Evening journal., 1920-02-17


say that President Wilson has block
ell peaceg" asked Jack as he and his
sister were talking TO Uncle Ted Just
before dinner.
They mean" answered his Uncle,
that although, as ! have explained to
you before, the Democrats have tried
TO make the people Of the country be-
live that the Republicans in the senate
were keeping the peace treaty from
being settled that the Democrats led
by President Wilson are the ones who
are keeping the treaty from being
settled because they continue TO refuse
TO accept reservations which will pro-
tect America"
HAS the President said anything
about It lately?' asked Ruth. =
Il know" spoke up Jack. "he wrote
a letter to Senator Hitchcock and said
the Senate must either accept The
treaty without reservations or have
the people OF the country vote on g."
That's right, Jack" said Uncle Ted.
"As I told you last week, Lord Grey's
letter showed the people Of the coun-
try that these reservations protecting
America would not be objected TO by
England, which left no argument for
The Democrats that unless the Senate
adopted the treaty with its world plan
as President Wilson wants the Allies
would refuse to accept it. or course.
the President heard about the Grey
setter and it made him angry because |
he wants the matter settled HIS WY |
or not at ALL Being sick in the White /
House, he couldn't go to Congress and |
make a speech as he always liked to |
do. SO he saw there was nothing left |
to do but write a letter. SO, as you /
have said, Jack, he wrote to Senator
Hitchcock. the leader Of the Demo
Gratis in the Senate. and said that he
particularly objected TO the reserva-
ton to Article X. which was written
20 prevent the United states from be-
ing compelled 10 20 out and fight for Z
nll other members OF the world club.
"Then he not only refused TO consider
the Lodge reservations, but said he
was moi at all pleased with the so
called compromise reservations writ
ten by HIS own followers. although
th0se reservations still would bind |
this country 20 the orders Of the
world club so far as the obligation to I
help keep peace by force is concerned
what do some Of the big Senator's
think about the Presidents letterg'
asked Jack.
some OF them think that while the
letter might be called strong, when It /
is remembered that IL deals in gener- :
aiIties that Is. written so as 10 in
clude LOT OF things and not plain on ,
any one point, as all OF his utterances
have been, u shows signs Of we9ken-
ing. so far as his previous stand has
been on the treaty. Senator Miles poin
dexter thinks the Presidents letter
may bring the Democrats around TO the
position OF agreement 10 adopt the
treaty with the Lodge reservations. .
There IS another element. the financial
agents and those who have followed
the League TO enforce Peace which
has been with President Wilson from
The beginning. They are commencing
10 see that their only chance is TO try =
and persuade the Democrats TO yield .
TO the American reservations while
they realize that those reservations
cannot be changed 10 any great extent
"Vhers does the treaty and the
world club plan stand now2" asked
lack.
About three days after the letter ! .
rom President Wilson 10 Senator
Hitchcock was made public. Senator
Lodge made motion in the Senate 20 81
rave the matter again brought up for :
discussion. II was apparent at once
hat Il win be a long time before the
natter is settled The Republicans
who stand for the Lodge reservations
are not willing TO give in one point on
hose reservations TO have them
changed Senator's Borah, Brandegce,
Fmnce. fGronna. Knox. Mccormick Nor
ris, Poindexier and sherman all Re-
nublicans. do not want the treaty with
the world. club plan adopted at ALL
II they can help Il. When it became
necessary TO vote against Senator
Lodges motion. 63 Senators voted for
II and 9 against. The nine were the
men just mentioned
Why did they vote against it "
"They voted against it. Ruth. not be-
cause they did not want the treaty dis
cussed. they stand on the ground that
there cannot be too much discussion,
but because they feel that the major
ity OF the Senate has already expressed
ne feeling OF the country by voting
10 adopt the treaty with the Lodge
II II had not been for
The discussion which WIS started by
Senator Poindexter. followed by SEN
stor Knox and then by the thirty-nine
who signed the round-robn which
became known as the Second Declara-
lion Of Independence, the people Of this :
country would never have known what :
a terrible thing The world club pian !
g and how It would make this coun-
ny a slave 70 every nation in the
world"
WHY wasn't that the end Of Il
ihen?r asked Jack.
"Because. Jack it takes a two
thirds vote to ratify a treaty. The
treaty has been reported back 20 the
senate now by the Committee on For