New Britain herald., 1919-07-14
Talks With Democratic Senators
 on Foreign Situation
PROHIBITION DISCUSSED TOO
Foreign Relations Committee Takes No Action Toward Calling PrCsi- dent Into Confcrcncc-Prohib Enforcement Also Considered.

Washington July 14.-President Wilson discussed the peace treaty at some length today with Senator's King, Utah, and McKellar, ,Tennessee demo- crats, who were among half a dozen w hlte House callers. It was under stood particular attention was given to the Shantung situation and after the conference Senator King said he was convinced this question eventual ly would clear itself.
 Urges Appointment.
 Senator King called at the White House primarily to urge appointment of Abbott McGinnis, a Salt Lake City lawyer as minister to Bolivia. Both he and Senator McKellar urged that Minister McMillan be given tNe rank Of am baSsador and continued as the representative to Peru. MT. McMillan has been nominated by the presid lent as minister to Guatema la and Will liam E. Gonzales, minister to Cuba has Leen nominated as ambassador to Peru
 The president suggested to the sen atCrS they take the matter up with the state department
 While definite information regard ing the itinerary of the presidents forthcoming tour Of the country still Was lacking today, Senator King said it was his understanding that Mr. Will 2on would speak in Utah.
 Japan Gets No Rights.
 The president was said to have told his visitors that the treaty did not give Japan any political rights in Shantung and in Kiao Chau but only economic rights which would tcrmi- nate in or ' years.
 JaDan'S delegates at Versailles, the president was said to have told his callers, were instructed not to sign the treaty unless the Japan-Allied treaty provisions regarding Shantumg were adhered to.
 The president also was represent cd IS having expressed the view that it was expedient to yield on Shantung in order to have Japan as a member of the league of nations.
 Talk On Prohibition.
 Pres Wilson received a number of senators and representatives who called at the White House to discuss a variety of subjects.
 Commissioner Roper, of the inter- nal revenue bureau, was in conference
 
 ing and was said to have discussed questions involved in the enforcement of wartime and constitutional pro- hibition. MT. Roper was understood to have told the president that he did not think his bureau should be charged with the enforcement of the dry laws as is proposed in legisla- tion pending in congress.
 Before beginning the days confer ences, President Wilson sent a mes sage to France on the occasion of the celebration of Bastile Day and later in the day he received the Abyssinian mission sent to the United States to congratulate this country on the vic tory of the associated nations.
 Take Up Treaty.
 The senate foreign relations com mittee, beginning Consid eration today of the peace treaty, reported three mi nor resolutions bearing on the Yer sailles negotiations but took no action on the question of asking President Wilson to take part in committee dis cuSsion of the treaty.
 The resolutions reported would call upon the president and the state de- partme ent for information regarding an and Germany regarding a protest said to have been made by Gen. Bliss, Secretary Lansing and Henry White against the Shantung settlement, and why Costa Rica twas not permitted" to sign the peace treaty.