The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-20
new TREATY, AIM
OF BITTER ENDERS
"Irreconcilables' May At
tack the Entire Ver-
sailles Pact
HINT AT PARTY SPLIT


WASHINGTON No. 10 Eopuh
iirau senators urocoroohy OPP
posed 10 American .mprrshlp $40
the cNisting League ~ Nations COR
any other loIsu" Flf 'hry Will Rp Z"
the length uf HpIttH. Ihc party 'f
the outset uf tnu urn administration
rather than 1rrr, A.. 1u international
progrum m Ull,l Goo heir opinion con
template political alliance with
EuropDI. powers. should the new
Harding ritu attempt 10 Eo mat
fjr,
Tho rrs, u rnr rrld to dix Tor the
now ph,s, uf ,ur laDWr Ggut are.
those tImp t,.Du,llabl,r The
fret rllfuF rl. Will bo sounded by
their camp within % few days. Soua-
tor william H.. Unr1h ~ Idaho. who
b. now 40 'hu CAPITAL going over tho
campaign spcoch,s OF senator Hard
ing with reference 10 the league and
otherwise preparing for the Fray
viii issue % statement indicating that
the irreCunCilublcs intend 20 broaden
their attack 10 Include the whole
treaty OF Norsatllcs Entirely apart
from the league covenant that por-
tion which is the league covenant
Senator Borah has como to- the con-
Clusion that the entire treaty muM
be rewritten 90 gave Europe from
economic collapse and the world
from the possibility uf a war more
devastating than the war against
German mili,arism.
Millions IN Revolt Against Treaty.
senator Borah will make the point
that 500 million subject peoples are
are In open revolt against the terms
Of the treaty, while only 800 million
important peoples are aligned In it's
bchalf--if all the population OF the
United States, England. France. Italy
ana Japan are counted as its sup
portcrs--nnd that hating peace can
not be expected on that basis. In
giving tho first intimation of the
program of the treaty and league
opponents he will Say 20 President
Harding, Thus far and no further
will We so with you"
As to the first step I'm the Presi-
dent-eleots program--that OF re-
storing formal peace by resolution
OF congress--thc irreconcilables have
no. objection. The second step which
the president- t-elect proposed as "A
candidate was to summon into cuun-
sci the leading Thought" OF America
to devise and evolve new intcrnn-
tonal program OF association OF ma
lions based on justice, rather than
on force OF arms The irreconclla-
blns represented In the Harding con
ference at Marion next month will
make known that they are willing Ia
stand for substantially the follow
ing program for International peace
a conference OF nations To codiry
international law and recognition of
that codification as the ruling law
OF nations.
II IL the belief OF the league on.
ponents that the republican presi-
dent will have gone far toward the
establishment OF world stability Il
he takes that step.
Extension of the arbitration fca-
lures OF the Hague tribunal.
Erection OF world court To op-
crate as does the United States sl -
preme court between states. A ma
tion having n point To raise could
file brief and notify tho opposing
nation. The opposing nation would
not enter court II IT aid not 80 de-
sire. Regardless OF that nations
course the court would proceed To
enter an opinion on the point raised
by the nation seeking "A ruling.
Come within Republican Platform.
Obviously these steps come within
the scope Of the declaration OF the
republican platform formulated al
Chicago last June. Whether they
might he considered by the Hardlns
conference aa steps constituting a
new association OF nations ls an omen
question Certainly the notable pro.
league leaders OF republican thought
like Taft and Wickersham, want
more and Root, Hughes and Others
are understood 10 favor enforcement
OF worlds court decrees by cx-
ercso Of some sort OF international
police power,
The irreconcilahles take this attl-
tude' They continue unalterahly on,
posed To any written alliance with
Europe or any form OF union
which they deilne as n political al
lance. Flatly they sayVthe same old
hight viii be inaugurated again II
Senator Harding proposed such a
course. The irroconcilablcs are not
concerned. because the republican