The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
Thirty seven Guests at an Historic
Feast.


Feast.
President WILSON, through the
members Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, has request
ed Congress to refrain from debate
on the proposed constitution OF the
League OF Nations until he hos gone
over with them, article by article. that
important document, and he has lnvit-
ed the committeeman to dine with him
on his arrival in Washington. Before
this dinner Is served the President
will deliver an address In Boston.
We take 1t that no has certain ex-
plantations md confidential informa-
ton to lmpart to the members of the
committees which be intends not to
disclose in his New England speech |;
explanations and confidential infor-
nation which cannot be given to the
public without endangering the inter.
ests Of the United States, interfering
with the future Of the proposed con-
stitution of the League Of Nations, or
possibly even imperilling President
WILSON'S own undieclosed plans.
Under these circumstances. nothing
could be more natural than an acute
curiosity on the part Of the public as
to the personnel Of the limited and
distinguished body Of citizens to whom
the secrets tho President must with
hold from ordinary citizens are to be
revealed at the White House immedi-
ately after Mr.. WILSON returns to his
oficial residence. and to crafty that
curiosity THE Sun prints herewith the
names Of the statesmen who hold
membership in the committees 80
singularly honored by the President,
identifying them by States. attaching
to each name the partisan classifica.
ton Of the individual:
GILBERT N. HITCHCOCK, D. Nebraska
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS, d. Mississippi
CLAUDE A. SWANSON, d. Virginia
ArLxE PoMERENE, D.......,......O Ohio
MARCUS A. SAITH, D......... Arisona
WILLARD sAuLsBuRI, D..,.... Delaware
KEY PITTMAN, D............N Nevada
JOHN X SHIELDS, D....... Tennessee
CHARLES s. THOMAS, D....... Colorado
JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, d. Arkansas
HENRY C. LoDoE, R.. Massachusetts
WILLIAM A. SMITH, Michigan
PORTER J. McCUMBER, r. North Dakota
WILLIAM Z. BoRAH, r. .ldsHo
FRANK B. BRANpEoEE, r. Connecticut
ALBERT b. FALL, R........ New Mexico
PHiLANpER c. KNOB. r. =. Pennsylvania
HENRY d. FLOOD, D. Virginia
]. CHARLES LINTHicuM, d. Maryland
WILLIAM s. GOODWIN. D.. Arkansas
CHARLES NJ. SrEpMAN. d. North Carolina
PAT HARRISON, d. ........ Mississippi
CHARLES B. SMITH, D........Ne York
DORSEY w. SHAcKLEFoRp, d. -. Missouri
ApoLPH ]. SABBATH. D.........1l Illinois
J. WILLARD RAGspALE, d South Carolina
GEORGE HuppLEsroN, d. .Alaba ma
THOMAS r. SMITH, D....... New York
HENRY ALLEN COOPER, r. =. Wisconsin
STEPHEN G. PORTER. r. ...Pennsylvania
JOHN JACOB ROGERS, r. Massachusetts
HENRY w. TEMPLE. r. ...Pennsylvania
GEORGE EDMUND Foss, R....... Illinois
CLARENCE B. MILLER, R.. Minnesota
LUTHER ". Mort, r. ..... New York
AMBROSE KENNEDY, r. Rhode Island
To these thirty-seven gentlemen, or
MS many Of them besides Senator
BoRAH of Idaho MS find IL possible TO
accept the Presidents invitation 10
dine at the White House, Mr.. WILSON,
we take 1t, will expose the ultimate
and convincing reasons for each OF
the tentative provisions included IN
the proposed constitution Of League
Of Nations which he submitted to the
Peace Conference, relying on their
discretion and judgment to maintain
silence concerning any incident or
consideration entrusted to them which,
it would be improper or injudicious
in his opinion to communicate to the
American people.
We congratulate the members Of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela.
tons and the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs on the high confidence
President WILSON reposes In them
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by sharing with them his knowledge
OF the proceedings In Paris which
antedated the publication Of the pro
posed constitution of League Of Ma
tons. They are hidden to feast the
historic quality Of which is already
assured, though !ts--Rtimate conse'
quences are hidden In the future.