Evening star., 1919-08-14
Senators Decide to Notify
Him They Would Call to
Discuss Treaty.
REACH A CONCLUSION
AFTER 2-HOUR DEBATE
Vote to Summon Resigned Experts,
But Motion to Call Three Peace
Delegates Beaten.

After two-hour discussion today
tAe Senate foreign relations commit
tee decided to notify President Will
son that it would call on him at the
White House, at his convenience. to
discuss the peace treaty.
The committee also decided to call
before it E. T. Williams, H. X. Horn
beck and William c. Bullitt, who re-
signed as advisers to the American
peace commission at Paris because. it
has been reported, they disagreed with
decisions by the conference
Republicans Aid Democrats.
a motion to call also Col. House
Gen. Bliss and Henry White, American
delegates to the peace conference, was
voted down 8 to s, Senators McCum-
Der. North Dakota. and Harding, Ohio.
republicans, voting with the demo-
Gratis.
Members of the committee voting
to call CoE House and other Ameri-
can commissioners were Senators
Lodge, Borah, Brandegee, Fall, Knox.
johnson. New and Moses, all republic
cans.
In deciding to request a conference
with President Wilson. on which there
was no committee vote. it was agreed
that all information secured from the
President should be made public.
There was no indication at the
White House when the President
would receive the committee. To in
Quiries. Secretary Tumulty said: I'VE
have no comment to make"
j In agreeing to call on the President,
the committee accepted an informal
fvitation transmitted by Senator
Hitchcock. the administration leader,
few days after Mr.. Wilson laid the
treaty before the Senate. 1t was said
the invitation never had been discussed
at length in the committee until to-
day.
Mr.. johnson Makes Move. s..
The suggestion. that the committee
90 to the White House was under
stood to have been made by Senator
johnson, republican. California
Several members. including Senator
Bofah, were Understood to have OBJ
5ected IL the talk with the President
was to be confidential Senator Fall
was said to have indicated that he
would not go because no record Of
disputes would arise afterward as to
what the President said.
Members afterward described the
committee meeting as very peace
fur and said there was no recur-
renee of the bitter argument of yes
terday. In the end, 1t was said, the
decision to see the President devel-
oped by practically unanimous agree
ment
n n in q
ing that the President receive 1t re-
volved around the subject of reserva-
tions to the treaty and the league
covenant. Before the committee acted
IT had been intimated at the White
House that the President had not
changed his attitude against reserva-
tionS.
Hearings to Be Open.
hearings with Messrs. Bullitt, Will
liams and others as witnesses Some
of those to be called are not in this
country, but win be invited to attend
as soon as they are available. l[An of
the hearings will be open, Chairman
Lodge announced.
Besides Bullitt. Hornbeck and Will
1iams. the committee decided to call
DIR. John C. Ferguson and Thomas F.
7Millard. regarded as authorities on
Chinese and japanese affairs.
Although the committee had plan
ned to take up amendments to the
port to the Senate. the proposal to
call further witnesses and to consult
the President, occupied all of today's
session. 1t was said proposed amend
ments would be taken UP tomorrow
and the examination of witnesses
expedited as much as possible.
Democratic members were under
stood to have opposed the calling of
all witnesses on the ground that
virtually every senator had made up
his mind how he would vote. and
that public sentiment demanded that
a vote in the Senate should not be
unduly delayed.
Presidents Attitude Indicated.
1t was intimated at the White House
that the attitude of Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska. who told the for
eign relations committee yesterday
that unless the committee reported
j the treaty in the near future an at
tempt would be made to have it call
ed up in the Senate. reflected that OF
the President.
President Willing to Confer.
Secretary Tumulty said there was q
"strong possibility" that the President
would start on his speaking tour when
the treaty was reported by the COM
mittee. 1t was intimated that while
the President saw no need for further
conferences with republican senators
for discussion of the treaty and the
league covenant. he still was holding
himself at the disposal of the com
nittee.
Mr.. Wilson hopes to get to the Pa.
cif1c coast in time TO review the Pa
cific fleet early in September and ex-
poets that before he leaves washing
ION Congress will get well under wa,
legislation designed TO aid in the cam.
paign to reduce living costs.