Weekly journal-miner., 1920-07-28
REED AND WILSON

We have never much could approve Ill the addresses d Senator Reed on the League Nations but he has made some tt in his speech at St Joseph which press home tact II is fact that we stated time and again. and one udt 0 he denied upon basis of any evidence yet avalaDe to ' pup M + w tc assertion that but for dominating influence ot the nrlent the treaty Versailles would have been raued anu W now removed from the field of political discussion Senator keeu did not want ratification He opposed to under any ana all conditions the purpose of his argument at o oSeP moi o support belief that ought be ratified however amend M for he has no such belief but show that 1t could not ana
 cannot he ratified without substantial reservations In showing this however shows clearly that with such reservations % been and would have ratified if it had not been tor the power the president exercised prevent ratification upon any terms but his own. Here is what the senator said;
 In its revised before the senate TOT discusson Primarily all of the dcmocats-savc one or nearly every republican, in favor of ratification But unde inc hammer of defect after defect exposed and man ~ man was converted At the end the discussion, every sem ator north and Dixon nc save one voted 1or eu mens reservations Every senator but SIX voted for lions as they called Some wentyfour democratic senators voted t atv with all Gf the Socaed Lodge eSetVd
 rs If required every effort the administration to keep twenty democrats in against the ratification ot the treaty "t e Lodge reservations These twenty democrats together with those who were known as irreconcabc sufficient to create more than the and bring about the rejection of the treaty as amended these twenty democratic senators were line only by the united forces o the admnSraon including several coakroom of the senate by members of the cabinet nesangy what has been said by other senator's that had been interference by the executive department there have been three senators who would not have voted to radically amend the treaty.
 There is not the slightest doubt that of the twenty demo cratic senators by Mr. Reed who voted ga aa on with the Lodge resetvaons would have voted or with these the president had kept his hands of and per med the senators their rights under the constitutions The consent of the the ratification of treaties con stona perogatc definite and sacred any right gwen to the president by Nowhere does the conSt
 ton authorize the president exercise upon the senate to compel to conformity with his On the contrary the purpose provision to provide for approv al of the presidents by body presumed to be subject to his dictaton its essential purpose nuhed
 when president his political inlucice to compel senators to against their judgment support ot his executive acts in the making treaties Mr. Wilson's nsistene that the democratic refuse give their consent to ratification ccpt upon satisfactory him an unwarranted and u
 ccedetcd usupaion power for the results of which he and by heritage the democratic party cannot responsibility Say may against the partisan attacks of the republican senators that Nords of them voted for ral- cation of the treaty treaty would have been ratified and in operation as United States fl had been for the who permitted the president to influence their vote Senator says the entire power 'e administration was exercised hold these in ne members of the cab met visiting coarooms press upon the senators personally the demands president Yet, under that pressure wcnt-four democratic voted for ratification with the Lodge reservations
 Senator of the twenty democratic senators o whom he refers against athcation but group rreconcabes he mentions who opposed to under any conditions Senator Reed is the opposite pole from president this matter uncomPromsng Mr. Wilson, the stand he took he within his rights
 whatever may think of his judgment MT. Wilson within his rights president, and opinion of his judgment has been frequently cxprcedSt Louis PostDs patch"
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