The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-12
Those Were Secretary of States
Words, 1t Is Said.
William c. Bullitt Quotes Re-
mark in Paris Last May.
CONSIDERED LEAGUE USELESS
Commissioner Says Lansing
Opposed Shantung Deal.
Draft of Wilson's League Plan
Given to Senate.

Washington, Sept. 12.-wflliam c.
Bullitt of Philadelphia, formerly at
tached to the American peace mis-
sion. testified before the senate for
eign relations committee today that
Secretary of State Lansing told him
in Paris May 1s, 1918, that II "the
senate and the American people knew
what the treaty meant, it would be
defeated"
Mr.. Lansing told me the day I re-
signed" the witness said, that he was
opposed to that part of the League
covenant relating to a mandate for
Armenia. He said he considered the
Shantung award and the League of
Nations bad-that the League would
be entirely useless: that the nations
had arranged the world to suit them
selves. and that England and France
got what they wanted"
The Wilson league Draft.
Mr.. Bullitt. who was chief OF the
division of current intelligence for the
United Srates peace commission, pro-
duced for the senate foreign relations
committee a copy Of President Will
sons original draft Of the proposal
for League of Nations.
1t was written on the presidents
own Typewriter and given him by Col
onel House January 10, Built said
The document bears the inscription
for william G. Bullitt. in apprecia-
ton of your help in an hour of need"
Bul1itt said he desired to have 1t re-
turned because of the curiosity OF
typographical errors made by the
presidents typewriter.
He also presented copy of General
Smut's original proposal, Lord Robert
Cecilss original ylan and the presi-
dents second proposal. There vari-
Gus drafts soon gave way in the Paris
discussion, he said. to the plan drafted
| by a British commission of interna-
tional lawyers.
Article Y Alone U. S.
Senator Knox asked Bullitt what he
regarded as the presidents greatest
| contribution to the league covenant.
Bullitt said that as far as he knew the
only proposition Of the president
which remains fairly intact was Arti-
! Gle TO-
Bullitt said he was directed 20 Rus
sia February is and read Iansings
order in which all diplomatic consular
officers were directed to afford hi1t
! all IA acilites. He was directed "a study
| economic and political conditions.
He said that Buckler Omitted
| States embassy attache at London)
had been sent a little earlier to Stock
| holm to confer with LItvinoff. soviet
| representative. where certain propos-
ais from Lenine's government were
made TO the allies. These were read in
Wilson. he said. 1t was about this
time that Lloyd George made the pro-
! posal for a meeting of all Russian fac
/ tions in Paris he said, and from which
| the proposed Prinkipos conferences
. later grew. He read the minutes OF
the council of ten Of January 21.
Agreed TO Prinkipos.
The minutes showed that President
/ Wilson made the suggestion that the
! conference be held somewhere in the
/ Near East instead OF Paris. He s,lg-
. gested that the allies swallow their
pride and natural repulsion" toward
/ the Bolshevists and. by meeting with
all factions, perhaps lead toward some
| solution. Clemenceau objected but II
was finally agreed the president
should draft the plan for the Prinki.
I, pos meeting.
And / was sent to Russia to find
the exact terms whereon fighting
could be stopped" Built said.
His orders were from Colonel
House. he said. as well as from Sec
| retary Lansing. He was to go to RUS
sia and get back as quickly as possi-
| BILE with the soviet governments pro-
posal."
! Journey Kept Secret.
/ The journey was kept secret from
the other allied representatives, he
said, except the British.
THE United States mission had
practically no secrets from the British
mission" .he said.
Before he left. Bullitt said. Col.
House said It was not necessary to