New-York tribune., 1919-06-07

night, with view to determining the
reasons. The point was that Mr..
Lodge yesterday favored the Hitch
cock resolution, while to-day he IA
vorcd the Kellogg resolution which
omits mention of the names Of Sena-
tors Lodge and Borah, and would have
troadened the scope of the inquiry to
the sale of copies Of the treaty over
seas.
With extreme irritation in his voice,
Senator Lodge asked to have che
Hitchcock resolution passed uaamend
ed. Mr.. Kellogg agreed to this after
charging that Mr. Hitchcock was
merely trying to throw a cloud for
partisan purposes around the real is-
sue. which was how the treaties got
into the hands of special interests"
while denied TO the Senate and public.
Censorship May Prevent
At the State Department It was
pointed out that the censorship ~ould
probably prevent the receipt by
members OF Congress of copies
% the peace treaty reported
b. the Associated Press to have
been sent by the German gov
ernment. Senator Lodge made it clear
that he would not accept OF make use
Of such a cony. or anything else than
an "official" copy.
Senator Mccormick, OF Illinois, read
into the record the Associated Press
dispatch with regard to the German
government mailing these copies to
members of Congress. In the Senate
debate. Mr.. Hitchcock said that he was
"amazed" at the position taken by
Senator Lodge in favoring the Kellogg
amendment.
''Yesrerday and day before yester-
dev." he said, 'the Senator was for
this resolutior-this Identical rcsolu-
ton, which was introduced day before
yesterday and was before the Senate
ali day yesterday
'Jet me save the Senator's time
Senator Lodge rejoined. ~ viii admit
that | WAS inconsistent. I will admit
that | thought this (the Hitchcock)
resolution would do. | think now this
(the kellogg resolution0 is Il better
ono. I am perfectly willing to put my
name in. and | know the Senator from
Idaho will vote the same way, IL 1t will
please and soothe the Senator; but let
us have u vote on it,"
Purposes 70 Have Nots
eyes. I purpose to have vote. and I
propose to have 1t this afternoon" said
Mr.. Hitchcock, "and | purpose to have
the country understand that the Sena-
tor who was so anxious to stand here
upon the floor Of this SeHata and upon
his own responsibility charge that cop
les Of the peaca treaty wera in New
York in the hands of New York inter
ests'--
81 never said that" interrupted SEN
ator Lodge
Senator Hitchcock continued:
The Senator from Idaho takes the
proper position. He came in here upon
his own responsibility and made ce,'-
tain allegations. He was ready to go
before an investigating COMMITTEES and
hsve his statements lnvestigntet;; but
the Senator from Massachusetts after
having ths printed resolution before
him all day yesterday, after having
known exactly what its phraseology
was. after having had ali the expert
once Of many years Rs q legislator,
suddenly during the night has seen a
new light and he wants an investiga-
ton in some general terms of matters
elreadv admitted.
"W hat do we care whether the
printed copies were on sais in Germany
or not? If they were on sale In Ger
many that is a German matter. What
We are Interested IN now iB this: Are
those copies in New Ym'k? Are they
in me hands of interef,tg in New York