Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-26
SEE PEACE TREATY
IN new LIGHT
SENATE RECEIVE DETAILS

cached many VI the agreements ''-'
bcGfaa I'm tho treaty OF peace was
described by President Wilson To l'''e
rarrlrf.ap senators invited TO the
Whitr House at the head OF long
Iiet NJ republican members whom he
nurposes 10 take into his confidence
t+terward one of his callers. Sena-
tor colt Of Rhode Island, said Mt.
Wilson had been able 20 place the
Shautung settlement In a new Isht
and had clarified other disputed points
in the treaty. Senator MCCumber OF
North Dakota and Senator Nelson OF
Minnesota. the others who saw the
president. were reticent as to the SUD
iacts discussed, but said the president
had given them much Interesting In
formation.
Senator Colt, who announced his
general approval Of the league OF ma
tfOns in senate speech delivered
shortly before he went to the White
House. indicated after the conference
that his doubt over certain portions OF
the league covenant had not been re-
moved. lie said he was not ready TO
express an opinion regarding Shan
tung. and intimated that the president
might make public statement soon
on The subject.
Senator NcCumber is the only re
publican member of the foreign reia-
tons committee who mas favored the
League. and it is understood Mr.. vii
son talked over with him committee
action on the treaty and the general
situation on the republican side OF the
senate. Senator Nelson never has
made public declaration for or
against the treaty. To all OF his call
ers the president is said 10 have
reiterated has opposition to reserva-
tions of any character in senate rati-
fjcation Of the treaty.
The president will continue his
talks with senators inclined to be
friendly toward the treaty provision,
though it is said that later he will
seek a conference with virtually every
republican senator. including those
who have most bitterly opposed rat
iucation.
Senators kellogg Of Minnesota and
Kenyon of Iowa. both Of whom have
kept open minds on the treaty, and
Senators McNary of Oregon, league
supporter, and Capper of Kansas, who
has taken no definite stand, have been
invited to call on the president
The position of the foreign relations
committee with regard to meeting the
president as a body was explained in
statement by Chairman Lodge. who
said no congressional committee has
any right, or should have any right.
to summon" a president before it, and
that Mr.. Wilson had not asked to
appear.
He made ne prediction whether the
committee would accept later the pres-.
loenrs Urrsi. 70 recefvv ar tiIe Wh1te
House, but pointed out that so far
committee consideration of the treaty
is in its preliminary stage.
While the president was beginning
his White House conferences the SEN
ate debated Shantung and the league,
and adopted without record vote a
resolution by Senator Borah, republic
an, of Idaho, asking for information
relative to the Shantung negotiations.
In his address announcing accept
ance of the league principles. Senator
Colt declared the covenant would net
conflict with the American constitu-
ton nor create a supergovernment.
and asserted that If 1t is unthinkable
for US to desert England, France and
Italy when the world is in chaos, then
we must become a member OF the
league as providing the only machin-
cry for the restoration of peace and
order"
He withheld judgment, however, as
TO the Monroe doctrine and other fea.
lures.