The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-06-12
SENATE CALLS
4. !. BANKERS
in LEAK PROBE
Morgan, vanderlip and Others
Summoned-President Gables
Request For Thorough In
quiry. q . Lii.
Ry United Press.

senate foreign relations To-Day SUD-
poenaed J. p. Morgan, Franz A. Van
derlip and other big New York bankers
as witnesses In the investigation OF the
treaty leak" as.E i5aF
The entire list of those s~ubpoenaed
follows: rat5 81. an
Jacob schiff, Henry p. Dawson,
Thomas Lamont. Paul Warburg, Mor-
gan aid Vanderlip. The committee in
structed VANDERBILT to bring with him
all correspondence between Morgan &
Co., and its Paris and London agents,
with relation to the Paris peace treaty
and the League Of Nations, particularly
the letters written to Dawson while he
was abroad as head Of the American
Red Cross. e.. ~.
The committees action closely fol-
lowed presentation by Senator Hitch
cock of a cablegram to him from Presi-
dent Wilson in which the president
seconded H~itchcock's demand for in
v~estigation of the charges of Senators
Borah and Lodge that the text Of the
treaty is in the hands, Of New York
persons.
Hitchcock presented the cablegram
as soon as the committee met in pub
lie session to lay plans for the leak"
investigation authorized by the Senate
last week under the Hitchcock resolu-
ton. e
Urges Thorough Probe.
The text OF the presidents message
follows. rua ~ o. .,Ea
"Tumulty. White House, Washington,
D. c. a*.@.#s -! p .t.sH g.
Please convey the following 20 Sen
ator Hitchcock:
l"I am heartily glad that you have
demanded an investigation with regard
to possession of the text Of the treaty
by unauthorized persons.
81 have felt that it was highly un-
desirable 20 communicate the text OF
the document which is still in negotiation
and subject to changes. Any one who
has possession of the official English
text, has what be is clearly not entitled
to have or communicate. .u~
II have felt in honor bound to act in
the same spirit and IN the same way
as the representatives Of the other
great powers in this matter and am
confident that my fellow countrymen
will not expect me to break faith with
them.
II hope the investigation will be
most thoroughly prosecuted.
" Woodrow Wilson,
Following presentation Of the presi-
dents cablegram Senator Rorah was
asked to state to the committee what
Information he could give that would
be helpful in learning who has the
treaty and how they got it.
"On March G." said Borah, II began
an investigation to find out what inter-
est in or connection with h league Of
nations the great international bank
ers OF New York had. l learned that
all were deeply Interested in the
league and were working for its adop-
ton in this country. They were assist
ing. ! found in ;&rious ways, by con-
tr;butions. public speeches, interviews
and other methods. l became con-
WINGED they were supporting the league,
not through m ultra-patriotic mo-
t!ves. but for private reasons.
7 do not intend to give the source OF
my Information, which catne to me in
various ways, u l will give the COM
mittee the results OF ii. l now ask
tina. the committee subpoena the fol-
lowing men" ..s.
Borah then submitted the list later
subpoenaed by the Senate, excepting
Var er,ip. ~-
would ou mini adding the name
of Frank A. Vanderbilt" asked Senator
williams. Mississippi. q
The COMMITTEES acIuiesced in this
suggestion. !
Continuing his statement Borah
said: o.
Il think by questioning these gentle
men the committee viii learn first that
their interest in the league has been
constant and active, and second that
ther have had capi.s of the treaty for
TIE ras: ten days,
"Therc ~ be no difficulty about
establishing the facts concerning their
possession Of the treaty. The diff
Guilty will come in showing their inter-
est in Il. But l want to lay n
ton for developing that" "
Lodge States Position.
Senator Lodge, who made the first
charges that The treaty was In the
hands Of New Workers., was one OF the
star witnesses at he opening session..
lie declined OH the ground Of his sena-
toll al immunity to give names OF per-
sona who ha. the treaty, but he said
nc would ask permission to disclose
their names
Acting Secretary Polk, of the state
department testified that he. had re-
ce.ye1 copies from the American peace
mission in Faris and had them locked
in tho state department vault. He
could not believe that any of those
copies were the ones referred to as
being in New York.
Senator johnson. California tried to
establish why, whcn a synopsis of the
treaty was given out. the text was
withheld, but Polk said he could give
no information except that an agree
ment with France and England pre-
vented publication of the text. Polk
also was unable to say whether the
synopsis represented a true summary
OF The treaty terms. He said he would
compare them and inform the COM
tnittee. "s .-. o.
soon after the Senate today Senator
Esrah pct into the record A. copy Of
the peace treaty text which he said
mad been handed to him by Frazier
Hunt, a Chicago newspaper man.
Democrats demanded a roll call on
the question of putting the treaty in
nc record. -a.r.a..
The vot. was AZ to 2 in favor of pub
liicatiCa.
CORRESPONDENT GETS TEXT.