Evening star., 1921-03-26
bULL|TT RESENTS.
LANSING CHARGES
Takes Exception to Ex-Sec-
retary's Reference to Him
in His Book.

In a letter to Robert Lansing
former Secretary of State, William {
Bullitt. formerly of the State Depart
ment and member of the American
commission to negotiate peace. takes
exceptions to certain statements con-
tanned in the formers book, THE
Peace Negotiations The letter was
made public today.
Mr.. Bullitt cites as a primary basis
for his criticism the quotation by Mr.
Lansing of a lengthy memorandum
dated May s. 1919, which was used to
express views concerning the treaty
at the time of conversation with
Mr.. Bullitt on May 19.
Quotes League Statement.
After quoting a passage in which
Mr.. Lansing refers to the league OF
nations as a new alliance with a
halo" declaring that whatever il
may be called or however it may be
disguised 1t is an alliance of the
five great military powers" Mr.
Bullitt points out that Mr.. Lansing
did not once advocate ratification OF
the treaty nor in any other memoran-
dunn written in Paris and quoted in
your book did you advocate ratifica-
ton of the treaty"
Having laid this foundation. Mr.
Bullitt follows up thus: I'm your
telegram to the President. written
some four months later and made
public in your book. you added con-
trary statements giving a RADICAL!
different meaning to your words. You
said that although you had criticised
the treaty in your conversation with
me you had followed your criticisms
by saying that nothing ought to bt
done-to prevent the speedy restoration
0f
that anything which was as obstacle
to ratification was unfortunate be
cause we ought to have peace as soor
as possible This telegram, written
four months after the evening, is the
sole evidence upon which you base ar
tionaliy by omitting the
context entirely changed the meaning
of your statements in our conversation
of May 13."
Letters Concluding Paragraphs.
The letter occupies four typewriter
pages. Various excerpts and quota
tions are used to bring home points
The concluding paragraphs wind VI
the letter as follows:
And. II / may quote you again as
expressing a realization which !, too
"In the circumstances it is far toe
much to expect to escape criticism
The review OF Facts and comm ents
upon them may be characterized in
certain quarters as disloyal to a su-
perior and as violative of the seal OF
silence which is considered generally
to apply to the intercourse and com
munications between the President
and his official advisers
I'm spite Of your realization Of the
criticisms which must follow. you
have at last laid bare your personal
relations with your superior officer
and all your. knowledge Of the peace
negotiations. When ] was summoned
to appear before the foreign relations
committee Of the Senate / followed
the same course, with thu same real
ization OF the consequences to me. The
real difference between US is this
You now publicly urge that the Amer
lean people were and are entitled to
know the truth. You have taken them
into your confidence after they have
given judgment upon the treaty, when
it is too late for the facts you reveal
to help them. / acted when the issue
was still doubtful and it seemed GER
tain that the treaty would be passed
Your present criticism seems to spring
from the single difference that ! spoke
to representatives Of the American
people at an hour when the American
people needed facts and were seeking
facts upon which to base their de
cision on the treaty