The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-10
INTRODUCES
RESOLUTION
TO RAP PACT.

WASHINGTON, June to.--The treaty
fight broke out anew In the. senate to-
day along new lines. The development
promised to speedily bring to head
Issues over the league OF nations. I'M
rediately at the opening OF the ses.
sion Senator Knox, OF Pennsylvania,
Republican, OF the foreign relations
committee and a former secretary Of
state, introduced a resolution to ae.
clare II the sense OF the senate that
the treaty can not be accepted IN US
present form, interviewer with the
league Of nations covenant
II was construed as an attempt TO put
ing President Wilson and the American
peace delegation at Paris that the ratl.
fieatlon Of the treaty viii be Opposed
In ltsSpresent form.
Although the storm appeared to pass
over for the moment when senator
Knox's resolution was referred to the
foreign relations committee without oe-
bate, 1t broke out again when Senator
Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada, began
reading into the record speech ny
former President Taft In favor OF the
league Of nations. Senator SmNQt, re-
publican, of Utah, had o moment Pc
fore refused unanimous consent tor
printing the speech in record.
The resolution was offered by Sena-
man Lodge of the committee and there
were evidences that II would have, the
backing of most of those who have
conducted the fight against the league.
The Knox resolution proposes that
''the treaty shall be so drawn ~ 70
permit any nation TO reserve wl.nous
prejudice to itself for future separate
and full consideration by It's people the
question of any league Of nations but
that the ,obligations or Germany ana
her co-belligerents under the treaty
shall not be thereby affected.
The Knox resolution also would de-
clare 1t the policy Of the United states
government, ''in order to meet fully ana
| fairly our obligations TO ourselves an9
| to the world, that the freedom ana
peace Of Europe being again threatened
| by any power or combination OF pow
ers the United States will regard such
situation with grave concern az :,
menace TO its own peace and freedom.
Foresees Complications.
In such an event the Knox resolution
proposes that "the United states VIII
| consult with other powers affected VIII
view to devising means for the re-
| moval of such menace and VIII, tne
necessity arising in the future. carry
| out the same complete accord ana CO.
operation with our. ehief GO -belligerents
4 for the defense of civilization"
kilograms requesting 8. E. Morgan
Henry r.. Dawson, Thomas w lamont
| Jacob 6chiff, Paul Warnurg and Frank
| A, Yanderlip, New York financiers, te
| appear before the senase foreign reia-
| tions committee tomorrow and TESTIFY
| in the investigation Of how copies q
| the peace treaty reached private IN.
terests in New Y5rE rere sent ol'
today by diercticl OF Chairman Lodge
Instes f"i5ns we're given yesterday by
committee that subpoenas for the
| witnesses be issued but Chairman
Lodge decided TO summon them by tele'
| graph, regarding the formal delivery
Of summonses by the senate sergeant
at arms as unnecessary.
Meantime members Of congress had
copies OF the treaty which were pub
| lished today in the Congressional Rec
FORD. Senator Borah, Republican, ldaho
who forced printing of the treaty yes
terday was understood to plan today
to have the senate, order the text print,
ed as a public document which would
make it available for distribution as q
complete volume.