Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-13
lANSlNG'S SENSATION.
5uIlitt Testimony Causes Stir II
Washington Official Circles.

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Washington Official Circles.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-While the
senate committee on foreign relations
was idle today, the testimony yester-
day regarding Secretary Lansing's
views of the peace treaty and coven-
ant was almost the sole topic of dis
cussion here.
BuIitt Causes Sensation.
Mr.. Bullitt, who revealed yesterday
the opposition of Secretary Of State
Lansing's opposition to the peace
paper man, was one of the expert ad-
visers of the American peace delega-
ton in Paris. His official position was
chief of the division of current intel
ligence." He resigned on May II be-
cause of dissatisfaction with the terms
of the treaty.
His testimony threw a flood of light
upon many of the mysterious proceed
ings which have been battling the
committee in its consideration of the
peace treaty. Voluminous documents
of an official character gave the COM
mittee it's first inside" view of the
workings Of the Paris conference and
created a sensation in the senate.
One feature was the discussion of
the Russian question
Took Memorandum of Talk.
Mr.. Bullitt said that immediate
ly after his conversation with Sec
rotary Lansing on May 10 he had die
tated memorandum of what the Sec
rotary had said. At the request of
Senator Lodge, Mr.. Bullitt read from
the memorandum as follows:
'Mr. Lansing said he personally
would have strengthened greatly the
tons, making arbitration compulsory.
He also said he was absolutely opposed
to the United States taking a mandate
in either Armenia or Constantinople;
that he thought Constantinople should
be placed under a local government,
the chief members of which We're ap-
pointed by an international committee.
League "Entirely Useless"
Mr.. Lansing then said that he, too,
considered many parts Of the treaty
thoroughly bad, particularly those deal
Ing with Shantung and the league Of
nations. He said: I consider that the
league OF nations at present Is entire
ly useless. The great powers have SIM
ply gone ahead and arranged the world
to suit themselves. England and
France. in particular, have gotten ouc
Of the treaty everything they wanted,
and the lea que Of nations can do moth
ing to alter any Of the unjust clauses
OF the treaty except by unanimous
consent Of the members of the league,
and the great powers will never give
consent to changes in the interests OF
weaker peoples
1--WE then talked about the posi-
bility Of ratification by the senate. Mr..
Lansing said: L believe il the senate
could only understand what this treaty
means and if the American people
could really understand, it would un-
questionably be defeated, but I wonder
If they will ever understand what it
lets them in for He expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Knox probably woul:
really understand the treaty"
Personalities Raise Laugh.
Here the reading Of the memoran-
dunn was interrupted by an outburst
Of laughter in the committee. Mr..
Bullitt continued: He expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Knox probably would
understand the treaty and that Mr..
Lodge would; but that Mr.. Lodges po-
sition would become purely political
and therefore Ineffective
Here again Mr.. Bullitt's reading was
interrupted by laughter, in which SEN
ator Lodge joined heartily.
Il don't mind" said Senator Lodge,
when Mr.. Bullitt appeared to hesitate
about reading further. He continued:
He thought, however, that Mr..
Knox might instruct America in the
real meaning Of it."
He has made some very valuable
efforts in that direction" commented
Senator Lodge.
Mr.. Bullitt then begged to be excused
from reading further, because, he said,
the rest Of the memorandum was
largely of. personal character. He
had memoranda also Of his conversa-
tons on the same subject with Col.
House and Gen. Bliss. He was ex-
cused from reading these but told the
committee that the terms Of the peace
treaty were Objectionable to virtually
every member Of the American peace
delegation except President Wilson.
Some of the members of the cont
mittee were not greatly surprised at
Mr.. Bullitt's statement of his conversa-
ton with Secretary Lansing. When
Mr.. Lansing was on the stand before
the committee members remarked
about the apparent lack Of teamwork
between the President and other mem
bers Of the delegation. 1t was recalled
at that time that Mr.. Lansing sharply
disagreed with President Wilson'S view
that 1t was necessary to give Shantuns
to Japan to obtain her signature to the
treaty.
Shows Wnside' knowledge.
Mr.. Bullitt's intimate relations with
the INSIDE" machinery of the peace
conference were revealed when he sub
mitted to the committee copy Of the
original irapt OF the American plan
for a league Of nations, typewriter by
President Wilson himself on White
House stationery. Mr.. Bullitt ex-
planned he obtained 1t from Coll House.
FIe also submitted various other drafts
Of the league, including a revised
American plan, the Cecil draft, and
zone submitted by Hunter Miller and
Gordon Auchincloss Of New York City,
two Of the experts attached to the
American mission.
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