LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12010, 12 March 1920, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Reoived March 12, 9 a.m. Washington, March 10. Senator Lodge, debating in the Senate President Wilson’s - letter to Senator, Hitchcock, said it was unfortunate, that President Wilson declared that the French militaristic element was defeated at the Peace Conference, but now had regained control. The reference of Presidential distrust of diplomats as capaole of working for the world’s salvation, was equally unhappy, while his allusion to Italy as a country merely seeking its own selfprotection, were similarly unwise. The Senate readopted by 37 to 29 the reservation providing for equality of voting power in the League of Nations. Received March 12, 9 a.m. New York March 11. The Times’ Washington correspondent says the work of dratfing a compromise to Article Ten is not progressing favourably, and many discouraged Senators have expressed the hopelessness of reaching a compromise which will be acceptable to the whole Senate, It is felt thaf; the Republicans as well as ; a small number of Democrats who are dissatisfied with President Wilson’s attitude "are now attempting to fasten the rejection of the Treaty upon President Wilson.