The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-21
Greater Portion of L. S. Mission
al Kicks on Treaty.
One Delegate Calls 1t Regular
Rivers and HarbOrs Bill.
COLLEAGUES CONDEMN WILSON
Sentiments of Nine Resigning
Members Shared by Many.
Talk Among Themselves Of
Congressional Investigation.

copyright. 1919. by the United Press.)
Paris May 21.-The action of nine
members of the American peace COM
mission in rendering their resigna tion.
as an expression of their djsannrovai
OF the German treaty, has brought 10
nght the fact that their sentiments are
shared by great portion of the COM
II replies to inquiries made today
are any indication, those disapprovfne
the terms form a considerable major
lty or the commission, albeit thew are
principally lesser members In fact
INQUIRIES have not yet revealed any
member m giving unqualified approval
10 approval is from those who saw the
lreaty Is bad. but that the league of
nations redeems its faults.
Condemn the President.
mingled with detailed objections TO
d tIe 'IedIy are condemnations of Presi-
ueht wilson for giving his assent tho.
on the other hand, many defend III.
sincerity, saying that creation oS ths
league was bigger and more difficult
laSh than those outside the peace
Sohlerehce appreciate, and that he
was compelled to sacrifice one purpose
tb;s ano'her In order to accomplish
Inns Inns one great aim. They saw the
onantung settlement is bad. the Saar
settlement is bad, the Italia n SETTLE
inent Is bad, and so on; but il the
reasue works all these things will he
Strengthened out in the next 0anaro
tion Ae genera
Others argue, however, that tbe
ue as Low constituted is too feehIa
an instrument to do the work intended
.;s,a d result OF which all of these sac
-NiSeS nave been made in vain.
Houses Aides Included.
The first class includes NOT or,v
numerous experts. whose nan,e O.y
only slightly known to the Amer;cs,,
puoic' Dut some members of the very
SInall inside group that partfcipataJ
"a Iashioning the treaty, including
TDe oL -the best known men among
prominent members number the men
"lo nave engaged for the last two
years, under direction of CoIoneI
rouse, in gathering data for use nv
me peace conference-recognfz stu
oenls OF economics. foreign policies
anu territorial relationships. Their.
/ complaint is that the inforpation 60
sa.hered has not been used. or even
reterred to. They came to Paris nra-
pared to present information s1pnort-
| lng every idea and principle for which
1nnerfca tilt1s f entered the war. They say
eney round at the end of six months,
negotiations that their Information
was dlsregarded and that the represen-
tauves of no other nation came 10 the
conference in the same spirit coming
i instead to barter or trade. One such
member expressed his view of tbe cit
uation in this way:
"A "Rivcrs and Harbors" Bill.
The treaty is a regular rivers and
harbors bill. President Wilson found
himself involved in trading game in
| order to get the league of nations
thru. L hope the world will find he
hasnt paid too great price"
Among these experts there fs taIlr
or a congressional inquiry into the
way the treaty was made, tho none
! says that he himself will demand such
an inquiry. They seem to take it for
sranted that congress will conduct
such a probe.