Show REATY BURDEN SHIFTED TO WILSON iQ p rs Attacks Atta ks T Texas x s ia Lawmaker aker Uses USe Sharp Shap W Words rd f fJ PRESIDENT IU 1 M MUST 1 A ACT I I Is H BELIEF Great Britain's Willingness to Accept Lodge todge Proposal Will Vill Help Senators Lit Little c Republican Leaders Fear FearBy FearBy FearBy By Jay J Jerome Williams Staff Correspondent Universal Service WA WASHINGTON Feb 1 Viscount l.-Viscount Viscount Greys Grey's frank letter on the subject subject subject sub sub- of the peace treaty and the covenant covenant cove cove- nant of the league of or nations so far fur faras faras furas as the thc objections of the tho United States Senate arc are concerned is believed cd here herc hereto to shift to the tho shoulders of President Wilson much of ol the responsibility for any further failure of the tile Senate to act upon th the treat treaty r p f I In Inthe the opinion of leading Republican Republican lican Bean senators however tho the publication lion Hon of Lord Greys Grey's letter will rill not alter the thc existing situation with willi regard regard regard re re- re- re gard to the treaty until the Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- heartened by England's willingness willing willing- ness to accept the Lodge reservations persuade the President to take a similar view vic Attacks L Letter tt r The Tho In the Senate I though believe tho thio letter of or Viscount Grey to bo be another warnIng against acceptance of ot the treaty In any form To Senator William E. E Borah Borab Republican lican lIean of or Idaho tho letter reveals 3 a laid plot to set pet the United d States Into the league and thereafter to attend to the reservations reser made bythe bythe by bythe the Senate lie declared tho the letter supported those opponents of ot the treaty treat who believe e acceptance of the covenant would mean the ab abandonment abandon ment of ot Americas America's traditional foreign policy Senator Borah made mado this statement Aside from the exceedingly o adroit and diplomatic tone of ot tho the letter It has three great reat points of oC Interest First It says sas plainly that entrance Into the league with or without res res- Is a complete abandonment of or our foreign policy policy policy-a a plunge not only into thc thi unknown bu but Into something something some some- thing of or which traditions of ot the tho United United United Unit Unit- ed States heretofore have positively positively- ely disapproved U. U S. S Can Con Gain anin Nothing Second Secondly it plainly declares that K le United States should bo be permitted to come In with her reservations for tor tho the simple reason that once In the reservations reservations reser reser- will amount to nothing H He lie says sars in so many words Once in the league ue American reservations would not bo be felt In practice I 1 a agree ree en entirely entirely en- en tirel with Viscount Gre Grey These rhese se reservations res res- about which we have havo been fighting o so much will amount to nothing when we are arc on once co in the thelen len league lIc They do not protect the United United United Unit Unit- ed states State The third proposition Is that without without without with with- out the United States that is Iso without without with with- out her W wealth alth to underwrite the economic economic eco ceo chaos of ot Europe and her manpower manpower manpower man man- power to police pollee its territory o the theS leue e will l a amount to nothing hh In S u to 1 otner Olner Ib V II 1 1 concedes that Europe Is a bankrupt b concern and is seeking a solvent part part- nor ncr In Jn this connection all who read cad Viscount Gre Grey's Greys s letter should examine tho the boo book written b by Maynard J Keyes eres an English gentleman and a distinguished distin distin- economist wherein he lie tells us that tho treaty of uC Versailles has wreaked the economic life lICo of or Europe and condemned It to perpetual famine and ch chronic ron ic revolution American fu Wraith h Wanted It Is natural therefore the tho Viscount Vis Viz- count Grey to conclude that without the material wealth of at the United St Suites States tes tho the league will not be bB a going concern and It ought to bo be conclusive conchi- conchi sive sl to Intelligent American that If IC the United States goes Joes into such a league the United States will not long be a going concern Altogether Alto- Alto gether tho the viscounts viscount's letter Is very scry ry frank Crank and null worthy of oC the tho stud study of ot every O American n Senator Lodge chairman of ot the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate foreign ro relations committee and aUlI the majority leader Is understood Intake to In take talo the tho view that Lord Greys Grey's lottin- lottin will not effect un any change In Iz the thet t treaty realy sit situation rho Tho former Cormer British ambassador al although aJ- aJ though specifically sa saIng that the tho views lews set forth arc his own la is b Continued on page pae Z BURDEN lAI LAID i ON WILSON IS B BELIEF LEF Continued from Pa Page Pago e I 1 I I to be reflecting tho views of ot British statesmen at t large Ills His Ils letter letter letter let let- ter simply makes cs plain that opposition to the lie treaty Is non existent in Great Britain but Is strong over o er here hero It I depicts a willingness for tor tIle tHo first time on the thc part of or Great Great Britain to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac practically In In toto all 1 of ot tho the Lodge e reservations to the tho ho treaty and Jo the tho covenant co This was Vas forecasted b by Universal Service a week ago ZAO Senator Gilbert M M. I Hitchcock the minority leader was absent front from the city to today ay and his views therefore ety could not not be obtained Si Significant however was th the statement of s Senator Sena Sena- na-I na to tor McNary who Is known as S the lie leader leador lead lead- I Raid said er or of or the tho mild fluId mid reser ls He I I think that Viscount Greys Grey's loiter lotter leter will wi have h the effect of or dissipating a good deal of ot the opposition llon In the S Senate Senate Sen Sen- nate n- n ate to the reservations I beleve believe that It I will VII haY hav this effect and d that it II should have hinc this effect I think Earl Grey explains well wel the Senates Senate's atU tude toward outside alliances and our general pote policy of oC isolation |