The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-13
Treaty Opponents
Find Star Witness
in Lenine's Friend
VIM. c. Bullitt, of Phila-
delphia, Tells Senate
Comittse His Version Of
Negotiations.

Washington sept 1.-THE Repub-
lican opponents OF the peace treaty
fred their heaviest gun today, with
the ardsnt assistance OF such newspa-
par correspondents rs have been will
ing to adopt their point Of view in
treatrncnt OF the hearings held before
the senate foreign relations commit
tee
The star witness was William c,
Bullitt, OF Philadelphia. once at
tached In minor capacity to the
American peace delegation. His testi-
nlony. carefully rehearsed in private
for this occasion, was given to the
committee today while, as one Of the
aritfstreatys correspondents declared.
the senators sat In amazement" and
Senator Lodge was astonished."
Buliit. backed up his story with
what he said were the ftrst and second
original drafts of Article X. written
and much-interlined on white house
stationary 1t was not explained how
he came into possession Of one OF
these documents. though he said
Colone! House had given him the
other Bullitt Is said to be an init
mate personal friend OF Lincoln Stef-
fens and on amicable terms with
Lenine and Trotxky as well as the ma
tority members Of the senate foreign
relations committee. though this lat
ter affinity Is OF more recent date Bull
lifts story stripped to essentials
Though the anii-league propagandists
ernbellished 1t in the most lurid
ternsl is to this effect:
THAT President Wilson alone was
responsible for Article X OF the league
OF nations covenant
THAT David Hunter Miller and
Gordon Auchincloss. who we're at
tached TO the American peace delesa-
ton, believed the original draft OF Ar
ticle X would imperil the Monroe Doc
trine
3-That Secretary Lansing told Bull
HIT that the American people would
reject the treaty II they knew what II
meant. and some unnamed person
represented to Bullitt that General
Bliss and Henry Allen White were OF
the same opinion.
THAT the allies would have made
peace with the soviet rulers Of Russia
last Spring but for the refusal Of
President Wilson to listen to pro-
posal for an armistice which. Bullitt
declared, had been approved by Lloyd
George. Colonel House and Secretary
Lansing, ~'
The original draft contained no pro-
vision for withdrawal and maintained
silence with respect to the Monroe
Doctrine domestic questions such ~
immigration and the tariff. II did con-
tain a provision for the abroEetion OF
all secret treaties. but the president
was unable to carry this point In the
conference.
That the president did make nm
effort 10 obtain recognition Of the
prfnciple Of the freedom Of the seas
u shown BY the printed COPY Of the
draft on which. the DresSdent sag
gcsted . numbeR Of changes.
Thia provision The presiAent
was compelled to withdraw IN the
face Of objections fron the British
delegates.
Bullitt went into the details Of the
associations conducted by Lincoln
Steftcns and himself for the decla-
ration OF an armistice with the Boil
shevlk forces In RuSSiA He was sent
to Russia after the Russian rulers
had declined the. presidents plan for
! conference on the Island Of prinkipo:
he was directed by Secretary Lansing
and Colonel House to get from Lenine
and iTrotxky their terms OF peace.
II WAS Instructed to 80 to Moscow
and see Ienine and Trotzky and get
back within 4 weak II possible" Bull
lit said. II brought back with ma the