The New York herald., 1920-01-19
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time that General Wood soon would re-
sign from the army in order to come more
into the open as candidate for the Re-
publican nomination. Friends of General
Wood in Washington believe he is OPP
posed TO the present covenant of the
League of Nations. They are not yet pre-
pAred TO say how far ne is likely to 60
in following the Republican 'irreooncil-
ables.'
Treaty Far from Settled.
The activity of the 'irreconcila bles" Il
evidence that the controversy over the
tied. The Informal conferences between
the four Republican and four Democratic
Senators who have been trying to reach d
basis of compromise agreeable TO all fac
tions except the "irreconcilables" have
not yet brought any tangible results. The
task is made especially difficult because
in the effort to find two-thirds of the mem.
bers of the Senate who will support any
given compromise scheme they must elm
mate entirely from their calculations al
least twelve Republicans and two Demo
Gratis who will not vote for the treaty sc
long as the League of Nations is part
of it.
The conferences between the eight Sen
ators-Lodge, of Massachusetts; New. oi
Indiana; Kellogg, of Minnesota, and Len
root, of Wisconsin. on the Republican side
and owen, of Oklahoma; Hitchcock, OF
Nebraska; Simmons, of North Carolina
and Mcclellan, of Tennessee, on the Dem
ocratic side--wil be continued, but practi'
cally no hope of success during the mex
few weeks Is held out. The Republican.
have made ii clear that they will not agree
TO any change in the principle of the Lodge
reservations, and the Democrats have no
vet been able to find enough votes on thei'
side to accept the Lodge reservations ever
i'm principle.
Article s, with its pledge to protect the
territorial integrity and political lnde'
lpendence of the league members, still is
the greatest stumbling block. Senator
Hitchcock. as spokesman for the Presi-
dent. knows that Mr.. Wilson probably viii
not accept any reservation which impairs
this pledge. while there Is not single
Republican Senator who is willing to vote
for the treaty so long as this pledge stands
as binding upon the United states, eithel
legally, as contended by some Senators, OF
morally. as 1t is viewed by Mr.. Wilson.
senator Borah's Letter.
Here is the full text of Senator Borah'i
letter to General Wood
THE only practicable method under an,
system of government by which the people
can have a voice in determining great ma,
tional questions and policies Is In the eIec
ton of their agents-their President and
their members OF Congress. We have n,
plan for federal plebiscite. II the peopl,
are to be consulted the great and solemn
referendum must take the form of ar
election, in which election the agents re-
ceive their instructions. This justfiei
what otherwise might seem presumption
TO wit. asking those who are candidates
for office their views upon important ques
| tions.
I'VE have before us at this time tn,
question OF whether we as a people ol
nation should abandon the long estab
lished and heretofore unquestioned for
| cign policy Of no entangling alliances
or leagues with foreign Powers--wheth
er we shall enter upon a course whicl
will devolve upon us the duty of hay
! ing part in all the conflicts and dis.
turba nces OF the Old World. or whether
we shall adhere 10 our foreign polio,
so long and so consistently followed
You will agree with me that no gravei
question could be submitted to the peo.
pie and that none could arise more in
timately associated with their futur,
veal or woe. IL is not an ordinary mat.
ter OF treaty making; IL involves tn,
question of a national policy, in which
~ wrapped up the deepest interest o
the people and az some OF us believe
the question of life or death OF our in.
stitutions. Tt Is not the concern of
few diplomats or a President and a Sen.
ate. but ~ Is the concern OF the people
upon whose shoulders must rest thu
burden Of this new task.