Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-29
WILSON INDICATES
He WILL ASK PACT
RATIFICATION SOON
Republicans Threaten Re-
cess Unless They Get Spe-
cial Paris Covenant.
PRESIDENT VISITS CAP
AND MEETS DEM tTS
Expected to Send Writ
sage With Agreener
Protect French.
BRANDEGEE CRITICIzEs
Declares Terms Are Violated in With.
holding Of Text-Delay Expected
In Speaking Tour.
tBy Aysocta ted Press.1

r'iN' lON, July 2S.-The special
defensive treaty with France. which
Republican Senator'S have declared
President Wilson is Withholding from
the Senate in violation of it's own
terms probably will be submitted for
ratification within few days -
To a group of Democratic Senators
with whom he talked at the Capitol
late today the President indica ted that
the treaty. which promises American
attack from Germany. would be laid
before the Senate possibly tomorrow
and and certainly certainly before Mr.; Wtlson-hegins
was said he probably would not. .prs
sent II In person. but would send with
alton.
The development followed renewal
or senate criticism of the Presidents
among Republican leaders to drop1con-
sideration of the treaty of Versailles
Until ui,,i the French treaty, had been sub
made public stipu!ates that it must he
,d,n.. ,ana before the Senate "at the same
was submitted more than two Sweaks
ago. =. Y,.El, - -. ~
Plan to Quit Work. --. s..
Although 1t was said the Republican
ieaHers !, gers mad reached no final tdecision
were under way to suspend COMMITTEES
eonsideration con of the Versailles treaty
ana, ana toree orc, ; Senate recess IL the Presi-,
tour, tour as White House officials said'iast
week. he would without sending in tBe
treaty with France -. - ~
Senators who talked with the pr.s,.
gent et said he volunteered no explana
Ton ho Oh ms course In the matter When
July 10 he made only "A brief referenca
TO the special treaty, saying thaf "iis
t6sa Terms INK INK, i with this treaty. and
eNPiication on another occasion" -
chare r renewing in the Senate today his
tha arSe &c tnat the President had violated
n'oiding IT, Senator Brandegee, Eonnen.
lieut.. Republican, OF the Foreign Re.
also had treated the Senate nnf,iriwSJs
me treaties really were "linked"sto.
do not care to take one link, 5, said
senator Brandegee. and lei soma ot,,ar
gentleman keep the other link In hi.
poeket. II | am expected to judge how
Tue TWO are to ht together"
Mny Delay His Tour,
lures of the treaty situation tf,lrinr bi-
Sis't 10 the Capitol. and intimated ,haf
soor s,s speaklng ss ing trip might not begin as
i had been indieates dIn esSpeetea hs al,housh
IT rom Washington about August r..
rs - saio 10 nave told Senator'S TO-DAY maj
in Yisw ,HYS W Were re- IN allowance. particularly
Gus important matters calling for NJ
attention here. MS MS
son 1t was vas said, however. that Mr.. vii.
ssha,ndonns his trip entirely ." ris Gs
ireinds have declared he would MATS
a. q series OF public speeches on 'ths
ments, because he desires to arcn,p
Versailles. h's "ork, Ut
peaSe ass qqss,ion ,4ssk is of reservations in the
touched on briefly at the Pres;dant,n
conference, and he was quoted ae az
IN IN eSs,nG Ssn., aversion to any qualification
cause he believed it would be a awicward
"sk germany now TO accent nodiSca
gave "iS on No any nvs sort. 1t is understood he
lurther Information to clear mn tba
,reraty,s Shantung provision. tHe
hcntioN IaSsesfr"g MI his desire for esrly rati-
pressed the greatest coneern nSse nrse eT =.
situation in Europe. especialIv u,ith i.e
reSard reg, TO the Immediate future of'ths
siovaSia SLOW Sia'fs if snns like Poland and czecho-
~ ~ soon 10 guarantee their integritvs
re is said 10 have mentioned a e
oener @ cause FOR anxiety the coal short.
"e ne" tree city of Danzig.
Hitchcock Out of Town.
The President reached m, r,
u un !, announced just IS the Senata m.sl
nn1ourning rooo, MI g,. and. going to his prtvafs
messenger mess in search Of Senate Senator sHnt aitcb.
sofad so9k; DEMOCRAT. Nabraska. who % has
Of tfeaty ,own nst. b., Mr. Mr., BiteheoeE vas out out
at the VI" IA p;ao, GGo ne President remained
inG ;nrlndiMs SnW c dozen Democratic Senators.
Of pffstmaH; tns hos., Ns,yada; and Pomerene, Ohio.
u Jus1 roFeign Relations Committee
the ins committee had finished its pre1m. 1nTa.
mary reading OF the Versailles tre;ssv
and had laid 1t temporarily asjde ,Sr
consideration tomorrow Of tbs ione
delayed treaty with Colombia SnnsA
members thought this could 49,
posed OF at tomorrow's session.
mat the committee will hear Sc
the experts who advised the 4
de eSat ton at Versailles
In the Senate today Sen.l.or y-tts<
Democrat. Montana. delivered ~
par red address In support of,A1
and in reply to arguments R
would handicap the movem s.~
Irish freedom. SEMI or Wiljiar
ocrat: Mississippi charged
Republicans had attempted to ~
political Issue OF the President s@
regarding the special French
Considerable inl crest was So
publication OF set OF res
proposed by Charles Evans