Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-15
WILSON MAY
HURRYSTART
ON HIS TOUR
Will Go Earlier on Failure
of Senate Committee
to Call Him in?

Washington, July Is. Intima-
tlons that the senate foreign rela-
tions committee might not arrange
for early conference with Presi-
dent Wilson for discussion of the
peace treaty and the league of ma
tions covenant led to the sugges-
tion today that Mr.. Wilson might
begin his tour OF the country soon
er than he had planned.
Fixing of the itinerary for the
Swing around the circle" was un-
derstood to have been delayed to
await completion of the commit
tees program in order that there
might be no conflict. The COM
mittee met again today, and, lay
ing aside temporarily the question
of asking for more information, be-
gan a reading of the official text
OF the treaty submitted by the
president.
Will Get Together, Belief.
Among administration senators
the impression prevailed that the
president and the committee un-
doubtedly would be brought to-
gether to discuss some features of
the treaty. It was expected, how
ever, that these meetings would be
at the White house rather than at
the capitol.
The foreign relations committee
later adopted a resolution request
ing the president, if not incompati-
BILE with the public interest, to fur
nish the committee virtually all
documents considered by the
American peace commissioners iii
their work on the treaty with Ger
many.
Asks for Peace Data
1t is said that the resolution, of
which Senator Johnson RepubIi-
can, California, was author, was
adopted by virtually unanimous
vote and that action by the senate
was not considered. 1t requests
the president to submit drafts of
all proposals for a league of ma
tions, as well as stenographic
transcripts of formal proceedings
at the peace conference.
Indications that President Wilson
would not be asked 20 appear be-
fore the senate foreign relations
committee for discussion of the
peace treaty were said today to
have been received in administra-
ton quarters.
Opposed to Suggestion.
High administration officials in
dicated that they had been inform
ed by some members of the COM
mittee that the majority of that
body seemed hostile 10 suggestions
that the president be asked to ap-
pear or that the committee confer
as a body with him at the White
house.
A proposal considered certain to
arouse considerable discussion in
the meeting was a motion by Sena-
tor Hitchcock, Nebraska. ranking
Democrat committee member, that
all future committee sessions be
open to the public.
Senate Fight Wakes Warm.
In the senate. Chairman Lodge
of the committee was prepared to
call up for passage his resolution
yesterday asking I he
president for a copy of an alleged
secret treaty negotiation in 1918
between Japan and Germany. Sen
ators Norris, Republican, Nebras-
ka, and Underwood, Democrat, AL
ALBANIA, had also announced that
they would speak at length during
the day on other features of the
treaty fight.
A charge that Japan secretly Sc
cured pledges from Great Britain,
Italy and Russia early in
1917 that in the peace settlement,
peninsula should. for
certain considerations, be turned
over to the Toxic government, was
made in the senate today by Sena-
tor Norris, Republican, Of Nebras-
ka, who produced what he declar-
ed to be copies of diplomatic corre-
spondence embodying the promises
Of Great Britain and France.
These pledges, the Nebraska SEN
ator declared, fully explained the !
pressure which resulted in Shan :
lungs transfer to Japan under the !
Versailles treaty, whose ratification |
by the senate, he asserted, would |
write ''the hlackest page in the ma
tons history"
Bought Influence, Charge.
Great Britain's influence in the |
matter, he charged, was secured by |
Japan's support Of British claims to |
Pacific islands south of the equator.
while Frances aid was purchased |
by a promise of the Toxic govern
nent to help draw China into the |
war so that German ships in Chi |
1ese harbors would be available
'or carrying troops and provisions
20 France.
Similar negotiations were enter
I'd into with similar results, with /
italy. Similar agreement also was /
made with Russia and it must be
remembered that at that time Rus
Iia was still in the war and it was
that at the close of the