Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-08
WILSON MUST SHOW HIM.
Senator Spencer, Puts Presidents
!. ~ Veracity in QUESTION.

Senator Spencer Puts Presidents
|> Veracity in, Question.
Washington, Oct. S.-A showdoWn
WAS demanded from President Wilson
in the controversy between himself
and Senator Spencer of Missouri over
the latter's charges that the president
had committed this country to mil
itary aid for Roumania and Serbia.
which the president yesterday brand
ed false"
Earlier in the day the White House
made public this telegram from the
President to Senator Spencer:
II am perfectly content to leave it
to the voters of Missouri to deter
mine which of us is telling the
truth"
The White House received this re-
ply from Senator Spencer:
There must be no misunderstood
ing about a matter Of such national
Importance as to whether you stated
to Premier Britianore of Roumania
that the American army and navy
would be sent across the sea If the
world again was troubled.
"It has for months been publicly
stated that such an agreement NQn
your part is incorporated in the
stenographic report of the eighth
plenary session of the peace confer
! ence. I again beg of you to let me
know whether you made such an
agreement"
Senator spencer's demand for a
showdown was backed tonight by
Senators New and Reed.
In telegram to Senator Spencer,
7 a copy Of which was received here,
| Senator Reed asserted that President
| Wilson had made a statement pledg-
! ing American military aid to Rou-
mania and Serbia in an address at
the peace conference on May 81, 1919.
| The text of the address did not
pass censor until December 8, 1919,
when it was brought to this country
| by a newspaper correspondent and
published. in the Washington Star on
| in the Congressional Record on De-
cembsr 4, 1919, the telegram added.
Senator Reeds telegram, sent in
| response to one from Senator Spencer
asking information on the subject,
urged the president to produce the
stenographic records Of the peace
conference ito show just what was
said"
'On several occasions I challenged
| the attention of the senate to this
speech" Senator Reed s -Ntelegram
states. MY speeches were circulated
thru the country. Numerous pub
! CT h ~tof7
upon this declaration of the presi-
| dent.
Its authenticity was never dis
puted on the floor of the senate or
elsewhere, to my knowledge, until
fMr. Tumulty recently denounced il
as false
! The speech bears upon it's face
evidence of it's authenticity, as it is
| couched in the Well-known phrase
ology of the president.
| In view of these facts, discern
ing public will not be inclined to ac-
cept Mr.. Tumulty's denial
There is one way this dispute can
be settled. Let the president pro-
duce the stenographic records Of the
peace conference. These official re-
ports have been suppressed, al
tho the senate foreign relations com
mittee asked expressly for them. l,
| was stated by Clemenceaus private
secretary that the reason why the
sessions were held in secret was
because President Wilson insisted
upon it as against Clemenceaus owr
judgment.
THAT the latter statement is alb
solutely correct is shown by the tes-
! timony of Secretary Lansing given