Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-24
SENATOR BRANDEGEE AROUSED

barrassed spokesman abroad, the
 President, nevertheless. decided to go
 abroad himself. as the head of his
 own commission to negotiate the
 treaty of peace. He appeared before
 a joint session of congress and in-
 formed that body that he regarded it
 as his imperative duty to go abroad in person upon this commission. He stated that he would keep us advised
 of all that he did. He denounced se- cret diplomacy and pledged himself to
 open covenants of peace openly ar- rived at. His sayings and deings while abroad at the peace confer ence, to such extent at least as. they have become public, have taken place
 too recently to warrant a rehearsal in detail. The public knows in a vague way, that the president made what
 was equivalent to royal progress 1 through Europe. He and his family and an entourage of between 1000 and 1,500 people transported upon gev- ! ernment vessels spent six months in the capitals of Europe. Although
 meaning an official record of what was said and done at this conference with | the rulers of Europe, was kept and is i in possession of each of those who 1. participated and was shown to the committee on foreign affairs of the French parliament. it was denied to the American senate and the presi- dent cabled to M. Clemeneeau, the French premier, that it must not be made public. The senate has repeat edly adopted resolutions calling for
 connected with the treaty of peace
 with Germany. Most of these re- I quests have been denied.
 Et,.oa~,n R@u,..A AS- -...J
 The Congressional Record contain
 ing this warning was no doubt sent
 by the diplomatic representative oi
 every European power to his home
 government in his official diplomatic
 mail pouch and there can be nc
 1 question that every government par
 1 tieipating in the peace conference
 i was fairly and dAlv warned that ths president did not represent la ( views or han the treaty making poWeI of the United States. It must bi borne in mind however, that thes. foreign governments were. dependen at the close of this exhausting war upon the United States for financia aid, for raw material and for food coal, clothing and every kind of ne cessity. They knew also, that tn president had appointed himself a
 the head of the peace commission an . departments of the government unt would remain at the head of all tn the expiration of his term of office O e March 3, 191. When, therefore. i y spite of this warning the president in I formed them that he would not par ticipate in the making of the treat $ of peace with Germany unless the n first agreed that the covenant of th e league of nations should be a part e the treaty, it can well be understoo IS that they were compelled to yiel y There was none other with who1 !. they could negotiate. They doubt 'i less thought that if they yielded q him they would have his suppe 't land good offices and if he told the ..e that if they did yield to him he weu IS tour the country in the effort
 m return to America and nersenal 't arouse the people to force the sena n to agree with him, they probab IS thought it was worth while taking u re chance. At any rate they took u IS chance and it does not now lie in u = mouth of any of them to plead ign, le rance of the terms of the Constitute
 of the United States or to claim tn ,- they thought that the president hs to the constitutional power by his me ), word to bind the people to a trea d The provisions of the treaty c; 1. su oliiy pe CHdnEeu Uy the uhaHlLlo m vote of all the signatory powers. T it covenant can only be amended t. the unanimous vote of all the go Yil ernments which are members of [ as league and who have votes in t ed council together with a majority n- all the governments which have re ie resentatives in the assembly of t be league of nations.
 = Basis of Covenant In Force
 ITS The basis of the covenant is for ed The president in his recent letter ar Senator Hitchcock stated that as efects tribunal to which all m s. submit and that Is deceSionS are -ly be secured by the moral and physi lte force of all the members of the leag e.
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