The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-06

Washington. Aug. e. Secretary
Lansing told the senate foreign reia-
tions committee today that the Amer
lean plan Tor league Of nations was
not passed" at Versailles ana never
was presented to the fun peace con-
ference.
The secretary. appearing az a pub
lic hearing Of the committee. ssiid he
die not know whether copy OF the
american draft stili was In existence.
Discussing the Shnntung provision
Of he treaty Secretary Lansing said
tho Lansing lshii agreement made 90
obtain rc-aiiirmatlun hy Japan of the
open door policy IN China was entered
into hy the American government
without knowledge 81 the secret
treaty between Japan and the allies
for q transfer of German concessions
Ia Shnntung 20 Japan.
secretary Lansing said he person
silly would De opposed to furnishing
the senate copy Of the transcript Of
the discussions before the league OF
nations section Of the peace confer
ence "on the general principle" that
u might prove irritating to other
nations.
AR Lansing dld not recall how the
American plan for a leaEue Of nation
differed from that adopted Asked
hy Senator Ernndegce whether IL wis
true that the American plan was
drafted by two New York lawyers the
witness replied
"l think that is not true"
The secretary thought the plan
embodied In the league covenant was
decided Improvement" ON the
American plan. lie could not go into
details however. because he was not
q member ~ the commission which
drafted the covenant.
D AaEaI HON Of hN
were to he paid. the secretary said
I the league had no autnority to "as-
sess' any nation hut would apportion
Z expenses. and their payment so FAR
as the United States was concerned.
I would he entirely dependent upon tho
| decision Of congress.
/ Pressed to describe the Bliss letter
/ Mr. Lansing said
The president had asked us IA
I communicate our opinions General
iliss prepared letter and showed ID
/ 10 n and We concurred in a."
| Was II In the nature Of protest.
asked senator Borah.
Asked why the letter WIS not avail.
able secretary Lansing said
ASK the president II WAS sem
to HIM"
The secretary said he could not re-.
call having feen "a letter relating 4,
any fNNlA VI AAAN HMNNAfNfrN uNNfEAAt'
"a "lntlmidate" the Chinese.
Questioned about the Lansing
ishi agreement. the secretary said h'
would prefer to make full state
meni later on that subject ua we'll al
the attitude of the American govern
ment toward the - demands bl
Japan ON China and toward China'l
entrance into the war.
senator New asked whether chin.
made any appeal io the American
delegates about tho Shantung matter
. The Chinese delegates called upoi
the Amer can delegates ana discusae'
the subject" said MIR. Lansing, '
don't call IL an appeal. aa It was dis
cussion the same as We had with tn
Japanese delegates
"Wus any EFFORT made hy the Amer
? lean delegates to have Japan guar
, antec 10 return Shaniung TO China
asked senator New.
"Nes. there was such an effort An,
} hy The word effort I do not mean q
. imply that Il was q failure"
"bo YOU mean to say u was not
failure asked Senator Harding
! ohio.
II cannot pass upon u,at as tn
, matter was handled entirely hy IN
president"
Secretary Lansing said he had rea
son TO believe" there were no sccrs
, agreements In effect now among tn
other allied and associated powers q
' which the United States had n
\ knowledge. lie Also sait he had bee
4 assured hy Mr.. Bulfour." tthe rril
ish foreign secretary that Great Brit
y ain favored the open door policy .
p China.
, questioned about the league co,
f, euantS definition of the Monroe Dos
. trlne as q regional understanding.
d, Mr.. Lansing said 10 certainly was sue
4 an understanding.
], Si;CitEyTAIiN TELLS LITTLE.
The propriety of trying the form,
: German emperor was discussed
Secretary Lansing who said ti
r American commissioners were unai
q imous in the opinion that legal tri
could not he had
"Wlu there he "a ttlatg" asked Sci
ator BowN.
- didn't my" the secretary reptile
Some senators surEested that n
former emperor should ne require
n tn zurrrnder ta q military trihunai
Napoleon did FOR trial under goner
court martial authority
p "'rhat was The report of the con
u mission with which the United stnt
e., disagreed" said Mr. Lansing
- seemed 90 me that In such q procee
is ing there would be grave duu
al Nhethcr the guilt M the dofenda
.h Jculd hc established an- it might
" him on scot free
i- senator Moses New Hampshii
u then asked what was the theory
20 the signature 10y Amrrioa'H repr
~ srutatives 10 tho treaties with Turk
o. and bulgaria with which the Unit
er States did not declare war
h. Il don't know az ! can say"
Lansing replied, u put the matt