The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
Bullitt Gives Senate Commit
tee, Paper Written by
President Wilson
Himself.
ON LEAGUE CF NATIONS
Original Proposal as Clicked Off on
Typewriter is Shown by Chief
of Intelligence
Bureau.

[By L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Wil-
liam c. Bullitt, who was chief of the
division of current intelligence for
the United States peace commission,
today produced for the senate foreign
relations committee copy OF Presi-
dent Wilson's original draft of pro-
posal for a league of nations.
1t was written on the presidents
own typewriter and given him by
Colonel House, January 10, Bullitt
said The document bears the in
scription "for VIM. c. Bullitt, in ap-
probation of your help III an hour of
need"
Bullitt said he desirec to have 1t
returned because of the curious typo
graphical errors made by the presi-
dents typewriter
He also presented copy of Cen
eral Smuts' original proposal. Lord
Robert Cecil's original plan and the
presidents second proposal. These
various drafts soon gave way in the
Paris discussion, he said, to the plan
drafted by British commission Of
international lawyers.
He described discussion of plan
whereby the assembly or the league
should be chosen by the various
national governmental societies. The
president first expressed hearty
sympathy with the idea, but said it
was hardly practicable. General
Smuts urged 1t strongly, Colonel
House approved and Lord Cecil was
apathetic. The presidents opposition
defeated the proposal, ne said, and
later when Cecil, Smuts and House
all urged, the president again de-
feated it.
Pet Measure Rush.
TBy L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. PA rush
to get their pet measures passed be-
fore they are sidetracked by the
peace treaty was begun by senators
today.
once the treaty is before the SEN
ate, other measures will have little
chance, senators realize.
Senator Lodges determination to
take up the treaty Monday caused
supporters of the bill extending the
food control act to make desperate
efforts to get it passed today.
A strong fight is being made
against this measure by senators
who declare that the government has
all necessary authority to cope with
profiteering and has not used 1t.
Senator Lodge said today his plans
for discussion of the treaty include
a reading of the document just as
bills are read in the senate, and the
disposition Of proposed amendments
as they are reached. Many speeches
are in prospect.
Lodge today predicted that no
trouble will be experienced in COM
promising the differences of mild =
reservationists and the more radical
element with regard to article 10.
Treaty Will Be Defeated.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12,-'If the
senate understand and the American
people understand this treaty, it will
be defeated"
This, according to William G. Bull
litt, testifying before the senate for
eisn relations committee today, was
the statement made to him by Sec
retary of State Lansing, May 19, 1919.
Lansing, he said, went on to say:
But ! wonder if they will under
stand what it lets US in for. 1t is
my personal opinion that Senator
Knox probably will readily understand
it. and Senator Lodge will, but
Lodges position would be purely po-
litical. Senator Knox might instruct
tho people"
Previous to his testimony concern,
ing Lansings alleged utterances, Bull
lit had shown the committee docu'
ment which he said was an original
of President Wilson's league of ma,
tions draft, written by Wilson per-
sonally.
He also showed the committee
copies of other original drafts, and
testified about his trip to Russia to
get from Lenine declaration OF
which fighting would be stopped
Concerning the proposed Prinkipo
conference among all Russian fac
tions. Bullitt testified that French
opposition had defeated the plan.
The presidents own idea at first,
he said, was for an international
n