The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-13
Assertion Made Be-
fore Senate Commit
tee by Peace Expert
BULLITT IS A WITNESS
Confidential Adviser at
Paris Reveals Commits
sioner's Views.
SECRETARY REMAINS SILENT
Declines to Comment on
Testimony When He
Reached Home.
LEAGUE is REGARDED BAD
Big Nations in Control
View Attributed to
Peace Delegate.
LEAGUE IS REGARDED BAD

WAsHINGTON Sept 12.--IThe ar
sertiuu that Secretary Lansing op-
poacd ratification of the peace treaty
and league Of nations covenant, al
though he was "A member or me
American peace commission that
drafted H.. was made today before
the senate foreign relations com
mttirc hy william G. Bullit OF fhi-
adclphia. formerly employed by the
mission at Paris In a confidential Ca
parity.
The testimony, purportlnR 20 give
Mr.. Tausinga private opinion ex-
pres.ed In Conversation with the
witness the day tho latter resigned
from the mission because no was not
in sympathy with the treaty or the
league popped out suddenly. Bulliu
had lust Expressed reluctance at ihe
idea OF revealing any part OF prl-
vuba Conversation With fAc peace
commissioners and members OF hc
COMMITTEES quite agreed with this
view,
Near the cloao 6f three hour
hearing however. Chairman Lodge
| naked how tho treaty and It's cove-
nant wna regarded at Paris. Score
iury Lansing, Henry white and Gen
eral Bliss. all members OF the Amer
lean commission, Expressed visor-
GUS opinions" Buliht mid, adding,
In reply 10 an Inquiry by the chalr-
man. that these opinions were not
enthusiastic
Quotes Lansing.
Then from % memorandum OF the
conyerhttion. dictated. he taid, while
II was fresh In his memory. Bullitt
quoted the secretary on many points,
saylng that Mr.. Lansing opposed the
gal... In. "a
consiJercd the league thoroughly
bad. thnt the large nations would
pay Iit,lc attention To the small ma
ions. and that the world had been
arranged according 20 the desire OF
the big nations at the peace confer
cnces
The most startling statement at
tributed by the witness 90 tho secre-
.arv " state was that III the senate
aud American people knew what the
treaty meant. Il would be defeated.
Senator Knox really would under
stand tho treaty, Mr.. Lansing SAD
according TO the witness, and MT
Lodge would. but Mr.. Lodges posi-
,ion would become purely political"
lansing Declines Ia Talk.
There was no democratic senator
In attendance when this testimony
waR given. nor at other times during
The hearing and nobody took up the
rudgrls for the American comms-
4.oucr When news of Bullitts testi-'
mouy spread about the capital II was
extensively discussed and senator's
lIt they Wer, anNiouB 10 hear from
Nr Lansing when some " Them en-
Ielvorrd tp reach him at tho state
department. they found he was out
y town. and tu Associated Press dis
plfrn later from Watertown. y. y.
said he declined TO make any state
m,rf. and had gone fishing Bulltt.
formerly a newspaper correspondent.
went 'o l'nr.s with President Wilson's
party ana was attached 20 the mis-
sion. Iir was summoned 60 TESTIFY
before tho treaty was reported out
by committee. but was In the Maine
woods ON a camping trip. This was
explained chairman Lodge 20
show why the hearing apparently
mad been rc-vpcn"d.
Much information. regarded moro
nr less confidential wac g'y~sl 10y tho
witness during his three hour state
m"ut.
In February. last. lie was sent by
Secretary Lansing to i"'ruE. 30
bring back from the soviet l"a''rs a
statement showing M" "Nuuf terms
on which they would arr'" 10 peace.
This report which told. among u'h'r
things. ~ good order establishes
by 'n, ho'shryfki I,rluv's i,s.r" fur
peace. hif readiness 90 'uuprom'."
t' n.lr, points fn order % obtain o.
and Dol. rrpu .e. fI.1' a.' Foreign i' -
... ...r. ...s .rr..fr' wrr'' h'
uaIl. never Ut. made public h.'
... ...f t.. u.,u 'r'' objected
I...I ,,...., wanted d. printed hh