The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
Wilson Confers With Group of Democratic Senators Following Criticism of De lay in Submitting Franco Amercan Allance
By Associated Press

senators have declared Presi-
 dent Wilson is withholding
 from the Senate in violation of
 its own terms, probably will be submitted for ratification
 within a few days.
 To group of democratic senators with
 whom he talked at the capitol late today
 the President indicated that the treaty,
 which promises American aid to France in
 case of an unprovoked attack from Ger many, would be laid before the Senate
 possibly tomorrow and certainly before MT. Wilson begins his countrywide speaking tour. It was said he probably would not present it in person, but would l send with it a written message urging 1 its ratification.
 l The development followed renewal of Senate criticism of the Presidents delay and headed off a plan discussed among republican leaders to drop consideration of the treaty of Versailles until the
 French treaty had been submitted. A provision of the latter as made publ.c stipulates that it must be laid before the
 Senate lat the same time" as the Yer sailles treaty, which was submitted more than two weeks ago.
 PLANNED FORCED RECESS
 Although it was said tine republican leaders had reached no final decision, 1t became known that tentative plans werr under way to suspend committee conSid-
 eration of the Versailles treaty and force a Senate recess if the President left Washington on his speaking tour as White House officials said last week he would, without sending in the treaty with France.
 i Senators who talked with the President l today said he volunteered no explanation 1 of his course in the matter. When he presented the Versailles treaty on July ! 10, he made only a brief reference to the 1 special treaty, saying that tits terms link l 1t with this treaty and that it would be
 reserved flor special explanation on an- other occasion"
 l In reviewing in the Senate today his charge that tho President had violated tthe treaty's express provisions by with | holding it Senator Brandegee, Connecticut,
 a republican member of the foreign rela-
 tons committee, said MT Wilson had also
 treated the Senate unfairly if the treaties
 really were linked together ' do not care to take one link, said
 Senator Brandegee. and let some other 1 gentleman keep the other link in hs
 pocket, if I am expected to judge how the two are to fit together | MT. Wilson also disclosed other features | of the treaty situation during his vislf | to the capitol and intimated that his speaking trip might not begin as soon I1 T fad | been indicated he would start from Wash | ington about August 5. he is said to have 1 told senators today that his plans were | in allowance particularly in view of the intense heat and various important mat ters calling for his attention here. It was said however, that MT. Wilson apparently had no intention of abandon ing his trip entirely. His friends have declared he would make series of public speeches on the treaty regardless of Sen ate developments because he desired 70 account directly to the people for his work at Versailles.
 WANTS NO RESERVATIONS The question of reservations in the peace treaty is said to have been touched on briefly at the Presidents conferences. and he was quoted as expressing aversion to any qualification in Senate acceptance of the treaty because he believed it would
  cept notifications of any sort. It is understood he gave no evidence or having received further information TO clear up the treaty's Shantung provision Reasserting his desire for early ratinca- tion Mr Wilson is said to have expressed the greatest concern over the situation m
 Europe. especially with regard to the i'm mediate future of the new states like Po- land and Czecho-Slovakia if some agency were not set up soon to guarantee tnen integrity.
 He is said to have mentioned as another cause for anxiety the coal shortage M the new free city of Danzig. The President reached the capitol un- announced just as the Senate was ad- tourning and, going to his private room adjoining the chamber, sent a messenger in search of Senator Hitchcock. democrat, Nebraska, who has acted as administrA- ton leader in the traty fight. Mir. Hitch cock was out of town, but the President remained at the capitol for more than an hour and saw dozen demoranc senators includuing Senators Swanson Virginia, Pittmann, Nevada, and Pomef- enc, Ohio, of the foreign relations com mttee.
 FINISH TREATY READING
 Just before tho Presidents arrival tns committee had finished it's preliminary reading of the Versailles treaty and had laid 1t temporarily aside for conaidero- tion tomorrow of the long-delayed treA&y with Colombia. Some members thouehfS this could be disposed of at tomoExoWs session. After that the committees VII hear several of the experts who advised Fthe American delegation at Versailles
 Tn the Senate today Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana, delivered prepared address in support of article ten and m reply to arguments that it would handicap the movement for Irish freedom
 Senator Williams. democrat. Misstaep- pi. charged that the republicans had at- tempted to make a political issue of tha Presidents course regarding the specf1a French treaty.
 Considerable interest was arcussd ey publication of set of reservations DO posed by Charles Evans Hughes m . letter to Senator Hale, republican, Name. following in the main those suggeAeed some time ago by Elihu Root Senator Hale nssued statement saying the pro posai was valuable contribution to tho efforts of those of us who wanted to ac- cept the covenant of the league Of Nations with reservations"
 Speech making on the treaty will con tinue during this week, Senators ThomAA Colorado. and Gay. Louisiana both demo- crats, speaking tomorrow. Next week. however, the leaders both sides expect a hiatus in the debate until the treaty comes out of committee and plan may be even agreed upon for three-day rs- cesses