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Show FAVOR TREATY; j OPPOpiH Republican Senate Leaders Would Separate Two Documents. ! Ratify One, Submit Other to Referendum, Is the Plan. BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. fChicngo Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON', May 8. Unanimously approving the peace pact with Germany, but still opposing the league of nations covenant in its present form, Republican Republi-can leaders in the senate are seriously considering the following program of action ac-tion when President Wilson presents the treaty for ratification: 1 . Scparat ion of the league covenant from the treaty by senate amendments. 2. Immediate ratification of the treaty provisions for peace with Germany. 3. Submission of the league of nations na-tions covenant to a national referendum under a special act of congress. Senator .Lodge, who will he chairman of the foreign relations committee, has discussed this suggested procedure with Senators Knox and Ho rah, other Republican Repub-lican members of the committee, who favor -ueh action, and a decision was reached to submit the plan to the full conference of Republican senators which will bo called to consider the treaty question. Is Considered Departure. This contemplated program is based upon tho contention that the league of nations covenant proposes a radical departure de-parture from traditional American politics poli-tics and involves the surrender of rights and Intercuts so vital as to require the most mature consideration on the part of the American people. In view of the recent White house denial de-nial that tho president has negotiated an alliance with Great Britain and Prance, senators evinced much interest in tho official of-ficial government announcement that Mr. "Wilson will propose to the senate an agreement under the terms of which England and the United States would defend France against "any aggression by Germany. It is foreseen that President' Wilson vvill wago a vigorous fight for ratification ratifica-tion of the treaty without change and will charge the opposition with delaying the restoration of peace to tho world. Effects of Delay. He will be met with the retort that the treaty Itself makes it impossible for the United States alone to hold up world peace. Tho treaty provides for the restoration res-toration of peace between Germany and the other belligerents severally, not collectively. col-lectively. Kngland and Germany will conclude peace by exchanging ratifications ratifica-tions of the treaty. France and Germany Ger-many will conclude peace In like manner. Any delay In ratification by the senate will delay only the restoration of diplomatic diplo-matic and commercial relations between Germany and the United States. The .creatioft of the machinery for carrying out the peace terms imposed on Germany would not be delayed. The allies took pains to avoid any possibility of the American senate embarrassing this program. pro-gram. The reparations commission and the other important commissions will be appointed and start work irrespective of American action on the treaty. The only program held back would be the less important im-portant work assigned to the league of nations, which doubtless would be carried car-ried forward by the allies. Discuss Proposed Alliance. PARIS, Wednesday 7. Tho first move toward an alliance between France, Great Britain and the United States supplementing supple-menting tlie peace treaty, it is understood, was made by Premier Clemenceau in a letter to President Wilson. Later letters let-ters passed between Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson, which, it is understood, brought out the fact that, while the British and French premiers were free to conclude arrangements, President Wilson could not do so without with-out congressional action. This in turn developed the present tendency ten-dency of the negotiations to place the whole matter before the American congress. con-gress. Discussions today were devoted to tho form of presentation to congress. The understanding takes the form of a letter signed by Premier Lloyd George and Mr. Wilson referring the cmestion to the British parliament and the American congress. The proposed alliance is an effort ef-fort to meet the French demand for military mili-tary security against German aggression. The terms are general In character. Opposition Is Showing. WASHINGTON. May 8. Vigorous opposition op-position to the proposed alliance between the United States, Great Britain and France whereby the United States would be committed to go to the aid of France in the event of an attack upon that country coun-try was expressed today by Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican. "I am not in favor of any treaty or alliance al-liance with any foreign power obligating ourselves in any way concerning future wars in Europe. "Whether we shall take part In any future ICuropean war is a matter which should be determined upon tho facts when and ns they arise and by the particular generation which must bear the brunt of war and by the Intelligence nnd conscience and tho judgment of the American people." Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, retiring chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, the only senator commenting on the treaty as a -whole, characterized it as a "monumental work." triple entente between the United States, Great Britain and France In place of a league of nations. No one seems to have any faith in the league as now planned except President Wilson." Hitchcock Approves. "In so far as it applies to Germany," he said, "it is stern and unrelenting in Us purpose to disarm her for the purpose of securing the safety of Kurope. It also exacts from Germany the last dollar that she can possibly pay in indemnities." Senator Hitchcock said the "basis of reorganization re-organization is justice and the purpose of reorganization is to secure tho peace of ' the world for the future." j General approval of tho military terms ; imposed upon Germany by the treaty was ! expressed by a number of Republican and Democratic senators. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, retiring retir-ing chairman of tho senate military committee, com-mittee, said the treaty "appears to draw the teeth and claws of Germany pretty effectively and with that I am thoroughly in accord." "The terms imposed on Germany." said Senator Wads worth of New York, Republican, Re-publican, "are reasonably adequate." Sterling Is Satisfied. "As far as the treaty conditions are imposed on Germany," said Senator Sterling Ster-ling of South Dakota. Republican, "I am rpilte well satisfied with them. I am satisfied sat-isfied also with some of the amendments to the league of nations covenant, but I do not mean by that that I am entirely satisfied with the covenant in Its present form." Senator Moses of Xew llnmpshire said he thought a "conqueror's" peace has been i in nosed on Germany measurably. He added, however, that he did not think tha t the demands for reparation were equal to the losses suffered. He added: "I would be very much in favor of a |