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Show i , , nil J Supreme Council Facing Serious Trouble I . In Settling Rumantan-liimgariaii Dispute I l: . JtJflki WILSON ! FIRM ON I TREATY I ft''- Has Not Receded From Position Against j Reservations. I COMMITTEE TO CALL Conference at White ;,J. House on Peace Con- M ditions Asked. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. -While gratified that the senate toreign relations rela-tions committee has decided to speed up consideration of the peace treaty. President Wilson, it was not receded from his position against reservations. It was intimated at the White House that the attitude of Senator Hitchcock rt of Nebraska, who told the foreign rela tions committee yesterday that unle:.; the committee reported the treaty out in the near future an attempt would be made to have it called up in the senate, reflected that of the president. Secretary Tumulty said there was "a strong possibility that the president would start on his speaking tour when the treaty was reported by the commute. com-mute. ' Mr. Wilson hopes to get to the Pa cific coast in time to review the Pacific Pa-cific fleet early in September and ex- ton congress will get well under way legislation designed to aid in the campaign cam-paign to reduce living costs. There was no indication at the White House when the president would receive the committee. To Inquiries, Secretary Tumulty said: "We have no 'comment to make." rl'i- Spet ulation at the capitol as to the purpose of the committee in requesting request-ing that the president received it revolved re-volved around the subject of reservations reserva-tions to the treaty and the league covenant. cove-nant. Before the committee acted it !had been intimated at the White House jj'jt-Uf I that the president had not changed Ins attitude against reservations. ! No date was fixed for reopening tho .hearings with Messrs Bullitt, Wil- -jM ' and others as witnesses. Some of tl to be called are not in this coun- 1 but will be invited to attend as ioou as they are available. All of th hearings will be open, Chairman Lodge , announced. The committee decided also to call i Dr. John C. Ferguson and Thomas F. ; Millard, regarded as authorities on , Chinese and Japanese affairs. I COMMITTEE ASKS CONFERENCE. After a two-hour discussion today the senate foreign relations' committee 'decided to notify President Wilson that ' jf j 'it would call ou him at the White IS fj House at bis convenience to discuss tho peace treaty. The committee also decided to call j before it E. T. Williams, S. K. Horn-,beck Horn-,beck and William C Bullett. who ro-! ro-! signed as advisers to the American peace commission at Paris because. It 1 . been reported, they disagreed with decisions by the conference. A motion to call also Colonel House, General Bliss and Henry White. American Amer-ican delegates to the peace conference, I was voted down nine to eight, Senators IMcCumber, North Dakota, and Harding, Hard-ing, Ohio, Republicans, voting with (jrliLj ! the Democrats. 1 in deciding to request a' conference wRb President Wilson, on which there was no committee vote, it waa agreed that all Information secured from the president should be made public. |