The daily times., 1919-07-09
DOORS OF
THE SENATE
Will Be Open When the Pres
ident Delivers His
Address
ON THURSDAY MORNING
(By the Associated Press.)


washington, July S.-The Sen
ate made ready today to receive
the peace treaty from President
Wilson and to take up without de-
lay and in the open the bitterly con-
tested question of its ratifica-
ton.
In disregard of precedent it was
voted unanimously to open the doors
to the public when the President
makes his address Thursday submit
ting the treaty and asking for its
acceptance. To the same purpose
plans were made by the leaders
by the leaders to rush the document
to the printer and tc circulate many
thousand copies for the Information
of the country. The decision to hear
the President in open session was
reached without suggestion from
! him. altough it was understood to
square with his desires. A senate
order to provide for the session was
submitted by Chairman Lodge of the
Foreign Relations Committee after
he had confirmed at the White
House published reports that Mr.
!, Wilson wished to appear Thursday
II was ad pted without discussion
| and without a dissenting vote
| The order also provided that five
Senators be named tc receive the
President on his arrival at the Cap
itol and to conduct him to the Sen
ate Chamber. The chair selected the
five ranking members of the For
! eign Relations Committee, Senator.
Lodge, Massachusetts; McCumber
4 North Dakota; and Borah, Idaho
Republicans: and Hitchcock, Neb
| raska, and Williams Mississippi
Democrats OF these. Senators Lodg
and Borah are bitterly opposed t,
the League f Nations covenan
while the other three are support
it. Senator Borah also has repeated
ly criticized President Wilson
practice of delivering his messag
to Congress in person; and alway
has absented imself upon those oc
casions. He declined to say at frs
whether he would accept a plac
: on the reception committee but late
announced he would serve.
Open sessions during the entir
, ratification debate are expected b
the leaders on both sides and tn
! Foreign Relations Committe
may also pen its doors durin
j: | some of its hearings At thes
. hearings twas said today Presiden
Wilson probably would not b
asked to appear, although Secretar
Lansing and other members of tn
peace delegation are expected to b
: invited to tell in executive sessio
: the confidential story of the deci.
f ions reached at Versailles.
Consideration of the treaty by th
committee to which it will go a
soon as it reaches the Senate, prol
. ably will not begin unit next MOI
day. Chairman Lodge said toda
that owing to the difficulties {
printing the document with its mar
and other accompanying date, b
considered it unlikely that any con
mittee work would be done durin
the present week. The plan is fc
the Senate adjournment from Thur
lday until Monday.
The purpose of the leaders |
give the treaty widest pub1icit
v was apparently in all the plans mad
il during the day.-It was said tn;
: en- effort would be made to pla.
t a copy in the hands Of every Anne
> ican citizen who desired it. Son
IS members of the Foreign Relation
ki Committee even advocated ope
N Committee sessions caro- the repr
) senatives Of the Versailles del
gates.