The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-10

VIOLATED BY
THE SENATE,
WRITER. SAYS

J. Fred Essary, Washington cor
respondent of The Baltimore Sun,
aCrote the foLJotOiHg description Of
the scenes IN the Senate yesterday
1chen the Republican, majority, aided
by handful of Democrats, defed
the President and ordered the teIt
OF the peace treaty printed.
Especial to The SUM.
WASHINGTON. June 9.-Par-
tisanship wins. 1t has put one over
on the President. 1t has success
sivelv derided him. defied him. and
defeated him. 1t has. made the ten
tative draft Of the treaty Of peace
a public document, contrary to the
express judgment of the President
and contrary to the absolute as
surances which he gave. to the gov
ernments associated with the Unit
ed States in war upon the central
powers.
All ProDrieties Disregarded.
In doing this the Senate disregard
ed all the proprieties and all the de-
cencies of international relationships,
but that does not matter so long as
the Lodge Borah-J Crimson combina-
ton gets in its heavy work That
triumvirate hates Woodrow Wilson
with an intensity that is almost IN
believable. and its members are out
TO scalp this pre-eminent Democrat
no matter what the consequences
may be. They are determined to dis
credit him before the whole world,
charged with terrible vehemence to-
day. the Republican leadership
leagues itself with Germany.
Only two days ago the Senate in
formal resolution requested the Pres
ident TO submit to il the treaty of
peace If not incompatible with the
public interest" Almost before that
resolution of the Senate could be
signed, sealed and delivered to the
Secretary Of state, much less the
President himself the same Senate
voted overwhelmingly to make a
public document Of a draft OF that
instrument brought to the United
States by a newspaper correspondent
This action, of course, violated
every element OF courtesy and good
taste, but that did not matter. The
dent to embarrass him in every pos
sible way and to add to the difficult
ties. OF his position in the peace con-
ference. And this il. is that triumph
ed today: that gIoriously hamstrunE
the spokesman OF the republic and
that tonight is celebrating the first
genuine victory of the new majorities
IN the House and Senate.
Democrats Lose HeadE.
But all the honor or dishonor. :
the case may he. of bringing about
this result cannot be visited upLn
the Republican Senators. True, they
engineered the whole business: they
perfected the plot and staged thu
great game. but they had allies \
very important group OF Democrats
voted with the Republicans TO make
the unofficial and unauthenticated
draft brought to the United States by
Frazier Hunt. Of the Chicago Tribune 1
a public document. The majority Of
Democrats, among them Senator John
Walter Smith Of Maryland, refused to
be led or misled into voting that
way. but some Of his party associates
seem TO have been swept of their |
feet
And there has been nothing more |
amusing in parliamentary annals OF
a decade than the sudden realization /
or the part Of these Democrats that !
they had made grave hlunder. AL |
most as soon as the vote had been |
taken they began wearing troubled 1
look. Grave Elances passed between !
them And upon the faces Of the Re- !
Publicans there were wreathed broad !
smiles as the Democrats fidgeted.
Finally the minority members could |
stand il no longer. First one, and /
then another OF them jumped 10 their |
feet and began 10 explain, TO offer |
apologies and 10 squirm before the |
galleries. One said he had voted IN
der q mIsapprehensIon Of the meas |