Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-30
LODGE STARTS CALL
FOR FRENCH PACT
Asks Wilson for Treaty Promisinu
U. S. War Help.
BRANDEGEE RAPS PRESIDENT
Senators Say Executive Failed to COM
ply With Provision of Agreement
Friend and Foe of League Balk
at Taft Panacea.

Washington, July 25.-President Will
son was charged by Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts and Brandegee of Con-
necticut in the senate with having
failed to comply with a provision in
the Franco-American-Br British pact Of
June % that it should be submitted to
the senate at the same time as the
treaty of Versailles.
In support of his charges Senator
Lodge read from the Paris Figaro Of
July 8 what was purported to be an
official statement that the pact, which
provides for the United States and
Great Britain going to the aid CS
France in the event of an unprovOked
attack by Germany, was TO be submit
ted to the senate ''for advice and con-
sent" at the same time that body re-
ceived the treaty at Versailles.
Criticize President.
Brandegee and Lodge both criticized
the president for what they described
as his action in Withholding the pact
from the senate, despite its repeated
requests for it, although the document
had already been laid before the Brit
iSh parliament and French chamber of
deputies.
1t was pointed out by Brandegee
that the Franco-American-B British pact
had taken the form of two treaties,
one between Great Britain and France
and another between the United States
and France, by which the three coun~
tries were to unite in a common de-
Tense of France if that country were
again attacked by Germany.
Senator Lodge introduced a resolu-
ton in the senate calling upon Presi-
dent Wilson, eff not incompatible with
the public interest" to deliver the pro-
posed pact to the senate. Senator
Robinson of Arkansas objected to i'm
mediate consideration of the resolu~
ton; it went over.
Received No Response.
"The senate committee on foreign
relations has passed several resOlu-
tons calling upon. the president and
the state department for information
with reference to the FrancO-American
treaty, the original American draft OF
the League of Nations covenant which
was rejected for the British substitute
at Paris, and other documents and pa
pers to which the senate is entitled
Brandegee declared.
"ThuS far the committee has met
with no response to its request for in
formation, nor has the information
been Forthcoming.
"And vet the president of the United
States informed us in his recent adj
dress here that the FrancO-American
pact and the treaty of Versailles were
linked together" Brandegee continued
"The president appeared here in the
exercise of his proper function as the
negotiating part of our government.
He presented his arguments in behalf
of the treaty of Versailles. For rea-
sons unknown to US he submitted the
treaty of Versailles to us but not the
FrancO-American pact"
"The Franco-AmeriCan-Br pact
has been printed in the London Times
of recent date" Senator Lodge inter
rupted.
"The president can appear before
the senate at any time" Brandegee
went on. 'He will be courteOusly re-
ceived, but the senate is now eXerclS~
ing it's constitutional prerogatiyes as
the treaty-ratifying branch of our
government and it is entitled to the
fullest information regarding any
treaty it may be called upon to con-
slider or ratify."