on. April 23. signed by Mr..
Iait and y. Lawrence Lowell. roads:
,SnfrEnard Monroe Doctrine.
FRIENDS of the covenant are seri-
ously alarmed over report that no
amendment will be made more spc-
clicaliy safeguarding Monroe Doc
Irine. AZ fun meeting of executive
committee OF league to enforce pepce,
With thirty members from eighth en-
states present. unanimous opini IN
i Ihai without such amendment ReptS,-
ratification OF treaty because pub
lie opinion will sustain them. With
Sqen IIme rnii,,sa treaty will be
The white House memorandum.
made public BY. Governor Cox. said
that tho leagues reservation Of do
ras,aS questions was made "as sus-
his own words" Ali OF the Other
suggestions from Mr.. Taft, il stated.
, were followed, as shown by quota.
''I In IRON the league covenant
dence. Governor Cox's Statement s.11
ma tnao the time had arrived ITO bring
c oer1rS the american jury. the re-,
me composite thought Of the leading
statesmen OF the world" and that III
l mce all the suggestions that
United HsS ,atss citt offered by leading
Charles f. Hughes and others inn G GoN-
e ei,ior Con reiterated that It's oppo-
1T seems but yesterday" said Gov
ernor Cox. that all the leaders ~
AMERICAN sasrn thought were for the
OF plot and conspiracy holding nm the
ciSiiization OF the world and tear
ing al the heart strings OF humanity
mare" 10 h!sht-
Governor Cox referred - ~.
Write House dinner in February ~
s ssis' nj which President Wilson. he
nant with the senate Foreign ReIa-
IONS and House Foreign Affajrs
committee, and added:
., fInys senator Lodge
but before this meeting Henry
Cao9t Lodge. as the archconsniratny
OF me ages. had uttered his defiance
ana issued the mandate thai mars
should not be. it il came as the re
suit OF effort in which the President
mad directing hand. 4 partisan
victory horn In hatred and discon.
tent was his goal. let the cost RI
civili2ation be what II might In So
pNence a few days after the confer-
snce. senator Lodge produced his in
III nus round robin. signed Nv
,hirty,seven Republican Sona,ors
who declared thar the lea9nnn v.,s
not acceptable in tn. form presenter
wv VINO. under partisan lcadershin
ma"e no suggestions OF any kind fnr
us Improvement as means ~ nrn
serving the peace 81 the world
IN tn!s connection lei il he ON
pnasiZed that not one single su~
srSted amendment, from anv rcsnoS
siple source weht UNDECIDED inainnh
the majority of suggcstions wnre gu
Tu"S'"n ny the President 10 be uut
hatim. ''""!Iy YER
Then, after the presiden, returned
n July. 1919. with the treo,v mn
e ne ,'hai draft of the covenant, he
sh conferred with nil the mem
ctrS oT me senate Committee on For
,Eh "e!ations, the conference was
punilc, IN the sense that otYicjai
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