The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-31
Republicans Tell Executive
That Unreserved Ratifica-
ton of Pact is Impossible
AVERSION TO ANY
CHANGE REITERATED
Open Sessions Proposed Be
ginning Monday Treaty
Discussions Will Break
Precedent of 100 Years.


treaty was discussed by the prssidsn
today with four republican senators
All Of them, IL 10 understood, will b.
unwilling to accept the League Of Ma
tions IN it's present form. In turn th,
president saw Senators Dillingham;
Harding, Fernaid, Lsnroot.. Each indi
Gated afterward that his views wers
unchanged.
Some Of the presidents callers are
urderstood to have told him unrsssrvsc
ratification 10 impossible and Mr.. vii.
SON reiterated his aversion to any
change or qualification which might
reopen diplomatic negotiations.
Tomer~ow the president will sss
Senators New, Watson and ksyss
While the senate assumes debate on
the treaty and foreign relations com
rittes begins public hearings on eco
nomie situations, both the senate erd
committee recessed over today And
Pany ssrators went ever for the first
Hms the offieiaI text of the special
defensive treaty with France, submit-
ted yesterday BY the president. Al
though most Of them ressrved judge
nsrt, Il became apparent that the
trsaty's ratification will be bitterly con-
tsstsd.
Action of senate members yesterday
in agreeing to consider an open ses-
sion Monday on the treaty with CO.
lombia thereby breaking a custom that
has stood for more than a hundred
years. was being discussed today as
forecasting similar action when the
treaties with Germany and France are
acted upon.
Decision to consider the Colombian
treaty at a public session follows the
action of the foreign relations COM
mittee in voting unanimous approval
OF the document under which the Unit
ed States agrees to pay to Colombia
the partition of Panama. Before voting
approval the committee expunged the
clause contained In the original draft
and under which the United States
would have expressed regret for certain
sections coincident with the proceed
ings for the construction of the Panama
canal. Elimination of this clause was
made satisfactory to Colombia through
dilpomats representing the two repub-
lies. Other changes were only of a
minor sort.
Washington, July 3o.-Unusual steps
TO guard the official text OF French
defensft treaty. submitted yesterday
TO the senate by President Wilson
pending final action upon convention
By that body are being taken it be-
came known today and these precau-
tions will continue, according to Sec
retary Sanderson of the senate, until
it has been finally deposited in the
state department vaults.
With the receipt OF the treaty, which
is the only copy in the United States
and bears the signature OF Premier
Clemenceau. and the grand seal of the
French republic as well as President
Wilson'S = signature the iron grazing
which separates the executive offices
from the rest OF the secretary's office
was ordered closed and locked and all
persons entering the secretary's office
except those whose identity were
known We're closely scrutinixed. Sem
ate officials also declined to send the
treaty to the government printing of
flee SO that printed copies could be
made but had a typewritten copy made
inside the barred enclosure
Another precaution was the deposit
ing of the French treaty in big vault
fin the office OF the disbursing officer
of the French, which is not only fire
proof but also burglar proof Ordinari-
ly coPies OF all treaties transmitted
70 thetsenate and other pending execu-
tive business are kept in a fire proof
safe in the executive clerks office.
Secretary Sanderson said today the Of
ficial copy of the French treaty would
remain in the vault pending it's con-
sideration by the foreign relations COM
mittee and later by the senates unless
some senator should demand to see the
official text.