Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-20
BY JAMES ID. PRESTON,
Superintendent Of the Senate Press
Gallery.

conference dI al CSASe~sSS NSf
resenting twenty-seven nations in at
tendance. President Wilson addressed
the meeting.
February IA, 1919-President Will
son, chairman of the commission ap-
pointed by the, peace congress to
draft covenant, reads the propoSeo
covenant to the conference
February IS, 1919-President Will
son sails from France for the United
States and in a cable message re-
quests that debates in Congress on the
il a9Ge vi nations De postponeu uH'ii
after his arrival.
February "a, 1919-PreSident Will
son arrives in Boston and in a speech
IN Mechanics Hail chal!engeS mis- op-
ponents to test the sentiment of the
nation on the subject of a league OF ma
tons.
February &c, 1919-President Will
son arrives in Washington.
February 81, 1s1s-Dinner at the
White House to members of the for
eien relations committee of the Senate
and foreign affairs of the House OF
Representatives, for discussion of the
covenant.
/ March 3, 1919-In the Senate Sena-
tor Lodge Of Massachusetts, presented
a resolution signed by thirty-nin re-
publican senators and senators. eject
protesting against the form of the
constitution OF the league of nations
and expressing the sense of the Sen
ate that the negotiations on the part
of the United States should 1mmedl-
ately be directed to the utmost expe-
dition of the urgent business OF ne
gotiating peace terms with Germany
satisfactory to the United States.
March 5, 1919-President Wilson
sails from New York and arrives in
France March ID
May Z, l919-The treaty is handed
! ha n ranraSant9tivpS.
May 8, l9l9-Congress convened.
June 9, 1919-Senator Borah pre-
scented to the Senate copy OF the
German treaty. Ordered printed in
| the Congressional Record.
June 16, 1919-President Wilson,
through the Department of State, de-
clines to accede to the request of the
Senate for text of the treaty.
June IS, 1s1s-Treaty signed at
Versailles. President Wilson sails for
in the Senate cablegram from the
President telling of the signing of the
| treaty.
July 10. 1s1s-President Wilson ad-
dressed the Senate and laid the treaty
July Is, 1918 Foreign relations
I committee of the Senate begins con-
sideration of the treaty. Senator
July 81. is1s-Hearings on the
treaty before the foreign relations
committee started. Bernard M. Ea-
| ruch and Bradley Palmer first wit
| nesses. (Hearings concluded Septem-
| Der 49,
| August and II. .1s19-Secretary of
| State Lansing before the foreign re-
lationS committee.
August 8, 1919-President Wilson. in
a letter to the Senate foreign rela-
tons committee refuses the request
of the committee that it be fur
nished with documents, debates and
stenographic reports of the meetings
in Paris. g.
August 10, 1s1s-Members of the
foreign relations committee meet at
the White House with the President
to discuss the treaty.
August 20 and p, 1919-John G.
Fergeson, adviser to the President OF
China, appeared before the foreign re-
lationS committee.
August %, 1919-Foreign relations
committee by a vote of 9 to amends
the Shantung articles by substituting
China" for Japan"
August 25, 1919-Former Gov. Joseph
W. Folk appeared before the foreign
relations committee in behalf of Egypt.
August &c. 1919-Foreign relations
committee by a vote of to Z agreed
to strike: out the words land associ-
thirty-six times. Takes the United
States out of participation on the
various commissions.
August %, 1s19-Representativ of
the Equal Rights League are heard by
foreign relations committee on the dis
ony.
August %, 1919-In response to the
request of the foreign relations COM
| mittee, President Wilson sends to the
| Senate Treaty with Poland" and
| Military occupation Of the Rhine"
4 taf; 1f nm
people" are heard by the foreign re-
| lations committee.
| August 80, 1919-Irish cause before
the committee on foreign relations
Also claims of Greece in Thrace.
September 2, 1919-The cause OF
Hungary, Albania and Persia before
the committee on foreign relations.
September 8, 1919-President Wilson
! begins tour of the United States in
behalf of the treaty.
September 3, 1919-Committee or
foreign relations hear discussion o,
fecting Czechoslovakia-
September 4. 19l9-Representatives
Of the Jugoslavs, Fiume dispute AND
Dalmatia heard by the foreign rela
tions committee.
September 4, 1s1s-Foreign relation.
the treaty and orders It reported q.
amended and with four reservations
September 10, 1s19-ln the Senat,
Senator Lodge presented the report O.
the majority on the treaty
September II, 191s-In the Senate
Senator Hitchcock presented the view
of the minority on the treaty.
September IS, 1919-Formal reading
of the treaty begun in the Senate.
September 26. 1s19-President WI
SONS tour abandoned on account o
the condition of his health.
October 2, 191S-Fall amendment!
(striking out the words land asso
ciated") defeated. Viva voce vote.)
October 16, 1919-Shantung amend
ments. as reported by the committee
October II, 1919-Reparation com
mission amendments defeated. (Vivs
October 20. 1s1s-Reading Of tn,
treaty concluded.
October 22-2s, 191s-Foreign rela
tions committee in session to conside
additional reservations.
October 81, 1919-Amendment b,
Senator Johnson Of California to articl,
defeated. Ayes. So; nays. 40.
October 20, ~1919-Amendment b,
Senator Moses to article IS defeated
Yeas, So; nays, At. Completing actor
on amendments proposed by the com
mittee.
tor Lodge to strike out articles 15e
Yeas, 26; nays, Al.
November S. ,191s-Senator La Fol
lettes motion to strike out all labo
provisions defeated. Yeas. "a; nays, Al
November 6, 1919-Senator Lodg
presented fifteen reservations agree,
to by the committee. These include,
the four previously reported.
November g.. 1919-Senator Hitch
cock endeavored to secure vote OF
unqualified resolution of ratification
| Object ed to hY Senator Jones of Wash