New-York tribune., 1919-07-12
Hitchcock and
Wilson Said TO
Have Broken
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agree with his colleagues now that the
President has expressed a willingness
to come. Most Republican Senators
feel that not to invite the President
to appear, after his statement of yes
terday, would look as though the COM
mttee were deliberately shutting out
information.
Senator Borah, for instance, has
taken the position all along that no ex-
plantations will help, because it is the
written words which will bind the
country a century hence, and nothing
said by individuals now will have any
effect when those who say them are
dead. To-day, however, he said he be-
leved the President should be invited
to attend the committee meetings.
Would Summon Him
Owe can't afford not to-" he said. az
had not supposed he would wish to put
himself at the disposition OF a Senate
committee. | thought it would be a
question of dignity with him. but now
that he has done so it seems to me that
he should be summoned"
Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, a
member of the committee, said he would
propose in the committee that it meet
at 10 o'clock every morning, with the
freSldent IN attendance.
II believe the President could render
greater service to the people by at
tending these committee meetings than
by going out over the country making
speeches for the league of nations" )"
Mr. Moses declared.
Senator Moses, who is regarded as
one OF the expert parlamentarians CT
the Senate as we'll as being we'll versed
IN international law and procedure be-
cause OF his diplomatic experience, said
to-day the friends of the league could
obtain vote on the league in its
purity" as desired by the President,
according to Senator Phelan, in this
way:
There will be a majority report from
the committee, which will contain the
reservations or amendments. Then
there will be a minority report, which
the Democratic Senators on the COM
mittee will sign.
Straight Out-and-Out Vote
When both reports are made to the
Senate a motion can be made by any
Administration Senator to substitute
the minority report for the majority
report. The effect of this would be to
obtain straight-out vote as to whetl
cr the Senate desired the ratification of
the treaty without any amendments or
reservations.
Senator Swanson explained to-day
that the reason for delaying the
french treaty was perfectly obvious.
There was not the slightest danger
that Germany would be in position
to attack France for several years at
least, and therefore there was no hurry
to rush the treaty through
Senator Borah called attention to-
day to the passages in the Pres ident's
address, 'be bound in honor to accept
advice Of counsel" and "must sacri-
flee some privilege Of independent
action"
"All through the Presidents address
and the addresses of other supporters
of the league" Senator Borah said.
runs the idea Of a supergovernment
They may try to conceal it, but they
cannot. 1t constantly recurs. The
original idea of league of nations
was to be union of independent and
equal states.
League of Three States
"lhe league fixed up at Paris is a
league OF three powerful states to
dominate the rest of the world. 1t
is predicated upon the theory that only
these three have reached point in
civilization where standards can be set
for the rest of the world.
"in the French treaty, or whatever
you call it, is an alliance in which the
super tate idea is we'll brought out
Therein it is stated that the council Of
the league of nations snail decide when
the treaty shall be operative. it is the
highest function of government to de-
eide just such things as this If the
council Of the league of nations is to
perform this function it. must noces-
surily take this power away from the
| government Of the United States. 1t
can't do it, of course, but the attempt
is made"