The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-24
PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH SENATORS
ON GERMAN TREATY DRAFT OFWHICH
is SIGNED TODAY BY BOTH NATIONS
VIII Be Submitted to
Senate and Reichstag at
the Same Time-Con-
tents of Treaty Not Di-
vulged, But 1t Is Said To
Be a Brief Document


/ Washington. Aug. 24.-Details of
the peace treaty between the United
States and Germany were laid before
Republican members of the senate
foreign relations committee by Presi-
dent Harding and Secretary Hughes
ut a conference held today at the
White House
Senator johnson of California, who
like Senator Borah was an irrecon-
cliiable opponent in the fight over the
treaty OF Versailles. also was absent
from the conference. The California
senator has not been in Washington
for several days.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
chairman OF the foreign relations COM
mittcr, announced after the confer
"Acr that he would call meeting of
'ne committee for o'clock this af-
t"m"on At which time Secretary
iIughe: would give more detailed in
io"mltion aS to the treaty.
Terms of the treaty were said to
hIvc met with no opposition by any
Of the majority members of the for
"i%n relations committee and it was
declared that all gave to it their cor
dial approval.
The president, it was stated. hopes
for ratification of the pact at an early
date. 1t was explained, however, that
he would not ask the senate to forego
its thirty day recess, set to begin to.
night. inaSmuch as it was directed
that the German reichstag and the
senate consider the treaty at the same
time and the German Legislative body
does not convene until September 20.
Republican members of the senate
committee attending the conference
refused To discuss the terms OF the
treaty but it was learned that it is a
brief document.
confers With Senator's
Washington, Aug 24-President
Harding, Secretary Hughes and Re-
publican members of the senate for
eisn relations committee conferred to-
day at the White House. the commit
tee members arriving at the execu-
tive mansion shortly after 9 o'clock
in response to invitations sent out
late last night by the president
The object of the conference was
not announced prior to the assem-
bling OF the cOnferees but members
of the senate committee said the
meeting presumably would have to
do with the German peace treaty,
which is to he signed today in Ber-
lin
senator Lodge of Mass. chairman
of the foreign relations committee,
was the first to arrive at the White
House reaching there at 9:15 o'clock.
the time set for the conference. He
al h,.t
bridge, Conn. and Kellogg, Mimi.
Secretary Hughes was the next to
make his appearance and Senators
Moses. New Hampshire. Mccormick.
Illinois. and Knox. Penn followed
Protocol Is Ready ~
Berlin, Aug "a Friendly relations
between the government of the Unit.
ed States and Germany, which were
interrupted on February 3. 1917, were
to be restored by the signature of the
treaty of peace between the two ma
tiOns here today. Arrangements for
the event were completed yesterday,
and it was declared that the chief
figures in todays ceremony would be
Ellis Loring Dresel. United States
commissioner here. and DR.. Friedrich
Rosen. German foreign minister, who
would affiX their signature to the con-
vention
Officials engaged in framing the
treaty and those who had been taken
into their confidence were reticent as
to the details of the document. I'M
mediate resumption of diplomatic re-
lations between Germany and the
United States was to be provided for,
but it was understood that matters
pertaining to commercial, economic
and financial affairs we're to be set
tied in supplementary agreements.
Bluefield, w. Va, county Jail has
become so crowded that there is not
enough room for those given Jail sen.
tences. By plan adopted those SEN
fenced will be allowe dbail and take
their turns at serving the sentences
as soon as other prisoners terms are
completed.
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