The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-27
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Violent Reaction n
gress Against the Il
posal. III
NOT READY Even
TO SEND SIN
Answer to the Sus
tiqn Says Senator n
Viii Be Nay, Nay
Pauline. !" &

/ Pauline. !"
by Staff Correspondent Uni.
versal Service. @
Washington, April Is TI
Armenian mandate very likely
will so begging If the alhS
ipremiers, as reFbrted ii GU
from San Reno, decide M II
shifting the burden for main.
! tenance and protection Of t1d6
infant republic upont the United
States.
No official confirmation of
the agreement said to have
been. reached IN the allied con
ference has been received here
State department cables today
have been utterly silent ul,d
| the action at San Reno, noi li1I
the White House received a1Sy
word respecting the naandate
for the reported prero4sl tl,ss
President bison should I
the boundaries cf Nm y 4 ~ 4 E.
Ezcsut NJ newspaper dl
there has been No word IN hi u il
department regarding the dif1c0Ity
over the Fiupe settlement, ana tifAs
allied nremiefs have not ~ vet &C.
. knowIedEed receipt OF the note vent
few weeks ago by the president III
which objection. was stated to car-
! tain features OF the plan for dis
the commercial interests Of Arms.
i MIA.
J AGAINSTFROPOSAL
In congress. however. a violent ~
action already has set lii against .f1ie
proposal that America should accept
the Armenian mandate.
Even Senator Hitchcock, the al
ministration leader In the upper
house. expressed strong objection ID
having the United States embark
upon such a policy as that Of Get
cepting the mandate over any fors
eign country. The senator pointed
.. out that acceptance OF the mandate
would necessitate the employment 1T
large bodies Of troops, and frankly
stated his belief that public opinion
of America would not support such
action. sssA
! Other senator's, members 81 the tor
eign relations COMMITTEES. rave &C.,
preston TO similar views S0mAt0G#
Knox former secretary at stAtA. ~ -58
clared that congress would not pasxf
an enabling act to permit the mMll~
date TO be accepted. A joint re1oitw
ton of congress would be required
Senator Knox, and this ccssld not ~ |
obtained. ss ass
Senator Moses. OF New Hanapshire.
one of the RESPONSIBILITIES III tbs
peace treaty fight, sid the move
ment was "a final effort to wish on
us the poor-house OF the world. !" u
demonstrated, he said. that s'hop4
springs eternal in the European
breast and added:
Tn view OF the action already
| taken BY the senate committee IN
foreign relations.e giving the. full
i measure 81 relief which Ainefi4a
can accord to Armenia. feel certAin
that our answer to Lloyd George Will
be nay. nay. PAuline.
The view expressed by Senator Nsp
also member Of the com mittee wQN
that the United States ought not
go into Armenia unless Il was pre-
pared to back up the mandate win
force OF arms. 81 #s
I'VE don't want to Eo- into AFsf5l
| MIA unless we SO in right. the sAnns
l tor said I'VE don't want To have
! them - into trouble ana then hAx
Ito withdraw because we are not VIII
I In. to 70 through with III ssg
/ NOT IN THE MOOD
! Senator Hitrheock said that sY4n
1 the Recommendation. made by k1k IL
! sub COMMITTEES. Of the foreign fG3
| lions committee, that waruhtp z1