The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-27

On the question of possible interference by the league with internal domestic questions. such as immigration. the President tolG the senators he did not regard such questions as being within the purview juridiction of Int e league Success of the league, the President was said to feel, rests on the good will and their potential power.
 IMMIGRATION NOT CONCERNED In the discussion of the composition of the league and executive council, the Mexican and Japanese problems with which the United States is concerned were reported to have been freely used was said that the President rejected the argument that American immigration would be a question determinabe by the league.
 Questions regarding Great Britain's five votes in the league and the possibility of the British empire acquiring more than one vote in the executive council ehc1ted the statement from the President that such possibility was very remote as the four. votes in the leaugs outside Of the five great powers were demanded by the smaller nations and that election | would be made by the 40 or 5o nations comprised in the league
 The President was said to have gwen no indication as to his opinion regarding when the peace treaty could be concluded nor did he discussshis plans for the re- turn trip to France, other than to reit- crate that he would leave Washington | immediately after Congress adjourned. The dinner and discussion following !, in the east room were said to nave 1 been marked by the greatest cordiallty and frankness. The President frequently was interrupted at his own request py l questions. At the outset he said too much importance had been attached to his sug- gestion to defer debate in Congress ana declared his intention was merely to ex- l plain fully questions of construction to those desiring to hear them.
 l He then gave a description of the in tricate methods of bringing togther the representatives of all nations for the lor- ! nation of a league and declared he hao 1 found practically a universal demand Tn
 Europe for league of nations. He said 1 the people there had suffered so tremenc- 1 ously from the war that they were de- termined that the old system must cease
 and some concert of nations formed 10 end war.
 WILL NOT PREVENT WAR 1 According to one of the democrats
 Senator Brandegee said to the President: l "Mr. President. this league or | uIt will nOt,' said the President. "Nothiug will prevent war. but 1t will bring about a discussion be- fore the beginning of war;. IT there had been one weeks discus-
 sion before the beginning of the i European war it would not have l occurred" I l One senator pressed inquiries relating I to the Irish question and the President ]! was said to have answered that ire- land would have no vote in the league l lat present" and that the Irish question was one for later solution between Ire- land and England.
 l During the discussion, the President 1 also indirectly repeated his declaration made in his Boston speech, that the or ganization of the league would tend to stop the spread of bolshevism.
 l After the conference, Chairman Flood. of the House committee, made this state ment:
 T am heartily in favor of league Of nations and since talking With the 1 President, I am heartily in favor of the constitution presented. I see nothing Tn lit that effects the sovereignty of this
 country, or the right to control its fn- !ternal affairs or weaken the Monroe doc
 Urine. believe that the people are over
 whelmingly in favor of league or na-
 ticns in this country and abroad. It IS
 the only hope of an enduring peace. The senators and representatives were received by the President and Mrs. Will
 son in the east room, proceeding inform-
 ally tc the state dining room. Senator
 Lodge escorting Mrs Wilson. There
 they were. seated at a table decorated with pink roses and maidenhair fern, the
 President in the center of one side. with i. Chairman Hitchcock of the Senate com mittee on his right and Chairman Fiooo
 of the House committee on his left }, Across the table was Mrs. Wilson with the two ranking minority members. Sen ator Lodge and Representative Cooper on her right ana left respectively.
 After dinner the gentlemen returned te ,the east room, lighted their cigars ano
 conversed informally fer 10 minutes
 after which chairs were drawn into an
 irregular Oval, President Wilson at ons lend, and discussion of the league started
 It was commented upon that the Pres ident touched first upon delicate .-fsuhject, as, it was termed, his reques 2 ifhat debate be deferred until he couie
 explain the constitution, article by artl' l'cie. After that he requested that ques tions be asked u clarify points on whics l 1 there seemed to be doubt and the dis
 cussion proceeded with great franKness
 LIST OF GUESTS
 Members of the two committees
 present were:
 Senators, Gilbert M Hitchcock Ne
 braska; John Sharp Williams, Missis
 sppi: Claude A. Swanson. Virginia
 Atlee Pomerene. Ohio: Marcus A
 Smith, Arizona Willard Salisbury
 Delaware; Key Putnam Nevada; JoalI
 iK Shields. Tennessee; Charles . Thomas. Colorado, and Joseph T. Rob ! inson. Arkansas. democrats. Henr! ? Cabot Lodge. Massachusetts,; William ! Aldeen Smith. Michigan; Porter J. Nc 5 Cumber. North Dakota; Frank H 3 Brandegee. Connecticut and Philande tC. Knok Pennsylvania. republicans !. (Ce.tinued .. Page rAreeJ