Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-25
LANSING DECLINES
. TO DISCUSS AWARD
TO JAPS IN TREATY
Refuses to Talk Now of
Protest by American
Delegates.
INDICATES STRONG EFFORT
MADE TO GIVE AID TO CHINA
Will Not Say If Attempt Was
Similar to That of President
Wilson.
STILL AT WAR WITH GERMANY
Secretary of State Points Out Hostile
Status Continues Until Ratif-
cation Is Voted.
INDICATES STRONG EFFORT
MADE TO GIVE AID TO CHINA
STILL AT WAR WITH GERMANY
Secretary of State Points Out Hostile
Status Continues Until Ratif-
cation Is Voted.
BY JUSTIN McGn>r,,.

NsSflNGlpN July 2t.-SeCretary
Lansing today gave his first audience
TO newspaper men since his return
from France. The secretary said he
had not made any arrangements to
appear before the Senate Foreign
Affairs Committee. He expects to be
in Washington for some time. and the
Senate committee can call him in If it
sees fl to do So
The Senate has asked the State De-
partment for the protest which it un-
derStandS Secretary Lansing MIR
White and General Bliss made against
the Shantung award. Mr.. Lansing was
asked today If he would state the ma
ture OF that protest. He declined 10
do SO.
The secretary's attention was called
to the statement from the White House
yesterday relative to Shantung. in
which il was said the President "ex-
erted all the influence he was at liberty
to exercise III the circumstances to
obtain modification"
Would BE Dangerous Assumption.
He was asked If it was fair to as
sume that the argument which he and
Mr.. White and General Bliss made fol-
the President. His reply was:
That would be a dangerous assump-
ton"
NJ. Lansing was told of the debate
V.
He assumed that the text OF the treat y
already had been presented TO the
Senate. and when told that it had not
been expressed surprise. 1t was eX-
planned TO him that the criticism of
the Republican Senators was that un-
der Article ". of the treaty it was
provided that the treaty should be
submitted to the Senate at the same
time as the treaty Of peace
How do they know If the treaty
has not yet been presen;ed?" he asked.
Refused Confirmation of Allegation.
He was told that what purported to
be true copy of the treaty had been
read to the Senate by Senator Brande-
gee. end was asked if he would confirm
the allegation that the treaty actually
did provide that il was TO be given
to the Senate coincidentally with the
peace treaty. He refused to confirm
il. 1t would be improper he said. to
make known any part of the treaty
until the full text had been given TO
the Senate.
But" it was suggested. the fun
The Paris Figaro and the London
Times, and the complaint is that il
should be published abroad before it
1T makes no matter whether or not
it has been published abroad. They
have no Senate TO deal with there as
have he replied
Reason for Withholding Text.
But because it must be a party to
ra titica tion is the very reason why
the text of the treaties. before they
are given 10 the Senate" was further
suggested. To this Secretary Lansing
made the interesting reply:
The complaint is that the treaties
are not made public by the state De
par;ment. If they We're made public
by the state Department before il was
possible to send them to the senate
lhere would be even greater complaint
Ihen we would be accused of propa-
ganda; We would be accused OF max
ing the document public in order to
form public sentiment in its favor be-
known quite likely that would be my
contention in those circumstances if /
We're true that there was a difference
in the texts OF the French American
and the French British treaties. He
and the United states, STATE heA' he asserieh seiiatn
would De obhGated 10 an equal extent
Different in PhrnseOlogy.
He admitted that as sent out from
Paris. the language of the French
British treaty meant something very
Franch fFidersnt nr from the language Of the
clared that the quotations given in the
Paris dispatches were not correct
Mhen the secretary was asked what
OF american trade with Germany, he
replied:
1--WE "a; are still at war with Germany.
is ratified. The blockade on Germany
has been lifted by general agreement.
put every person from the United
States who goes into Germany until
peace is declared necessarily does so
at his own risk"
Did Not Know of Passports.
Mr.. Lansing did not know anything
ABOUT the arrangements which Under
secretary Polk made TO bring about re-
SUMPTION of American trade with Ger
many. even before the signing of peace.
by issuing American traders pass-
ports TO neutral countries from which
thsy could gain entrance to Germany.
Mr.. Lansing said that he was not prc-
pared as yet to make any announce
ment with respect TO the reorganiza-
tion of the State department., necessity
Tor which he said on the eve OF his
departure from Paris was the chief
reason why he felt he must hasten
home.
ncln Kun Asks Safe Conduct.