Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-09
REPUBLICAN LEADERS ASSENT TO
MODIFICATION RESERVATION SAYS
DISPATCHFRON WASHINGTON TODAY
Presidents Declaration That All QuaIifica-
tions Are "VirtuaI Notifications Of
Pact, In Letter To Hitchcock Gives NeV
Angle To Ratification Fight


Washington, March ga n
article ten reservation to the pc
been assented to today by q nun
with the democrats for a ratifiC
The new reservation was said to fol-
low In general the outline Of the orig
inal republican proposal adopted last
November, but to contain a number Of
changes in wording agreed to at the
suggestion of democrats.
Republican senators seemed confi-
dent that the new reservation would
have the approval Of Senator Lodge.
1t was understood, however. that the
democratic leader Senator Hitchcock.
had not assensed to 1t.
Democratic senators were slow In
promising their support, while they
weighed the meaning OF the letter
written to Senator Hitchcock yesterday
by President Wilson, reiteratlng his
opposition to any reservation which
would impair "the full force Of arti-
Gle 10.
Washington, Mar. ?. ~ President
Wilson'S letter to Senator Hitchcock
anew his stand on reserva-
tions to the peace treaty. gave d new
angle today to the ratification fight in
the senate, where debate has been lin
tied by unanimous consent In an effort
TO hurry decision.
Although the president did not say
what reservations he would accept or
reject ne declared that almost al the
qualifications suggested were In ef-
feet virtual notification" Of the pact.
To weaken article 10 OF the league
~ hatlohs covenant, ne saia would De
70 cut tne very heart from T.
especial interest was evidenced IN
tnat part oi the letter dealing with
miiitaristic ampitions 81 other great
powers, The president declared that
imperiaiistlc poncies were by no
means dead " the counseis 0f the ma
uons "hohi we most trust without
article ~ ne said there could % no
cereaihly % remuneration q plans Tor
'errieoriai asgrahuisement at the ex-
pchse ~ Weaher peoples Inc presi-
ueh' iiieh.loneu speciiicaiiy IN TINS
connection that oreat hri.ain and
Japan peiore the war nau pegun 70
,,no liasy interests Y common IN the
ap''io'
"asnihs.oh, MAI. s.---iresident Will
7on rns'a'eu ior uemoera''c senators
laee 4 rfiuay ms opposition 20 any peace
treaty reservations winch would weak
~ tne iuil aorce Oh article Ten u ma
eo''ahs impair pfoVis'ohs OF Inc league
cosenah''
Inc 'elsef was Wfieteh IN response to
Y request tnat ne CONFER with senator
summons OF North Carolina, N charge
y tne uemocratic slae OK the senate
" current hesotiations Tor compro-
mise toiiowsi
Letter tosiiltchcock.
my GEAR senator Hitehcock;-~-l un-
uerstand one or two Of your colleagues
40 me the honor Oh desiring to know
"hat my views are with reference to
article ten of the league OF nations and
me erect upon the League OF the adop-
lion ot certain proposed reservations
2 mat article. ! welcome the oppor-
UNITY 20 throw any light ! can upon
; subject Which mas become 50 slngA-
arly peelouded py misapprehensfons
ana misinterpretatlons OF every kind.
rhere is no escaping the moral
'piigatiohs which are expressed IN pos
tive terms In this article OF the coye-
iaht.
we won moral victory over Ger
many far greater even than the mill
AIRY victory won on the field Of bat
3e because the opinion Of the world
swung TO our support and the support
y the nations associated with US Ia
ne great struggle. II did 50 because
= our common profession and promise
nat we meant 70 establish an organ
cation Of peace which should make !,
'ertain that the combined power "
rec nations would check every inva-
non OF right and serve to make peace
ina justice the more secure by afford