The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20
PRESIDENT TO
ANSWER FALLS
WRITTEN QUIZ
Accepts and Promises to
Study 20 Carefully Pre-
pared Questions.
TREATY FULLY COVERED
It Asks if Wilson Cannot Re-
store Peace Status by
Proclamation.
TREATY FULLY COVERED
Speeial DespatcA TO tn, SUI.

Special DespatcA TO TIE Sun.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19--In addition
to the verbal questions put to the
President by the sixteen Senators Of
the Foreign Relations Committee to-
day, Senator Fall IN. NJ submitted
list of twenty carefully prepared
questions which the President prom
ised to study and answer later in
writing. The questions follow:
l. In your judgment have you not the
power and authority by a proclamation
TO declare in appropriate words that
peace exists and thus restore the status
Of peace between the Governments and
peoples of this country and those with
whom we declared wR-?
2. Could not in any event the power
which declared war. that is. Congress,
Joined by the President, as you affixed
your approval of the declaration of war,
by a resolution, or act of Congress, de-
clare peace. as Germany did not declare
war upon us?
3. Is not the pending treaty. aside
from the league covenant, merely a set
OF agreed rules and regulations, to be
observed after peace is established, and
Is not the state of war terminated merely
by the filing of the first process verbal?
4. The state of war being thus termi-
mated by the filing of the process verbal.
although we may not yet have ratified
The treaty, Germany not having declared
war upon us, could you not appoint or
resppoint consular officers and agents in
Germany, and by a proclamation of the
Status OF peace authorize our citizens and
without further delay resume govern
Inental relations with Germany? And
would we not then be Off OF war basis
as to business?
8. The agreement OF the signatories
TO the treaty is that:
From the coming into force of the
present treaty the state OF war will
terminate"
And under Article 440 IL is provided
that as soon as the treaty shall have
been ratified by Germany on the one
hand and by three of the principal al
lied and associated powers on the other
hand. the first process verbal of the de-
post OF ratification will be drawn; and
First Process Verbal.
From the date of this first process
between the high contracting parties
who have ratified It."
Am l correct in assuming:
ta) That when three of the principal
allied Powers shall have ratified the
treaty with Germany and the process
verbal Is filed, the League OF Nations
is then established.
OBJ That all the other provisions OF
the treaty with Germany are in full
force as to such ratifying Powers.
tc) That as to the two remaining
Powers. should they not have ratified II
(the one being the associated Power
the United States), the state OF wal
will terminate" although the particular
terms of the treaty itself will not be In
force as to such non-ratifying Powers.
td) That such last Powers will not bt
members OF the league until and unless
thereafter they shall have either ratified
the treaty and the league articles oil
shall have been otherwise accepted into
the league under the provisions of TIL,
league articles as they now stand or a,
they may be in force at the time OF ad
mission
6. However desirable it might be tC
have the treaty Immediately adopted
with the articles OF the covenant OF tn,
league as written, by what process will
this, in .view OF your statement as t
largely Increased export, within the neal
future or within one or two more years
reduce in this country the rentals. cost
of necessaries. &c?
Z. Have you heard from Norway
Sweden, Denmark. Holland and Switzer
land, or either, as to whether they will
join the league and when?
s. Are you issuing or allowing to b.
issued, en- bloc or otherwise. licenses Il
do business with those recently our enc
mics. and are you allowing ships ant
cargoes destined to ports of Germany o
other recent enemy ports to clear from
our ports?
Any Consular Plans.
.. Have you requested consular repre-
sentatves OF other countries to act fol
us in Germany?
10. Among the documents forwarded
on the Sth inst. to the chairman of tn,
committee by yourself under No. 6. fol
lowing the final report of the commission
upon the league articles. I find the fol
lowing recommendation. 10 wit: IRE
solved. That in the opinion of the com
mission the president of the commission
should be requested by the conferenC,
TO invite seven Powers, including tive
neutrals to name representatives, on
committee (a) to prepare plans for TIN
organization OF the league: OBJ TO pre-
pare plans for the establishment OF tn,
seat OF the league; Co TO prepare plan
and the agenda for the first meeting o
the assembly"
Was this committee appointed and ha
It reported tentatively to the commission
" gOuIsCll, III SOI ~ copy o
such report available?
IL. Under Article 11s OF the peac
treaty. Part ", there is a general re
nunclation OF all German rights to terri
tory formerly belonging to herself or. 4
her allies, and n remuneration of al
her rights, titles and privileges outsid
of her boundaries as fixed by the treat,
which she held as against the allied an,
associated Powers. There is no cession
apparently. of the territory 10 any par
ticular Power or association OF Powers
but there is an undertaking on the par
Of Germany to recognize and conform
to the measures which may be take
now or in the future by the principa
allied and associated Powers In agree
ment, where necessary. with third Pow
ers In order to carry the above stipula
ton into effect"
what Does United states Getf
To what nation. nations or associa
tions OF NATIONS does the terry DRY re