Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-23
COMMITTEE SAYS !.
VOTE MUST F|RST
Be HAD ON TREATY
Wilson Wishes to Max
Provisional Appointment.
Pending Ratification. i. J
,srvr
DECLARES 1T is ESSENTIAL
TO INTERESTS OF AMERTCl
Body Has Charge of Entire Pre-
gram of Financial Adjustment
With Germany. ~, -.
CALDER PRESENTS NEW 1pEt
senator Suggests This Country Lilnj
Its Obligation Under Article :. !.
y. to 1921. -
DECLARES 1T is ESSENTIAL
TO INTERESTS OF AMERTCi
CALDER PRESENTS NEW 1pE,
Senator Suggests This Country Iini
Its Obligation Under Article :. !.
". to 1921.
IRy Associated Press1

lI3y Associated Press1 ~
ASHlNGTON. July 22-An en-
phatic negative was returned bv IN
senate Foreign Relations Comn,itto
To-Day to President Wilson's reo;,e,
that it approve provisional appoi1t
inent of an American representati;v
on the international reparations com
mission without awaiting ratifcatio
OF the peace treaty. --
While the President was renewin
his talks with Republican Senator's.
the white House and the Senate wa
BEGINNING another day of speech-mah
ihS on the treaty, the conmjtts
adopted resolution declaring tn,
no power exists" to execute prs
Nisiohs or the treaty in advance of II
ratlhcation. This was interpreted no
only as refusing assent to the appoini
ment. but as declaring the presidaI
would exceed his authority should i
act independently. -.
VIII Be No Action Now. ~.
What the President might do 4
oeen revealed tonight. but most
his advisers predicted there would h
no appointment for the present. n
making his request the President4haj.
ness interests that the nation be reu
resented on the commission, whia
will have charge of the enaire repars
tion program to be demanded of Ger
many.
The resolution was presented ~
senator Knox, Republican. Fannsy
yania. and was substituted by an STD
vote Tor another expressing no optp
ION as to the Presidents power to -ao
IN making the substitution the con
nittee divided along party lines e1
cept that Senator McCumber, RepubL
can. North Dakota. voted with tb
Democrats in the negative. ~
Will Continue Until 1851.
Later. in the Senate. Senator Nose
or New Hampshire. : Republican men
ing an address opposing the treat
that the reparations commission woul
continue until 1851. and would exercie
drastic powers. In that connectioi
powers even might extend to effectin
an act of war against Germany, 5bu
which Germany agreed beforehan
should not be SO considered. t.-
Senator Moses declared study+u
the treaty would entirely refute tn
claim that the league of nations
indispensable to carry out the pacifcs
ton Of Europe. most of the responsi
bility having been lodged rather in tb
big five powers. ~
In speech supporting the leaEu
Senator McNnry. Republican. Oregon
said he would oppose amendment
which would send the covenant baG
for renegotiation. though he could SO
no objection to explanatory reserve
tions designed to clarity it's provisions
He asserted that Article X. must be n
tanned rs the pillar of the league"
Two Urge Trenty's RntiHcation..
The league also was supported
Senators Johnson. South Dakota. an
the former declaring his only objee
ton was that the covenant did not-T
far enough in forcing maintenance %
peace. and the latter urging that itra
least must be given a trial and cout
be perfected later. L.,S
Tire Republicans who saw Presiden
Wilson during the day were Senator
Edge. New Jersey; Calder. New forH
and Cummins, Iowa; The % %G9ntersnss
general lines of those OF last week. tn
President answering many question
about the Versailles negotiations. ss
pecially with regard to Article u. AM
Shantung.
Senator Calder asked the Presiien
what would be his attitude toward u
suggestion that the United States limi
and the President is understood
have replied that such course weuf
not be in keeping with the nattoni
duty in the establishment OF peace
no SOLUTION OF DISPUTE
BETWEEN GREEKS AND BULGAR
TRv Associated Pressl e
PARTS. July 22.-No solution OF thi
territorial dispute between Greece an,
ulgaria was given the supreme inter
allied council today by Foreign Min
lister Tittoni. of Italy. appointed to re
port on the question. -
Signor Tittoni informed the councj
that it was impossible to settle th
dispute by direct agreement. ~@e.
DIR. Karl Renner. head Of the AuA
trian peace delegation, declared IN
would not sign engagements which h
knew could not be executed" In com
mentinG on the peace terms. prior b
his departure from st. Germain To
Feldkirch. according to morning news
papers
DR. Renner. according to these 70
ports protested against the ''unheard
OF hardness of the conditions mad
against Austria and Germany" ana
he added. Let us try to submit to th
entente. completely unadorned, or
great distress and so obtain a peao
with conditions that will be support
able for our country" f4
Japanese Omciai Grntined. 80
Before leaving Paris. MarquS
SaionjL head OF the Japanese peao
delegation, expressed to the represeu,
tatives OF the French press his deeI
gratitude OF his reception In Frand
when the peace conference was ,An
II saw the victorious troops marcy
he said. and was proud 10 sea stfv
soldiers OF my country In tho rNukf
We shared the. Job Of everybody 3notM