The sun., 1919-07-15

PARIS SECRETS
Foreign Relations Committee
Votes to Ask Full Light on
Treaty Proceedings.
BLISS's PROTEST WANTED
Lodges Resolution to Get In
formation on Shantung Is
Much strengthened.
Special DespatcA 10 THE SIN.

! Special DespdtcA 10 THE suS.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Foreign
Relations Committee held an impor-
tant session to-day preceding the con-
vening Of the Senate. Although the
committee withheld consideration OF
either the Knox resolution calling for
separation Of the Peace Treaty and the
League OF Nations covenant or the
Fall resolution to declare peace, 1t did
not take favorable action on Senator
Lodges resolution calling on the State
Department to lay bare all facts al
hand regarding any special treaties
alleged to have been perfected be-
tween the German and japanese
| Governments and the Borah resolution
calling for the text OF the Lansing
White Bliss protest against the Shan
tung surrender to Japan.
Both OF these resolutions were or
dered favorably reported to the Senate
by strictly party vote. The commit
tee also reported without agreement
the resolution OF Senator La Toilette
(Wis) calling on the State Depart
ment to explain why Nicaragua has
recently been permitted to invade
Costa Rica, and why to the latter re-
public was denied tho right OF signing
OF the Peace Treaty. although a bel
hserent with the United States and the
/ Entente in the war.
| The Lodge resolution was amended at
the instance OF Senator McCumber
On d., whose suggestion was entirely
acceptable to Senator Lodge.
Broadens Japanese Inquiry.
The McCumber amendment was de-
signed TO broaden the scope OF the query
to the State Department and TO make the
demand more general with regard to the
alleged facts OF Japanese intrigue. AS
amended II was as follows:
Resolved. that the President be and
he is hereby requested, II not incom-
patible with public interest. 70 send
TO the Senate a copy OF any treaty
purporting TO have been projected be-
tween Germany and Japan referred
TO in the press dispatches hereto an
nexed, together with any information
session OF the state Department Cor
any further information concerning
any negotiation between Japan and
Germany during the progress OF the
war;.
1.-THE news dispatches referred to were
those carried by the United Press under
a Budapest date line on June POL
The McCumber amendment Is dis
closed in the foregoing transcription Of
! shAa
The vote on this strengthening OF the
Lodge resolution was:
Ayes-Senstors Lodge, McCunber,
Borah, Brandegee. Fall. Knox. Harding,
Johnson, New and Moses. Republican,
10. and Pomerene, Smith (Ariz) and
Pittman. Democrats-3 total IS.
Noes-Hitchcock and Swanson, Demo-
Gratis.
The committee then voted a favorable
report on the Borah resolution by TO
I 4, C. strict party vote. The Borah reso-
luton as amended In the committee fo,-
lows:
Resolped, That the President be re-
uuested, II not incompatible with the
public interest, to send to the Senate
a copy OF any letter or written pro-
test by any member or members Of
the American Peace Commission or
of any officials attached thereto,
against the disposition or ADJUST
ment which was made with reference
TO Shantung. and particularly a copy
of a letter written by Gen. Tasker
II. Bliss. member of the peace COM
mission, on behalf Of himself. Robert
Lansing. Secretary OF State and Hon.
Henry White. members of the Peace
Commission, protesting against the
provisions OF tho treaty with refer
ence to Shantung
Any memo or other information in
the possession OF the American Peace
Commission or any memo thereof with
reference to the attempt OF Japan or
her peace delegates to intimidate
the Chinese peace delegates and to
control the action of said Chinese
delegates through and by means OF
intimidation.
The vote on tho Borah resolution fol.
lows:
Ayss-Senators Lodge, McCumber, Bo-
rah. Fall. Knox. Harding. Johnson. New
and Moses, Republican,
Noes-Hltchcock, Swanson, Smith
(Ariz) and Pittman. Democrats. 4.
Senators Brandagee and Pomerene
were pairs on this question.
NicaraEuan Revolution Adopted.
The La Follette resolution was then
voted on fsvorably without recording the
vote. 1t Is as follows:
Resolved, That the President be
and he is hereby requested to In
form the Senate whether Nicaragua
has been and Is now permitted with
armed forces to invade and threaten
with invasion the territory OF Costa
Rica or has permitted armed bands
to organize or rendezvous within her
territory for such purposes.
Resolved, That the Secretary OF
State be and he is hereby requested
to inform the Senate II not incom-
pRtible with the public interest for
what reason Costa Rica, a belligerent'
with the Allies, was not permitted to
sign the treaty OF peace at Versailles
The committee received from the Sem
ate the following resolution drawn and
introduced by Senator johnson (Cal),