Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16
Will Explain Articles
to Foreign Relations
Committees.
THEY WILL BE WHITE
HOUSE GUESTS FEB. 26
Cables "There Are Good and Suf-
6cient Reasons for Phrase
ology and Substance.

President Wilson yesterday cabled
. request to the foreign relations
committees of Congress to defer de-
bate on the constitution of the pro
posed league of nations until he had
An opportunity to 60 over it article
by article with the members.
sThere is good and sufficient reason
for the phraseology and substance OF
each article, declared the President
In his message, transmitted through
Secretary Tumulty.
VIII Dine at White House.
Members of the Senate and House
eommittees will dine at the White
House February 26. the day after
the President is expected to land at
Boston This early meeting was in
tefpreted as evidence of the Presi-
dents determination to get the de
tails Of the new world federation for
peac3 before Congress as quickly as
pedstbfe.
. aate for the conference. but almost
immediateiy the time was announced.
and this was taken to mean that the
President would proceed here direct
from Boston after an address in that
eifE
Message From President
The Presidents message dated
Psriz Februsry Il, follows;
sl.ssf night the committee of the
eonfSseSce charged with the duty of
sAxafttnR q -constitution for q league:: gs.:
e nafi6n8 concluded its work. and
fAis. afternsop before leaving for the
yIntfed States II Is to be my privilege
ks9 4nv 10 read to a pienary session.
~ eenfereHce the, text of the;
fzkntticies agreed upon by
sTh& pqsps1ttee which drafted these
articles Was fairly representative of
the wor1R Besides the representa-
ttfes of sthe Unitfd States. Great Brit
kin. France. It}ay and Japan. repre-
sentatives of feigium. Serbia, China
Greece, Rumahia. Czechosiovakia. Po-
iand. Brazil nd Portugal actively par
ticipated siH the debate and assisted
materially In the drafting of this con
stitution. Each article was passed
only after the most careful examina-
ten by each member of the commit
tee. There is. good and sufficient
reason for the phraseoiogy and sub
stance Of each article. 1 request that
I be espermitted to go over with you
arti1e by article the constitution be-
ford this part of the work of the con-
fe1nce is made the subject of debate
of5Congress. With this in view ] re-
qSest that you dine with me az the
Nbite House as soon after L arrive ia
tie United States as my engage
gEents permit
Senator Hitchcock Gratided.
Chairman Hitchcock OF the Senate
fors1gn relations committee expressed
gr1tfncation when advised last night
Z. .of President Wilson's plans for con-
sauitation with the Senate. and House
cemmittees.
In this manner both democratic
ana sepubiican members of the COM
ufttees will be able Ito. exchange
yieEs with the President" said Mr..
hitchcock. He will come fresh from
the scene, with Impressions and. very
pR(babay. information which viii be
n 3snmense value in consideration OF
"a leagues constitution. 1 think the
,o8uference will be of great value"
9nator Hitchcock said he was ready
-toSmeet the Presidents request for
SS|<nonement of discussion until after
tAS khite House conference. He said
Id knew ef ne plans by democratic
sSkatcrs 10 discuss the subject al
I'D fsent.
Both Parties Agreeable.
Democratic and republican leaders
fHnteated that both parties were in
ckhed to respect the Z, Presidents
wishes in the matter Of debate, al
tleVEh 1t was said some members
ra3<ht desire to express their views
: fjrtnvith. II had been expected thai
there would be general discussion OF
IL league yesterday, hut only briei
.s&srence was made ss ii during con
-bAerztion of the rivers and harbors
A15,
snator Lodge of Massachusetts. tht
republican leader. who swili ,becoms
cijzirman of the forei9a relation,
cdmmittee in the next cfAgress. wal
locked to for an expressfon of hi,
pxrtyss attitude, but deeained to com
nselt. explaining that he.had'not ias
tile TO study the detaiis ofhe pro
Da1ed constitution. Upon Senator
Etdgefs request the textswas put int
tho Congressional Record. The Mas
saehusetts senator promptly agteet
when Senator Pittman of Nevads
asked that the Presidents address n
presenting the document be included
Stand for Monroe Doctrine.
eas of the points upon which tn.
le6gas of nations as proposed will b.
|, a4fncked by those opposing 1t is tina