The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
President Will Not Present
Treaty With France Now.
VIII Wait Until After League
Tour, He Announces.
HAS Been DEMANDED BY FOES
Democrats Say Taft Sugges-
tiOns Won't Affect Fight.
Republicans Declare II Shows
Country Need of Reservations.

Washington, July %. - President
wilson does not now plan to present
the defense treaty with France to
the senate until after he returns from
his tour of the country. This state
InCnt was made today at the White
House.
When tn" president presents the
treaty he VIII accompany il with an
explanatory address 10 the senate. No
statement was made at the White
House with regard to charges in the
senate yeste -ay. that the president
had violated a section Of the treaty
by not presenting IT simultaneously
with the treaty of Versailles
There seemed to be some doubt at
the White House today whether all
Republican senators would be invited
10 confer with the president 1t had
been understood that all would be in
vitcd. but no further appointments had
been made today and so far as could
be learned Senator Warren, of Wy
uming. and one or two other senators
We're all that the president planned 10
see IN the immediate future. The
president was in his study early today
and among the many matters before
him was the preparation of informa-
ton and documents relating to the
peace negotiations requested by the
senate. a vast number of papers have
to he separated from the presidents 5
expected TO consume much time.
start Trip August 10?
Indications today were that the
president would start on his westward
tIip about August TO- altho it was
ma de clear this was purely tentative
and that the exact date would depend
upon developments in Washington
during the next fortnight
The invitation TO Senator Warren
arI afep pua Senator SnanCRr of
MIS- ouri were despatched by the pres
iI.lt during the forenoon. The sena-
toss were asked to call at the Whit
House later in the day.
Before he went TO the White House
Senator Spencer said he had drawn up
five observations which he expected
To present TO the president He said he
would tell Mr.. Wilson he was salts
fled that il the administration would
endorse the observations. the treaty
wou d be rat fled.
president Wilson, according to call
ers. today said he will probably be in
san Francisco August 10, while the
new Pacific fleet is there.
Tho senate foreign affairs commit
tee recently refused the presidents re-
quest for sanction of his appointment
Of a temporary member of the allied
rcparaticns commission.
Pay No Heed To Taft?
While senate administration leaders
today declared william Howard Tafts
suggestion of reservations will have
no effect on the treaty fight, senators
advocating reservations said the for
mer presidents attitude will convince
the country as nothing else could of
the absolute need for reservations.
The administration fight Senator
Hitchcock said today, remains just as
it has been-a fight for unqualified
endorsement of every word of the
treaty and the league Of antiOns.
Arguments against reservations were
to be made today in a speech by
Senator Pittman, Nevada.
While the Taft move continued to-
day to hold senatorial interest, there
was also much discussion of the new
clash between the Republican sena-
tors and President Wilson over his
failure to submit the special French
treaty and to answer three senate
resolutions asking for information on
the peace treaty.
The foreign relations committee to-
day continued reading the treaty
The reading will he finished, at the
present rate. early next week.