PEACE TREATY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3348, 28 November 1919, Page 2

PEACE TREATY.

AMERICA'S POSITION. WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Senator Lodge has issued a statement in which he declares his intention to carry the Treaty controver§'3' to the National election campaigns. Senator'Lodge says: “There is no room for further Coinpronlise <between Americanism and -the super~govern ment of the League of Nations. All I ask is an opportunity to lay the reservations before the Amerioan DBO- - v Senator Hitchcock, in reply to Senator Lodge, says that he is confident that it compromise can be worked out as a result of which the Treaty will he ratified. Seoretaary Daniels, in a speech, said: The way must be found to make the nature measure up -to the high unselfish standards set during the war. Two courses are open for the United States: She milst sign or ‘be a hermit nation armed to the teethand -have a navy to meet all comers.

‘AMERICA'S REJECTION. LONDON, Nov. 21. The situzifrion arising from the American Sena.te’S action in connection with the Peace_Treaty is regarded by the London press as grave, though not yet desperate. In view of the momentous World issue involved it is hoped that the ten days between new and the next session of the Senate will be utilised to effct an agreement between the opposing parties. A curious fact Es that the action of the Senate leaves the United tsates technically at war with GI.)l‘lll7111}'. Thus even delay ill l"J.tlfiCE‘-.YIOII is .~-.-ol‘i.ous as affecting the -;~-zxly stabilisation of World Peace, r‘speciall‘y in relation to the present serious economic position of Central Europe. It is recognised that the power and authority of the Leagueof Nations will be lamentably curtailed without Ainerica, hence the belief is eXpl‘esSed that the idealism which brought the United tSates into. the war is still strong enough to ‘permit her to complete her work. G