Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-20
U.S.. MAY KEEP TROOPS
:. ION RHINE FOR IS YEARS
President Anstvers Senator johnson That Is
r. His Interpretation of Moral Obligation
:. of This Country.

etenoSraphtc report OF the conference
between President Wilson and the Sen
ate foreign relations committee at the
White House, given out after The Star
went TO press yesterday. the reference
10, ,,xhe chairman" referring to Senator
Lodge, chairman of the committee:
Invites Committee to Lunch.
The President: Senator Fall. would
this be a practical suggestion? I
have 10 objection to sitting here all
day. Indeed, 1 have taken the liberty
of Iaving lunch prepared IL the gen.
tle5hen of the committee would be
kn1d enough to join me- But since
ySur questions are written. perhaps
Nou might leave them with me and
Let me give such answers as feel 1
Senator Fall: Precisely. Mr.. Presi-
Hepared the questions with some care
for the purpose of informing myself.
and &think that 1t might not be en-
urely Fair to you to answer ofhand
N series of questions when / have the
iheoAy in mind along which am pro-
pounding the questions-that Is. one
may dead to another-and 1 think it
4oula be only fair to you that you
Highx have the questions SO you can
read Shem and follow it.
The President: VIII you state the
theory at the top? Uaughter)
thre$ theories. The first question
Chat Il would like to ask. I'm your
Judgment have You not the authority
by proclamation to declare in words
fhat peace exists and thus restore
the status of peace between the gov
Try and those with whom we declared
var?c If you choose, I will read the
3ollowing question.
Tho President: That sets the key to
-SenAtor Fall: To several of them.
Them there are others along other
Hness one which leads to another.
Tho President: I would be happy to
Or ndSy, just as you please.
Recess Is Suggested.
.senator Williams: Suppose we take
sThS Chairman: 1 do not know
Thetber there are any more questions.
{ The President: had thought that
Z wosld send you in the replies.
Senftor Fall: That would certainly
BE satisfactory to me. You would have
no more objection to publicity than
8 being made now?
sThe President: No.
zSenStor Fall: There are two or
3rees different lines Of questions.
@Senetor McCumber: You would prob
46ly sget more clear information if
Senator Fall: 1 think SO. They are
rot ia any sense, Mr.. President, pre-
pared as catch questions, otherwise
you were on the stand, and 1 were
crosstexamining you as witness, /
Foula prefer not to let you see the
who'll series of questions. But think
hat L. Cot "a
3erned if it is satisfactory to you it
Eoule be more satisfactory to me.
sSenAtor Brsndegee: In reply to
Senator Lodges inquiry, jotted
he iaea of asking Some il they had
Hot bfen touched upon by other MEM
bers of the committee, have some
that would like to ask. but want to
Sonf%m to the convenience of the
whent it shall be done. do not mean
20 delay you on your luncheon hour
or anything of that kind.
Th9 President: The luncheon hour is
o'cBck. and I was in hopes that you
Gentlemen would remain for lunch.
sSenAtor Brandegee: do not want
p ahforb the remaining time IL other
genabrs want to go on now 1 am
lerfYtly willing to wait until they
are finished.
Would Like to Hear Questions.
5senator Harding: 1 would like to
Hear 3our questions.
SSenStor Brandegee: am not sure
Fhats questions / will ask except /
1ade< some notes
tSen4tor Williams: I would rather
come: back tomorrow morning at
Senator Hitchcock: We have an en-
sagefbent tomorrow morning for the
9omn9ittee.
= ~
xaves some consideration for the
Presidents time.
Senator Harding: just want to
xeserse one question .si-~.
! Senator Brandegee: Do you not
vant.to ask it now? ..
s,e tn Chairman; We have until I
SeHator Brandegee: have here the
Pres ent's statement which he read
70 VI when we met here this morn
ing, End in 1t he states:
"NFhing. am led to believe, stands
IN TIP way of the ratification of the
treaty except certain doubts with re-
gardsto the meaning and implication
n certain articles of the covenant of
{he league of nations; and / must
frankly say that am unable to UNI
ferstand why such doubts should be-
Now 1 do not believe the President
= correctly informed as to the situa-
fion if he believes that. There are
things in the treaty itself which mill
tate against the ratification. in my
opinipn, of the treaty; without amend
ment Did you have in mind, Mr.
President. when you read that to us
Che Slantung provision of the treaty?
Thu President: / certainly had that
IN mOd. senator. but / did not under
etan4 that that stood in the way of
fatidfation. I am. of course, acting
Snly upon such information as l have
seceiyed-
States Senator's Attitude.
Senator Brandegee: understand.
md that is the reason Of taking the
liberty of suggesting to you that you
may not be well informed In this re.
bect-s OF course. there is opposition
by asgreat many senators to the en-
tire Covenant of the league of nations,
which / have no doubt you know
chat Is. article of the treaty of Yer
faillss- Then there is opposition to
various parts of the covenants of the
feSSre and not to the whole league.
~ c4her senators. Then there is a
Eieik opposition. fundamental and
Sinc@e, 10 the Shantung provision.
srhicA is in the body of the treaty it,
Self, and which can only be cured by
an amendment. As / understand if.
no reservation that we could make in
the rtsolution of ratification would be
snective TO strike out the Shantung
provision 1t must be cured, il it is
tured, by straight out-and-out
eme1dment. striking that from the
freaY That. of course, would ne
sessi$ate the resubmission of the
treaty to the signatories who have
already signed it.
Nov you state later on that every
suggestion of the United States was
aecep<ed-that is. after you went
BACK, latter you had your conference