Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-15
Wilson To Meet Foreign Rela-
tiOhS Committee OF Senate
On Tuesday.
MEMBERS FREE TO TELL
ALL THAT TRANSPRES
StenOgraphers To Prepare
, Full Record Of Session For
Public Benefit.

/ Washington, Aug. l5-(United Press)
President Wilson today accepted the
suggestion of the senate foreign rela-
tions committe that nothing said at
his conference with the committee at
the White House next Tuesday shall be
confidential.
In letter to Senator Lodge, commit
tee chairman, the president said he
would have q stenographcr at the meet
ing and suggested that the committee
bring with It a second stenographer.
At the White House it was announced
that the stenographer's transcripts
would be made in duplicate and given
out in sections as rapidly as the work
of transeribing can he done. Ncwspa
pcrmcn, however, will not be admitted
to the conference.
The presidents s letter TO Lodge reae:
"I have received your letter Of yes
terdsy and in reply hasten to express
the hope that the committee on foreign
relations will give me the pleasure of
seeing them at iArs White House on
Tuesday morning next, the 19th, at "
clock.
"I also welcome the suggestion Of
the committee that nothing said at the
conference shall be regarded as conf
dcntial In order that the committee
may have full and trustworthy record
of what is said, shall have a steno'
graphcr present and take the liberty Of
suggesting that IL you should wish TO
bringsbne Of the committee s stenogra
pliers with YOU that will be entirely
agreeable to me. The presence OF inc
two stenographcrs would tighten the
work.
cit viii be most agreeable to me to
have an opportunity TO tell the com
mittee anything that may be service
able to them in their consideration of
the treaty"
II was intimatcd that the decision 70
have the stenographcrs at the meeting
was result Of events following the
meeting between the president and sen
ate and house committee after the pres
ident's return from his first trip TO
Europe. AT that time league opponents
and supporters gave widely different
Versions of what was said This, Il
was pointed out, would be impossible,
with the actual words spoken taken
down and given out to the public.
The foreign relations committee hnv.
ing arranged to meet with President
Wilson next Tuesday met today to take
up amendments to the peace treaty.
Action on any amendments was OK
peeted TO be DELAYED, however, until aft
ct the committee hears what the presi
dent has to stay about the treaty In
formation to be obtained from him may
throw r. new light on some Of these
propositions, II was believed
II was predicted the president and
the committee might have several cor
fofonces before all the information de
sired has been obtained from Wilson
Secretary lansing and other official
who have already testified In the hear
ing on the peace treaty, said Wilson
was the only man who could answei
many questions with regard 10 the pro
eeedings at Paris. and there is much the
committee wants to know.
Senator Borah said today he might 70
vive bis effort to summon Colonel House
from Europe to be questioned by N,
committee. The proposition Of calling
House, Henry White aud General Bliss
American delegates. was defeated yes
terday when all three were voted on 10
geiher. Bopah may row bring ~
Houses name alone and seek reconsid
Grafton.