The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-05
BANKERS HAVE
COPYOF TREATY
Republicans Charge Powerful
Financial Interests Received
1t Long Ago..
SOLD ON BERLIN STREETS
Borah Expects tosRead Docu-
ment Into Record During
Day.
lBy ]. Bard CampbellD

.(By j. Bart Campbell)
Washington, June 5.--Copies of the
peace treaty. which Senator New.'re-
publican. of Indiana, alleged were be-
ing hawked in the streets of Berlin
for Is cents a copy, were expected
TO reach Republican senator's today
via Germany and the Scandinavian
countries. it was stated by republican
leaders of the senate.
Senator Borah, progressive republi-
can. OF Idaho, who first charged In
the senate that the peace treaty had
been secured from Paris by power
fQl financial interests of New York
Gty, served notice that if the peace
treaty reached him today from that
city, as he expected, he would have
it read in the senate and into the
Congressional Record before the end
OF the day.
1t was declared by republican SEN
ators that the big business" inter
ests which they claimed possessed the
treaty were now seeking to prevent
the copies from reaching the senate.
1t was expected that action would
be taken in the senate today on the
resolution sponsored by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking
democratic member OF the senate
foreign relations committee, which
provided for an investigation of the
charges of Borah. and of Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, senate ma
Jority leader, that New York financial
interests had the treaty while the
senate was still denied access to the
text of it, possessed by the state de-
partment.
Leak in Diplomatic Circles.
washington, June s. The leak
in diplomatic channels through
which 1T has been charged copies Of
the unpublished peace treaty with
Germany reached certain Interests
in New York was the subject of an
other stormy debate today in the
senate.
Senator Hitchcock, Of Nebraska,
ranking democrat of the foreign re-
lations committee, in calling up his
resolution for a senate Investigation
of all facts in the case declared the
VI DtUdlOIb lyOuRe, OIL
Massachusetts,, and Borah, of Idaho,
republican members of the commit
tee regarding the presence of comic
in New York constituted a mon
strous charge" If this charge had
been made in the interests Of the
public, he said, and not merely in
order to attack the treaty. the SEN
ators making it would have de-
manded senatorial Investigations
The speech drew replies f.om 10Th
Mr., Lodge and Mr.. Borah.
Il presume" said Mr.. Hitchcock
that there whl be no substantial
objection to this proposal. 1t is a
matter of the most tremendous ur-
gency that investigation should be
had of charges made upon the re-
sponsibility of two senators that
copies of the treaty have fallen into
the hands of New York interests
while being withheld from the SEN
ate Of the United States.
THE request for this investigation
should have been made by the sena-
tors who lugged into the senate this
serious charge. They do not appear
to realize the embarrassing position
in which they placed themselves by
not asking an investigation"
declaration of the Nebraska
senator that Senators Lodge and
Borah had "insinuated broadly that
the president permitted copies to go
to business concerns in Ne% York
City brought Mr.. Lodge at once to
his feet
L said nothing whatever about
financial interests" asserted the
Massachusetts senator.
1T is possible" replied Mr.. Hitch
cock, that there may be some diff
ference between the positions Of the
two senators in that respect. They
concurred, however. in their attack"
This charge involves an attack
on the president of the United States
of the most scandalous nature. 1t
appears to be a new chapter in the
attack on the treaty itself. 1t is
monstrous charge. Men who make
such charge owe it to the public
TO demand investigation, and they
would have demanded investigation
If they had been making it in the
public interest and not for the pur-
pose of hurting the treaty"
Senator Hitchcock declared that il
New York interests had treaty
copies they apparently are in close
communication with enemies of the
treaty than with friends of the
treaty"
As proof that he had seen the peace
treaty in New York City, d tow days
ago. Senator Lodge, of Massa husetts,
senate majority leader. described I'm the
senate this afternoon the document he
had hsld in his hands,
interpretations by Senator Hitchcock,
of Nebraska, acting senate minority
leader, caused the Massachusetts sena-
tor to admit that no repre- sentative of
New York financial interests had per
mitted him to examine the treaty, hut
that 1t had come to him from a man
Of great reputation" who's navre,
while he was no at liberty to mention
1t, would be Immediately recognized b.
the American people.
II was not within two or three miles
York, the other day" Senator Lodge
said
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska soon
after the senate reconvened today
called up his resolution providing for
senate probe of charges of Senators
Lodge and Borah that big business
in New York had copies of the peace
treaty.
Senator Hitchcock provoked a stormy
debate when ne called up his resolution
providing for A senate probe Of the al
legations OF Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts the senate majority leader, !
and Senator Borah. progressive, OF
Idaho that Wall Street had secured |
possession of the peace treaty while II
was still denied to the senate. and while
the state department withheld II from
the American people,
The Nebraska senator entered upon
defense of the president and absolved
the state department of all blame for
any peace leaks