The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-22
SENATORS BEGIN TO
CALL ON PRESIDENT
Colt Says President Placed the
Shantung Matter in Altogether
New Light.

Washington, July 17.-How the
/ Versailles conference reached many
of the agreements embodied in the
treaty of peace was described by
President Wilson today to three Re-
publican senators invited to the
White House at the head of long
list of Republican members whom he
purposes to take into his conference.
Afterward one Of his callers, Sena-
tor Colt of Rhode Island, said Mr..
Wilson had been able to place the
f! Shantung settlement in new light
and had clarified other disputed
points in the treaty. Senator Nc
Cumber of North Dakota and Sena-
tor Nelson of Minnesota, the other
senators who saw the president were
reticent as to the subjects discussed
but said the president had given them
much interesting information. Sena-
tor Colt who announced his general
approval OF the league Of nations III q
senate speech delivered shortly be
fore he went TO the White House, IL
dicated after the conference that his
doubt over certain portions Ct the
league covenant had been cieareG:.
Ee said he was not ready to express
an opinion regarding Shantung and
intimated that the president might
make public statement soon on the
subject.
Discuss Situation.
Senator McCumber is the only Re-
publican member of the foreign re-
lations committee who has favored
the league and it is understood that
Mr.. Wilson talked over with him
committee action on the treaty and
the general situation on the Repub-
lican side of the senate. Senator
Nelson never has made public dec
laration for or against the treaty.
To all of his callers the president is
said to have reiterated his opposition
to reservations of any character IN
senate ratification Of the treaty.
The president tomorrow will con-
tinue his talks with senators inc2!n-
ed to be friendly toward the treaty
provisions, though i is expected that
later he viii see a conference with
virtually every Republican senator
including those who have most bit
trely opposed ratification. Senator
Kellogg of Minnesota and Kenyon Of
Iowa, beth Of whom have kept open
minds on The treaty, have been IL
vised to call On the president tomor-
row morning and Senators NeEa-y
OF Oregon, league supporter, and
Carper Of Kansas, who has taken 10
definite stand, in the afternoon.
Lodge's View.
| The position Of the foreign rela-
tions committee with regard to meet
ing the president as Cody was ex-
plaind in statement tonight by
Chairman Lodge, who said no con-
gressional committee ''has any right
or should have any right to sum-
mon," president before it and that
Mr.. Wilson had not asked to appear.
He made no prediction whether the
committee would accept later the
presidents offer to receive it at the
White House but pointed out that so
far, committee consideration OF the
treaty is in it's primary stages. While
the president was beginning his
White House conferences the senate
debated Shantung and the league and
adoptd without a record vote reso-
luton by Senator Borah, Republican,
of Idaho, asking for information rel
ative to the Shantung negotiations.
Specifically the measure, which was
not debated, asks the president for
any information as to whether the
Chinese delegates were ''intimated,"
by the Japanese and requests copy
1of letter said to have been writ
ten on behalf of Gen. Bliss, Secre-
;;tary Lansing and Henry White, pro-
testing against the Shantung settle
;ment.