Arizona republican., 1919-07-17
NJ LESSEN|NG IN TREATY FRICTION HEADERS ASSERT
Wilson's Effort to Pacify Opposition Doomed to Be Complete Failure Say Antis-White House Con- ferences Are Scheduled to Start Today

WASHINGTON, July 16.-In an az rressive effort to diminish senatorial opposition to the treaty with Germany, President Wilson will begin at the white house tomorrow series of per sonaI talks with republican senators. With his reiterated offer to consult with the foreign relations committee unaccepted and with his opponents on inc republican side evidencing no pur- pose to seek his counsel the president decided today to adopt the more direct method of inviting republican members to the white house and laying before them one after another his reasons for asking that the treaty be ratified.
 Asks Senators to Conference
 A half dozen senators whose names were withheld were asked to meet the president tomorrow and it was indi- cated that the invitations would be a daily feature until MT Wilson had seen most of the republican membership of the treaty ratifying body. During the day he selected 15 whom he desires to see this week.
 There was much speculation as to the choice he had made for tomorrow g conference In some quarters 1t was thought likely he had invited Chairman Lodge and other members of the for eign relations committee but it also was suggested that he may have chosen to talk first with senators who are in clined to be friendly to the treaty and have taken no definite standi fegard- ing it.
 Leaders Predict Failure
 Republican leaders opposing the treaty in it's present form did not hesi- tate 10 predict the white house talks would fail to lessen the opposition to unreserved ratification. Democratic senators supporting the president however, declared his course undoubt- edly meant that he had convincing ar gumcnts to offer.
 Those in the presidents confidence indicated the burden of his appeal tc the republican senators would concern the league of nations and the Shan tun gsettlement, the two provisions which have aroused greatest criticism in the senate. It was predicted that he would tell his callers the complete de- tails of negotiations on these points and on any others that might be brought into question.
 Will Delve Deep
 That it might be in a better situation 10 consider the Shantung provision, the foreign relations committee agreed to- day to ask the state department for copies of all available treaties bearing on Japanese and German interests ir China. In it's preliminary reading oi the Versailles treaty, however, tn, committee passed over entirely tha part of the treaty affecting Shantunl and other former possessions of Ger. many, reserving the whole subject fol future discussion. Shanting will be tn, subject of more discussion tomorrow il the senate.
 In its reading today the committe' made slow progress and it was pre- dicted that with daily meetings tn whole text will not be covered the frs time before the end of the week. Stil to be read are the financial economi and labor sections regarded by com mittee members as the most intricat of all.
 During the day President Wilson say two democratic members of the com - mittee. Senators Swanson of Virginia and Pomerene of Ohio. and talked owe the senate situation with them. It wa understood he reiterated his opposition to any reservations in ratification o the treaty.