Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-13
LANSING QUOTED

from WATERFOWL. y. Y. sa,s =. s...-
60 70 make any statement ana =, = -
fishing. S-o sons
builitt' who formerly was . n.~,,. !
per correspondent. went to p,,i. -
president Wilson's party ana So. vim
tacned to the mission. He v.. 60,
moned to testify IL the treaty. 80
ported out by the committee Nm, &c
In the Maine woods on a camnr. 80
and the notice did not reach him men
a Few days ago. This was explained
by Chairman Lodge to show vhv ~.
nearing apparently had been reouepsa
a wealth OF Information resardsa =.
more or less confidential was xivsr n,
MIN during his three-hour statemen, =,
Feoruary last he was sent by secrear,
Lansing to Petrograd to brinck hack
from the Soviet leaders a sta,ensrt
showing the exact terms On which thew
would agree to peace. This report
which told among other things Of "roo,
order established by the Bolsheyiki
Len'ne's desire for peace. his readiness
to compromise at many points in ord.-
to obtain 1t. and his promise that an
foreign debts Of the Soviet government,
would be paid. never was made public
Bullitt said. because the Preslden,
would not agree. Loyd-George wanted
1t printed. he said. yet later the pre.
niier denied all knowledge of it when
questioned In Parliament.
Bullitt described himself as a clear.
ing house of information for the del.
egation and said he worked generally
under Colonel House. He showed the
commission the Presidents original
league proposal, written on the Pres.
ident's own typewriter and bearing
an inscription by Colonel House at.
testing the latter's high regard for
the witness. Bullitt quoted Colonel
House freely, and when asked vhv
he had resigned produced from a
great stack Of papers a letter he had
written the President expressing his
lack OF satisfaction with the way the
peace negotiations were proceeding
and particularly voscing uisapproval
OF the League of Nations. About the
only part Of the Presidents league
proposal incorporated in the cove.
nant. he said. was the widely debat.
ed Article 10. which remained in.
tact. Once, in Paris, Bullitt said he
had an engagement with the Presl.
dent in which he said the President
called of because Of a headache H.
laid before the committee his letter
teiilng the President why he had Quit
the mission. but the committee did
not question him about IL.
Along with his report of condition, :,
Russia, Bullitt gave the committee Inc
soviet reace proposal which never wen,
10 the peace conference and which wa,
cropped. he testified. because the peo.
PIE in Paris became lukewarn vhe7
they read that Admiral Kolchak was
heading for Moscow after a 1oo-mil. ad.
vance and was due there IN two vesks
Lansing Refuses con,ment
"a'eEtoHn, N. T.. Sept. R-SecretaSy
Lansing, at his summer home in Hen.
derson Harbor. this afternoon would
make absolutely no comment on the
testimony of William c. Bullitt before
the Senate foreign relations committee
that the secretary Of state had said
that If the American people knew what
the treaty meant they would defeat Il
The Associated Press dispatch cover.
ing the testimony was read to Mr. Ian.
sing but he would say nothing oths.
than that he would make absolutely no
comment.
Secretary Lansing leaves for the Gal.
soup Islands this afternoon with the
Fortnishtly Club for fcw days of bass
f1shing.