Arizona republican., 1919-07-29
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Senate Threatens Recess Until President Surren- ders Document - With holding of Treaty Unfair, Says Brandegee
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 WASHINGTON, July 2S. - The special defensive treaty with France, which republican senators have de- clared President Wilson is withhold ing from the senate in violation of it's own terms, probably will be submitted for ratification within a few days.
 To a group of democratic senators with whom he talked at the capitol late today the president indicated that the treaty. which promises American aid to France in case of an unpro- voked attack from II5rmany, would be laid before the senate possibly tomor row and certainly before MT. Wilson begins his countrywide speaking tour. It was said he probably would not pre- sent it in person but would slnd with it a written message urging it's rati- fication.
 The development followed renewal of senate criticism of the presidents delay and headed off plan discussed among republican leaders to drop con sideration of the treaty of Versailles until the French treaty had been sub mitted. A provision for the latter as made public stipulates that it must be laid before the senate at the same time" as the Versailles treaty, which was submitted more than two weeks ago.
 Although it was said the republican leaders had reached no final decision it became known that tentative plans were under way to suspend committee consideration of the Versailles treaty and force a senate recess if the presi dent left Washington on his speaking tour. as White House officials said last week he would without sending in the treaty with France.
 Senators who talked with the presi- dent today said he volunteered no ex planation of his course in the matter When he presented the Versailles treaty on July 10 he made only a briei reference to the special treaty, saying that Tits terms link it with this treaty and that it would be reserved flor special application on another oc- casion."
 In renewing in the senate today his charge that the president had violated the treatys express provisions by with holding it, Senator Brandegee, Con- necticul, republican member of the foreign relations committee, said MT. Wilson had treated the senate unfairly if the treaties really were linked to- gether.
 'I do not care to take one link" said Senator Brandegee, "and let some other gentleman keep the other link in his pocket if I am expecetd to judge how the two are 10 fit together"
 Mir. Wilson also discussed other features of thetreaty situation during his visit to the capitol and intimated that his speaking trip might not be- gin as soon as had been expected. AL though it had been indicated he would start from Washington about August ,. he is said to have told senators to- day that his plans were in abeyance. particularly in view of the intense heat and various important matters calling for his attention here.
 In the senate today Senator Walsh democrat, Montana, delivered a pre- pared address in support of Article 10, and in reply to arguments that il would handicap the movement for Irish freedom. Senator Williams, dem- ocrat, Mississippi, charged that the republicans had attempted to make a political issue of the presidents course regarding the special French treaty.
 Considerable interest was aroused by publication of a set of reservations proposed by Charles Evans Hughes ir a letter to Senator Hale, republican Maine, following in the main those suggested some time ago by ElihJ Root. Senator Hale issued a statement saying the proposal was a valuable contribution to the efforts of those of us who want to accept the covenant of the league of nations with reserva- tions."
 Speech making on the treaty vii continue during this week, Senator. Thomas, Colorado, and Gay, Louisiana both democrats. speaking tomorrow.