Show I l WILSONS WILSON'S HAND HANDI Leaders Consider Courses H P President May l Take if Pact Is Changed i It 9 By y A fO ln rr s. s Washington 1 Aug 24 how How far President Wilson may go in his fight for Cor unqualified Senate acceptance of or ortho tho peace treaty treat Is a subject of in increasing increasing In- In creasing speculation In official and diplomatic circlet circles With the group of oC re reservation cr Republicans Re ne- Pu publicans apparently determined d to write their qualifications of ot the league uC of nations co co Into Inlo thc the ratification ion tion Itself and with Republican lead lead- era predicting that the lie Senate Senale will amend outright the Shantung provision pro provis- j i Ion and pt perhaps other i sections of the treaty an Interesting set bet of or possibilities present them themselves el There has hall been no authoritative ex expression ex- ex of oC the thc Presidents President's probable course should th the tho treal treaty be returned to him with textual amendments amendment or ori I i reservations reser written Into tho lie 1 cation He tol told the time foreign relations committee Tuesday however that ho he would consider hJ r either method of oC qualification as tantamount to reopening negotiations with Germany Hc Inri Should such amendments or reservations reser resor- be Inserted an inserted an c eventuality lt which Democrat Senate leaders deny is likely but which Republicans say my I 1 Is certain the certain thc next move would be beup up III II to thc the sl President enl What hat mc IC would do 10 Is a U question on ott which those who have o talked with him hini dl disagree but bul buta bula a n discussion of what he ho would be lIc au authorized authorized au- au I thorle lo to do o under thc the law Jaw and precedents rev reveals ali a IL general agree agree- I m nL that several cral cour courses e would b bs bel I I I open c According to dl discussions ho he might take Tip the tho question of or changes In Jn treaty b by diplomatic correspondence corres corres- e return to lo Paris and ask isk Unit that the peace conference be bo reassembled reas reas- for negotiation of a ri new treaty treat send a u new delegation to roopen re reopen ro- ro ro 1 open negotiations or pocket the treaty and refuse to proceed further unless tho the Senate receded from Its position 05 I t Ion Th Time The possibility of ot Mr tr Wilsons Wilson's return return re return re- re turn to Paris laris to straighten out the thc points raised by an any Senate qualifications qualifications Is one which some somo Senators st sty a would bo entire entirely In hue lino with his course thus thu far al' al in iii the thc peace settle settle- II ment I C Ii t. t Xe r Pence DeJ Delegate Pot lite To send an entirely new s ti set t of or peace delegates also would be bc ad admittedly admittedly ad- ad within the Presidents President's power an und and In that thal connection Republican senators frequently have mentioned Senator Hitchcock's statement that the time President laughingly flU suggested ted Senators Lodge and Knox ns ne possible s to negotiate n fl n nw w treaty I should 1 the present ono be amended That Th the thc President mi might hl permit IH I lh the negotiations nl to stand tand In a deadlock deadlock dead dead- lock ock b by declining to lo take up with other oIlier nL an any changes changes' suggested sug I gusted u lcd b by tho the Senate involves perhaps tIm the most mos interesting possibilities uC of all nil II Should President Wilson adopt that thal I i course ami anil then appeal to tho the country I Republican I senators tors say Bay the tho Seriate I pa pass 15 a no resolution declaring time the the war at nt an end and d proceed to enact I such le legislation as ns seemed necessary to restore a 1 complete JI T j basis Whether such a resolution would re require ro- ro I quire quiro tho the Presidents President's signature 1 Is lIS a a. disputed question however ho and ami Mr Ir II Wilson lIson is known to object to any auy such method of ot en ending dins tho the wax war ar I |