The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-21
Executive, Suffering From Dysen-
terry, Put TO Bed by Physician
Who Refuses 10 Permit Him to
See Visitors.
ASKS FOR ACTION UPON
PORTION OF THE TREATY
Foreign Relations Committee in
Long Debate Over Approval of
Provisional Representative on
Reparations Board.

Washington. July President
Wilson returned 70 Washington early
today from a week end cruise 70
Hampton Roads and was immediate
~ ordered TO bed by his personal
physician. Rear admiral Cary J.
Lrayson. who announced that the
president was suffering with dys-
cntery.
Admiral Grayson said the presl-
dents condition was not scrious, but
that he probably would be unable to
receive callers before the end Of tho
week. engagements which Mr. VIII
son had with number or republican
senators To- discuss the peace treaty
and the league 0f nations were can
ceilod.
Washington. July sl-Prcsident
Wilson today asked the senate for
eirn relations committee to improve
the appointment ot an American rep.
reseutatlVe 90 the reparntions com
mittpe provided under the treaty. TO
act Professionally. pending Senate ac-
zion on the Versailles document, Tho
committee debated the request for
more than an hour without acting.
The president wrote that he made
the request hecausc he considered u
''of 30 much imporinnce 20 the busi-
ness Interests of the country" that
the commission
senator Williams. democratic. Mis-
Hissippi. offered q resolution declar-
Ing the committee willing to approve
such an appointment but Chairman
Lodge and other republican members
opposed II. while Senators Knox, re-
publican, Pennsylvania. and Harding.
Republican. ohio. offered substitutes
I that would declare the committee
without authority In the matter. None
Of the proposals came to . vote.
The presidents letter TO Chairman
| Lodge follows
! My Dear Senator;
There are some things IN com
nection with the execution Of the
/ treaty Of peace which can hardly
| await the action OF the several
governments which must act
with regard TO the ratification OF
the treaty. and the chief Of these
Is the functioning Of the repara-
ton commission II 10 OF such
importance to the business inter
ests of the tinted States. as well
as 10 the nations with whom we
are associated that the United
States should he represented on
that commission and represented
now while the work OF the COM
mission ~ taking shape, that
am taking the liberty OF writing
90 ask II you viii not be kind
enough 20 consult the commit
tee on foreign relations with re-
gard to the particular appoint
ment and say 20 them that
would very much appreciate
their approval uf my appointing
Professionally representative OF
the United States 20 act upon the
rcparutions commission.
Very sincerely yours
WOODROW WILSON"
II b. understood In ofRclal circlei
that president Wilson intends to ap
point Bernard NJ. Baruche OF New
York as the American representative
on the ruparations committee
During the war Mr.. Baruch wa
chairman Of the war Industrial
Z board and he aided at Paris IN work
ing out the reparntions ana eco
: nnmic clauses OF the treaty.
, The committee will take up III
presidents request again tomorrow
- when senator Fan undor motto
igivc today. will move that the doors
ne opened while the subject IL undc
discussion.
The substitute reyolution offered D.
Senator Knox today would dcclar
THAT o. ls the Judgment 81 tho com
mittcc that until the treaty n rntine
no power exists either IN the preal
dent or in congress 90 execute any d
the provisions propoled tn the treat
either Professionally or otherwise