The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-14
SENATE BODY
MAkESf|RST
TREATY MOVE
Secret Japan-German
Pact Is Requested,
WILSON NOT INVITED YET
Bliss Letter Of Protest is
Also Asked In Resolution,

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WASHINGTON, July l4.- The
senate foreign relatiorSA committee,
beginning consideration today OF the
peace treaty, reported three minor
resolutions bearing on the Versailles
negotiations, but took no action on
the question of asking President VII
son 10 take part in committee discus
sion OF the treaty.
Resolutions Reported.
The resolutions reported would call
upon the president and the state de-
pattment for information regarding
an alleged secre, treaty between ia
pan and Germany, regarding a protest
said to have been made by General
Bliss, Secrctory Lansing and Henry
White against the Shantung settle
mcnt; why Costa Rica was not per-
mltted" to sign the peace treaty.
Members OF the foreign relations
committee said practically all OF the
/, two hours meeting was taken up with
consideration OF thes. resolutions and
that there was do discussion as to IN
viting the president to meet with the
committee or OF the proposal to sep
arately consider the peace terms and
the league OF nations covenant. De.
tailed discussions OF the treaty prob.
ably will begin when the committee
meets again tomorrow.
Immediately after the committee adj
journed. debate on actual ratification
OF the treaty began in the senate. Sen
ator Swanson of Virginia. a demo-
cratic member OF the committee, OPEN
ing with a speech praising the leagus
covenant as the only possible plan for
preserving world tranquility.
All OF the resolutions reported by
the committee were amended in mino5
particulars. That regarding the al
legged japanese German treaty intro
duced by Chairman Lodge and that
relating 10 Costa Rica, introduced BY
Senator La Toilette, republican. Wis
consin, were reported without record
! votes.
Party Vote Recorded.
The Shantung resolution introduced
I by Senator Borah, republican OF Ida
no. was reported by vote Of 9 10 J,
all the democratic members present
opposing it, and the republicans, in-
cluding Senator McCumber, North
Dakota, voting for ii.
Senator Johnson, republican OF Cali.
fornia. offered a resolution in the
committee requesting that copies Of all
documents connected with negotiation
Of the treaty be submit ted to the CON.
mttee While the committee was in se,<
sion President Wilson discussed va,
rious phases OF the treaty particularly
the Shantung settlement with sene.
tors who called at the White House.
On this point, il was said the presi-
dent pointed out that necessarily the
American peace commissioners could
not impose their complete will OH 'he
peace conference and were compelled
10 accept some things in the treaty
which they personally disappro,ed.
The president also was said to have
explained that consideration had ia
pt kNNh tHV NNaty rtWtNH tHV nI'lSS
and Japan. made before the Unite
States entered the war. BY which the
material German interests in Shantunv
were pledged TO Japan.
No Political Rights.
The president was said to have told
his visitors that the treaty did not
give Japan any political rights in
Shan,ung and in Kiao Chau. but only
economic rights which would termi-
! nate in sixty or seventy years.
Japan's delegates at Versailles. the
. president was said to have told his
j callers we're instructed not to sigr
tie treaty unless the Japan-aliiel i
treat provisions regarding Shantuns
= were A. ecd 20.
The president also was represented
as having c.7re3sci the view that Il
: was expedi.H, to yield on Shantuna
: in order to have Japan as a member oI
!, the league Of r,tlons.
y President Wilson discussed the
peace treaty a, some length today
with Senator'S King, Utah, and Ne.
Kellar. Tennessee, democrats, wbc
were among half dozen White
House callers. 1t was understood
T. that particular attention was given TO
the Shsntung situation and sitter the
conference Senator King said ~ Va
y convinced this question evsaiuaIIy
!, would clear itself
!, Dry Eaioreensst Dseuesel. j.
Commissioner Roper, otabe iustrhai
revenue bureau, wss IN conference
n with the president during the morning
c and was ssit 10 have discussed dves.
/. tions involving eufoseemAnt ol wass
4 time and constitutional psohIe6tloA,
/. Mr.. Roper Vas undesAood n M
= told the president sAet ~
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