Arizona republican., 1919-08-12
WILSON REFUSES
 SENATE REQUEST ]. FUR TREATY DATA
Withholds Much Valuable Information After Com mittee Has Specifically Asked for Same--Lansing Gives Aiding Testimony in Answer to Questions
[ElspubIIean A. P. Leased wIrel

WASHINGTON, August 11.-Presi- dent Wilson sent to the foreign rela tions committee today a copy of the original American draft of a league of nations covenant but declined to fur nish other papers
 In reply to a committee request for "all data" used in preparation of the treaty. .the president wrote that most of the documents and memoranda were left in Paris and that many were of a confidential nature so that ''on grounds of public policy it would be unwise to make use of them outside the con ference.v He sent only the American covenant draft and a copy of the cove nant as agreed to before his first re- turn from Europe.
 To another resolution asking. for a copy of the letter written by General Bliss regarding the Shantung problem, Mir Wilson replied that he regarded the letter as confidential since it con tained certain references to other gov ernments. He said the communiea- tions, in which Secretary Lansing and Henry White concurred, stook very strong ground" against the proposed settlement of the question but could not properly be described as pro- test against the final Shantung de- cision'
 Says Japs Concealed Treaty
 Another development in the treaty controversy today was the statement before the foreign relations committee by Secretary Lansing that Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the United States, had ''concealed' the existence of the secret treaty between Japan and Great Britain regarding the Shanturg peninsula while the Lansing Ishii agreement was being negotiated
 Like the final draft, the American league of nations plan contemplated a league council and assembly dealing with "aiiy war or threat of war; and arbitration procedure under supervi- sion of the council, advice by the league as to reduction of armament, an economic boycott against covenant breakers. publicity of treaties and a mandatory system The much debated article ten, under which the members would guarantee one another's integ- rity against external aggression, had it's counterpart, almost word for word in the American plan. 9s
 Tells Points of Variance
 At variance with the covenant as finally included in the treaty, however the presidents covenant would have omitted reference to the Monroe Doc Urine ard the right of withdrawal would have empowered the council tc inquire, into the feasibility of abol. ishing compulsory military service and would have contained provision relative to the freedom of tho seas The council and assembly woald have been differently constituted and in, stead of a unanimous vote being reached in the council any three na. tions represented would have beer empowered to veto any decision. Ths American plan reached the capitol jus as Secretary Lansing was concluding his testimony and just after he hat laid before the committee a copy ot the resolution embodying league prin. ciples presented by him at the peac. conference The resolution, whici never was acted on formally followed in general the American covenant draft.
 Will Question Adviser
 At the end of his testimony the sec. retary was asked to send before th, committee tomorrow David Hunte Miller, a state department official wht acted as adviser to the league of na tions commission at Versailles.
 The American plan provided for al executive council,' similar to tn "council' of the final covenant and body of delegates" similar to tn, assembly" Instead of requiring tha decisions of the council should be b, unanimo1s vote, however. it was pro vided in the American draft that an, three nations could veto any decision
 The mandatory system of admins tering weak nations was embodied il the American proposal and 1t provide, for registration and publication of al treaties It did not contain the ex tensive provisions in the final covenan for deciding whether any questio, arising was international or pnrel domestic in character.
 The executive council was made n, of representatives of the great power and of a lesser number of small sta tions, while each member would b represented on the body of delegate as under the final covenant.