The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-16
ACCEPT WILSON
AID ON TREATY
Senators Impose Condition,
However, Remembering Last
White House Session.
DETAILS MUST BE PUBLIC
In Meantime Demand Will Be
Made for All Proceedings
Of Peace Conference.
DETAILS MUST BE PUBLIC
Epeciai Despatch 10 THE suw.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee will at
tend the suggested conference with
President Wilson on the subject Of the
Peace Treaty and the League of Ma
t!ons covenant only under one condi-
tion. That Is that the information
which the Presient shall submit shall
be a part of the public record of the
committees study OF the peace pact
and the covenant.
At to-day's session the subject of the
proposed conference was only touched
upon lightly. No formal proposition
70; conference or hearing of the
Chief Magistrate Is before the com
mittee only the most tentative sugges-
| tions-feelers, in point OF actual fact
having been advanced from the White
House, and these through neither Off
Gals nor authoritative channels. But
the committee is desrous of commit
| ting no offence against good taste or
of appearing in the light of ,rudely ig-
noring the Presidents suggestion that
he would be willing TO appear in the
| roe of a witness before the committee.
From past experiences with the Presi-
dent. most notably the unfortunate
White House dinner Of last February,
the members OF the Foreign Relations
Committee by no means are convinced
that what the President shall be willing
to grant them In the matter OF eluci-
dation OF the controversial points in the
League covenant and the peace treaty
will afford the committee much enlight-
! eminent. Certainly those members OF
| the committee who dined at the White
House during the Presidents winter
visit to the United States received small
| encouragement to their efforts on that
occasion
The President conversed blandly and
graciously with his guests at that time
regard to the great world peace docu-
ment, but when details were sought they
were not forthcoming.
The committee wants detailed infor-
| nation with regard TO every phase OF
the great International pr, @lcm which
the treaty and the COW mt present
They have asked for this in the John
son resolution adopted by the commit
tee at to-days session, in which all
drafts OF all the treaties. and all the
various drafts for the League of Ma
| tions covenant are requested of the
! State Department with a transcript OF
the stenographic record of the proceed
| ings OF the conference.
The presentation of this mass Of re-
| corded detail and the fact that SeCre-
tary OF State Lansing Will arrive in the
United states July 81 and will be at
the disposition of the committee thence
forth give the committee practisally
all II needs In the way OF information
with regard to the matter under con-
| sideration.
| The committee to-day began the read
| ing OF the peace treaty paragraph by
paragraph. This, although task o.
considerable duration, was found neces-
sary by the anti-league members Of the
| committee, who have ascertalned that
some OF the most enthusiastic sup
| porters Of the pact and covenant,
( Senators who were red hot for imme,
diate ratification OF both without the
| dotting of an 80 or the crossing OF a
"t." had not even read tho summa ries
OF the document.
The reading OF this vast bulk will
require practically the entire week, bu,
at Its conclusion some OF the committe,
members will know more about the
league and pact than they did thi.
! morning.