South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-09
SENATE MAKES
ITS PLANS FOR
PEACE TREATY
Body Ready to Reopen Bitter
Fight on Ratification
of Pact.

WASHINGTON. July O. - The
senate made ready Tuesday to re-
ceive the peace treaty from Priest
Wilson and 70 take up without de-
lay and in the open the bitterly con-
tested question of its ratification. In
disregard OF precedent, IL was voted
unanimously 10 open the doors 90
the public when the president
nake~ his address Thursday sub
hitting the treaty and asking for its
acceptance To the same purpOs
plans were made by the leaders 20
rush the document 10 the printer
and 20 circulate many thousands or
copies for the information OF the
country
The decision 20 hear the presi-
dent in open session was reached
without suggestion from him. al
thoGPF II was understood 20 square
with his desires. senate order to
provide for the session was submit
ted 10y Chairman Lodge Of the for
eiRn relations committee. after ne
HAD confirmed at the white house
published reports that Mr. Wilson
" A-fAAf q " eNHffAA a AAhA sun II rs
adopted without discussion and
without a dissenting vote.
To Receive President
Tie order also provided that FIVE
senators be named 10 receive the
president on mis- arrival at the cap
itol and 10 conduct him to the
senate chamber. The chair selected
the I'VE ranking members OF the for
eign relations committee - Sens
LodGc. Massachusetts; McCumber.
North Dakota: and BOrah. Idaho
republicans: and Hitchcock. Ne
oraska, and Williams, Mississippi
democrats.
OF these senators Lodge and
Bor~ n are bitterly opposed to the
league OF nations covenant, while
the other three are supporting H.
Ser. Eorah also has repeatedly crit
icized Prest Wilson's practice in de-
livering his message 10 congress i'm
person. and always has absented
himself upon these occasions. He
declined to say at first whether he
would accept place on the recep-
ton committee, but later announced
ne would serve.
To Hold Open Sessions.
open sessions during the entire
ratification debate are expected By
the leaders on both sides and the
foreign relations committee may
also open its doors during some OF
it's hearings. At these hearings IL
wa said today Pres't Wilson prob
ably would not be asked 10 appear.
although Sec'y Lansing and other
members OF the peace delegation. are
expected 10 be invited 10 tell in ex-
ccuti,e session the confidential story
of tho decisions reached at Yer
sailles.
Confederation Of the treaty by the
committee. 10 which II will 20 as
socn az il reaches the senate. prob
ably will not begin until next Mon
day. Chairman Lodge said today
that ewing TO the difficulties OF
printing the document with its maps
and other accompanying data, he
considered il unlikely that any COM
msttCc work could he done during
the present week The plan is for
a senate adjournment from Thurs
day Until Monday.
The purpose OF the leaders to
give the treaty widest publicity was
apparent in all the plans made dur
ine the day II was said that an
effort would be made 10 place copy
in the hands OF every American cit
izen who desired il. Some members
Of the foreign relations committee
even advocated open committee ses-
sicns GO hear the reports OF the Yer
saillrs delegates