Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-15
LODGE INSISTS
on COPY OF JAP
PACT WITH HUN
Urges Resolution Asking.
Wilson For Data on
Alleged Secret Treaty.
COMMITTEE MAY
NOT CALL WILSON

NOT CALL WILSON
Administration Officials Informed That
Majority Of Members Of Foreign Re-
lations Committee Oppose Confer.
enes With President = Hitchcock
Would Have Committee Session
Open to Public.
Washington,s July illumination
that the senate foreign relations
committee might not arrange for an
early conference with President Will
SON for discussion Of the peace treaty
and the league OF nations covenant
led to the suggestion today that Mr..
Wilson might begin his tour Of the
country sooner than he had planned.
Fixing Of the itinerary for the
Swing around the circle" was under
stood to have been delayed to await
completion Of the committees program
IN order hat there might be>no con-
nict. The committee met again today
ton OF asking for more information.
began a reading OF the, official text Of
the treaty submitted by the president.
Among administration senators the
impression prevailed that the presi-
dent and the committee undoubtedly
should be brought together to discuss
some features Of the treaty. It was
expected, however, that these meet
ings would be at the White House
rather than at the Capitol.
Ask President For Data.
The foreign relations committee lat
er. adopted . resoIutiin, requesting the
president, u not Incompatible with
the public interests. to furnish the
commiteS virtually all the documents
OF the American peace commissioners
in their work on the treaty with Ger
.4asny,
Il was ,ssid that the resolution. OF
vhieh SenAtse. johnson. republican.
Calilofhia .Has the author WaS 4adopt-
ed by virtually unanimous, vote and
that action by the senate was not con-
sidered. It requests the president to
submit drafts for all proposals for
league Of nations as well as stenogra-
phic transcripts Of formal proceedings
at the peace conference.
washington. July 15-1ndicatiQns
that President Wilson would not be
asked to appear before the senate for
eign relations committee for discus
sion Of the peace treaty are said to
have been received in administration
quarters.
High administration officials init
mated they had been informed by some
members oe the committee that the
majority Of the body seemed hostile
to suggestions that the .president be
asked to appear or that the committee
confer as body with him at the
White House.
should the committee decide not to
invite the president to appear before
it, Mr.. Wilson might begin his tour OF
the country earlier than he had
planned. The general understanding
has been that the president has been
withholding his decision as to his itin-
erary and the date for beginning his
Swing around the circle" until the
foreign relations committee should de-
eide whether It desired to discuss the
treaty with him.
Issues Of the peace treaty fight were
expected to result In further commit
tee action and several hours OF debate
in the senate chamber today.
The foreign relations committee,
which yesterday reported three resolu
tions asking the president for infor-
nation about the Versailles negotia-
tions, had before It today q proposal
from Senator johnson, OF California,
requesting all available data bearing
upon the preparation Of the treaty and
particularly all proposed drafts of the
league OF nations.
Another proposal considered certain
to arouse considerable. discussion in
the meeting was motion by Senator
Hitchcock. Nebraska, ranking demo-
cratic member, that all future COM
mittee sessions be open to the public.
IL was not impossible that an attempt
might also be made to secure some
action on the question Of consulting
President Wilson in COMMITTEES in con-
sideration OF the treaty.
AK Cops Secret Treaty.
n the senate Chairman Lodge, Of
the committee, prepared to call up for
uasaSe his resolution reported yester-
day asking the president for aScopy Of
an alleged secret treaty negotiated in.
1918 between Japan and Germany.
Senators Norris, republican, Nebras-
Ia, ana Underwood. democrat, Ala
bama. also had announced that they
probably would speak at length during
the day on other features OF the
treaty Aslk
senator Lodges resolution a.
amended and reported from the for-
aign relations committee follows:;
y "Resolved, that the president be rer-
auested, II noteincompatible with pub
lie interests, to send to the senate g
COPY OF any u .;s. .Es,rpeting TO have
neen projected. between Germany and
Japan, referred to III the press dis
Itch hereto annexed, together with
nv information IN relation to II which
nay % IN poeseasion OF the stAie
= y rtmen4. 81 any further informal attcn
= gotiatson bstwesn Japan
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