Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
Senate Committee
to Call on Wilson

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committee meeting as very peaceful
and said there was no recurrence of the
bitter argument of yesterday. In the
end, it was snid. the decision to sec
the President developed by virtually
unanimous agreement
Although the committee had planned
TO take up amendments to the treaty
with view to an early report to the
Senate the proposal to call further wit
npsscs and to consult the President oC.
cupicd all Of today's session.
Consider Amendments Tomorrow
1t was said proposed amendments
would be taken up tomorrow and tn"
examination Of witnesses expedited as
much as possible.
Democratic members were understood
to have opposed the calling of all wit
ncsscs on the ground that virtually
ovorv senator had made up his mind
how he would vote and that public sen
timont demanded that vote in tho
senate should not be unduly delayed.
The discussion in the committee today
WAS started by n lottcr from Senators
Borah and johnson. asking that moro
witnesses he called. which was laid bc-
fore the committee by Chairman Lodge.
Borah johnson Letter
The letter follows:
1--WE deem it absolutely essential. hc-
fore the hearings he closed upon the
German treaty, nov under considera
tion, that the following witnesses b"
called and that tho committc" be in
formed. as they arc not now informed,
of tho knowledge Of these gentlemen
"First. General Taskcr Bliss. Mr..
Henry White. Colonel Edward NJ.
House: as to tho various circumstances
connected with tho treaty. and particu-
larIv concerning tho league of nations.
the rcparation clauses. and territorial
dispoStions and with special reference
to the Shantuug award.
Second. Professor Williams. Of the
University of California Doctor Horn
beck. both Of whom were experts in
relation to Oriental affairs. and both
of whom arc familiar with the Japanese
and Chinese claims.
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others who either resigned their posi-
tions as experts to the American com
missionors or. participating in the de-
cisions, made protests against them.
Desire TO Hear Bullitt
"Fourth. Mr. William G. Bullitt, who
was officially commissioned to visit
European Russia and intrustod. as we
have been told. with propositions of
peace by the President to Russia.
when Secretary of State Lansing
was examined recently he was asked
concerning engagements or commitments
of tho United States under the
treaties now being completed with
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey. Th"
secretary answered in substance that
he was wholly ignorant of the en-
gagoments to which the nited
States had been committed, and that II
would bc impossible to determine until
( all the treaties were before us. in what
our country would be involved in the
future.
Want Other Treaties
We deem it essential therefore be-
! fore any report ho made upon the pend
/ ing German treaty that We have before
us the treaty with Austria. and those
with Bulgaria and Turkey as we'll.
"You recall that Secretary Lansing
said that the President insisted. even
though we had not declared war upon
Bulgaria and Turkey. that We should be
part of the ultimate settlements made
with these countries.
/ "Our people. therefore. should not be
committed pioccmoal to a general Euro
pcan and Asatic settlement, and should
know before action is taken on any
treaty. the engagements to which we are
committed under all. ="
Wilson Backs Hitchcock
It was intimatcd at the White House
that tho attitude of Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska. who told the foreign rPla
tionS committee yesterday that unless
the committee reported the treaty out
in the near future an attempt would be
made to have it called up in the Senate
reflected that of the President.
Secretary Tumulty said there was {
strong possibility" that the Presiden
would start on his speaking tour wher
the treaty was reported by the com
mitter.
Mr. Wilson hopes to get to the Pa
cific coast in time to review the Pacifi,
feet early in September and expect
that before he leaves Washington Con
gress will get we'll under way legisla
ton designed to aid in the campaign t,
reduce living costs.
Would Avoid Commissions
Senator Fall expects to move in tn
committee to strike out of the treaty al
reference to American participation il