Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-16
President Requests No Action
 Be Taken Until After He
 Arrives and Explains De tails of the Covenant World Federation Constitu- ton to Be Put Before House and Senate As Soon
 As Executive Returns
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 WASHINGTON Feb 15.-President Wilson today cabled a request to the foreign relations committee of con gress to defer debate on the cOnstitu- ton of the proposed league of nations until he had an opportunity to go over it article by article" with the mem bers.
 There is a good and sufficient req son for the phraseOlogy and substance of each article" declared the presi- dent in his message transmitted through Secretary Tumulty-
 Members of the senate and house committees will dine at the White House on February 26, the day after the president is expected to land at Boston This early meeting was inter preted as of the presidents determi- nation to get the details of the new world federation for peace before con gross as quickly as possible.
 No Date Named
 The cabled invitation did not name a date for the conference but almost immediately the time was announced and this was taken to mean that the president would proceed here direct from Boston after an address in that city.
 The presidents message, datec Paris, February IA, follows:
 Last night the committee Of the conference charged with the duty of drafting a constitution for a league of nations concluded its work and this afternoon before leaving for the United States, it is to be my privilege and duty to read to a plenary session of the conference the text of the 26 articles agreed upon by the commit tee
 ''The committee which drafted these articles was fairly representa- tive of the world Besides the repre- sentatives of the United States. Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, rep resentatives of Belgium, Serbia China, Greece, Rumania, Czecho-Slo- vaka, Poland, Brazil, Portugal, active ly participated in the debate and as sisted materially in the drafting of this constitution Each article was passed only after the most careful examination by each member of the committee There is a good and sui ficient reason for the phraseology and substance of each article. l request that I be permitted to go over with you article by article the constitution before this part of the work of the conference is made the subject of de- bate of congress With this in view I request that you dine with me at the White House as soon after I arrive in United States as my engagements permit"
 Senator Lauds Plan
 Chairman Hitchcock of the senate foreign relations committee, expressed much qualification when advised to- night of President Wilson's plans for consultation with the senate and house committee.
 -In this manner, both democratic and republican members of the com mittee will be able to exchange views with the president" said Mir. Hitch cock He will come fresh from the scene, with impressions and, very probably, information which will be of immense value in a consideration of the leagues constitution. think the conferences will be of great value"
 Senator Hitchcock said he was ready to meet the presidents request for pOstpOnement of discussion until after the White House conference He said he knew of no plans by demo cratic senators to discuss the subject at present.
 Democratic and republican leaders indicated that both parties were in clined to respect the president's wishes in the matter of debate, al though it was said some members might desire to express their views
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