Show HOPE FOR TREATY o s I r r PRESIDENT f IU I II I TO 10 fX EXACT Cl ARTICLE X Executives Executive's Letter Urges Democrats to Oppose All l U Changes Relieving U. U S S. S From Assisting Eur Europe pe By James R. R J Nourse S nt Universal Service lee W WASHINGTON Feb 7 Pros Pros Prospects of treaty ratification in inthe inthe inthe the Senate received a setback in in the form of a letter from President W Wilson lson ilson fo to his llis followers ad advising g them hem to oppose the thc Lodge reservation on article X all proposed reserva reser reservation tio tion s which deny an nD obligation on th the part b br bf the he United U States tates to assist foreign nations in their controversies S. S The fhe Presidents President's letter sent fro from frota the Elie White Ho House se January 26 was read by Senator Hitchcock aUthe conference of Democratic senat senators i i to consider a plan of act action for the reopening of the tr treaty at discussion dis dis- Ou in the Senate next nest Monday Monda when Senator Lodge will vill move f I lay a the treaty again agnin before t the e. e S Se Sen ate ate Five Fhe Approved ed In the letter tile tHe President reiterates reiterates r the position taken by br him in his m s sage to the Jackson dd day to o othe the effect that an any reservation re or resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution stating slating that the United States assumes no obligation under an any article arti arti- cle dc of oC the treaty treat would chill our rela reJa relationship with thc the nations with wilh which we ve expect to be associated In iii the great enterprise of oC maintaining the tho w peace The President signified his willingness willing willing- ness to accept five fhe reservations which h Senator Hitchcock offered in the Senate November 19 which the Senate enate refused to consider b by the vote of 41 H to 50 O. O These five fhe reservations atlo s. s are arc the mildest thus far proposed b by any friend of or the treat treaty that on on article X N being a mere statement that the orders of or the league of nations are arp ar to be be construed mer merely I as advice upon which Congress should have ha ve the power to act Worlin C Called Unfortunate I The President t disapproved the compromise com coni- promise reservation reser which Senator Hitchcock and the other Democrats of offered of o. cred in the tim recent bipartisan confer conference ence a COP copy of or which was sent to him Hitchcock Just before the b by Senator broke n UD un He lie says he hc agrees with the substance of it as he is bound to support the constitution constitution con con- of oC the United States but tha that that- the wording of ot It I Is Ye very unfortunate Amon Among le leaders ders on both sides It Is be bc believed bc that the Presidents President's letter spells spens the complete failure allure of oC the efforts to bring about ratification of ot the treat treaty It Is generally understood that there will be a sufficient number of or Demo Democrats Demo Demo- who will vili follow w the In refusing to support either cither the Lodge reservation or any n substitute that Senator Sen Son ator Lo Lodge gc might propose to make rat rat Impossible Chance for Tr Treaty Is 7 t tTo To gain sixty four votes votes' for ratification cation It would be he necessary y to K get t th the votes otes of ot twenty nine t Democrats ItIs Jt lt Is believed ed that not more than half haJt of this number will be willing to deNert desert de de- sert Nert the tho President and accept th the th Lodge reservation Some Seine estimates made toda today after aCtor the delivery deliver of or tho Presidents President's letter Indicated that there will be at the lowest possible minimum n nineteen Democrats who who will stand by b bythe the President In an any e event ent nt This number num num- her ber added to the fourteen Courteen 1 ble Republicans would yield exactly three thirty votes against the treaty or enough to kill It H. But the number of ot those who arc aid expected to follow collow the Pro President to ho o last ditch Is upon ever every side estimated at nt considerably more than nineteen The Democrats who participated Int the conference are all aU at sea as aR to how ho their votes will be e recorded on n the he final roll call caB After At r the they heard the tho tents lents letter read they found them themselves solves selves sudden suddenly without anything to discuss For a time timo the they discussed d Ui tIIt procedure in the Senate which will ollow rollow the making of or Senator Lodges Lodge's notion motion and d af then adjourned without ut taking an any action of any kind I Left Independent It was understood when the cont confer confer- r- r ContinUed on page 3 WILSON DAMPS HOPE FOR TReATY APPROVAL Continued from Pa Page c 1 1 ence erne adjourned that each senator was wa free ree to act according according- to his own w willin will Jm tin in the tho m matter of or voting on the Ix Lodge reservations No Xo attempt will bo be made bind the thc Democratic Demo Demo- Democratic It was was was' announced to cratic senators to together on any concerted concerted concerted con con- plan Ilan of action with respect to tc their votes les It Il was was' was agreed ho however that all would help Senator Lodge c bring In the thc trent treaty again before the thc Senate and that no effort to secure the adoption of a cloture rule will be bo made unless as Senator Hitchcock said it becomes evident eident evident evi ei dent that deliberate efforts are being mado to prolong unnecessarily the tho thode dc- dc de bate In Jn m making l public tho the Presidents President's note noto Senator Hitchcock allowed It to become known that ho has had the letter in his possession for at least ten days dars though he strenuously had denied In tho last three days das that he hc had received an any direct communication from the President on the subject The explanation made is that tho the senator preferred to withhold the letter to tomake tomake tomako make mako a coup at tho the gathering of or his hia f fallow Democrats Sent to Wilson lIson Senator Hitchcock wrote to the President on January 22 informing him that thal the bipartisan conference had reached the point where compromise reservations reser on article X were about to be bo discussed He Hc sent to the tho President President President dent a cop copy of or the reservation which the thc Democrats had decided to submit to the conference This reservation follows The United States assumes no obligation obligation obligation gation to employ its military or naval forces or the thc economic boycott to preserve pre pre- servo serve the tho territorial Integrity or political political cal l independence of an any other country under the provisions of ot article X or orto orto orto to empl employ y tho the military or naval forces of oC of the United States under any ally article of or th the treat treaty for any purpose unless in any particular case the tho Congress which under tho the constitution has the sole power to declare war or to authorize author author- ize Ire th the employment of the military or naval al forces fore of oC the United States shall by joint re resolution so BO provide Nothing herein shall be deemed to impair tho obligation In article XVI conc concerning the economic boycott It was this reservation to which the he President rc referred in his reply to Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Hitchcock Insisting that It would not tot do Republicans Republican Stand Shine Firm Finn Tho mo determination 01 of the Republican senators tb to stand b by Senator SeD-MOr J Lodge in his insistence upon strong reservations to tho the treaty remains unshaken by the tho Presidents President's letter Within a a. short time after acter the letter became public a group roup of or the mild met and agreed to remain united behind Senator Lodge They will offer for his consideration a tion Llon several drafts of compromise reser reservations reser- reser but I If they thep are arc rejected by Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Lodge L as the they undoubtedly will willbe be bc tho the mild mUd pledge e themselves to make no overtures to tho Democrats At the same time thirty eight Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans arc are pledged to hold out for forthe forthe the Lodge reservations without any change The fact tact that tho the Presidents President's ent's letter was dated before the thc Viscount Grey letter lotter letter let lot lotI I ter was wa given to the public led Senator Senator Sena tor Hitchcock and others to believe that the President will not find It Jt necessary necessary necessary essary to make any statement to tho the administration senators respecting his view of or th the tha Gre Grey document It Is be believed be- be the President will stand on his position as laid down in the tho letter Jetter to Senator Hitchcock irrespective irrespective- of hat v Viscount Grey Groy ma may have s said id Senator Lodge declined to make male any comment on the Presidents President's letter |