The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
Poindexter (Wash.) Re-
Dukes President for Pledge
to Send Army to Europe.
AGAINST POLICY OF US.
White House Occupant Not
Only Man Who Holds Key
to Country's Purposes.
WAR PLANS DISCREDITED
Similarity of Speech and Text
Used by Spencer Still
Causes Talk.
WAR PLANS DISCREDITED
sneelal peapq.eA o rnn HrrAID.

Special Despatch 20 THE HEEArD.
WASHINGTON, Oct 12.-President Will
son and his political advisers have de-
cided, according to an indications here,
that the official transcript OF what the
President really said at the eighth
p.enary session of the Peace Confer
ence need not be made public until
fteT election.
Mr.. Wilson and his friends entertain
grave doubts now that they have come
cut ahead in the controversy with Sen
tator Spencer (Mo) over the Presi-
dents promise to Rumania and Serbia
~ send the United States army and
navy to Europe again in case OF
trouble.
1t was learned to-day that in spite
of the brave front which is oeing
put up by Joseph p Tumulty, private
secretary OF the President, and the an
nounced decision of the Administration
10 regard the incident as closed"
every effort is being made to get from
Paris through representatives of the
State Department a complete verbatim
transcript not only of what Mr.. Wilson
said at that session. but what the other
speakers said.
The suspicion is entertained here that
the President does not remember ex.
actly what he did say in the heat OF ths
discussion OF the peace treaty on that
occasion. The stenographic notes OF
+ A. Carlson. a Chicago shorthand re-
porter, on the Presidents speech which
were made public at the White House
yesterday actually support the charge
Of Senator Spencer and "A score OF per
sons familiar with what went on isi
Paris. that the President did give this
promise Of United States a.d and that
| he is now relying on mere technicahty
| of language to avoid responsibility.
VIII he studied Carefully.
When the full transcript of thI.
, eighth plenary session is received II will
be studied carefully and those parts
made public which the President and
h'a political advisers deem best suited to
i bolster up his side of the controversy
and not violate any fore gn condolences.
1t Is expected that the full text OF the
Presidents remarks Will be given out,
J but that most or all OF what the peace
delegates Of the other countries sat
will be suppressed for diplomatic res
, cons.
There Is no expectation. however. thaf
the transcript will reach Washington
soon II may be delayed until afte1
election Meantime there are strong in
! d.Cations that the Administration u
! anxious TO have the promises Of TIE
! President to European countries forgof-
ten as soon as possible. There is 70
! likelihood. however. that the interesting
| subject will be allowed 10 drop. Sen
ator Spencer and other Republicans, 50
well as Democratic opponents of The
Wilson League of Nations. will see ~
| that.
| Senator Poindexter (wash) chair
man OF the Republican Senatorial Carr
| paign Committee. who Is now IN SpcT
kane, this afternoon made pubNc
! through the committee headduarter
here "A vigorous reply TO President WI
sons recent attempt TO Justify h5
League covenant in White Hous'
statement.
Calls President Mistaken.
"The President is mistaken in his
statement" wired Senator Polndexter.
that any conception of American ira
! ditious different from his own Il neces-
! sarily either ignorant or audacious.
, His plan 70 involve the United states
in all European wars is in conflict with
our traditions and our settled policy.
! His plan to give a foreign assembly
| Jurisdiction TO decide every dispute we
| may have with another nation would
destroy American Independence. He
refused tc Join an alliance even during
the war. why does he desire Il now
except t. crafty ambitlon7 II we make
separate war why cah we not make sep
arate peace7 Peace has already been
made by our late associates separate
from us Why cannot we do the same
The act may be separate but the result
Is joint. Since the others have already
made renee the Presidents suggestion
that we should bind ourselves by Article
X. TO preserve European nations, but
that Congress would still be left free
/ TO refuse TO do 80 II not the American
conception OF an international obliga-