Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29
PRESIDENT STARTS !.
Conferences WITH
SENATE DEMOCRATS
Statement Is Expected From
White House Clarifying
Shantung and Reserva-
tons Issues ......

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Presi-
dent Wilson began discussion of the
peace treaty today with Democratlc
senators. Further conferences with
whom already have visited the White
House, were held in allegiance.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, or
Colorado, was the first caller today,
remaining with the president for
with the president as highly salts
factory" but refused t into de-
tails of the discussion. The Color
ado senator said. he was reading the
treaty for the fourth time and was
not yet ready. to announce his atti-
tude.
treaty and the League of Nations
will bring abe >Hrmanent world
peace was largely illusory. Senator,
Thomas said he would address the
the treaty-the effect it, might hava
on the peace of the world.
May Visit Atlanta ttN
Senator Smith, Arizona, who also
saw the president today, said he did
not discuss the treaty with himrand
declined to reveal the nature or their
conversation. a45sssi il3
Representative Upshaw, and sew
eral other Georgia congressman, ln-s
vited the president to- include Atlanta
the president told him he proposes
to do all that his strength win ale
low, and that he will come to, ATT
lanta if it is possible for him to do
so. fstl
Representative STEVENSON, Minne-
of the Warren Register, presented
to the president this morning flag
proposed for the league of nations.
1t contains a large blue star on
a background of white. On the blue
star are twentysix white stars, rep
resenting the nations in the league.
the five nearest the center represents
ing the principal powers. &Ja
In the flag also is a red cross.
significant of the relief of suffer-
The flag was designed by Miss
school girl Of &rskine, NH MINI. It's
adoption is urged by various Minne-
sofa organizatio
Representative Hudspeth, Texas,
sald the president told him he hopes
to be able to visit Ell Paso.
Sena tor Johnson. of South Dakota,
another White House caller, said
after his talk with the president that
in his opinion the treaty either must
be accepted by the, senate without
ervatlons,. he said, would lead to
complications.
Senator Johnson invited the presi-
dert to visit Sioux Fails ami Mitch
% %bo 5; D, D.. during his swing around
not give definite, answer.
Statement Expected
The beginning today of the tenth
week Of, senate debate, on the peace
treaty was accompanied by many evil
dences' OF expectancy that statements
from president Wilson soon might
Clarity the two issues around which
discussion has centered-Shantung
and reservations
Indications at the White House
that the president might within a
few days take public stand regard
ing the reservation proposal led sem
ate leaders to believe that the lines
of that controversy might speedily
be drawn. Whether the president
would express readiness to accept
reservations or other qualifications
remained subject Of conjecture, but
more than one Republican senator
who had seen him at the White House
believed his stand will not be an un-'
compromising one for unreserved rat
ltication.
The hope Of developments regard
ing the Shantung provision was based
on the presidents diplomatic, CONVEX
Sations with Japan to secure a public
declaration of, her future policy re-
SdluihS gle peninsula, including pref
erably the publication of the secret
understanding with China for it's
restoration.
In Sthe belief that 1t could COM
plete at today's session the prelinii-
nary reading of the treaty tevt the
foreign relations committee planned
TO lay the document aside for a short
while tomorrow to permit action On
the long-standing Colombian treaty..
The speech of Senator Walsh, Dern-
ocrat, of Montana, replying to criti-
clsm of article ten Of the league coW-
enant, was the only one of which pre-