The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-29
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Washington. Aug. a.--.
ference at the White HON
unprecedented in AIperir,,
President Wilson diseu..s - !.
treaty with the senate =.
lations committee, answered
put by senators and xars y, 3.
graphic transcript Of n
ings to the public.
Some of the inside d...,,.
peace conference and ~.
happenings were thus ~
verbatim for the world !.
contrast to the time hor,.
dure of secretary, presld.,,s
senatorial "confidence.r
Nothing approaching N. :.
In that respect Is ree,n.s
George Washington weDt /
ate to discuss troubles u
Indians.
Making a plea for rati6t,,i~
treaty the president mid |.
reasonable objection to IN. ~,
pressing its interpretatioa
league Of nations covenant : :
those interpretations did 1T
become part of the draft Of M
President Wilson told the ~
lations committee at the outr(
conference today that be com
reasonable objection to ~
tons of how the United Stats
the league of nations prodd
interpretations did not form I
the formal ratification Itself. /
II interpretations were mn
formal ratification, the preside
tended, long delays would ~
other governments would have
cept in effect the language 81 d
ate as the language Of the Id
fore ratification would be CO
Most of the interpretations Id
dent said, seemed to him to \
the "plain meaning Of the insu|
itself"
Article 16, the president Ai1
vided that where fAere Is q
found to be solely within the j.
ton of one Of the parties, undd|
national law, the league couue
so report and make no reccn
ton for it's settlement. lmmie
tariffs and the like, the presidd
clearly came under that proyis
The president said the Unitd
would have complete freed
choice as to the application q |
in carrying out article 10 Of thel
covenant.
Replying to Senator FAN, y
gested that as Germany wr
member of the league OF
amendments to the league 9
would not be submitted 70
she would not have to give 9
sent, the president said:
81 will admit that that poinl
occurred to me. No, she x'a
The plan for the league ~
mitted in Paris, the presios]
had been built up first Iron
drawn by a British comn'''
later including ideas IRON
drawn by General SHUTS
and other discussions coup'H
the presidents own ideas "
plans were made.
Waves All indemnity. l
For the moral asset ne =
would give the United S's.1
participate in the German
the president said. he mao
that not be done. but nc
this idea did not refer .
claims such as the sink'ls
Lusitania.
The president said M
ton was that the council nsa
to pass on withdrawa, y
from the league or 70 u
1t had fulfilled its oOi'ts'
The only restraining
vo,,,a no tho nulblic opinise
world, said the presiaen,,
The president said =
of knowing whether Gef''.
the same construction o.
as did the allies.
To a query as TO VIA 81
Japan retained in Shan'''
dent replied: S.. -
"She has not reta'A y
over anything. | mean 49, ~
ised not to. Senator Bora
whether this unders'aa -. ! \
or otherwise. | do no' - .
the operation exactly ..s,,g
fectly discrete. As = =
this was technically caN u
written and forinuia'.