Arizona republican., 1919-08-16
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 the day by Senator Lodge. the repab- lican leader It is understood to cover the four points embraced in the pro- gram agreed on by the seven senators and to include also a provision that appointment of the American repre- sentative on the league council must have senate approval. The other four provisions relate to the Monroe doc Urine, withdrawal from membership, jurisdiction over purely domestic ques- tions, and the right of congress to de- clare war under article ten of the league covenant.
 Plans for the White House confer ence Tuesday were virtually com pleted during the day, with an agree rnent that both White house and com mittee stenographers should be pres- ent and that q transcript of the dis cussions should be is,sued to the press Chairman Lodge also gave his assent to the presence of newspaper corre- spondents at the meeting. but said that was 8 question for the president to decide.
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 The proposal that stenographers be present came from the president in reply tb request that the committee nembes should not be restrained to secrecy about the discussions. MT. Wilson said he would provide a ste- nographer and suggested that the com mittee also bring one. Chairman Lodge said it would be done.
 Although it began discussion of pro- posed amendments to the treaty today, the committee decided to vote on some of them until it had talked with the i r4t.3h1 tomorrow and most of next week prob ably will be devoted to hearing the five additional witnesses, summoned yes terday
 The question of how soon the com mitthee would report to the senate was one of the subjects most earnestly dis cussed in the many conferences held among senators during the day. While 1 the democratic leaders said they be- lieved 20 republicans would exert their ] influence for early committee action. l it was made clear tly the reservation republicans that they had not prom 1 ised any republican votes for a motion 1 to take the treaty out of the commit tees hands.
 Wilson in is Hurry After the White House conference, Senator Hitchcock said the committee might report within ten days or two 1 weeks.
 He made it clear that getting the treaty into the senate as soon as prac- ticable was the present concern of the administration.
 1 Chairman Lodge is understood to be in sympathy with the move for early action by the committee, and it is thought examination of witnesses next week may be hastened and no more called. Some members of the commit tee want Colonel House and others SUI moned, however, and another commit tee fight may result
 Monday the committee will hear Thomas F. Willard. called as an expert on Far Eastern affairs, and on Wednes- day, unless the While House confer ence is continued, members will ques- tion ]. 0. Ferguson, an expert on the situation in the far eslst.
 Among the first proposed amend 1 ments to come before the committee when it takes up that subject will be a series presented today by Senator l Fall. republican, NeyF Mexico. under which American representation would be eliminated from various inferna- tional commissions which are to ad- minister reconstruction measures in Europe.