The sun., 1919-08-16
WILSON'S SENATE
FARLEY TO Be OPEN
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CURED In Paris.
So confident Is Senator Hitchcock thai
his revelation OF what the procedur,
must be in case the treaty 10 ratified
will have an enormous effect on tn,
Senate that he declared no Senator con.
ceivably could dare to vote for amend
ments after the case was explained Il
them.
Not only Shantung but the question
OF American representation in the pro
posed league, equal to that OF Grea'
Britain and her colonies ls worryipf
the Administration. II 10 realized thai
the Irish vote throughout the country
regardless Of party. Is strongly In favoi
OF such plan.~ Senators with strong
Irish constituencies even now are or
tenterhooks because OF this issue.
Wilson's Letter 10 Lodge.
Hitchcock the President wrote TO Chair
man Lodge OF the Foreign Relation
Committee that he would be pleased I,
receive the members OF the committe,
at the White House Tuesday morning a
10 o'clock. He not only assented I,
making the exchanges public matter
but suggested the presence of stenog
raphers. His letter to Senator Lodg'
follows:
have received your letter Of yes
terday. and in reply hasten to ex-
press the hope that the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations will give
me the pleasure Of seeing them at
the White House on Tuesday morn
ing next, the 18th. at 10 o'clock.
/ also welcome the suggestion Of
the committee that nothing said at
the conference shall be regarded as
confidential. In order that the COM
mittee may have full and trust
worthy record Of what IL said.
shall have a stenographer present.
and take the liberty of suggesting
that n you should wish TO bring one
of the committees stenographers
with you. that would be entirely
agreeable to me. The presence OF
the two stenographers would tighten
the work.
1t will be most agreeable to me to
have an opportunity to tell the COM
mittee anything that may be ser
viceable to them In their considera-
ton Of the treaty.
At the same time the letter to tn
President from Senator Lodge wa
made public. It follows:
Soon after the treaty OF Versailles
had been laid before the Senate Sem
ator Hitchcock informed the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations that IL
the committee desired at any time to
see you for the purpose OF discussing
the treaty you would be glad to re-
ceive them II you were given twenty
four hours notice. Taking advantage Of
this suggestion the committee this
morning instructed me by vote to
say to you that they would be glad
IL they could meet you for the pur-
pose of asking certain information in
regard to the treaty at such time and
place as might be convenient to you.
Owing to the necessary absence Of
one or two Senators. I take the lib-
erty Of saying that II would be more
convenient to the committee n the APP
pointment could be made for some
day subsequent to Monday next.
1t was the general desire Of the
committee that I should say to you
that 1t was assumed that nothing
said at the meeting would be con-
sidered confidential.
The Senate has ordered the treaty
to be considered In open executive
session. and In consonance with this
order the committee feels that any in
formation in regard to the treaty
which comes into their possession
should not be withheld from the
public.
Germany Would Yield Rights.
An argument against any amendmen
affecting shantung which will be used b
Senator Hitchcock In his speech mex
week Is that even II Germany accepte
an amendement by the Senate ceding tn
Shantung rights to China then Ger
many would be in the position OF givin
her approval in the peace treaties wit
the Allies to giving up her former right
In China to Japan, while In the arnende
American treaty Germany would ced
them to China.
II will be emphasized also that amend
ing the treaty would hold UP matters 8
that America would not be represente
on the very powerful Reparation Com
mission, which has authority by tn
treaty to impose its will on Germany 1
everything respecting reparations. Thii
II was pointed out. would enable a repa
rstions commission. on which the Unite
States 10 not represented. to forbid Gel
many to import cotton or any othe
American product on the ground that Oh
was spending too much money abroad .
enable her to pay the indemnity fixed b
the treaty.
In the Foreign Relations Committe
to-day Senator Fall IN. NJ propose
amendments In addition to those affeot
ing Shantung and American represents
ton in the proposed league. The Fa
amendments would prevent America
representation on the many boundar
end other commissions provided In tn
treaty. He would accomplish this b
striking out the word "and associate
Powers" wherever It Is. provided this
the principal allied ana associated Pow
ers" shall make UP these commission
The United States being the only "assS
ciated Power" these matters would the
be left to the Allies proper. Senator Fla
took the attitude that II the United Stat
Is to insist on no European interference
in it's own matters IL should not medd
in these purely domestic European ma
ters.
Expert Millard to Testify.
When the Foreign Relations Commit
tee goes to the White House Tuesds
morning the Republican members wi
be prepared TO urge especially u
necessity OF an amendment dealing wi,
Shantung. There was q discussion ,
the subject among them to-day, and q
Monday the witnesses before the con
mittee will be Thomas r. Willard, Or
entail expert, journalist and adviser
the Chinese delegation at the Pea
Conference.