The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-08
SENATORS READY
FOR DISCUSSION
Of PEACE TREATY
Resolution Asking F o (
Text is Cabled to Pres
ident Wilson.
DOUBT ON RESULT
DOUBT ON RESULT
Believed Americans in
Paris Oppose Publicity
Until the Germans
Have Acted.
BY james n. Nour~.

Washington, June THE senate
resolution asking for the full teri of
the peace treaty with Germany was
cabled to President Wilson in Paris
by Acting Secretary Polk, of the state
department, this morning. A reply is
looked for by the time the senate re-
convenes Monday at noon
In transmitting the resolution to the
President Mr.. Polk made no comment
OF MS own as to the propriety or i'm
propricty OF complying with the SEN
ate's request. Only the formal text Of
the resolution was incorporated In the
message.
Although the resolution specifically
named the state department as the
agency from whom the treaty was re-
quested. Mr.. Polk indicated his unwill-
fngness to act in the matter without
putting the question up to the presi-
dent
There b considerable speculation
among the senators as to what will be
the result Of a. refusas On the PART Of
ths stats department to send the
treaty to the senate in compliance
with the resolution. The cable news
from Paris today Is that the American
peace commission is opposed to giving
publicity to the treaty until the Ger
mans have signed It or definitely re-
fused to accept 1t. For this reason it
IL believed here that the president will,
decline to release the treaty to the
senate at this time and will instruct
Mr.. Polk to notify the senate to this
effect.
Il this should be done there is nc
question that the refusal to give up
thu treaty will bring about a renewal
Of the fierce debate which was waged
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acted upon,
Senator johnson. Of California, au-
thor Of the resolution. has stated that
II the treaty 10 not forthcoming he will
have something more to say abou.
the enthusiastically policy in keeping
the terms OF the treaty from the Amer
lean people"
A speech BY Senator johnson at
lacking the administration may come
In the senate Monday II by that time
1t Is known that the president will not
permit the state department to obey
the mandate OF the resolution, Other
senators are preparing to follow suit
as it Is generally believed that the
senate will not get the treaty despite
the resolution.
The question as TO what will be
done II copies OF the treaty sent by
Germany come in the senator's mail is
also perplexing some of the mem hers
II It Ia true, as reported, that copy
has been mailed to every senator and
representative what will they do with
them when they get them?
"One senator remarked today that
II the Germans send him copy be-
fore President Wilson is willing to let
the senate have 1t officially. he would
offer II for presentation in the senate
record and ask to have it read. An
other suggested that he would study It
with q view to ascertAining how close
ny the French text has been translated
into the German.
The suggestion has been made that
the acceptance of mall sent by the
Germans might possibly render the
senators liable to prosecution under
the trading-with- the-enemy act. Just
how far they might go in making use