New-York tribune., 1919-07-25

10 the league covenant providing for q
general military staff for the league,
which should have its headquarters in
Paris, and which should direct the
movements Of any armed forces raised
by the league to carry eat any orders
Of the council.
The author Of this amendment, Leon
Bourgeois. was the French representa-
tive on the commission which consid-
cred the League of Nations covenant,
and he advocated all through it's meet
ings that such an aNleNGmcut be
adopted.
Await Amendment Text
As told il The Tribune Sunday, a
prominent Republican cabied to Paris
last week for the text of this amend
ment. and the Republican Senator'S are
eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut,
opened the discussion on the failure of
the President to submit the French
treaty by reading an article in "Har-
vey's Weekly" on thst subject
THE Committee or Foreign Rela-
tions and The Senate" said Mr.. Bran
degee, "have passed several resolutions
e..lling upon the President for infor
nation regarding these treaties. and no
response has been made. The Presi-
dent, when he addressed the Senate in
laying before it the peace treaty with
Germany, said the special treaty be-
tween France and America, and the
general peace treaty were linked to-
gether.
"When the President returned to this
country in February he invited the
members of the Foreign Relations
Committee to dine with him at the
hospitality throughout pleasant
evening. He said then in response to
some questions that four plans for q
league of nations had been submitted
by France, Italy, the United States
and Great Britain. The Italian plan
was rather in outline than detail.
Il asked the President what had
become of the draft of the American
plan. He replied that it was laid
aside and the British plan adopted,
as proposed by General Smuts, as the
basis for constructing the league. l
do not assume that that was undesir
able. The SHUTS plan may have been
the best offered
American Plan Promised
~ asked if there were objection to
making the American plan public. The
President said he had none and hoped
1t could be done. But two or three
days later the President went back to
Europe, and so I wrote the acting Sec
retary of State asking Il he could send
it to me.
MIR. Polk was away from his office,
cverworked, but in ten days l received
Z letter saying that receipt of my
request was acknowledged and explain
ing that he had no copy in the State
Department. He advised me that he
rad cabed to Paris for the desired in
formation and was advised that the text
would be brought back when the peace
commissioners returned.
Since the return of the peace COM
:nissioners tho Senate has asked for
ihe text of the American plan, but no
..ttention has been paid to the request.
Having tried his case before the
';cnate as the jury, the President now
aends for the individual iurymon. He
eught to come before the Senate or
some committee Of the Senate with the
Information he desires to present. The
,feopc Of the United States are en-
latled TO some information. The
rranco-Amercan treaty has been given
. the French people, and it was q part
of the agreement made by our Pres-
dent with the French Premier that it
should be given to Us simultaneously
wth its presentation to the French
Parliament
1t was disclosed in the debate that
was given to the public in Paris on
.iuly 8, it having been signed June %
last.
Text of Article Four
Article ", which created the dis
cusson to-day as to whether President
Wilson had complied with his agree
i1ent to give the text to the United
States Senate, together with the text
Of the treaty Of peace, reads as folows:
The present treaty will be sub
1nitted to the Senate of the United
s-tates at the same time as the treaty
Of Versailles is submitted to the
Senate for its advice and consent 70
ratifcation'
When the Senator from Connect
cat said Senator Lodge, "showcd me
This article before the assembling of
the Senate, it seemed to me incon-
eeivable that the Fourth Article should
be there. l supposed the editor, Colo
ael Harvey, was very accurate and
careful, but it seemed to me plainly
Hconccivable. l saw q copy of The
Fourth Article from the White Book
which was laid before the House OF
Commons, but I could not get copy
of the book. However, / afterward
found copy of the French paper
Figaro 1t is Paris paper under date
VI July 3, and carries on its front page
shis article headed: Guarantee OF
Peace"
Senator Lodge read Article Four
first in French, then in English
THE French language" said Senator
Lodge, "is extremely exact and there i;
no question as TO the terms of the
treaty az submitted to the French
Chamber and as submitted 10 the House
of Commons.
There may be good reasons for pay
ing no attention to the provisions o
Article Four, but it was evident that i
was put in by the French Prime Minis
ter and NJ. Pichon, Secretary Of STATE
for Foreign Affairs, with a very con
siderate feeling Cor the Senate Of tn.
United States. | cannot but regret tha
1T was not laid before US at the sam,
time that the treaty of Versailles wa,
gwen 20 Us. as this signed statemen
requires"
Says British Have Text
Il am not very familiar" said Sena
tor brandegee, with the diplomat
methods OF treaty making, but it seem
20 me to be a rather unusual provisio,
Tor any treaty. Ordinarily the commits
s'oners, should say, who would ncgoti
ate With each other. would have per
'sonai understanding about such
thing. but eYnhod - ~ .a