The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-16
IMPENDING FIGHT
OVER NEW TREATY
Ex.President Sends After
Certified" Copy of
Four-Sided Pact
by DAVID NJ. CHURCH.
A. 4 staff Corrsspanlsnt.

,coryrlsht io2i Inter, News service)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-wood-
row wilson has sent for n copy--a
certified copy-of the new four
mower treaty of the Pacific.
He asked one Of his senatorial
friends at the capitol today 10 get
one and also to get him a copy Of
me new directory of the sixty-scv-
snth congress. lie would like them
as soon As possible.
Proof of Ills Plans.
whether this request on tho part
Of the former president presaRes his
intention of re-engaglng political
turmoil on the hill. none Of his
friends would say today, but Il vas
taken ne proof positive that the in
ruence OF Woodrow wilson will
make itself felt in the treaty dis
cussior that Hes ahead.
For the time being Mr.. Wilson
and hts friends at the capitol are
concealng all information on the
question OF ratification of the new
four ,power pact They wnnt time
10 consider the developments of the
last four weeks before com mitting
Themselves to any line OF action.
Tho former president Is under
stood TO have taken no definite at
titude on the treaty yet, although II
can be stated that he secs no differ
ence between article III OF the new
treaty and article Y of the much
fought and finally defeated covenant.
except a difference I'm phrasnology.
The moral commitment, Mr. Wilson
and his friends believe. is the same
In both articles.
Talkatlyc---Likc the Sphinx.
Mr. Wilson. however. has re-
Trained from expressing to any OF
his supporters what he thinks ought
10 be the democratic policy, lie is
understood to have voiced tho opin-
ion that the democratic attitude
should be adopted with reference 70
the works OF the conference as a
whole. rather than with reference TO
one Of the several trraties that are
emerging from the parley here. lie
thinks. according 10 his friends,
that the treaty, which replaces the
Anglo-Japanese alliance, the treaty
on Yap. the treaty on naval ratio
and the nine powered agreement re-
gardng China should bo considered
together.
In the quiet of his s street home.s
the former president is reading ami
studying every phase Of the Wash
ington conference. With his return
TO comparative good. health, he is
now doing more work than at any
time since he left the white house,
said one OF his frequent visitors to-
day He is a voracious reader OF
everything pertaining to the confer
ence," he added.
Wants the Real Dope.
Mr. Wilson already has familiar
lied himself with the terms OF the
treaty as printed In the newspapers.
He apparently, however, was not
satisfied with this, but wanted GER
titled copy-the kind of copy with
which the senate itself will have TO
deal when II reaches the stage OF
ratification.
There will he plenty OF time for
Mr.. Wilson and his supporters to
formulate their policy with regard to
the works ~ the conference. 1t Is
not likely that President Harding
will transmit the four power treaty
until he is ready also to send up the
zap agreement and the naval treaty.
Because of the holiday recess. the
senate will not get around to consid-
ering the documents until well into
January.
The former president Is main
tanning close baison with the sem
ate. Each week some of his sup
porters on the hill drop into the s
street house for a chat about the
current events. According to those
visitors, the former president has