Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-09 | Page 10 | Lodge Offers a Resolution

I! LODGE OFFERS A RESOLUTION I Asks President to Submit Copy of Alleged Secret Treaty. ; TO HOLD OPEN SESSIONS Sherman Questions Authority of President to Impose League of Nations on U. S. WASHINGTON, July S -President Wilson was asked in a resolution intro- riuced today by Senator Lodge to trans-I trans-I mtt to the senate "if not incompatible I with the public interest," a copy of .in alleged secret treaty made between Japan and Germany and information as to whether this alleged covenant nas been abrogated. The resolution was referred to the I foreign relation15 committee without I discussion Three of the senators named on the It committee to prepare to receive the president are supporters of the league covenant, while Senators Lodge and I Borah have been leaders of the opposition. oppo-sition. ', Senator Lodge said today he expoct-I expoct-I ed the entire debate on the lreat to be in open session. That also is the expectation of the administration, although al-though a small group is said to favor I There also is sentiment for open I session of the foreign relations com inittee In the event the committee invites in-vites members of the peace delegation to appear before it, but after discuss Ion today by the leaders, it was said most if not all the committee's session would be executive. Senator Sherman, Republican of II 1 ItnoiB, introduced a resolution askinc the president by what authority he had undertaken "to impose upon the peo-ple peo-ple of this country and to make it.s I government subject to the league of j nations " The resolution describes the league as containing "all the necessary vital organs of an independent government whose powers are absolute over ihe I member nations." Under the rules the measure went over without action. I i oo