Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
SENATORS HAVE AMERICAN
. COVENANT DRAFT IN HAND
Conference Documents OF
"COnfiicntial" Nature.
LANSING BEFORE COMMITTEE
Tells Foreign Relations Body Wis
count Ishii, Japanese AmbassadDr
To America, Concealed Existence
Of British Treaty rs To Shantung.
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tBy Associated Prese.)
ident Wilson sent to the Foreign. Re
lations Committee today a copy OF the
or or'g,n io, ansrican aratn OF de,in ,edsde
furnish other paners relating TO the
peace negotiations asked for in Senate
resolutions.
II, reply TO a request for "all data"
used in tho preparation OF the treaty the
President wrote that most of the docu-
ments and memoranda were left in
Paris and hat many. were of con-
hdentia, nature SO that "on grounds
of Hubisi'y he Mould be un 1Sn to
ference" lie sent only the American
coyenam, drai rc and GorS %, of , ,he
return from Europe.
TO another resolution asking for
COPY of the letter, written by General
Bliss regarding the Shan,uns prob
lem. Mr. Wilson replied that he re-
Rardcd the letter as confidential. since
II contained certain references to other
governments. He said the communica-
ton in which Secretary Lansing and
Henry White ,concurred. took Il very
strong ground against the propose"
settlement Or the question. but could
not 'prapcriv be described as IL pro
test against the final Shan,ung DO.
Another Development, in tho treaty
controrersy today was the statement
tee By Secretary Lansing that Viscount
Ishii, Japanese mbassador to the
United states had 'concealed' the ex-
Japan and Great Britain regarding tho
HhantuhS peninsula. while the Lansing
.snii agreement was being negoti.
- The Amer lean league plan. made pub
&c lot the hrSt time. revealed that The
cnmepi,a, dciegates had proposed a
1i:uiars with that finally adopted. but
"'Hering from ii in others.
Like ne hnal draft the American
Lon
and assembly dealing with AN. var
" threat % war. an arbitration pro.
81 81 advice by the league as to reduc.
tlon or armament, an economic bow
Tott asains; covenant breakers. pub.
inm VI .r t,ea.les ana mandatory sys-
under which the members womb ru.r
anteT one anothcrs integrity again,
n are' nli aggression. had its counter
American plan ." 'hc
Did Not Refer to Monroe Doctrine.
finaiv 'ii pri,,Es Witih the covenant as
tn$ iresident's covenant would hay.
oInit'ed reference to the Monroe Doc
" amg h hsi INC right OF withdrawal.
W ouIu nave empowered the council IN
insure INTO the feasibility of aboi-
.nd com putsorE military service"
re na W.; wou,a nave contained y provision
M we 70 inc freedom OF the seas
me council and assembly would hay.
neen oiferently constituted and in
ouinud Unanimous vote being ro-
ions represented would have been en-
powered 10 veto any decision
:, ne american plan reached the can
,tol 9uSl AZ secretary Lansing was cor
Ehi n his testimony and just after
.o n"o ialu before tho committee q
I Ie OF the resolution crnbodying
league principles presented by him AT
inc peace conference The resojution
which never was acted on formaiiw
r n,n1 I IN general the American cove
Al tho end OF his testimony. which
r oneeFhe1 CHIEFLY the Shantung agree
ron. and related subjects. tho secrc.
committee tomorrow David Hunter Mil
Ter; OF the nations commission at V,r
f hn '' asS ~ Is expected Mr.; Miller VIII
a. rshtu IN detail about tho American
uIalt. ana its relation to the final
President Wilson also notified the
2enate today In response TO requests
mad no knowledge OF any attempt nv
me Japanese delegates to intimIdate
me. .nn chinese representatives at Yer
saiiles, and that he had no information
ABOUT reported secret Japanese Ger
man treaty negotiated during the war
ora D,ur dnIl, The day there was no gen
ate. but Senator Poindextcr. Repubii-
can. Washington. bitterly a,tsckcd
resident wilson for his course in the
neglected" his duties at home and had
entered into Il covenant VIOLATING
american traditions and impairing the
constitutional bowers OF Congress- To-
morrow chairman Lodge, "f she For
eign Relations Committee. will sneak
on the league of nations
subcommittee Named.
y committee was named by the
senate judiciary Committee today IN
consider whether there is any consti-
tuaional carrier to ratification Of mo
apecia! defensive treaty with France
The action was in response 10 a reso
luton by Senator Walsh Democrat
Montana. calling on the committee for
an opinion. Senator Nelson. Rcpubli-
can. Minnesota. heads the subcom-
mittec.
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