The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-27
Wilson Discusses
Foreign Relations
STATUS OF CONDITIONS WITH
ALL COUNTRIES
GONE INTO.
Tells Newspapermen No Critical
Situation In Any Country Was
Responsible For Meeting.

WASHlNGTON, Jan. 26.-President
Wilson conferred for nearly three
hours tonight with the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations. The en-
tire committee, Republicans and DEM
ocrats, with the exception of Senator
Clark, who Is in Arkansas. gathered
IN the green room and discussed for
cign affairs OF the nation
For the first time during his ad-
ministration the president broached
the subject OF the Panama canal tolls
The unratified arbitration treaties and
the proposed Bryan peace treaties. as
well as the Mexican situation and
the Japanese alien land controversy
were among the subjects discussed
IL was the first conference of it's kind
covering SO broad field. that Mr.
Wilson has held. his previous meeting
with the foreign relations committee
being devoted chiefly to Mexican af-
fairs.
No critical situation in any OF the
international problems, according TO
the President caused the meeting To
be held. The engagement was made
more than week ago, in line with
the Presidents plan To take up sys-
tematically various important phases
OF international questions.
When the conference was over, all
the senators agreed TO maintain Sc
crecy. leaving II to the President to
discuss what had taken place.
Talks to Correspondents.
The President explained to the
waiting correspondents. whom he re-
ceived I'm the court OF the White
House entrance. that he had earnestly
urged the ratification OF the general
arbitration treaties proposed for re-
newal. He said the language Of none
of the treaties would be ca anged: that
exceptions in them had not been sug-
gested at the conference, and express
ssn Hnnftnnmra that fhars tunUnH Nss 81
fled.
The president also outlined to the
committee his attitude on the Panama
tolls question. Asked what II was. he
derstOOd. but declined 10 discuss his
views az this time The fact that
when the treaty with Great Britain
was last considered by the senate an
exception was taken 10 10 on the
ground that it might force the grbitra-
ton OF the free tolls Tor American
cOastwise. led 10 the belief tonight
that the president first desired 10 see
the general arbitration treaty with
Great Britain ratified and that he
hoped. through the passage of the
Adamson resolution now pending i'm
the house, the operation Of fhc free
tolls provision would Boz suspended
for two years while diplomatic cor
tespondence on me subject was con
luued. The president has never pub
licly outlined his ideas on the foila
question though 70 has been variousiy
reported al times
Asked Many Questions.
The senator's had asked him many
questions. the president reported. and
he sald he had answered as many OF
them as possible. but unfortunately
could not give them an the details
owing 10 the unavoidable absence OF
Secretary Bryan.
All foreign questions pending we're
discussed and the president said the
senators asked him n great deal about
Mexico Beyond giving them as much
Information about the condition Of ar
fairs In Mexico as he had. the prosi-
dent said no discussion 81 policy Oc.
CURED
40 mention was made Of the posi-
huity Oi negotiating a new treaty with
Russia. Tho senate meets in oVocu.
i've session tomorrow presumably 20
couhrm the nomination Of Henry VI
iindeU as ambassador 10 that country
The President described 10 the sen.