U.S. and Treaty.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 16, 2 January 1920, Page 5

U.S. and Treaty.

STILL NO COMPROMISE. VISCOUNT GREY DEPARTS. AMERICA’S CONDITIONS. FOR ENTERING {LEAGUE. ISW Cable.—Prem Association.—Copwrisht.) (Received 2, 9.5 a.m) Washington, Dec. 31. Viscount Grey has departed for London. New York papers state that he will present to the British Cabinet what he consider* the final position of America toward the treaty and will tell Mr. Lloyd George just what conditions the Allies may expect to have to make if they want to bring America into the League of Nations. Reports are current that differences over article X of the League of Nations covenant are delaying and threatening to defeat efforts to secure a compromise. The principal difference is with President Wilson and those who agree with his construction and proceed upon the assumption that article X puts a moral obligation upon America to help to prevent external aggression against any member of the League of Nations, while Senator Lodge, the reservationists and mild reservationists have declined to accept a blanket obligation. The democrats admit the obligations while the_ republicans deny them. —(A 1 .and N.Z.)

DISENFRANCHISING THE DOMINIONS.

MENACE TO LEAGUE’S SOLIDARITY.

(Received 2. 12.5 p.m.) Washington, Dec. 31. Mr. Henry White, a member of the American peace delegation, conferred with Senator Hitchcock pointing out that one of Senator Lodge’s reservations, which contemplates limiting the voting strength of the British colonies in the League assembly, would seriously menace the solidarity of the League, since Canada, Australia and New Zealand would strongly protest against any ■American effort to disfranchise them. Senator Hitchcock said he had diadisftcd thia b&idg n&titcr with Vis* count Grey, who also pointed out the serious results that would accrue should this reservation be adoptedSenator Hitchcock added that Viscount Grey’s departure for England is partly for the purpose of discussing this matter with the British Government. —(A. and N.Z.)

NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH ~~ POWERS. CONCERNING RESERVATIONS. NeiTYork, Dec. 30. The “New York Times” Washington correspondent repbrts that »t can be stated absolutely that the United States Government has n«? conducted any negotiations with other signatories of the treaty ecuowning the acceptability of the reservations which may be adopted by the Senate. It has been learned that the American Peace Commission haa definitely disbanded.—KA- and N.Z.)