The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-18
Lodge On Invif Il List.

Lodge On Invn3a lio6.
Senator Lodge is sad to be one
of the fifteen republican senators
with whom President Wilson espe-
cialiy desires to confer. 1t was said
the invitations would not be limited
to members Of the foreign relations
committee. The presidens was reps
resented as being anxious TO talk
with all the members Of senate. re-
publicans and democrats, and answer
any questions. 1t was indicated that
President Wilson will not begin his
tour until the committee on foreign
relations decides whether it wishes
5erlain of Oregon is among those
in ited
President, to be Accessible.
Washington, July 16.-Presidenk
Wilson will invite republican repreA
sentatiyes and senator's to confer with
him at the White House ON important
issues, it was announced at the White
House today. Fifteen leading repubti..
can senators will be invited soon 10
confer relative to the League Of Ma
lions proposition.
This plan, it is believed, IL IN line
with the presidents intention Of max
ing himself accessible to the senator's
of the opposition at any time and 10
giving them all information. that. may
re demanded. It is. believed that in
this policy he hopes to weaken the an
position and strengthen his Urn ~ J
ashint ton, Js,lss 4; 5 i !.
senate chambers today relative - IT,
League of Nations fight. Senator Hitch
cock, administration leader, who WAS
unable to see the president yesterday
because the fight waged SO bitter
was expected to call at the White
House today to confer with President
Wilson relative to the progress OF
the fight and the best method to an ].
swer arguments.
Interest is centering about the pos
sibility of the foreign relations. COM
mittee calling. at the White House to
:nterrogate the president on vital
matters that have developed during
the debates.
That secret Bargain.
washington, July 16.-Senator- g. w.
Norris, Republican, Nebraska, in the
senate charged that Japan secretly
secured pledges from Great Britain.
France, Italy and Russia early in 1917
that in the peace settlement Shan
tung peninsula should for certain con-
siderations, be turned over to the
Toxic government and produced
what he declared to be copies Of diplo-
matte correspondence embodying the
promises Of Great Britain and
France.
These pledges, the Nebraska senator
declared, fully explained the pressure
which resulted in Standings transfer
to Japan under the Versailles treaty.
whose ratification by the senate, he
asserted, would write .the blacklist
page in the nations history"
Great Britains influence In the mat
ter, he charged, was secured by
Japan's support Of British claims to
Pacific islands south Of the equator,
while Frances aid was purchased by
a promise of the Toxic government
to help draw China into the war so.
that German ships in Chinese harbors
would be available for carrying troops
and provisions to France.
ION the 9th day of March, 1916"
said Senator Norris, the Japanese
minister of foreign affairs at Toxic
approached the British ambassador To-
Gated at that place with view Of
bringing about an agreement with the
British government.
while the Japanese government
was waiting for q reply from the Brit.
ish government it proceeded also to
negotiate with theb other Allied gov.
ernments. sE
ct is clearly disclosed that while
the leading governments OF the world
were inducing China to get into the
war, in order that they might secure
her assistance and particularly that
they get possession Of the German i,
ships interned in China's harbors. they !,
were secretly plotting among them
selves as to her destruction as soon
as she had complied with their wishes
and the war was over. In all the, an.
nails of history, do not believe there
is recorded an instance OF a more dis
graceful and dishonorable agreement
to carve up the territory not 81 an
enemy but of an allied friend"