Arizona republican., 1919-07-10
APPEARANCE IF
 WILSON SIGNAL
 FORHOT DEBATE
Senate Ready to Receive Chief Executive This Af- ternoon - Opposition to Secrecy Is Strong Work on Treaty to Be Started Next Monday

WASHINGTON, July 9.-President Wilson will present the peace treaty and the league of nations covenant to the senate tomorrow
 The president will deliver a lengthy address in which he is expected to out line the details of the Paris conference and tell why he feels the United States should endorse the league of nations covenant. His address promises to mark the opening of one of the bitter est fights ever waged in the senate over ratification of treaty.
 He was represented as being anxious and eager" to appear before any committee of the senate or the house. or both, in open or executive session to answer any questions that members might desire to ask with re- gard to the treaty and the league covenant
 While members of the senate foreign relations committee declined to predict whether the president would be invited before the committee. there was a gen oral feeling that should be made known directly desire to appear, he would be given the opportunity. The usual procedure would be for the committee to ask for the diplomatic correspond ence leading up to the treaty, and since that most of the Versailles were conducted orally, some senators believe the alternative course would be to uuestion the principal delegates. Op- posing this view, however, is the feel ing of some committee members that it would be too wide a departure from precedent to invite a president before any committee of congress.
 Senators Oppose Secrecy
 It has been pointed out that the chiet executive constitutes in himself a CO., ordinate branch of the government and as such never has dealt directly with such a subordinate body as sacrifice. Should the president go before the committee, there are indications the session would be open. Some members are known to be determinedly opposed 10 any secrecy in senate consideration Of the treaty, and in this stand they expect the cooperation of the president and his supporters on the committee The effect may be 10 throw into the open the entire committee considera- ton of the treaty, as well as the de- bate of the senate chamber. It is con sidered more than likely, however. that
 
 ions will be in executive session.
 X vigorous questioning undoubt- edly will await President Wilson should he appear before the committee. Among the members are some of the most bitter critics of the league of nations, of the president s conduct in the Versailles conference including Senators Lodge and Borah Of Idaho and Johnson of California and Fall of New Mexico, all republicans.
 Postpone Work for Treaty
 There is little likelihood that the committee will begin work on the treaty before Monday, although it will receive the document as soon as it is submitted by the president. There are many maps attached. and it is not ex- pected that copies for the committee members can be made at the govern ment printing office before the end of the week.
 The senate plans to adjourn until Monday as soon as it has heard the presidents address and has referred the treaty to committee and ordered it printed. Several senators will be ready to speak on the subject the first of the week however and the debate is expected to be virtually continuous until the ratification vote is taken, per haps many weeks hence.
 Will Also Present French Treaty
 Although there has been little dis cussion regarding the new treaty with France by which the nation would be promised American aid in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany, the general expectation is that it will also be presented by President Wilson to- morrow and will take the same course as the treaty with Germany.
 The president will not leave for the capitol before noon. He is to speak 15 minutes later.
 The house will not be in session while the president is speaking, hay ing agreed today to meet at ? D. m. so that members can be in the senate to hear the chief executive.
 The presidents first day at tho white house since he returned iron France was a long and busy one. After sleeping late he went to his desk SCOT after nine o'clock and Iemained almos uninterruptedly at work.
 Ignores Appropriation Bills
 Bills carrying with them appropria- tions of more than two billion dollars were before him but he apparently was ulidoic tV iihu tlhi' Ao cOHSluer them.
 The president still was working ir his study late tonight and was said tC be literally elbow deep in papers.
 So busy was the president that no a single caller was received.
 A number of senators visited tn, , white house and talked with Secretar, Tumulty. So far as could be ascer. tained. the president did not communi. cate in any way with members of tn, foreign relations committee