Show TREATY SNUGLY LOCKED UP held in in the presidents own safe for the united state states senate washington dec 27 Secretary flay today received visits from somo some of 0 the tile members ot of the paris peace commission mr john D B moore upon whom as secretary devolved some of tho the most r delicate dellea te and weighty work required of 0 the jho commission is now engaged set oln aling up with the department the records ordot ordet of the proceedings and winding up its existence lie ile will return to new york and resume his duties as professor of international law at columbia university notwithstanding the more or less accurate reports that have been published as to the treaty itself secretary hay ilay remains steadfast in his purpose not to ma kothe be document public until the united states senate shall have authorized it it Is true that no law governs govern him in such cases the executive bran branch being quite as tree free as the legislative to make public or to maintain as confidential treaties and protocols but this Is a privilege little availed of in late years and at present there are motives of policy that operate to prevent a departure f from rom the usual practice therefore the treaty itself remains snugly locked away in the presidents own safe |