The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-05

secret that Senator Lodge and Viscount
Cro,. hsye been in conference and that
! Mr.. Lodge has discussed the treaty WIZ
| the Diplomatic representatives OF othei
! countries. But so has Senator Hltch-
! cock the Democratic leader. and IN la'i
ness 10 these senator's it must be salo
t, that they arc generally credited WIN
having responded to the initiative Oh
The foreign ambassadors and not sought
tho conferences themselves.
Diplomatic 1mproprsty.
Diplomacy, however. has "Stapis H"u
some severe presidents whereby
considered A diplomatic Improperly VI
the first order for Ambassador or MINIS
ter accredited anywhere 10 enter into
communication directly with the iegis-
Iatiye branch OF any government WIN.
out first obtaining the permission u
tho foreign office or department. OF
state For the mere mention OF inter
national politics in tn" United states III
| n letter to q friend which SUBSEQUENT!
became public. Lord SackrllIe-" est
British ambassador to the Ghlteo
was sent home by President 'le'c'anu
similarly the Colombian minister to the
| United States was few years sso Vi
dcrcd home by Secretary Knox because
| can secretary Of state TO his country
| nrohahIy would not bc very welcome.
remember we'll how the late Sir
| Ccril Spring- Rice. the British ampas-
sador here during the war. used 10
| c,mnIaiu of the activity OF Count Won
Rcr..stprrr. the German ambassador, IN
his social" conferences with members
| or in. American congress. Sir Cecil
| of.,u held il to have been a gross I'M
nroprir,v for the United States 10 per
mil Count Won Bcrnstorff to stay IN
Washington. because in 1913 the la''e'
tried IN influence senators TO Fo'e
AGAINST the repeaI Of the Panama canal
| ,,us act. which was favored by Great
| pri,.iu but feared by tho German 1or-
| oicu office as the beginning or 100 Eo"u
nm understanding between the Inlted
! states and England
With Grain Of Sat.
! II is also r fact that when FTahc"iH
| RouiIlnn. chairman of tho commlt'cc On
| foreign affairs Of the house or ocputles
of the French parliament. was uuo'.u
| ~ Paris newspapers and III caoIes y"
! America as having advocated u'ree,
| link between the French parliament anu
| the Republican party in inc American
senate tho United States government
was given in the form Of an oflclai oc-
r;al which. however. American CORE
srondcnts who heard tho speech took
with a grain OF salt. .,
But tho situation III recent mon'hs J."
Washington has been one Of deep anxi-
CIV for Europcan governments. AmoaH-
ssdors here could not get in touch win
/ presidcn, Wilson They could Visit
with Secretary Lansing. hut that eau
lions individual refused 10 talk ABOUT
tho treaty except 80 say IL was Inc
rrrsidcnt's business. desperate because
th.y could get no satisfaction at the
whit" House foreign ambassadors IN
ylIcd senators Ia their homes. and IN
yariahIy through tn" we'll known me-
dunn nC social occasions. 40 often used
In Europe. the ambassadors got line
on the situation here.
EQt Illogical.
strictly speaking. there - nothing H.
,orlrol in their course. They saw tho
senate as The powerful factor in inc
situation and they were being pressed
from European foreign offices for acc"-
rate information AZ 10 what was nap
pcning Moreover. they were urged 10
express dscrcctly TO American senator's
tho European viewpoint and do All they
could 10 FORWARD II compromise ""F'
how much ~ this informal diplomatic
negotiation has been revealed TO Presi-
dent Wilson is not definitely known. yet
while persons fond Of diplomat" pro-
ccdcnt may bc astonishrd at the unusual
course NJ procedure made inevitable ny
the conflict between the executive and
legislative Of our government. there is
little likelihood that the department or
state Of White House will stand on It's
rights and make IL fuss over what has
happened
New Precedents.
There are those who think that out or
tho present series OF incidents may
come new prcccdcnts. namely, the send
Ing OF unofficial ambassadors or minis
tiers to sit in the Hobbies of the United