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WILSON WILL TAKE
PACT TO SENATE
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secretary that tuo
President would hold a conference with
the newspaper correspondents at the
White House tomorrow morning. This
conference will precede by only couple
Of hours the Presidents appearance at
the Capitol and the impression Is that
the President will seek TO impress his
viewpoint on the question OF the treaty
and the league on the correspondents TO
give them an insight into his own In
depreciation of the all important mat
ters he will discuss.
1t is indicated further that the Prest-
dent will be glad to answer questions
for the information OF the correspond
enva There are no restrictions as TO
what may or may not be asked, and the
President Is Understood to be ready to
give his views on any features OF the
treaty or the league which are proving
puzzling to many.
It Is believed that the President has
put in some eleventh hour changes in
his message and has revised the first
proofs from the Government Printing
ONCE. There were reports that the Pres
ident had finished his message while
en- route home. but the situation he
found upon arriving here differed some
what from that which he may have been
led to expect. There have been new
moves made against the league covenant
by the opposition during the last few
days and some OF the Democratic Sena-
tors have been getting uneasy over the
problem of accepting the covenant with
out changes or reservations.
This may have caused the President
10 bring his message up to date covering
last minute Developments. although
nothing is known definitely as to the
changes he has made.
Does Not visit Capitol.
Those who expected the President
would spend the day comforting with Ad-
mnistration Senators and mappfkg out
a joint plan of campaign were disap-
pointed. It was first stated at the White
House that the President might go TO the
Capitol In the afternoon to meet Senate
leaders. but Il later developed that he
had changed his mind The Senate was
not in session. and II would have per-
haps been dlfficult for the President TO
have reached Administration leaders ex-
cept by communicating with them In adj
vance Anyway the planned visi. to the
Capitol was dropped.
That the President now realizes he
will have a long and hard nght on his
hands was indicated by the definite ar
nouncement from the White House that
Mr.. Wilson's tour around the country
invitations to speak at particular places
have yet been accepted by the President.
It was said and no announcement con-
corning speaking dates would be made
until the itinerary had been completed.
II was stated. however. that the Presl-
dent expects TO review the Pacific feet
on the west coast during his campaign.
The feet is expected to arrive there
about August S.
AS to the length OF the Presidents
tour nothing definite Is yet known. but
1t Is strongly intimated that II will be
no rush trip and that the President will
remain ION the battle ground speaking
directly to the people" as long as he be-
lieves It necessary to meet the situation.
| There was an indication too that the
President would not include New Eng
land in his itinerary. The opposition to
the league covenant Is very strong In
that part OF the country.
Senator Knox (Pa.) to-day aligned
himself with those who insist that with
the presentation OF the treaty text to
the Senate the Executive ceases to func-
ton In the whole matter until the Senate
has acted. II will thereafter be as COM
pletely the Senate's business as hereto
fore IL has been the Presidents.
Senator Poindexter (Wash.). speaking
OF the suggestion that the President is
prepared to place himself at the disposal
| Of the Senate or its committee to explain
the treaty in all details. said:
THE appearance and examination OF
| witnesses has proved the most efficient
| method OF arriving at truth. The Sem
| ate could learn moro about the real
| backgrounds and reasons for the obscure
things in the treaty by such a session
| with the President than by six months
| Of debate. There Is. as I view II. no
| reason why a final vote should be long
| delayed. The subject has already been
| thoroughly discussed. but I presume It
will take six weeks TO get the treaty
| out OF the committee, and then a
| months debate will follow in the SEN
ate. All that will be accomplished could
| be done in ten days OF consideration
in committee and in a weeks discus
sion in the Senate II 1t were willing to
hold night sessions.
| IT have always been positive the
| treaty would never command two
| thirds vote without amendment, and ]
| am more confident of II than ever. The
| oountry's reaction from recent develop
ments has been. as l expected, against
the President. I know how he is going
to make his arguments for the pro-
| gramme.
| Sees Defeat for Wilson.
| "He will deal in generalities-in ap-
peals for us to take an altruistic and
unselfsh attitude. Now nations are self
| ish as to their interests. and properly
SO. The country will ask why We should
make the great sacrifices that will be
required OF US under this agreement. II
| has been assured all along thai the
| league Is TO be q good thing for us
| II Il discovers instead that II will COM
pei us TO make heavy sacrifices through
| a very long future the President will
be at the end of his campaign worse
beaten than he Is now, and he Is al
ready beaten"
The Presidents day at the White
House was featured by much routine
work and n few necessary conferences
with oficials Acting Secretary of State
Polk, who has been invited TO succeed
Secretary Lansing as a member Of the
American peace delegation, conferred
with the President over the trip. Ar
announcement covering details will be
made public at the White House later.
The President had before him a mum.
Der of bills, including the army bill. the
navy bill. the general deficiency bill. tn,
District of Columbia appropriation bill
the sundry civil bill and the agricultural
bill. which carries a rider to repeal the
daylight saving law which Is q matter
OF acute controversy.
Inquiries at the White House rs 20 tn,
Presidents attitude on wartime prohibit
ton brought the reply that this matter
had been covered by the President'I
statement on the subject There hal
been no time yet for dry leaders to con
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