The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
SPENCER JUSTIFIED,
is VIEW OF CRAYATH
Presidents Statement Reveals
His Determination to Mix
in European Affairs.


Comment last night on the text Of
President Wilson's speech at the Peace
Conference, which has been the subject
of controversy between him and Sen
ator Spencer. and which was made pub
lie at the White House yesterday, was
not only that the Senator from Missouri
had been justified but also that proof
had been brought forward that the Pres
ident had sought TO bind this country to
take part in the quarrels of Europe.
Paul n. Cravath said the American
stenosrap piers report, as furnished to the
President. did not differ in practical ei-
feet from the copy of the speech that
had been in his possession for several
weeks and was doubtless an English
translation OF Prof Mantoux's contem-
poraneous French translation.
After speaking of the United States
and Allied Powers being the chief guar
antors' OF the boundaries OF the new
States set up by the Treaty of YER
sailles," Mr.. Cravath said. the Presi-
dent POINTS out that the allied and as
ISOLATED Powers must be satisfied with
fairness of these boundaries because
there underlies all of these transactions
and expectation on the part. for ex-
ample. OF Rumania and Czecho-Slovakia
and OF Serbia that IL any covenants OF
this settlement are not observed. the
United States will send her armies and
her navies 10 see that they are observed.
"The only possible inference from this
! language is that the President under
| stands that Rumania and CZecho-Slo-
yakia Justly entertained this expectation
| of military and naval help from the
United States In case their territorial In
| tegrity or political independence was
threatened by external aggression. That
| was certainly Prof. Mantoux's under
! standing. as shown by his translation
recorded in the French minutes. He was
most accurate interpreter. II seems
! 10 me that Senator Spencer's vindica-
| ton is complete"
| Senator Joseph $. Frelinghuysen Of
| New Jersey. after carefully studying the
| White House text, said
ITO me il contains cogent proof OF the
charges which have been made that tho
present Administration has sought to en-
tansle the United States In q political
and military alliance, and that it had de-
parted from the doctrines OF Jefferson
and is no longer a Government by the
people but q Government by an auto
crat."
Inc New Jersey SttldlOE SiihtPAS Nhttt-
cised the President for not having in his
files a record OF what he had said at
the conference, declaring that the keep
ing OF such records to be one of the
marks of efficient Administration.
Think" he said, "of any business
concern being compelled 10 resort for a
record OF the most important negotia-
I tions in It's history 20 former employee.
Think Of II allowing such employee 10
On, SFp agf
sa a. How long would such concern
Last Would il not be branded as in
efficient.
Next week we may learn that part
| of the record Is in San Francisco and
| the next in Texas. Then we may learn
| that a, man who has part OF II is dead or
has disappeared and the part entrusted
| to him cannot be found
II there was anything that stood out
! prominently In the Presidents speech.
! Senator Frelnghuysen said. II was That
the Great Powers, by whom ] assume
! he means the United States, Great Brit
/ ain and France" We're remalting the
world. and that es soon as they We're
satisfied with their handworll there
/ would be issued 20 all the component
parts n guaranty % maintain them.
! Quoting the Presidents words when
the decisions are made the Allied and As
ISOLATED Powers guarantee TO maintain
them" the Senator pointed out that the
| President had always been careful 70
refer to the United States as an ''asso-
ciated" Power. which would lead those
who heard his speech 10 the CONCLUSION
that he was promising that the United
States would join In the guarantees.
Senator Frelinghuysen pointed par
ticularly to the sentence Of the Presl-
J eIJow Power Ike tho
United States go 5000 miles
away across the sea and report TO its
PEOPLE that II has made a settlement Of
the peace of the world"
IT remember, was his comment, "the
attitude OF the President, especially dur
ing the last two years. that he has acted
as though he was the United States.
and hence l understand how the United
states had 10 cross the ocean from Eli
rope to tell us here OF the settlement
which had been made on the other side"