Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-09 | Page 3 | Thousands of Treaty Copies to be Printed

THOUSANDS OF TREATY COPIES I TO BEPRINTED WASHINGTON, July 8 The senate made reads today to receive the peace treaty from President Wilson and to take up without delay and in the open the bitterly contested question of its ratification. In direpard of precedent it was voted unanimously to open the doors to the public when tin- president makes his address Thursday submitting the treaty and asking for its acceptance. To the same purpose plans v. ere made hv the leaders to rush the document to the printer and to circulate many thousands of copies for th- lnrorma- Hon of the country. The decision to hear the president in open session was reached without suggestion from him although it was understood to square with his desires. . senate order to provide for the V sion was submitted by I hairman Lodge of the foreign relations commitee, after af-ter he bad confirmed at the White House published reports that Mr. Wilson Wil-son wished to appear Thursday It was adopted without discussion and without a dissenting vote. The order also provided that live senators be named to receive the president on his I arrival at the capitol and to conduct him to the senate chamber. Of these, Senators Lodge and Borah are bitterly opposed to the league of nations covenant while the other three are supporting It Senator Borah has repeatedly criticised Pres. Wilson's practice of delivering bis messages to congress in person and always has absented himself upon those occasions. ' He announced he would serve on the reception committee. Open sessions during the entire rat-' jfication debate are expected by lead ! ers on both sides. 1 no