Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
WILSON WILL ISSUE
PACT TALK DETAILS.
Writes Lodge That Steno-
graphic Notes Will Be Taken
at Tuesdays Conference
GLAD TO INFORM SENATORS

records will ba made Of tho conference
between President Wilson and the SEN
atr foreign relations committee Mt thu
White House Tuesday for discussion Of
tho peace treaty. Chairman Lodge was
50 informed in letter from the Prosi
dent made public today.
The President said he would have a
stenOgraphPr present. in order that the
committee might have IN full and trust
worthy record of what is said and
suggested that the committee also have
stenoErapher present. 1t was under
stood that the official transcript would
be made public
Senator Lodge. replying to the Pres
idpnt's letter arranging the appoint
mOnt, thanked him for his "poite
note" and said It would he agreeable
to tho committee to call on him Tues
day. and that the committee would
bring Stcnographcr.
The Presidents Letter
The Presidents letter to Senator
lodge said:
! have received your letter of yes
t"rdny. and in reply hasten to express
tho hope that the Senate committee
on foreign relations will give me the
pleasure of seeing them Mt the White
House on Tuesday morning next, the
10Th. at 10 o'clock.
| also welcome the suggestion Of
the committee that nothing said Mt
tho conference shall he regarded as
confidential. In order that the com
mittco may make full and trust
worthy record Of what is said, 7 shall
have n stcnographcr present and take
the liberty of suggesting that if you
should wish to bring one of the com
mitteo's stpnographPrs with you. that
would he entirely agreeable to me.
The presence of the two stcnographers
would tighten the work.
It will be most agreeable to me to
have an opportunity to tell the com
mittce anything that may be service
able to them in their consideration of
the treaty.
The meeting will take place in the
Blue Room of the White House, and il
was expected that the stenographic' re
ports of the conversations would be
taken in relays so that transcripts
might be had for the press every few
minutes.
Text Of Lodges Letter
Senator Lodges letter to the Presi
dent, asking for an appointment, said
Soon after the treaty of Versailles
had been laid before the Senate, Sena-
tor Hitchcock informed the commit
tee on foreign relations that if the
committee desired at any time to see
you for the purpose of discussing the
treaty you would be glad to receive
them if you were given twenty four
hours notice.
Taking advantage of this sugges-
tion the committee this morning in
structed me by vote to say to you
that they would be glad if they could
meet you for the purpose of asking
certain information in regard to the
treaty at such time and place as might
be convenient to you.
Owing to the necessary absence of
one or two senator's, ! take the liberty
of saying that it would be more con-
venient to the committee if the ap-
pointmemnt could be made for some
days subsequent to Monday next.
1t was the general desire of the
committee that | should say to you
that it was assumed that nothing said
at the meeting would be considered
confidential.
The Senate has ordered the treaty
to be considered in open executive
session and cOnsOnanCe with this order
the committee feels that any informa-
ton in regard to the treaty which
comes into their possession should not
be withheld from the public.
Today the committee was prepared to
make another effort to begin the task
Of considering amendments and reserva-
tiOnS to the treaty. This subject was
to have been taken up yesterday, but
the entire session was occupied with
of the meeting with the Presi-
dent and the calling of new witnesses.
Five were summoned and the committee
hearings probably will be reopened next
week, after the White House confer
ence.
The committee also desires more in
about the disposition to be
made of Germany's colonies, which, un-
der the treaty terms, she merely turns
over to the big five powers. Yesterday.
by direction of the committee, Chair
man Lodge wrote the President for en-
Iightenment on the subject. Some COM
mittee members contend that. as the
treaty stands, the United States is left
with a one fifth interest in all the Ger
man overseas possessions.
1t is expected that a steno-
graphic report of the discussions and
the questions and answers exchanged
between the President and members of
the Senate committee will make one
of the most interesting as we'll as un-
precedented state documents in Ameri-
can history. Many such ''Question
and answer" conferences have taken
place at the White House, but never
were they reported for the public just
as they occurred.