The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-03-09
Opponents Assert That Presi-
dent Wants to Prolong Con-
troversy Over League.
TO HOLD PARTY IN LINE.
"Mild ReServationiStS" Resent
Being Called "Mild Multi
fiers" Bitter EnderS Pleased.
By DdUid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The
Evening Worldly

fact that political clouds hang
heavy over everything nowadays
Mr.. Wilson's desire to go campaign
ing for a third term being suspected
on Capitol Hill Just as much as the
White House holds the treaty foes
guilty OF political motives-the latest
contribution by President Wilson to
the literature OF the treaty debate,
his letter to Senator Hitchcock on
Article Ten would have fallen on
more fertile soil.
But the White House and Congress
have rubbed each other the wrong
way so long that Mr.. Wilson's appeal
ON the merits Of Article Ten itself,
wherein he pointed to the dangers
of militarism and the return to the
old order Of things in Europe unless
the United States put the weight of
It's moral influence in the scales,
hardly had the effectiveness which
might have attended the same argu-
ment under other circumstances.
EACH SIDE UNMINDFuL OF SEN
sIBlLTEs OF THE OTHERS.
The President continues to hurt the
sensibllities Of Senators, both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, forgetting
that while they themselves may not
be disposed to see the broad outlines
OF international policy with the same
clarity that he does, they nevertheless
have enough votes to ratify or reject
the treaty. Mr.. Wilson is naturally
impatient with Democrats who are
ready TO surrender to the Lodge
reservationists. He minces no words
In his letter to Senator Hitchcock be-
cause he doesn't think the Senators
have been particularly mindful of his
own sensibilitles.
To catalogue the effects of MI WI
sons letter TO Senator HitohooGk Is
only to paint the perplexing picture
not only of the legislative and eXecu-
tive branches Of our Government still
AT odds since the people voted for a
divided government in 1918, but to
add now the obvious break between
the titular head of the Democratic
Purity and Senators of that political
faith. For Mr.. Wilson's letter defend
ing Article 10 against even interpre-
tative reservations, and certainly
against all other kinds Of reserva-
tiOns, does several things.
1t separatps Mr.. Wilson from Mr..
Hoover, who declared recently that he
had enough faith in the League of
Nations TO try 1t even with the Lodge
reservations.
1t discourages Democratic Senators
who have been working for a coInpro-
misc on Article 10, and who have
offered interpretative reservations
These Mr. Wilson dismisses as a work
OF "supererogation."
LETTER REEVES TALK ABOUT A
THIRD TERM.
1t revives talk OF a third term fol
Mr. Wilson, who, Intentionally or I'M
Intentionally, has not taken the leasI
pains to refute the impression that he
wants to prolong the league contro.
versy as a vehicle for another cam
paign in his own behalf.
"It confirms the viewpoint Of Bena
tors Borah and johnson, who have ar
gued all along that the league involves
distinct departure in American for
eign policy, and that II Mr.. Wilson
right the covenant should be adopto,
without qualifications, and IL he 1
wrong 1t should be rejected entirel,
without going through the camouflas
Of reservations" Mr.. Wilson define
/ the alternatives the same way. He see
; no middle ground.
1t challenges the mild reserva
tiopists" 10 drop their middle ground
1t calls them mild nunIhers"
! termlnology that oHends that grOu
Of Senators which has been zealousl
! tryipB since last November to brin
about the ratification Of the treaty.
Finally, II cracks the whip over tn
heads Of the Democratic Party in tn
Senate and makes those Senators VIII
are up for reelection next fall stan
!, firmly by the President, who unques
tionably can write into the Demo
cratic platform all Of Article y
whether he can get 1t into the treat
or not. Mr., Bryan says Article
cannot and should not be made
campaign issue, but he doesn't COT
troll the Democrats OF the Senate.
PREVENTS PARTY SENATOR
FROM A COMPROMISE.
The President has an offended al
reluctant following in the Senate fro
compromising on q reservation
program. lie has put his letter in
the nght at the psychological m
" mont But he has on the other han
forced the mild reservationists to tai