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covenant REASONS
|. WILL BE EXPLAINED
| AT EARLY MEETING
Senate and House Commit
( tees to Dine With Pres
4 ident OF Return.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
EXPECTED FEBRUARY "a
Washington Leaders Agree to
Withhold Comment Until
/ Plan Is Analysed.
/ PoINDENTER ATTACKS ARTICLES
Declares Arbitration .Iausc OF Draft
I "Unconscionable'' and Abhor-
rent to Nation. d
PoINDENTER ATTACKS ARTICLES
NV Associatcd pros

" Noiii.'Iio.Ny RCD. lD.--BfCSiuCl.
Wilson today cabled a request to Tie
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES of Con
eress TO defer debate on the constitn-
tion OF the proposed league of nations
until he had an opportunity to go over
ii article by article" with the mem
bers.
There is a good and sufficient rea,
son for the phraseoloSy and substance
of each article" declared the Prcsi-
dent in his message, transmitted
through Secretary Tumulty
Members of the Senate and House
Committees will dine at the White
House on February u.s. the day aftesi!
the PRESIDENT is expected to land nt
Boston. This early meeting was IN
dents determination to get the details
Of the new world federation for peaoi.r
before Congress Iuckly as 'VoSS.s
bic. III ! 80
The cabled invitation did not name
! a .d;tte for the -conseron &C baegal,noss
smmediately the TINS WAS, announccd,z
and TINS WAS taken to menn the Presis,
dent would proceed here directly from
Boston after an address in that city.
ASKS CONGRESS, TO ABIDE: Ss
UNTIL. HE COMES nACIS
The Presidents, message, dated Paris;
February II, foliows: s1SsfIi
Last night the committee Of tho
conference charged with the duty Of
drafting constitution for n league
OF nations concluded its work. and this
states II is TO be my privilege and duty
to read TO plcnary session OF the
conference the text OF the twenty six
articles agreed upon by the committee
THE committee which drafted these
articles was fairly representative of
the world: Besides the representative
Franco: Italy and Japan. representa-
tives of 3elginm. Serbia, China. Grtcccj
in the debate and assisted materially
In In, The drifting of this constitutional
i iIneh o aftiels was passed only after
member of the committee. This is ~
good goo: and sufficient reason for the
p Ii1.ra and substance of each nrs,
TO go over with you article BY articiss
,me constitution before this part o.
subject of debate OF congress. Min
this in view | request that you tfi,is5
WITH me at the White House as. so6as
my engagements permit"
HiTCHCOCI> PLEASED ny
PLAN Fon CONFERENCE.
:, Chairman Hitchcock, of the senate
I'rns.da Eeintions Committee, eN.
nigh, of President Wilson's plans .ora
consultation with the Senate and
House committees. -
'''n DOtna DomOcra tie
ana HepuDiican members Of the com 9,
n,itteeS will be able TO exchange Views
WIN The President" said Mir. lIitch-5
COCK He will come fresh from tn.
scene with impressions and very 'nroiSs,t
aoly. information which will be 90
Immense value in. Il consideration 81
conferences will be OF great value 80
Senator Hitchcock said he was ready
70 meet the Presidents request Tor
postponcment OF discussion until after.
the White House conference. iic a5,ifJ
nc knew OF no plans by pemocratlt.5
senators to discuss the subject ait
Democratic and Republican leaders,
indicated that both parties were IL
cI1ed to respect tho Presidents wishes
~ VIC mater or debate. although IL
10 express their views forthwith. II
had been expected that there would br5
Jometai discussion of the league 10.
DAY. put only brief reference WAS ua;Ic
10 Il during considcratio ion OF tho riyeTs
and harborS bill 4
LODGE DECLINES TO
COMMENT ON COVENANT.
senator Lodge. OF Massachusetts. ti1ae
ncnubiican leader. who will become
chairman of the Foreign Relations
COMMITTEES in the next Congress. was
looked to for an expression Of his
Party, parry! i attituds. hut declined to com.
tho text was put into the Consress
sonal Record. The Massachuse its 7soif., :
a,or promptly agreed when senator
Ptttman asked tho Presidents address
Guided.
Outside of the chamber many Sena.
tors werc as reticent on the subject
as thcy had been on the floor. but there
were number or expressions of nps5
prevail from Democrats. ~ *
reference to tho league was n,ade
on Inc floor of the Senate during the
day by Senator Williams. or M:ssis.
sippi, Democrat. who said while IL ShnJ
heon .critirtzed as visionary, Il an.
peared TO be the most practical thft,g
to meet the situation 80
Vigorous attack supon four articles %
inc leagues constitution---those provid. 4
ing for disarmament. arbitration.
supervision OF tho munitions trade and &
Tor manufactures Of foreign conntrtesl-s 8
was nado by Senator PoindcxtersI 81 =;
Wash!nston, Republican, u lstate.
men; tonight t a 5sSsi
PolNDExTER ATTACKS SSs
ARTICLES OFsPL&N.}
NC declared the disarmament ard y
munitions trade paragraphs wee NM.
constitutional, tho arbitration pcurfafofsyss
.uneonscionable; and The. ctspss fsls