PEACE TREATY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16724, 6 January 1920, Page 7

PEACE TREATY.

ATTITUDE OF AMERICA. C'lble—Prcas Association —Copyririt.) (Australian and Z' 7. Ca'-1* Association*) ■.Keillor'.* Tc. • cratns.J LONDON, January 3. I:i a :it Loeds. Lord Ilol>crt ' Cecil dealt with the attitude of America towards the I'eaco Treaty. He emphasised that Great Britain wanted the assent, r.ot of ore party in : America, hut of the whole of America. ' 110 would rathrr have as-eiit. subject to ■ reservation, by the whole of the important opinion of America, than a full ami L-o;;:p!ete ;.rs:nt achieved by a deep divi.sio.'i (j| Amenenn opinion. i l:e Aik'.t'-.uh obiection to tho Dominions' vote.s was ba-cd on nn entire iiiisunciorstaudii!;:. In international manors it was int th(> n;itr,l.-rs that counted, li;it ti'.e weight. Ti;e object 1 of tho Dominions' vot.-s was not to en- ■ able them to support, on every occasion. ' t'ne liriti.-h vie..-, I.ut rather to enable them to express their views on any j ferenccs they migh.t l-.ave with Great : Brit:,in. and to get t'-e full weight to j whi'li tliev v.ero entitled. 'I ho subject had been iLse r | to create J bad hleod b--tweon fireat Britain ami j the 1 nitel States by the enemies ot both countries. , Ulet-eived -"th, 0.-15 p.m.) N EVT Januarv 4. Tlio Was hiri'rton correspondent of tho , "New York Times" says' that it is in- i timated lhat W. J. Bryan advo- ! ! C.ate s ratifr-ation of tho Peace Treaty ! with reservation', and does not object to tho Article X. reservation. It is un'WoWid that he will inform j President Wilson that success for the Democratic Paiiy at the Prcs'dential election depends on speedy ratification of tho Treaty in stimo form. . VISCOUNT GREY'S MISSION. (Australian nnd N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, January 3. Viscount Grey has sailed in the Adriatic for England. [New York papers state that lie will present to tho Pritish Cabinet what- ho 1 considers tlio final r.ttitude of America ; towards tho Treaty, and will tell Mr Lloyd George just what conditions the Allies may expect to havo to make if they want to bring America into tho League of Nations.] ___________