The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
By Associated Press

Washington, August h. President Wilson sent to the foreign relations committee to- day a copy of the original American draft of a league of nations covenant, but declined to furnish other papers relat- ing to the peace negotiations asked for in Senate resolutions.
 In reply to committee request for ali data' used in preparation of the treaty, the President wrote that most of the documents and memoranda were left Tn Paris and that many were of con fdential nature so that "on grounds or public policy it would be unwise to make use of them outside the con ference" He sent only the American covenant draft and a copy of the cove nant as agreed to before his first return to Europe.
 To another resolution asking for a copy of the letter written by General Bliss regarding the Shantung problem, MT. Wilson replied that he regarded the let ter as confidential since it contained cer- tain references to other governments He said the communication, in which Secretary Lansing and Henry White con- cured, took a very strong ground against the proposed settlement of the question but could not properly be des- cribed as protest against the f1naA Shantung decision"
 Another development in the treaty con- froversy today was the statement oeIore the foreign relations committee by Sec retary Lansing that Viscount lshli Jap anese ambassador to the United States, had "concealed" the existence of the secret treaty between Japan and Great Britain regarding the Shantung peninsula while the I4ansing-Ishii agreement was being negotiated.
 The American League plan, made pub lie for the first time, revealed that the American delegates had proposed q covenant conforming in many particulars with that finally adopted, but differing from it in others.
 ARTICLE TEN INCLUDED
 Like the final draft, the American plan contemplated league council and as- sembiy dealing with any war or threat of war; an arbitration procedure under supervision of the council advice by the league as to reduction of armament. an economic boycott against covenant breakers, publicity of treaties ana mandatory system, The much-debateq article ten. under which the members would guarantee one another's integrity against external aggression, has its coun- ter-part almost word for word, in the American plan
 At variance with the covenant as final Iy included in the treaty. however, the Presidents covenant would have omitted reference to the Monroe doctrine and the right of withdrawal, would have em- powered the council to ''inquire into the 1o<lir Il- tary service" and would have contained a provision relative to the freedom or 4he seas. The council and assembly would have been differently constituted and instead of 8 unanimous vote being required in the council. any three na- tions represented would have been em- powered to veto any decision. The American plan reached the capitol lust as Secretary Lansing was conclud- ing his testimony before the foreign re- tations committee on the treaty, and just after he had laid before the committee a copy of the resolution embodying league principles presented by him at v the peace conference The resolution, which never was acted on formally. fol- lowed in general the American covenant draft.
 At the end of his testimony, which concerned chiefly the Shantung agree Ynent and related subjects the secretary Vsas asked to send before the committee
 morrow David Hunter Miller. a state Apartment official, who acted as ad- -essor to the league of nations commits # on at Versailles. It is expected MT. Miller would ask in detail about the 7 merican draft and it's relation to the
 ial covenant.
 President Wilson also notified the Sen
 te today in response to requests sent M it to the White House that he had no knowledge of any attempt by the Japan ese delegations to int:midate the Chinese
 presentatives aa versailles and that he
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