Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-26
SAY BOOK CONVCTS
. Mr.. LANSING ALN)
Senators Declare Peace coufs,.
ence Story Condemns Seer.
tary as Well as Presiden,
NO KIND WORD FOR Auruou

special Dispatch TO Eveh,,o ,,,,,,
""s"'ngton, March 2G.-LsnsihnDs'
oook on the Peace Conference and pu.
ldent Wilson's and his own nv, res.
are the talk Of Official wssh;." u "
senators who figured in the lone s.Oa ,s.
nsht were particularly interested IL ~ ~
contents and those who Ind No, "
tanned copies of the book read ~. ~. w.
views avidly. '"e re-
Almost without exception the sr,,.
came in for condemnation for bis oon.' ","of
Even Mr.. Wilson's bitteres, critic "'',v ~
clared the Lansing book sbowod ,' ue'
equally to be condemned" "''
Republicans and Democra,s ,,.,
took opposite sides of the cont,o. a'y
over President Wilson's policiss ,'y ~,
attitude as a general rule. Tho Ro,au aua
ican senators who helped dofo., .S ~.
Versailles treaty were especially bit.' ,"'
World Has Forgotten Or" w,,.,.
Senator Medill Mccormick Rsn"S
hs"h' VI iilnOlS, SAID.
Whatever opinion the rcsdo,
form on Mr.. Lansing's own ror. may
faris, he can form but ono ~ t 10
which Mr.. Wilson played. Tho" " tnat
Lansing's book justities the bars.nf; ar;
Or. Wilson's critics and conJor,A Oh
treaty and covenant for the samn ~. .ne
sons sons which led to their rejection bv 'tS. ~.
The world has forgotten DR. wu
son. Let us do so too, and With WI,
heart set to work constructiyelv 70 guy
pair the damage. Let us Labor ~ re-
realm Of realities and in practical i cons ru'
cord to rebuild the common economi. oUd.
life Of Europe and America" -''V'''c
Senator g. NJ. Hitchcock (Nehr,,
ka democrat. who led the Apht q.
ratihcation Of the treaty, said be NJ. b
not had an opportunity to read Lsn' L
sings book. but had read part n II.
estimates OF Clemcnceau and WoodroSs
wilson publ blished in magazine form
In my judgment President WiIso,
made mistake in taking Secretary
Lansing 70 Europe ana humiliatine hin
tnerc, senator Hitchcock said. SIt ia
questionabie whether Secretary Lam.
sing cou Id have rendered any reaI so,u'
Ice to the President under onv corS;' ortr
tions. But having been taken IA p,.;.
he should have been accorded tho cons %,N
sideration given the high officials y,
other governments at the peace Son.
ference. f's 'On'
In view Of their relations, il IL Nh.
vious that Secretary Lansing il utteriv
incapable of judging President Wilson
ia1rly. His book could not be fair, ne
he Is necessarily bitter over the way be
was treated. Judging from what I read
OF his articles. which preceded publcs.
ton OF the book, Lansing considerable
oyerestimated the relative position n
Clemenceau, and I have no doubt he
greatly underestimated the position and
service of Woodrow Wilson"
One senator, who said he had not
becn able TO obtain copy of the book,
declared that from q reading Of the 70.
views. It was apparent to him that vii.
son and Lansing were equally 70 ns
condemned. He took the ground that
Lansing should have resigned and told
the country what was happening at
Paris. "
Another Republican senator said "a
IF what Lansing gays in his book is
true. 1t was his business ana bis pa.
triotic duty to quit the Peace Con.
ference and inform the Senate Of the
facts which he now publishes, many Of
which we discovered for ourselves"
Lodge Mute: Moses Blames Wilson
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. cnalr.
man of the foreign relations commit.
tee. who led the fight for reservations to
the treaty, has read the Lansing BOOK
but refused to comment on it. One Of
his confidants said he understood the
senator would have nothing to say either
now or later.
Senator Moses, of New Hampshire
one Of the bitter enders," said;
MIR. Lansing states and his boOb
shows that on President Wilson aloni
must rest the responsibility for the
failure of the peace negotiations as
looked upon from an American stand.
point. While the book presents q sc.
we're indictment Of the Presidents poll.
cies and actions at the Versailles con.
ference, the author has been more than
fair to him considering the treatment,
he received from him afterward, and
he appears to have gone out Of bis way
to cover up and make excuses for tue
Presidents shortcomings. /"
Several senators who declined to be
quoted, declared the book reflected dis.
credit alike on the President and hi;
secretary of state
There were no kind words anywhere
for Secretary Lansing