The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-10

s.hly not until Thursday.
The committee adjourned its meeting
only n few minutes before the senate
assembled at noon and President VIII
sons 80, hlrr raJm. brought IN by senator
Iitchcuck. apnncc brought up IN" SUB
irct in rh. S"nat" chamber. y" sooner
had the mrSsar" been read mt" tn" re
ord than senator l:"rah was on ms ''''.
81 now hay" IN nay possession copy
Of th., pcac., treaty" said he.
81 am permitted 20 max" this public
by ,hos. who gave il To me. THIS Jar
rIculnr copy was brought I" th!S country
hy a staff cores pond"nt 0f -" thI'lE"
Tribune, Mr.. Frazier Hunt. ask unnn,
imuuS consent that II be printed IN the
record"
Tho request electrified tn" "hrmh"r
senators en- both sides sensing "linHA
to the fight over puhliCat'"n Of IN"
treaty. TIL" presidents support RS
promptly refused unanimous consent
and Mr.. Rorah then made his motion 10
print II. That quickly was put :" a
vote. and tho documcnt was "ru''''
printed. ~ 10 81.
As soon as the roll call was over many
senator's were on their feet ASKING m
opportunity 10 explain their vote. ma
;hc speech making proceeded I" r"S"IN"
itself INTO u debate on the pr"pr''t| "'
making the treaty public ana on INC
merits Of the league of nations.
Senator Hitchcock denounced IN" pro-
cedure as beneath IN" dignity ~ inc
senate and as a step "Co-"pcrallnE win
the German government.
Senator Swanson. Of Virginia. IN
other member OF the foreign relations
committee. declared II showed "A most
| remarkable diSrcSpCCt OF IN" pr"Sid'i |.
Senator Johnson replied that the only
| inramy in the matter was in "Cnd"aNor
! ing 10 keep secret from all the p"o1'l"
what Wall street has" and Senator
Poindcxtcr, Republican. Of Washington
asserted that the senators obJ"clinE
most strenuously were those who w"r"
! Stoves; to support active war measures
| against Germany.
/ After moro than an hour. Senator
! Bcckham. Democrat. Of Kentucky. Saio
he had voted for the Borah motion I'M
dor n misapprchcnsion and moved to re-
consider tho action by which the treaty
was ordered printed. \ RECONSIDERATION
vote was prevented. however. by the ar
rival of O'Clock. when the wiz" rc?cal
hill came automatically before the SEN
at".
! With the reconsideration motion
pending, il would have been Impossible
to print the treaty In today's record and
the presidents supporters utilized the
opportunity to endeavor to have vote
postponed until tomorrow.
Senator Hitchcock who had the hoo'
yielded IL to Senator Williams. who
spoke for an hour and half in wha
opposition leaders charged was MI
buster. He declared Senator's Lodge
and Borah were 'naESinG'' tho prcsidcn
bv means Of n partisan majority. aid
cd by a few men on this side who ar
seeking reelection"
Shortly before 1 o'clock. Senate
Williams concluded. and Senator Rorah
obtaining the floor. remarked that tn
Authenticity Of his treaty copy had beef
questioned. and that he would prove |
. by reading the document. Thereunol
, he began with the preamble OF the biI
volume
: Immediately farIiamCntary objec
lions. coupled with storm Of denuncia
ton for the Idaho senator's course cam
from the Democratic side.
All these efforts to cut of the read
;; ing failed. and for an hour Mr.. Borat
: standing at his desk near the center o
the chamber. read through the preambl
with it's long list Of foreign siSnatorie
and into the first section OF the treaty
, the already published covenant Of tn
? league Of nations.
1 Al last however conference anon
, the leaders brought compromise b
( which unanimous consent was given t
( interrupt tho reading and vote on IN
= reconsideration motion It prompt
was rejected. AZ 20 20. opening the wa
: 70 rush the treaty OF to the government
printing office.
The victory for those who have aske
publicity for the treaty had an echo
the other end Of the capitol where
: member announced In the house ami
= a storm Of Republican applause that IN
treaty would be printed in tomorrow
= record. In the senate. however IN
! final scene Of the dramatic struggle ha
d none Of the outward air OF s"hsatio
= and before the final roll call was finisf
ed most Of the members were on the
o way away from the chamber