Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-05

been talking to. and how those interests
got into possession of the treaty"
Senator Lodge said the Senate was
only asking for n public document, and
that he would be ''dclighted' to have
the Hitchcock resolution passed. He
added he had endeavored to have the
auditing committee expedite its con-
sideration, but had found that the Ne
braska senator in his hurried haste"
had not had the resolution referred to
the committee, but allowed it to remain
in the Senate after being introduced
yesterday.
The senator finds fault that We
didn't carry on an investigation in New
York, y Senator Lodge continued. Il
am not aware that we had any authority
to conduct such an investigation"
Senator Hitchcock said he was being
misreprcscntcd by Senator Lodge.
Il was shown copy of the treaty
by a friend of mine in New York who
is connected with no interests, con
tinucd Senator Lodge. How he got
it | did not inquire. If | were at lib
crty to mention his name the country
would realize that no more outrageous
suggestion could be made than that it
came into his possession by corrur-
ton
Mr.. Lodge said he examined the
treaty copy and found it contained DOS
small folio pages in English. Trans
lations in other languages totaled 41j
pages. he said. The only part he be-
came at all familiar with. he said, was
addenda establishing "a great and per-
manent organization for ntcrnationali-
zation of labor
Refused to Accept Copy
Il was told by another gentleman"
Mr.. Lodge continued. who is not con
nccted with business or financial inter
cStS that he had n copy he would allow
me to examine. | refused, because |
felt it would be my duty to make public
any copy that should come into my
hands. This gentleman told me he
knew Of four other copies in New York.
| saw nobody representing any fnan
cial interest in New York | was not
within two or three miles of Wall
Street. Senator Lodge said that the
State Department, in commenting on
his charges. explained that he probably
saw copies of financial sections of the
treaty which were in the hands of New
York financial interests.
That statement has not been contra
dicted.' said Mr.. Lodge. IF you want
an investigation ! suggest that you in
vcstigate your own State Department"
How these copies came to this coun-
try said Senator Lodge. Il do not
pretend to say. They must have come
from Paris. They must have been given
QUE by some one in authority there.
THAT is all | could tell any com
mittee. To say more would be great
breach Of faith.
Folks Statement Quoted
When Mr.. Lodge said the State De-
partment had admitted that financial
sections were in the hands of New
York interests, Senator Hitchcock in
tcrrupted to ask:
WHO made that statpmcnt?'
MIR. Frank Polk lthc acting srrrc-
tary of state) made it, replied Sen
, ator Lodge.
''To whom did he make it,"
ITO the press. 1t was printed in the
, press that evening. And | know per-
sonally that the statement was given
out"
Senator Williams, Democrat of
! Mississippi, declared he was tired of the
D effort ito nag and worry and bedevl the
President, not with regard to the mean
ing of the treaty, but regarding its
negotiation.
e I'm wager when it is found out
S who has these copes,' said the Missis
$ sippi senator. ''it will be found that
( that they're Republicans, He added
, that he understood some of the first
= copies to reach this country were
brought by financial agent high in
Republican circles."'
\ Immediately after the Senate con
d vened Senator Borsh presented his reso-
e luton approved yesterday by the foreign
relations committee, requesting the
American peace commission to secure
: hearing before the Peace Conference
for Edward DeNalera and other repre =
sentatives of Ireland. Mr.. Borah asked
unanimous consent for it's immediate
consideration. but on objection of Sena
tor Williams. Democrat, of Mississippi
it was sent TO the calendar. Mr.. VIII
lliams said he considered the resolution
"very i'll advised"