Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-06
SAYS LODGE CHARGE
/. ATTACKS PRESIDENT
At Instance of White House
Senator Hitchcock Presses
for Probe.
HEATED DEBATE IN SENATE
John Sharp Williams Declares
Time to Halt "Bedeviling"
of Executive.
rRv Associated Press.1

foE associated Press
WASHINGTON. june 5-The leak
IN diplomatic channels, through which
II has been charged copies OF the un-
published peace treaty with Germany
reached certain interests in New York.
was the subject of another stormy
debate today in the Senate
senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska,
ranking Democrat OF the Foreign
relations Committee, in calling up his
resolution for a Senate Investigation
OF all the facts IN the case, declared
he statements of Senators Lodge, of
MHassachusetts. and Borah, OF Idaho,
regarding the presence Of copies i'm
Eew York constituted a "mons,rous
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 Senators making it would
S ,ion dTmanaea Ths snsscs senatorial inves;ga-
noin MI Lodge and Mr. Borah
An Emergency Question.
... presume, said Mr.. Hitchcock.
that there will be no substantial OBJ
ter of the most tremendous emergency
that investigation should be had Of
charges 81 ,s. made upon the responsb bility
treaty have fallen into the hands OF
New York interests while being with
held from the Senate Of the United
The request for this investigation
who Sn"u'n I,,n nave been been made MAJ by the Senator's
Gus charge They do not appeas n,e eri 70
realize the embarrassing position in
which they placed themselves by not
asking AN Investigation"
A declaration by the Nebraska Sena-
tor that Senator'S Lodge and Borah
had ''insinuated broadly that the Presi-
Se@ sSp!ee York ,y PS%snsS5 SropsSs
Mt. Lodge at once to his feet.
o,nncia SAD n,l,I nothing whatever about
,i ii h + possi6Ie," replied Mr.. Hitch
ence between the positions Of the TWO
Senators in this respect They con-
Cured. however. in their attack"
Attack Involves President.
the ibis hrs.fdsn,s charge =, inSoiyes an s.aek
the most scandalous nature. 1t appears
70 be a new chapter in the attack on
the treaty Itself. Men who make such
tnvesngation, and they would have de :
nsnded inyestigation IL they had been
taking It In the public interest and not
:. Senator Hitchcock declared that IL
New York interests had treaty copies
nies, rhey appaTentiy i;e are in closer commu-
than with friends Of the treaty"
III ne held the treaty in his hands"
TO Senator Lodges statement as made
In the Senate. ''he held stolen goods:
nrSoibabiy secured by bribery; goods
In Paris promised not to make public
| Is strong statement for a Senator
or %, ne United states TO make--that the
treaty and allowing 1t 10 go somewhere
Washington Set Precedent.
s,ssina senator WILLIAMS. Democrat. of Mis-
S. SS.issippi' referred 10 the refusal of
OF a treaty. TO which Senator Borah.
republican. of Idaho. said
why quote George Washinrtono
;rines.'' tis uoc-
Il say the time has come for an in.
terests The Massachusetts o senator snat bas ,az
tl oeeh taiking to. and how those inter
nator Lodge said that he would be
oIntis isnteo 70 have the Hitchcock res
ny friend of mine in New York. Who
med rs ddoSneeted S with no interests" contin
did not fs9u in9uire odgf M9s Ie9s he got IT,
mention his name the country woniG ID
resiize ras,;o mat no more outrageous suE
ton" oS corrup-
coa,t atter two hours debate the Hitch
disp, d1Ch resolution, without a vote, was
ton OF Senator johnson, Republican of
antofnia, n asking the State DEPART
% his measnrs 1ea ine trea,y text In calling up
sag ne hoped for vote today.
~, was stated authoritatively today
rn rnse senator Hitchcock introduced his
nionse rouse after conference yesterday
win Secretary Tumulty
President Fully Advised.
president Wilson Is being kept fully
siea has been OF me the situation but SO far as
oicated whether he would autborina
.he state Department to furnish the
ofeaty t ~ text to the Senate in the event
resolution.
Senator, Williams. Democrat. of Mis-
sissipp.: declared he was tired of the
the President. not with regard to the
meaning of the treaty, but regarding
III wager when it is found out
who has these copies" said the" the Mis-. Ms.
sissippi Senator. sit will. be found that
they're Republicans" He added that
to @ reach this country We're brought by
a financial magnate high In Repubn,
can circles.
May Have to Go to Berlin.
senats Ihe tresty treat, s; cannot be sent to the
Williams. 1T begins to look as il
the Germans, were not going to sign
II we are. forced to go to Berlin there
will be additions to the treaty"
Senator Thomas. Democrat, OF Colo
rado, accused the Republicans Of piay
ing politics with the treaty He de-
clared that since the Death of Theo
core Roosevelt, whose demise was
publicly. mourned. but privately re-
Joiced at by some of his party, many
Republican Senators had been plow-
ing in the field of International poll
ties, each hoping that his particular
plowshare would turn up the presi-
dental grub"
Tonight Acting Secretary Polk, Of
the State Department, took a hand in
the controversy through issuance OF
Senator Lodge during the debate that
the State Department had told news
paper men financial sections OF the
interests in New York. ''''e'
"As far as know" said Mr.. Polk.