The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-12
PEACE ENVOY
AGAINST THE
/. PACT, SAYS
BUILT I 7
Witness Quotes Secretary as De-
olaring "If Senate and Amsri-
can People Knew What Treaty
Really Meant, Would Defeat II"
LANSING REFUSES TO
DISCUSS STATEMENTS

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Washington. sept. is.--wifiiafa q.
BuIiitt. of Pihiaflcipi,.a. Formerly at
taclied 20 the American peRre misslos.
testified before the senate fortign re-
iniions cossiullittss today that Seurs-
tnry Lansing totd hini IN Paris last
Nfay that ''lf the @clintc aud the Amer
team people knew what the treaty
meant, Il would h. defeatcd."
Mr. Lansing told me the day I re-
signed. the witness said. that he was
opposed 10 that part OF the league
covenant relating 20 mandate Tor
Armenia. lie said he considered the
fhnntung award and the league of
nations bnd-l.thni the league would
be entirely userss; that the nations
had arranged thr world 20 suit them
selves. and that England and France
set what they wanted,
After saving he believed the senate
would defeat the treaty n II realized
its meaning. Mr.. Lansing expressed
the opinion that Senator Knox really
would understand the treaty. that
Mr., Lodge would but that M. Lodges
position woaid hecons purely po'i''-
cal"
The committee senators burst into
round Of laughter and Builitf said
he begged TO be excused from read
ing any more from the memorandum
Of his conv srsatlon.
Wns in Rtifsia.
II was near the close Of the extend
ed examination during which Buliitt
explained that he had been sent 20
Itussia to investigate conditions and
had later resigned from the mission
because he was out OF sympathy with
the treaty and the league covenant.
that he WAS asked by Senator Lodge
how the American delegates stood.
Secretary Lansing, Henry White
and General Bliss expressed vigorous
opinions regarding the treaty. he said.
senator f.odHe asked II the opinions
were enthusiastic.
4 regret 10 say they were not"
said nuilltt.
IA WAS no secret In Paris. he de-
clared. that Lansing. White and Bliss.
objected vigorously 20 numerous pro-
visions of the treaty.
when Senator Lodge said he
tho0ght the aecretary'H opinion IN
shantung was known Bulliit edsed:
II think Secretary Lansing was not
at all enthusiasts about the iencqe OF
nations"
Huliiirs report on conditions in
Russia was never presented 10 the
peace conference. When he reached
petrograd In February terror had
ceased. the destructive phase OF ths
revolution. Bullitt said, was over, and
executions extremely rare. He gave a
hopeful account. generally saying the
soviet government seems TO have
done more for the education of the
russian people In o year and hnif
than czardom did IN nfiy years"
The soviet was firmly established.
he declared. and while it "lends itself
TO gross abuse ana tyranny. u meets
the demands Of the moment In Hur-
sia. . .l-s4s
I.ciIiiui in Coa,irol
"Lcnine seixed upon the opportun-
iiy presented by my trsp Of inve1il-
cation" nullltt said, 10 make . def
Unite statement OF the position OF tina
soviet government. He was opposed
by Trotziky and the generals. but With
out much dlflicuiiy got the support Of
the majority Of the executive council
and the statement OF the position OF
the soviet government, which was
han6ed me, was finally adopted un-
animously."
senator Harding, republican. ohio,
wanted TO know why the soVie. peace
/ proposal was dropped.
VI was because the scream that
went up In Paris. after Admiral Koi-
chaks one hundred mile advance,
! that hls forces would be- In Moscow In
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