Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-16
WILSON ATTITUDE
TO FIGURE LARGELY |
IN TREATY ACTION /
May Play an important Part
In Discussion Of Pact in
tho Senate.
.RUMORS ARE MANY
AS TO HOW He STANDS
Capital City ConyuIsed by Re-
ports That He Favors or
Opposes.
NO FIGHT ON UNDERWOOD
NO FIGHT ON UNDERWOOD
ny Charles Brewer Farmer.

ipecial Dispatch 20 Every Evening
Washington, Dec. 1G.--The attitude
which former President Woodrow viii
,on taltcs toward the Treaty Of Wash
ngton Is expected 20 play an important
part I'm the Senatorial discussion winch 1
win be held when President Harding
sends that pact TO the upper house.
seeking ratification.
II Is now known. definitely. that the
Treaty viii not bo submitted TO the
Senate until tho naval agreement and
the zap treaty arc ready for consider
alton by that body. II IL believed that
they win be sent together so that the
Senate may consider the results Of tho
arms conference as whole. and thut
place each pact in it- proper per-
spective.
washington, always q city of manv
rumors, was almost Inundated by them
yesterday. The night before D wild.
dispatch was sent TO New York news
papers by enthusiastic and under
cautious gentlemen g the effect thet
Wilson would oppose the Treaty 81
washington, Underwood Ind split with
his Democratic colleagues, and the
like. When those conjectures appeared
here In print there was much ado. and
moro runor.
Tho truth. often elusive, IL not dif-
ficult 20 determine in this case. Mr..
Wilson favors tho general purposes OF
tho conferences. Furthermore, no Is
said 90 believe that the Treaty of
Washington should be neither asssiled
nor commended too much until It's
relation 90 the subject Of armament
limitation is fully determined.
The former President yesterday re-
quested n faend 20 procure for him a
certified copy OF the treaty. This Id
is said 10 have studied during tho day.
Those persons closest to him say that
ne feels that Article Two Of the Treaty
Of Washington differs little from Ar
ticie Ten of the Covenant OF League
Of Nations. excepting in the wording,
Both Articles demand Of the signato-
ries moral support OF dis-lnterestod
parties I'm case any nation has n lis
puto with a fellow-signe-. But the out
come Of the Far Eastern matters vii
show whether the Treaty OF Wash,
/ iugton viii become a menace TO th'
United States.
/ Contrary to ali those rumors regard
ing Underwood. he still retains th'
friendship and the admiration OF hi
Democratic colleagues. in the Senat.
All OF this talk about him being dis
placed as minority leader is pure bosl
of the worst kind. Underwood is with
out exception the strongest man on III
left side, and the Democratic party !
mot going To commit hari-lari by dis
placing him.
II is true. however. that some Dsm
ocratic Senators are not feeling an
too kindly toward the Treaty of Wash
ington. For that matter, some Of tn
Republicans who think for themselve
have not sung peans Of praise over i
The Democrats feel that it should nc
ba janlmed down the Senatorial thrJa
without thorough and prolonged dc
bate. And my OF them are not uu
willing to receive few words OF ad
vice from Woodrow Wilson on the sui
jeSt. They hold TO the belief that h
has better knowledge OF world al
fairs than President Harding or Sel
rotary Of State Hughes. OF course N
Wilson is prejudiced In favor of th
League OF Nations. But SO are Messr
Harding and Hughes prejudiced
favor of the Treaty Of Washington.
e II the last-named pact was intr,
duced in the Senate today I belie'
that 1t would be ratified with little
any trouble, But, as / have stat
habove. the Administration feels IN
it should go 20 tho Senate with Il
other agreements which will, be q
result of the Conference. Likewise.
imagine that the President, who has
II sense OF the eternal fitness of thins
l..A wishes Mr. Balfour, Prince Tokugav
| and Baron Kato TO be on their T
+ spective home soils before the Sena
( begins discussing the pact. Those th
! will oppose it may say harsh thin
/ about both England and Japan.
d The Administration is confident ti
the Treaty can be ratified as cas-
ineJanuary as in uid-December. 1t
mot FOR me to question the Judgment
the gentlemen who rule the destin
4 OF the Republican party on pur
\ party matter and the question Of
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