Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-24
WILSON ASSAlLED
FOR CALLING MEN
TO WHITE HOUSE
Hitchcock Puts Up strenu-
GUS Fight Against
.. Criticisms.
President Charged With not
Submitting Necessary
Information.

Washington, July PA resolution
requesting President Wilson to submit
to the senate the treaty by which the
United States would promise to aid
France in the event of an unprovoked
attack by Germany, was offered in the
senate today by Chairman Lodge Of
the foreign relations committee. Unai-
nous consent for its immediate con-
sideration was refused by, Senator
Robinson, Democrat. Arkansas.
Lodge offered Measure.
Senator Lodge offered the measure
after a sharp debate. during which
Republican Sspokesmen declared that
the terms of the treaty required that
it be submitted to the senate for rati-
fication at the same time as the treaty
with Germany.
submitting information requested by
the senate and the foreign relations
committee, Senator Brandegee, Re
publican. of Connecticut. referred to
the senator's apparent inability to get
the draft of the American plan for
the League of Nations.
Senator Brandegee also assailed the
president for calling individual sena-
tors to the White House for discus
sion of the treaty.
Denounces Conferences.
jury-the senate" said Senator Bran
degee, "now he sends for the individ-
ual jurymen and argues with each one
of them. If there is any information
the senate ought to have he ought to
come before the senate or at least ad-
wise the committee. l think the COM
mittee is entitled to this Information:
the people. too, are entitled to it,
Senator Lodge read from the Figaro
of Paris the text Of the treaty contain
ing a provision that the two treaties
be submitted to the American senate
simultaneously. .@
Senator BrandeRee read a similar
text from the London Times Of July 4
"All the world knows about this
treaty. except we who are to be bound
by it, said the Connecticut senator
Replying to Sena tor fBrandegee, Sen.
Ator Hitchcock said the sudden dis
covery Of 4somet hing which has beer
In print for weeks'. tonlked lke.7--sa .
:, pest IN q HeaRots ':i;,,s- ,s,..-
~ s..:;s :s 8 FTehts CRITICISMS. 3
81 think some protest ought to be
made here said Senator Hitchcock
4, - to! what seeHfs to she the settled pur.
pose of few senators to- criticize a1iC
discredit the president OF the: United
States on all occasions. What are the
facts? When the President came here
to lay before us the great treaty which
will occupy the time, and attention
Of the senate for weeks, he made ne
concealment of the facts. He stated
in a few words that he would lay thu
French treaty before us. presently"
lone would think that it was a dis
graceful thing for the president t.
talk with senators. Hasn't he done i
on other occasions? Those self same
senators who are criticising the presi
dent, now, criticized him before. stat
ing that he. failed and neglected tt
consult the senate and kept senator:
in the dark"
'.The criticism is." Senator Brande
gee interrupted, that he has kept thu
country and the state in the dark-no
senator's"
That's new charge" Senate,
Hitchcock retorted, adding that HI
was authorized to state that the Amer
ican draft for League Of Nationl
would be Forthcoming Sin due time.
And then,' continued Senator
Hitchcock, "some of the imagining
that this is British draft will be dis
pelled."
Senator Williams. Democrat. Of Mis-
sissippi. declared the object Of the
presidents critics was to "eat him po
litically,' adding:
And while they are doing, 1t the,
are also, eating up a part of their coun
try's honor and prestige"
Senator Robinson shut OF debate OF
the subject by invoking the senate
rules. $50 ss