Show BORAH REQUESTS VIEWS hEWS WOOD BYWOOD Owen Oen Asserts Support b by Party of Reasonable I IT T Treaty eaty Changes BT Associated ted Pr I Washington Jan 18 While While leaders in tn he the peace l controversy toda today prepared for resumption tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row of time the bipartisan conference on compromise compromiso reservations to effect ratIfications ratifications rat rat- rat rat- Senator Borah Republican n. n Idaho made public a letter to Maj Gen Germ Leonard Wood oo candidate ato for the Re TIe Republican publican pre presidential i nomination re requesting requesting requesting re- re questing questing- his views of of- treat treaty q questions c and arid Senator Owen Democrat Oklahoma ma issued a statement regarding reg-arding- the compromIse negotiations of o which he Is the sponsor Wilson bon to Accept Senator Owen In his statement declared declared de de- de- de dared that fort forty Democrat s senators reasonable Ie would support reservations reserva reser lions an and predicted that President ent Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son would accept reservations adopted b by jy tho the two-thirds two of the Senate Mr Ir Owen deplored reports of agreements between President Wilson and former Secretary of War ar Bryan Bran Definite outcome of or the tho bipartisan conference is expected this week Lead Lead- Continued on sage page 2 2 I BUA REQUESTS VIEWS VIE BY WOOD I I I Continued from rage pao 1 1 II I continued today tollay to be far from op- op opI i I Senator Borah Dorah in his lc letter to Gen Gen- i crul Wood asked two principal ques- ques I lions a as follows follos I clu Allied ru I I ln I First FIrst re Arc you ou in favor or or of I tho people an nit yol o passing upon this question in inn the only wn way now flow I provided provIde b by which they can n pass upon 11 it b by bringing It before them thom as an I I 11 Issue uc In the approaching campaign Do you OU think It would be lie fair to the tine people I I of or this country countr under the pretense oCI of oC I making a treaty treat to tu a adopt opt a scheme i which In tine the abandonment I of our traditional tra foreign policy lout out taking their Judgment upon the i matter mailer I Secondly Secondly May May we e ask your views It upon this entire matter mailer aside Irom I views as to the tine propriety of or sub nub It to tho people Would ouM you ou as a candidate and ns as a pre president If IC I you ou were verc elected se seek lc to maintain the foreign policies of or this government o I heretofore prevailing or would you ou bo be willing to abandon them I |