Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-13
MADE TO SAY PEOPLE
WOULD DEFEAT IT IF
THEY KNEW PURP0R7
William {. BulGtt, Expert and Protege Of Secre-
tary Of State, Testifies Before Senate to Remark
Implying Pact Harbored Perils; Files Wilson's
Original League Of Nations Draft Showing Ar
ticle 10 Alone Intact in Covenant.

Washington, Sept. 12-Wiiam c. Bulit of Philadelphia,
formerly attached the American mission testified before
the foreign relations committee today that Secretary Lam
people knew what the treaty meant it would be defeated
The bald assertion prporng to give Mr. Lansngs private
opinion expressed in conversation with the witness the day the
latter resigned from the mission because he sympathy
with the treaty or the league popped out suddenly and
ona Butt had just expressed reluctance at the idea of
veang part of private conversation with the
and members of the committee quite agreed with this
BLISS AND WHITE NOT ENTHUsED.
Near the close of hreehour hearing, however Chairman
Paris Secretary Lansing, Henry White and General Bliss all
members Of the American commission expressed vigorous op
Bul said adding reply inquiry by the chairman
that these opinions were not enthusiastic.
SAYS LANSING THOUGHT LEAGUE BAD.
Then from memorandum of the conversation dictated he
said while it fresh his mind Butt the secretary
saying that Mr. Lansing opposed the award of
shantug Japan that league thoroughly bad
that the large nations would little attention to the small
tons and that the world had been arranged according
desires of the big nations at the peace conference.
SAID KNOX WOULD UNDERSTAND.
The most sensational statement attributed by the witness
the secretary OF state the declaration that If the senate
and the American people knew what the treaty meant would
be defeated"
Senator Knox really would understand the treaty Mr. Lam
sing said according the Mr. would.
Mr. Lodges position would become purely POLITICAL
There democratic senator in attendance when this
testimony given at other times during the hearing
nobody took up the edges for the American commissioner
LANSING DECLINES TO TALK.
When of Bulls testimony spread about the capitol
extensively discussed and said they
hear from Mr. Lansing When them endavored to
and Associated Press dispatch Watertow "
said ne declined to make statement and had fishing
HAD TO REOPEN HEARING FOR HIM
Bultt foimely newspaper correspondent Paris
with PRESIDENT Wilson's party and attached
HE summoned to testify before the treaty
oy committee, but In the Maine woods
and the notice did reach him until days ago This
explained by Chairman Lodge the hearing ap-
parenty had been reopened
HIS RUSSIAN REPORT SUPPRESSED
wealth of information regarded less confiden-
a by the witness during his three
February last he sent by Secretary Lansing Perograd
bring back from the soviet leaders
exact terms which they would This report
which told other things of good order established
the bohevk Iennes desire peace his com
promise at points order to obtain it. his promise
that all foreign debts of the soviet would be
made public Bu said because the president would
not Lloyd George wanted it printed he said
ament.
HOUSE READY FOR RUSSIAN TRUCE
Before proceeding Russia Butt questioned Col
one House the American position and House told him. he
said that the boshevi ready stop fighting and de-
clare ar1nistice, the United States would approve
WILSON'S LEAGUE PLAN TURNED OVER
President Wilson's original proposition the league of na
ons written by his own typewriter filed with com
mlee by Butt The presented Butt by Colonel
+ House and bore the inscription by the latter IN appreca
ton of your help in the hour of need
LITTLE CONTACT IN MISSION
In to question by Senator Knox Bl said that
N It's final form the only proposal by the president fiat
NAMED intact was Article TO- ~ ~
Senator Knox wanted to know if there was not feeling Of
at Par1s at the which the American
cations work handled.
There little between tba ton
and the experts Bulitt replied -