The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
WILSON ASKS
SENATORS TO
CONFER WITH
HIM ON PACT
Lodge Among Republican
Senators Invited to Discuss
Peace Treaty - Shantung
Provision is Opposed.
LEAGUE BATTLE LuLLS
(By Associated PrAss)

WASHINGTON, July 16.-President
Wilson has decided to invite Republt-
can senators to call at the white house
to discuss the peace treaty and league
OF nations, Secretary Tumulty an
nounced today. Senator Lodge, chair
man Of the foreign relations commit.
tee, was understood to be one of flf-
teen Republican senators with whom
the president desired specially to
confer.
President Wilson today inaugurated
his plan Of devoting a number of
hours each day to receiving senators
and representatives. His first caller
was Senator Swanson, of Virginia, a
member OF the foreign relations COM
mittee and strong supporter Of the
peace treaty and the league Of nations
covenant.
Other visitors included Senator
owen OF Oklahoma, who asked the
presidents support of a bill authoriz-
ing the establishment under govern
| ment supervision of a bank or banks
to finance American export trade.
Philippine Question Up.
Francis Burton Harrison, governor
general OF the Philippines, spent a
half hour with the president discuss
ing Philippine questions.
| With the senate in adjournment
until tomorrow the foreign relations
committee had opportunity today to
devote several hours to the continual
ton Of reading the peace treaty sec
ton by section. 1t was expected that
before night virtually the entire doc
ument would be covered for the first
time, but with all the sections pro-
vok1ng objections, reserved for future
| consideration.
About one-fifth of the text was
gone over yesterday, the League of
Nations covenant and the section
dealing with German boundaries be-
Ing among the portions passed over
to be taken up later. Today it was
planned similarly to skip the Shan
tung section together with other fea-
lures likely to meet opposition.
Prepare for Debate.
Several senators were understood
to be preparing to take part in the
debate on Shantung which began in
stormy session yesterday and will
be resumed tomorrow. Senator Sher-
man, Republican. of Illinois, has CIV
en- notice he would speak tomorrow
and itw as expected that Senator Bo-
rah, Republican, of Idaho, would call
up his resolution asking for a copy Of
a letter said to have been written by
General Bliss. Secretary Lansing and
Henry White protesting against the
Shantung settlement. Mr.. Borah
tried to get action on it yesterday
but unanimous consent for its consid-
GRAFTON was refused by Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, ranking Democrat Of
the committee.
. The Borah resolution is expected
to stir the senate to a debate rivaling
in bitterness the exchange yesterday
, when Senator Lodge, Republican,
Mass, the foreign relations commit
tee chairman, charged that Shantung
, was the purchase price for Japan's ac-
, ceptance of the League of Nations
Senators Borah. Fall, New Mexico and
/ Norris. Nebraska, all Republicans.
joined in the attack on the Shantung
agreement and Senator Hitchcock and
Senator Williams, Democrats, Miss,
, defended President Wilson's course in
| the matter.