The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-08

+zDLUSf 70 MAKE assNAp a. the gamer
/ I'M of his Iell0w Democrats.
J0nAFor HilchcocK wrota 10 rhS
1sreGident on January 90 informins
MIN that the bipartisan conference
h hAA reached the point where com
pr6nsiAe reservations on article ,
were about to BIO discussed. He sem
Us the president a copy of the reserva-
ton which the Democrats had decided
10 submit TO the conference. This res
eryAtion was as follows:
RESERVATION FOLLOWS:
The United States assumes no
obligation to employ its military or
naval forces or the economic boycott
10 preserve the territorial Integrity OF
political Independence Of any other
country under the provisions OF ar
ticfe x, or to employ the military cor
naval forces of the United States un-
der any article OF the treaty for any
purpose unless in any particular case
the congress. which under the cor
xtitufion, has the sole power TO DE-
clare war or authorize the employ
ment OF the military or naval forces
Of the United States shall by act or
soint resolution So provide Nothing
herein shall be deemed to impair the
obligation in article Is concerning the
economic boycott.
IL WAS tAlS EEStaf NsStERit ~ " .SAtbA NsNo
president referred In his reply Ia
Senator Hitchcock, stating that it
would not do.
The determination Of the RepnhA-
can senators 10 stand by Senator
Lodge in his insistence upon strong
reservations 10 the treaty remains un~
shaken by the presidents letter.
Within short time after the letter
became public group Of the mild
respe rys ttorists met and agreed to RE
main united behind Senator Lodge.
They will offer for his consideration
several drafts of compromise reserva-
tions, but IL they are rejected by
Senator Lodge. as they undoubtedly
will he, the mild reservationists
y,ledge themselves to make no over
lures to the Democrats
Al the same time there are thirty
eight Republicans pledged to bold out
for the Lodge reservations without
any change.
THE fact that the presidents let
ter was dated before the lscount
Grey letter was given 10 the PUBLIC
led Senator Hitchcock aud others TO
believe that the president VIII not
find IL necessary To make any state
ment TO the administration senators
respecting his view of the Grey docu-
will stand on his position As laid down
in the letter to Senator Hitchcock.
Irrespective OF what Fiscount Grey
may have said.
Senator Lodge declined 10 make any
comment on the presidents letter.
TEXT OF LETTER
The text of the presidents letter
follows:
My Dear Senator Hitchcock y
have greatly appreciated your
thoughtful kindness in keeping me in
formed concerning the conference you
ratification OF the treaty of peace and
with spokesman Cd the Republican
party concerning the possibility OF
Ratification of the treaty OF peace and
send this line III special apprecianVe
acknow Judgement OF your letter of
the twenty-seeond. return the clip
ring you were kind enough 10 tn
close.
ITO the substance of it 7 OF course,
adhere I am bound To. Like your
self, I am solemnly sworn to obey
and maintain the constitution OF the
United States. But / think the form
OF ii very unfortunate. Any reser-
walton or resolution stating that the
United States assumes no obligation
under such and such an article UNI