Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-12
SENATE FIGHT ON RATIFICATION
 STARTS MONDAY

lSduSIS III Iue League Ol NdIlOHS COH- troversy continued their conferences today in preparation for the ratifica- tion fight which will begin when the senate reconvenes next Monday. While it was said the exact lines of division might not be drawn for some days, further progress in solidifying their forces was claimed by both sides.
 President Wilson, having delivered the treaty to the senate and offered to supplement it with all the informa. tion in his possession, apparently put the matter temporarily out of his mind. He saw none of the senator's who have been active in the fight and while he conferred with Acting Secre- tary Polk at the state department it was understood other subjects furn- ished the basis of their discussion.
 Whether the presidents offer is to be accepted by the foreign relations committee remained an open question. Some of the opposition leaders are known to oppose inviting him before the committee, but his supporters be- lieve they can secure his appearance should he request that they do so. z
 There was continued discussion during the day of Mir. Wilson's re, ported declaration that two-thirds vote would be necessary to make any reservations in ratifying the treaty. The opposition leaders have proceed" ed in the belief that only majority would be necessary and they declare their position is amply fortified by senate rules.
 In some quarters it was suggested that the presidents declaration might mean a new turn in the reservation fight It was asserted he may have meant that after a majority had writ ten reservations in the ratification resolution, two-thirds must then sup port the amended resolution to secure ratification.
 It developed today that in his con versations with senators yesterday at the capitol Mir Wilson went into great detail regarding the Shantung agreement He was quoted as say ing that the understanding that Shantung would be returned to China after a reconstruction period was or a very definite nature, and that the only gain to Japan would be such benefit as she might derive of the temporary use of the German rail ways and other German property in the territory.
 President Wilson had another busy day today. He spent many hours in his office working on business which accumulated while he was returning from Paris, conferred with two cab inet officers and late in the day signed the army, navy, deficiency and District of Columbia appropriation bills and the resolution repeating the act under which the telephone, tele- graph and cable companies were taken over during theIwar
 The president still had before him the agricultural bill with its rider foH repeal of the daylight saving law and the huge sundry civil measure with appropriations for the shipping board and the campaign against bomb throwers and other radicals. Many petitions both for and against repeal of the daylight saving law were be- fore the president and he was repre- sented as giving this matter much thought.
 All of the appropriation measures signed by the president became law immediately, with the appropriations retroactive to July 1, but the wire resolution does not become effective until the end of the month when the properties will be returned to their owners.
 Under the resolution intrastate telephone rates established under government control will remain ef- fective for four months unless soon CT modified by state rate-making bodies.
 President Wilson began the day with an early morning round of golr with Mrs Wilson at country club course near the capitol.
 Returning to the White House he spent more than an hour at his desK and then made an unexpected visit to the state, war and navy building to confer with Acting Secretary POLK at the state department and Secre- tary of the Navy Daniels. The pres ident remained in MT. Folks oftice TOT more than an hour. He had with him a package of official papers, ana while no announcement was made, lt was said that the Mexican situation and peace conference affairs were among those the president had de sired to discuss. MT. Polk will leave for Paris July 21 to replace Secre- tary Lansing as the head of the American peace delegation. MT. Lansing will arrive in New York July 19 and will confer with MT. POLK before the under-secretary starts over seas.
 Leaving Mir Folks office, the pres ident called on Secretary Daniels and remained half an hour After return ing to the White House MT. Wilson was busy until late in the afternoon when he and Mrs. Wilson went for an automobile ride.