The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-04

Senator Borah threatens 10 mano
public In the senate b anna AZ -
bankers who have the treaky. eHD~
tor Lodge said he knew Of q ham1
-four copies which He now n NeN
York. They were obtained, ~ at4
in Paris n brought to this o0uukxy
for the use of the firms Woz1c1s no.
have them. The copies ware hnedstr5
members of the President.u immo0futa5s
encourage in Paris, SenaAnr Iodeo -
serted
Senator Borah said.
The trail OF big business b fe
ing out from Wall street to the Caul1&1S
to force the senate to Yattfy the f1WA4
against the wishes and desires az tn
American people"
Senator Borah's charge Ugnrd1mg
the treaty being in the hands - tie
banking interests was made In sthe4na-
lowing language:
'It is an established fact fhat <A1D
treaty which the resolution ia On1lfng
for Is public to all the people s06 H.
rope. including tho enemy win whe@
we were lately engaged It b a1nDrkruo
that this treaty Is now IN the puo-
essicn Of certain interests IA NoW
York city and while the senate toAGnp.
ing for a treaty with which 4 NM
mately will have to deal. and w1zno
the American people asking Tor =
treaty by which they will ut4ma110
in all probability. be bound. certain
interests in the city of New YoEk hsVo
the treaty and are dealing With ~
They are dealing with It and discus-
ing it while we are deprived OF IT.
SWANSON,S DEFEUgEE
Senator Swanson, an admtntEtrnt4uas
supporter replied that IN undsrstanA-s
ing had been reached 1 n Paris that -
treaty was not to be made public -
til Germany has signed It: II the c.
mans violated this agrceman1 he sa36.
there was 10 aso why thA AunGg3~s
can delegates should vlo1m1o r.
This brought Senator L0dgo - ~
feet with the following stA4AMsnf:
The treaty Is in New York -
a copy of 1t In my hands yoGAmlW
and I heard of several otlse9 $1,000
I was offered = copy to bring a. 49,.
and show my colleagues. 0ad Eh04s
40. copy could come into my haA1eS
without being made pubf1o There
fore 1t was not given me.
II heard OF four copies In e03DtAnao
In New York. How many more thoEo
there may be in the country I - -
know, but as far as / am &bAe - UA1pos
u the only place where II ID not ~
lowed to come is the senate o3 IT,
United States" T@
senator new lDQuQeQ 1S
ator Lodge had read naWUpoDWNH&S9
ports to the effect that copfeu 10
treaty are on sale In Berlin - f3e14..
cents each. Senator Lodge aAtA GE2
had read such a statement and ~
not doubt 1t was trua.
Senator Swanson again indicted 0N1G
the Issue was whether the
should ask the president - e1Wa
something which he had $aGeaeI
- -. - RI ER
ton should De sen to the 4oGo1xN
lations committee, which c0u16
tain why the publication OF ~
is withheld. 8SSSaN
In reply to a series OF Questtena1
Senator Jones. OF New Mexico. a40nKS
ministration senator. ~ tp ths Monlss
ing OF the expression that ~the Unlo61
States senate Is the only place W&@1&N
the treaty Is not allowed sto
Senator Lodge made this atatoM014gxsS%E
The copies OF the treaty WAra geVy
out In Paris inc II VA 1Us1n1 tn6o4@
many Of them were going t0sgAm91sS
ica-some of them may hAN~X19
mailed; and an order vas isssAA A
headquarters in Paris that - No1Uu2
were to be permitted to ret
were given out by the reproooQ4G
of the United States" #$$sS8
Heated ColleQuy. ssySga
This remark prectpitAtAd m A1GgX@
~collouuy between Senators IoAee ri q
Swanson. with the latter dAmAndtn9sN
know from whom the copies sW
Senator Lodge declared that -
posed they came 'from soma
presidents followers" A
What followers-. quNrie1 01Wan
They arc not representAxtxoesq
United States" 243f
There are no Representation
there except h preaident1N
agents" retorteA IcdgA WHEN
There 10 nobody authorised
ont foreign ntAtAmenf1 anMo&
stitution except the
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