The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-07
HOLD UP U. S. PLAN
American Draft League Is
Not Pressed" He Tells
Senator'S.
WILSON CoNCEALs REPARTS
Requests French Not to
Present Record of the
League Session.

wAsHINGTON. Aug. s,--socre-
tary Lansing, before the senate for
cien relations committee today eN-
pressed the opinion that the shau-
lung provision Of the peace treaty
dld not square with President VIII
sons enunclated principle OF self
determination obut maintained thhi
the treaty Ne whole carried out
substantially" the preaiaenra ~
points
Declaring his unfamillarlty with
many details OF the peace negouh
tons and OF the treaty Itself, the
secretary told the committee he was
unable TO anewer many OF ita uues-
tlons and reminded senator's In
answering others that he merely wns
expressing his own views
Ask the president the secretary
said when pressed for details OF the
shantung and league OF nations ne
gotiaiionH on three OF the points
/ Thiued he asked permission 10 re-
| fresh his memory and make stale
ment TO the committee later and
| when he was asked for detailed
construction, OF the labor and reparn-
| tions clauses. he protested that he
| could not be expected 10 carry the
minutes OF 10000 word docu-
mepi IN hla mind. and reminded the
committee II was much easier 10 ask
questions prepared before hand than
answer them off-hand
As his own personal view, Mr.
Lansing said that Japan probably
would have signed the treaty with
out the HhantunE provision; that the
United Riates should ask no part
In German reparatiOn. that the kali
ser could not be legally tried. ana
that the mutual guarantee OF terri
torial integrity from external Aggres-
sion ~ contained In article 10 OF the
league covenant, imposed a moral
obligation but not a legal one.
The secretary said II was true
that the ~ points had not been dis
cuased TO his knowledge. In the
preparatory stages OF the peace me-
gotiAtlons. that The American draf
OF the league of nations never was
pressed" before thee conferences.
that the president had asked the
peace conference not TO lay before
the French senate the record OF dis
cusalon on the league. and that the
United states did not know Of see
rot treaties between the allies AMI
Japan regarding shantung when
this country by the Lansing lehii
agreement recognized Japan's "spe-
Clal Interest IN emma.
n was not true, Secretary Lansing
sale hat he and other members OF
thSAAmerican delegation SprOtested"
aEEns the Shantung settlement;
that Great Britain refused to per
mit" discussion Of the freedom Of
the reas by the peace conferences. or
that any OF tho American expert
had resigned because they
disagreed with the decision regard
ing shantung
Obey Common sense.
The general basis on which the
treaty was framed said the secre-
tnry was common sense and gen
erai principles with an avoidance OF
policy and eXpedioncy." Verbatim
records Of the discussions he toA
the committee had been left In Paris.
adding mat he woul not favor Civ
ing 20 the senate the less complete
transcripts I'm tho possession OF the
state department, because 1t might
cause "irritations' 10 other govern
mpnts
Both the Shantung provision ana
fhc league covenant. the witness
said had been negotiated largely
rs tho president who alone OF the
American delegates would he able
10 reveal details OF tho discuwlons
The secretary was before the COM
mittoc during the whole ~ an all
day session and although senator's
hal finished their qucs
tloninE when adjournment was taken
tonight. IL was thought likely that
other points might be brought up
when he appears again urA' Mon
day Mr. Lansing asked 30 be Civ
ON uuUl that time TO pren1rr hl-
statement iu reply 10 Nucs'ion- asked
today about the lansing Ishi. tTpre.
mrrf me attitude " nae inlie7
states toward lupsr's ~ tenn 30, o."
china u 1918. ana What part THIS
government took. toward bringing
,tua iufo 'n" war.