When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate, the American public clearly supported its ratification. most so-called “irreconcilable” senators favored it in principle. he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points. he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge. he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone.
When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,
the American public clearly supported its ratification.
most so-called “irreconcilable” senators favored it in principle.
he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points.
he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge.
he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone.