The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-10

bulky document, Borah said he had
ALREADY made two important dlseoy-
s'eries.
First, that all German rights
and interests In Chinese Shantung
had been absolutely and uncondi-
! tionally. surrendered to the Jap
anese and TO a far greater degree
than the American people had
been led TO believe,
Second, that the valuable and
extensive Saar valley mines had
) been handed over TO the French
under conditions which virtually
deprived the Germans OF any voice
in the mattef-or regardless OF
the principle Of self determination.
Labor Clause To Be Studied.
Borah added that he hoped to be
aable to further inform himself as TO
the tex, OF the treaty before the end
OF the day, especially with regard to
the a%ddendum affecting the lnterna-
rehabilitation OF labor upon which
's,ress was laid by Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts, after his declaration in
the senate that he held a copy OF the
treaty in his hands in New York City.
That phase OF the treaty involving
immigration, Senator Johnson Of Cali
~'fornia said he wa naturally par
ticularly interested in because OF the
Chinese situation on the
Pacific coast Other republican sem
ators stated that they were studying
the many-worded document with all
the expedition possible in view OF its
staggering bulk.
Opposition to be Renewed.
The league OF nations covenant, as
embodied in the treaty, Borah and
other republican senator's said they
found 10 be virtually the same as that
previously made public separately.
Thefe was nothing, therefore, to alter
their opposition to the United States
becoming a party to the covenant, they
said On the other hand, they not only
expected to renew their opposition in
the senate, but they expected to be
aided by their possession Of the treaty,
even though its form was only that
originally submitted TO Germany, in
their avowed demand that the covenant
be stripped from the rest OF the
treaty by the senate.
A resolution providing that the sen
ate separate the two, which Senator
Sherman OF Illinois, sponsored, was
still pending before the senate, Shcr-
man may move to have the resolution
called up for action before the week
end. thereby adding fresh an,i-league
fuel to the fires OF senate debate re-
~yolying around the peace treaty which
republican senator's predicted would
"laSt all summer, at least
Administration Leaders Confident.
Administration senators declared to-
day that they were Of the opinion
that the republicans had not accom-
plished much in forcing the publica-
ton Of the original text OF the peace
treaty as that text was expected to
differ in several material respects
when the document was submitted 10
the senate III lN llndl, 'lAlN'"l 'N'''
for ratification or rejection.
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
who has been the chef spokesman tor
the administration III the bitter con.
troversy raging in the senate, declared
that the Republican mountain laboIed
and brought forth a mouse Tic
added that their Struggle to force me
publication OF the treaty had avalIeC
them little"
G. o. P. Satisfied.
To the democratic declarations tht
'republications replied they were sat
i,iied il only because they had sue
ceeded in furnishing the American
people with a copy OF the peace treaty
which had fallen into the hands q
certain financial and other private IN
teres,s and which was public property
in Germany and the Scandinavia
countries"
The senate foreign relations com
mit,ee was expected to resume the m
vestiga,ion Ct treaty leaks" wlthir
the next two or three days, or just a
soon as ]. Pierpont Morgan, Frank A
Vandcrlip, Jacob Schiff, Thomas +
Lamont, Harry p, DAWSON and Pau
Warburg could appear before tn
committee.