Show DEMOCRAT I IS S SPLIT pt I II IS S y RUMORED HUMORED Lansing's Recall to America Believed Due to Opposition to Shantung Award and Separate French Pact By Justin Justh McGrath Editorial Correspondent Universal Service W W ASHINGTON July 8 R Reports Reports from Paris Pads of a division between between between be be- tween President Wilson Tilson and the theother theother other members of the thc American high commission on the thc Shantung Shantung- award and the special pact with France have hare given great encouragement to opponents of the league of nations In tl these ese differences iff they theys s see see o an nn opportunity ity of which they intend t to take all the thc advantage ad possible They i figure that Hlat if they can cnn show the I President did not have the thc support of i ibis his bis commission in the concessions he made to J Japan and France they will 1 have struck his league poli policy y a har hard blow t I tIt It Is reported from Paris that on the Shantung question Lansing White and Bliss all opposed tho the Pros Pres ident's ident view Thc They aro are said to have hae vigorously protested tho the wresting of this rich province pro from China and an I I han handing It over o with Its people peo peo- plo pie to Japan I I Yielded io to n They yielded It Is said only when hen the they found the Presidents President's purpose to tomake tomake tomake make tho the concessions which the Japanese Japan Japan- ese demanded was not to be changed b by their arguments I Secretary Lansing Is reported to have opposed the tho French pact on the ground that It was unconstitutional In that It took from Congress Cong Its power to decide for war or peace by binding binding- tho the United States Imme Immediately to go to the aid of Franco France In the event ent of an unprovoked 1 attack tt b by Germany Iris Ills attitude Is said to have been I maintained for a time In iii a n manner which provoked provoke the resentment of the Trench French It Is oven even hinted that this re resentment resentment re- re of ot tho French against him himor for or opposing the plan of ot security on which the they ha hind had set bet their hearts heart may account for Mr tr Lansing's recall and the Intention of ot the President to supercede supercede su- su I him b by Undersecretary Polk who has been the acting acting- secretary durIng during during dur dur- ing Mr Ir Lansing's absence Explanation of ot Recall Another explanation of his recall Is that ho Is out 0 of favor ta with the PresIdent President President dent because as It Is said ald he opposed him not on only I on the Shantung award and the treat treaty with France but also on the trial of or the kaiser The Senate Republicans who are fighting the tho league are seeking full light on these reported differences be between between between be- be tween the President and the members of or the high commission The They expect to I Continued on P Page Pe e 2 DEMOCRATIC SPliT IS RUMOR H HE J Continued from pa page pago c 1 f. f obtain it by calling Secretary L LaY Lir before the foreign affairs com and interrogating him on the s sill sul Tho The view taken is that If Ir the rt differences actually nr exist the pub entitled to tho the information N NA A treat treaty to which the high corn com slon sion gave its unan unanimous and hi consent would be one thing b treaty which was waa wholly pleasing ng i to the tho President and against so sort eon soi the main provisions of or which the thai members of ot the commission prot until l forced into line would bo lo lIef another thing in n the estimation 0 o opposition senators V V |