The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-06-19
SENATE REQUEST IS
REFUSED BY WILSON
Peace Treaty Kept From Body
by the President.
REPLIES TO THE RESOLUTION
U. S. Executive Says 1t Would Be I'm.
proper to Comply With the Re-
quest Until the Negotiations
Are Ended.

Washington, June II. - President
Wilson, responding to the senate res
olution asking for the complete text
of the peace treaty, advised the senate
through the state department that he
did not consider it in the public inter
est to transmit the treaty text at this
time because 1t was incomplete and
many delicate points were under nego-
tiation. Mr.. Folks letter follows:
in the absence of the president and
the secretary of state and by the presi-
dents direction, the undersigned act
ing secretary of state presents his COM
pliments to the honorable, the secre-
tary of the senate, and in response to
the senate resolution Of June 6, adj
vises that the president states that he
would, Of course, be very glad to COM
municate to the senate the full text
of the treaty If that text were com
plete, which is not the case
"The acting secretary Of state adj
vises further that the president states
that the treaty Is now in process of ne
gotiation, that many points of great
moment are under consideration, that
the text will, of course, not be COM
plete until it Is finally ready for sigma
ture and he (the president) feels that
it would not be in the public interest
to communicate officially to the senate
a text which Is provisional and not
definite, and he finds no precedent for
such a procedure"
fornia, author of the resolution adopt
ed June 6, indicated that he would dis
cuss the presidents reply in the SEN
ate later.
Wilson to Tour Country.
President Wilson on his return home
will tour the country, speaking In sup
port of the League of Nations. Sec
rotary Tumulty has completed a ten
tative itinerary for the trip.
Names of the cities to be visited by
the president in his "swing around the
circle" were not made public. Many
cities have invited him to speak on
July 4. it was said at the White House,
and "A particularly pressing invitation
came from St Louis.
Replying to an invitation from Sen
ator Swanson that he attend n cele-
bration at Richmond on July 80, Pres
ident Wilson cabled his thanks and
said he did not know how this would
coincide with the itinerary arranged
by Secretary Tumulty, but that his Wis
It there should not interfere with the
country's understanding of the peace
treaty and the league covenant.
White House officials have no def
mite information as to the date of the
presidents return from Paris, but they
expect him to start for Washington
soon after his visit to Belgium this
week.
The president cabled his appreciation
of recent addresses of Senators Walsh
of Montana and Robinson Of Arkansas,
supporting the League of Nations His
message sent to Secretary Tumulty,
said.
please say to Senators Walsh of
Montana and Robinson Of Arkansas
how much | appreciate their recent
speeches and how firmly believe that
they have rendered the country a great
service In supporting the policies which
are absolutely necessary TO give the
United States its proper standing and
Influence In the world"