The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-29
Democrats
May. Fight
Seek Reservations IN Pend
ing Treaties Situation
Declared Serious.
BY DAVID LAwRENC1.
,CopyriSht by Tte 1r:",t'Xencero

ws.ht,gtor. SEPT cS-E~crts 20 SOD
nv ~. penorrntic parry IN the Senate
NO that n. reu treaty with Germany
NAV a, Last hs clarified before Il -
adopted arc proceeding in such fashion
a. 70 Indicate much mora discussion
over ,he pact than was Al frs, an'irl-
psted
Tia Democrats have been working out
q program in number Of private CON
terences and thus far the only con"iu-
sen reached IS that several rcserTation
ough, 10 be vote! upou by n" senate
betore ratircatinn :aEes place. II the
Republicans agrs.' Il those reservations
.hs treaty will De ratised by an over
vhelm.ns vote ptherwlS" the Demo
Gratis may make a final effort - defeat
the whole thing.
These tactics are curiousiy Ike those
followed ey the Republicans when Wood
row Wilson submitted the treaty os
versailles. II was denied by the R"pub-
Mcans that they would block ratification
o. delay peace II was insisted the
Win the adoption OF reservations the
treaty would 60 through II Uas only
after Mr. Wilson Sc, himself against
the Lodge reservations that 'he opPoa'
srts oc ,he whole Versailles pact gained
sufncgen. strength to detea. the treaty
Could Re Defended
The democrats have thirty s"vHN
~ote, II all voted alike. 'ha G"-Tra1 \
treaty could be defeated The d"te'.
ZION from the Republican ranks is
slight eu, might overcome n" scYS
Democratic votes that mrSh' te cast tor
the treaty.
Tb. si,uatIon g a se-ious rn. indeed
much more alarming 'ha1 vas at frs:
HsNeved. While senator Underwood
For instance, has said r" NIGH vote FOR
the treSty. Il cannot le sIrd what his
position will be II reservations are de-
.Aa'ed.
The program Of reservations haI No.
been completed. They may nrlude
Soma 0, the original points made ~ S"r
A,or Lodge and on Nh:cN most ot the
SeGuel;cans voted favorab,y \: one
tune But on tho other hand. the aEh'
ism IT'S infancy and the Democrats hav.
Already pointed out tha, under the new
pact Germany made no promise TO re-
train from submarine warfare In the
future nor did she obllGSte herself as
AIplIcitely as might be desirable.
Herasts Nest stirred Up
Incidentally, the dispatch pr'uted IN
the New York World ;his worn!nc from,
Berlin stating that the German govern
mont had submitted a memorandum on
,he new treaty TO the Rr'rhStae ha.
.,,rred up a hornets nest ~ ,he pemo.
cratic camp That men"raHdWp - said
to voice tho opinion that the new
treaty Is "full OF holes and that Ger.
MARY has succeeded N narrowing Amer
!can rights 10 a point which makes them
less valuable than those held by tn.
allies.
Democratic senator's said they would
call for the ,eIt OF tnat memorandum
FOR II the German government IN ad'
rance 81 ratification Is interpreting the
treaty less tavorably than $ Secretary
Hughes the American Senate wants n
know about Il. The German mewo-au-
dunn Is sa!d 20 hold that since America
viii not deaf with tho league OF nations
m. ,nStrumentaiIty designed 10 ent0rC.
rights N ,ha; treaty. a question arises
as ~ Fha, American rights are. This
memorandum g quoted as saving thar 4
America declines tn serve under the rH.
para,lon commission or other bodies
created BY TIE Versailles treaty. "ther-
- nothing n the Gcrman-American
treaty ,e' what would happen then
This IS precisely tho view point which
critics OF che HUGhes-Knox treaty have
maintained for several weeks. Tho De m
ocrat- are going to try 70 make these
points clear before vote on ratification
takes place n the Harding admins.
ration insists on the treaty gotns
through without he rottlnr Of an '"i'
o. the crossing Of -" tho pact will
,ace indefinite delay II reservations
ara accepted as seems likely. tho treaty
will he ratified A. an early date.