Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1920 — TAFT EXPECTS COMPROMISE [ARTICLE]

TAFT EXPECTS COMPROMISE

Says He Believes Congress Will Approve League of Nations. New York, Jan. 5. —Former President William H. Taft, in an address congress will approve the league of nations with reservations. The senators “who are now getting .together on the league," he added, probably will effect a compromise that will result in the league's adoption. “Some of the reservations are discourteous, very discourteous in tone,’ Mr. Taft said. “I, of course, do not know whether the wording was intended to be discourteous or not, but 1 do hope that the people on the other side will consider us better fellows than the language in some 6f these reservations makes us appear to be.” “I aim in favor - of the league as it is, without any reservations at all,” he added, “but I’m also An favor of It with the fourteen reservations. I want the league, reservations or no reservatlomis.” The reservationr against paying America's part of administering the league was characterized by theformer president as a "small 'piece of business.’’ Referring to the reservation on Shantung, Mt Taft said: “The wisest thing for us to do is to go into the league first and then insist on Japan carrying out the provisions under which she secured Shantung.”