The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-04
Senator Glass Denounces Statement
Made by Washington Correspondent

such an article thus assailing the pres
ident IN terms quite as harsh and AS
entirely un}usti6ed as any employed
by the bitterest haters of the president
among Republican politicians and par
'kjsar newspapers,
The wretched talk about the "obsti-
macy" Of the president over the peac"
treaty is purely an Invention Of adYer-
sary politicians, acguiesced in by u
species Of Democrat which has never
syrpath3ycd with Mr. wilson's ideals
or his policies. The president has not
oyiuccd one particle IF ohduraey about
the treaty He negotiated the treaty
81 peace whrh was agreed To by all
the allied ard associated nations in
War against Germany, and by Germany
also II Nas not tire presidents husg 81
ness when he brought this treaty back
from France Immediately to join with
Mr. lodae and other Republican haters
OF IN" president in their del5ber3f a
conspiracy to tear the treaty to piece9.
I'm pr0er that they and not Demo
craft" resident might have credit for
no great achievement II not only was
mot the business or the president t.
do this. but for him to have initiated
suggested or avsented 10 changes in
the treaty y bl"h would nave suh~taD-
TALLY altered the nature Of IL. wouli
have been a distinct breach 81 faith
\ nth his associates The peace coun-
cal. NverN body acquainted IN any re-
speCt with diplomatic processes knows
this, only Mr. Lodge and his hand
picked foreign relations committee.
ueetjy followed by shallow Democrats,
ever affected 70 think otherwise.
PRESIDENT NEVER SAID IT.
The silly lie about tAe president re p
fusinE 10 permit ths dottiur Of an "n'
or crossing af Il TT in the Versailles
treaty has been 50 often repeated on
the floor II 3he senate and by parti-
san spapers thar it has come to he
believed hy people who are not care
ful To inform themselves Of the truth
The president never said anything OF
thc sort and those who invented. "a
Eeil rs those who repeat the faleho0d,
}5ncW II is falsehood. The president
has repeatedly said and written that
be would accent any reasonable reser-
Tatfeas that ala not gravely Impair
the Integrity of the treaty or actually
auAfv H. Us does the Lodge reecrva-
tlop 20 Article \. which not only re
0eUnces an obligation, legal or moral.
sr@e Hc or implied. but tnhihits cvcrv
conceivable ustrumentality Of govern
f1out Sd The enforcement or any sup
rrscd obligation on the part of this
arahlc covenant with its allied nations
of TIE world war.
The suggestion thht the president
has never consulted the wishes ~
democratic leaders in congress" may
mean something or nothing. according
- the viewpoint. There are o-caIial
bomn-rafic leaders" In congress who
have never consulted the president
about ANYTHING and have never fol-
lowed hlm except whom, by force ~
public sentiment. they were obliged TO-
There are so-callei Democratic }ea3
org" in congress who have never Ted
anywhere, hut have always held back
ard ehstrueted and Joined with tho Re
ruhl}cans an 6ghtinR every measure ~
Importance that the president ever pre-
zcutrd 20 congress. the president has
never been much encouraged To con
salt leaders," of this tvpe, nor do 7
imagine he has 4 very high regard for
their opinions
NERGIsTANS WILSON HON0RrD.
To say that the president has never
given any substantial recognition to
Virginia for which the delegation in
congress might feel grateful Is taxing
the credulity Of tina w1rat informed of
the inhabitants OF the state. Look Tat