Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-13
Secretary Predicted Defeat if People nderstood-Says
 Former Adviser.
PREDICT POLITICAL
 MOVES FROM LODGE
State Secretary Was Against Shan lung Settlement and Considered League as "Fhoroughly Bad"
 W. (. Bullet Testifies.

Washington, Sept. 12.--The as- serti6n that Secretary Lansing op- posed ratification of the peace treaty and league of nations cove nant, although he was member of the American peace commission that drafted 1t was made today before the senate foreign relations com mittee by William C. Bullitt of phila- delphia, formerly employed by the mission at Paris in q confidential capacity.
 The testimony, purporting to give MT Lansing's private opinion ex- pressed in a conversation with the witness the day the latter resigned from the mission because he was not m sympathy with the treaty or the lea@ue, popped out suddenly. Rulitt had just expressed reluctance at the idea of revealing any part of a pri- vate conversation with the peace commissioners, and members of the committee quite agreed with this view
 Near the close Of three hour hoarinp, however, Chairman lodge asked how the treaty and it's cove [ Lansing. Henry White and General Bliss, all members of the American commission "expressed vigorous on- irions,' Bullitt said adding. in reply to an inclIirv by the chairman that these opinions were rot enthusiastic.
 Then rom a memorandum of the conversation, dictated. he said. while It was fresh in his mind, Bullitt nuo- ted the secretary on, many points, sayin" that MT. Lansing opposed the award of Shantuno to Japan. that he considered the leapue thorouehlv bad. that the large nations would pay lit- tlo attention to the small nations and that the world had been aranpnd ac- cordlng to the desires of the big na- tons at the peace conference. The most startling statement attributed by the witness 10 the secretary of state was that eff tho senate and the American neople knew what the treaty meant, it would be defcated." Senator Knox really would under- stand the treaty. Mr. Lansino ea;d, according to the witness, ard "Mr. Lodge would, but MT. Lodges posi- ton world become rurnlv political"
 No Democrats Present.
 There was no democratic senator in attendance when this testimony was given. nor at other times during the hearing. and nobody took un the cudge's for the American commission. CT. When news of Bulitt's testimony spread about the capitol, it was ex- tensively discussed. and senators said they were anxious to hear from MT, Lansing. When some of them endea- vorinp to reach him at the state department thev found he was out of town and an Associated Press die. patch later from Watertown, N. Y.. said he declined to make any state ment. and had gone fishing. Bullitt formerly 9 neWsnaner correspondent. went to Paris with President Wilson's party and was attached to the mis. sion. He was summoned to testify before the treaty was reported out bv committee. but was in the Maine woods on canning trip. This was exclaimed by Chairman Lodoe to show why the hearing apparently had been recpened.
 Much information. regarded as less confidential was given by the witness during his three hour state- ment.
 Soviets Tractable.
 In February, last, he was sent by Secretary Lansine to Petrograd to bring back from the soviet leaders a statement showing the exact terms on which they would agree to peace. This report, which told, among other things of "eood order" established by the bolsheviki. Lenine's desire for peace, his readiness to compromise at any points in order to obtain it. and his promise that all foreign debts of the soviet government would be paid, never was made public, Bullitt said, because the president objected. Lloyd George wanted it printed. he said, yet later the premier denied all knowledge of it when questioned in parliament
 Bullitt described himself as a clear ing house of information for the dele- ration. and worked generally nnder Col. E. M. House. He showed the committee the presidents original league proposal, written on the presi- dents own typewriter, and bearing an inscription by Colonel House at testing the latter'ss high regard for the witness.
 Bullitt quoted Colonel House freely and when asked why he had resigned
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