New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
PeaceAdvOcates
Ask n On1inees
League Views
Want to Know if They Will
Support Existing Pact
if Senate Rejects Asso-
citation of Nations Plan
Compromise Is Urged
Changes That Entire Nation
Could Support Advocated
by Leaders on Both Sides

Prominent Republicans and Demo
Gratis, advocates of world organization
tor peace, yesterday made public let
ter which had been sent to Senator Har-
ding and Governor Cox. The nominees
are asked, in the event that the
election fails to provide a o-thirds
majority in the Senate for the entry
OF America in a league or association
Of nations, whether they will advise
into the existing League of Nations
with the Lodge reserva tions. or such
revision of them as two-thirds of the
Senate may approve.
Among the signers are William Aller
White, of Kansas; Charles Il. Brown
and Theodore S. Woolscy, of Connec-
ticut; Charles W. Eliot, Francis G
Peabody, Herbert Myrick. William F
Slocum, of Massachusetts; William
Adgate Lord, Henry w. Smith ant
Stoddard Lane, of New jersey. and
Samuel Colcord, John II. Finley, Arthur
Curtss James, GEORGE Haven Putnam
Frank Crane, William G. Wilcox, Rob
crt w. De Forest, S. Parkes CAdr'an
Clarence H. Kelsey, Harry Emerson
Fosdick, J. F. Fowler, H. NJ: Mac
Cracker, Alice T. L. Parsons, Andrew
Edison, Talcott Williams, Caroline T
Burkham, Frank X. Sanders and others
Letter Sent to Nominees
The letter to Senator Harding, which
is similar to that sent to Governor Cox
follows in part:
GAS we understand it an affirmative
answer to this question will impose nc
obligation to continue satisfied with
the reservations adopted. One side
may consistently resort to continued
ton to restore the moral obligation to
Article X, or for their withdrawal
which would leave us in tt league
Der nations. The other side may seel
the exertion of our influence as a mem
Der of the league to reform it By
amendment as providede IN its constitu
ton and to reshaoc its policies by the
eXatation Of the idea Of a permanent
court of international justice as SUI
prcme above the political features Of
The league, and may invoke the right
TO withdraw as a lever to induce fail
onsideration Of reasonable proposals
But by the action taken, the League
Of Nations Will be made q going con
Germ with the United States an in
fuential part of it, peace will be re
established and there will be in full
force in the coventDt the economic boy
cott against war as provided in Article
XVI, the most effective instrument il
all the covenant for the preservation
Of peace and the assurance Of inter
national justice, the one most ready fol
use and which avoids all the sacrifices
of war. There also will be in full
force the provisions for the creation o1
code of international laws and the
erection of permanent court of in
ternational justice, together with othe,
important provisions, among which will
be qualified provisions for arbitration
and disarmament
Compromise Is Urged
at would be infinitely better tina
the United States be in the league
upon that restricted basis than tha
we stay out of it and leave the worlc
to its fate without our aid while we
continue to dispute for years more
Especially does this appear to be true
when we consider that our entry upor
the basis indicated would not put one
iota of hindrance in the way of future
appeals to the country to withdraw any
reservation that experience may prove
to be undesirable.
Indeed it may be better that we en-
ter the League of Nations united in q
reasonable compromise which will re-
tain in the covenant effective provi-
sions for the preservation of peace
which the entire country can heartily
support. than that we enter upon bet