Evening journal., 1919-08-14
TO QJEPRESIDENT
ABOUT THE TREATY
Senate Committeeman to
Call on President at
White House
WILL ALLOW HIM
TO FIX THE TIME

WASHINGTON, Aug. a. UNITED
Press The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today decided TO notify
President Wilson that The committee
desires to call on him at the White
House to obtain from him information
concerning the peace treaty.
The committee also decided 10 sub
poena three more Witnesses. William
l. Bullltt. who went into Russia for
the American peace delegation; Prof.
Williams and Dr. IIornbeck, oriental
experts who advised on The Shaniung
settlement.
The committees decision to accept
President Wilson's invitation TO go 20
the White House was taken after some
hours Of discussion. The committee
through senator Lodge Will notify the
President OF its desire 10 call on him
and will allow him 10 fix the time.
70 was definitely decided not 10 call
Col. House Gen. Taskcr Bliss or Henry
White. members OF the American mis-
sion who are now In Paris. Demo
Gratis. aided by Harding aud McCumber
Republicans. voted This down.
In addition 10 Bullitt. IIornbeck and
Williams the committee also wants 10
hear. IL possible. John G.. Ferguson and
Thomas f. Millard. who were concern
cd in the Shantung decision.
The proposal that the committee got
was made by Senator Lodge and was
accepted without a record vote. Lodge
was directed 10 write The President a
letter making clear that If the com
mittee calls on Wilson. n will not re-
gard as confidential any information u
may receive. but win make II public
The proposal to call the additional
witnesses was made 10 Lodge late yes
terday in a letter from Senator'S Borah
and Johnson. When Lodge today laid
70 before the committee. instant Opposi-
tion developed 10 bringing House, Bliss
and White from Paris. on this the
vote was nine TO eight against.
4 separate vote was taken on calling
Bullitt and resulted nine 10 seven in
favor Of calling him. Senator Nc
Cumber voted with the Democrats on
the committee against II.
No record vote was taken on calling
the others.
All the witnesses who are 10 be call
cd are understood 10 have resigned
their posts as advisers 10 the Ameri-
can mission because OF the missions
attitude. Bullit filed a report on Rus
sia after ne had gone into that cOun-
try with Lincoln Steffens and accord
ing 10 Secretary Lansing's testimony
before the committee, resigned "be-
cause he was dissatisfied with the
treaty" Johnson wants 20 get Bullitts
Russian report into the record. Il has
not been made public
The other witnesses were said 10 be
dissatisfied because Of the Shanttung
settlement. Miuard wrote a book De
1nocracy and the Far East" which the
state Department some time ago pro-
posed 20 suppress because 10 contained
confidential information concerning the
shantung matter. av
The letter OF Senator's Johnson and
3orah follows:
I'VE deem 70 absolutely essential.
before TIE hearings be closed upon the
German treaty, now under eoDsidera-
ion that the following Witnesses be
sailed. and that the committee be in
formed as they arc-not now informed,
Of the knowledge OF these gentlemen
4 Gen Tasker Bliss, Mr. Henry
White. Col Edward NJ. House, as to
ihe various circumstances connected
with the treaty, and particularly con-
cerning the League Of Nations, the
reparaiion clauses, and territorial dis
positions. and with special reference
10 the Shantung award.
- Prof. Williams. OF the University
Of California and Or. HOrnbeck, both
of whom were experts in relation TO
oriental affairs and both Of whom are
'smliar with the japanese and Chinese
claims.
q Prof. Young and any others who
either resigned their positions as eX-
perts TO the American commissioners
ar pariicipating in the decisions MADE,
protested against them.
- Mr.. William s. Bullitt who was
officially commissioned to visit Euro
moan Russia and interested, as we nave
neon told. with The propositions OF
ocsce by the President to Russia
"Nhen Secretary Lansing was eX-
amined recently. he was asked concern
ING engagements or commitments OF
tbe United states under the treaties
now being completed with Austria, Bul-
garia and Turkey. The secretary an
syyered i'm substance that he was wholly
IGNORANT of the engagements TO which
tho United states had been committed
and that It would he impossible TO De
tsrmine until all the treaties were pc
fore MS. in what our country would be
involved in the future. We deem ~ es-
sential. therefore, before any report De
made upon the pending German treaty
that we have before us the treaty WIN
Austria and those with Bulgaria ana
Turkey as well. You recall that sec, sec,
retarv Lansing said that the President
insisted. even though he had not de-