Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

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ject- The senators, moreover, dis
played no animus or personal feel
ing in their questions and accorded
Mr.. Wilson the utmost courtesy. In
deed, there was an entente cordiale
which was even assisted by Mr..
Wilson'S invitation to the senator's
to lunch with him after the confer
ence.
Scene Is Unique.
The scene was unique Nothing
like it ever happened before. The
big iron gates of the White House
which have been locked during the
greater part OF the war were
thrown open to admit the several
senators who came in groups or in
divfdualIy, some in their big motors
and lfmousines, some in their jit-
neys, and some afoot. Senator
Lodge, Republican, drove up in a
big Packard. Senator Williams,
Democrat, followed with a Ford.
Senator Borah walked. Under his
arm he carried a bulky copy of the
treaty-he looked like a school boy
going to class Senators Swanson
and Hitchcock, the two Democratic
leaders, motored up the drive talk
ing earnestly. Senator McCumber,
Res Chilean, drove his own seven
passenger car. Senator Johnson.
Republican, nodded out of the
glass windows of his limousine as
the correspondents watched the
historic procession. Senator Fall
OF New Mexico, Republican, and
Of ri
Democrat, conspicuous chums of
the senate, strolled up the White
House walk together followed by
Senator Harry New of Indiana, Re
publican, and Senator Moses of
New Hampshire. Senator Pomer- |
enc, Democrat, came in a little
electric driven by his wife. Senator
Pittman, Democrat, and Senator
Knox, Senator Harding and Bran
degee, came singly but in big cars. |
One wondered what Clay or Web |
ster and the men of a half century |
ago would have thought of the |
modern way of calling on the pres
ident. There was dignity in it,
much the same as one might expect |
to see In Europe for all seemed to
feel that the occasion was momen-
tous-and called for dignity.
People Get News by Innings.
The president greeted his guests
with a smile The meeting was
he'd in the big east room. Secre-
tary Tumulty, stage manager of
the affair, had arranged typewrit-
ers, desks and facilities for news
paper men in the corridors Just
below the east room. Here came
relays of expert stenographers,
who, after taking down about Is
minutes of the debate, would sit
down beside typists and dictate
what had been said. The CORE
spondents heard the dictation
alongside of Secretary Tumulty
and other White house officials.
1t seemed like the running account
of a football or baseball match.
AS each point was made, CORE
spondents turned to one another
and remarked. The president GER
tainly answered that splendidly,' \
or Senator Borah's got him there"
Nearly a hundred correspondents /;
were gathered there and the public ]
got C textual account of what was I
happening with unparalleled speed.
The big press associations convey
ed the transcript of the debate to
all parts of the country and the
world. It was as if the American
people had been admitted. Every
thing was public-open diplomacy :
and modern means of communica
ton working hand in hand.
Treaty Foes Warned. {
Many of the questions were tech i
meal and of little interest to the Z
average observer. Many were le- {
gal. Many involved disputes Of I
long standing about the power of t
= reservation or an amendment L
To all suggestions that the Unftet /
States might embody her under i
of the treaty in the text c
Of the ratifying resolution, Mr..
answered again and again
IS he did in the opening state
nent He feared it would open up
he whole thing anew. 81 Other
countries would want reservations
along lines of domestic policy and Y