The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-11
PRESENT TREATY OPPOSED
Pennsylvania Offers Resolu-
tion to Give Notice of
Senate's Proposition.
NEW BATTLE TO BE WAGED
Hopes to Unite Opponents to
Pact; Would Leave 1t for
Future Decision.

WASHINGTON. June 10 - The
senate fight over the league 81 ma.
tions was brought to moro direct
Issue today with the introduction OF
a resolution by Senator Knox. re
publican, OF PENNSYLVANIA, proposing
ma the senate give formal notice
10 the peace conference of opposi-
'lon 10 be expected should tho peace
treaty be submitted for ratification
IN .ts present form
Senator Knox. member ot the for
eign relations committee. drafted the
resolution after conferences with
other league opponents and pre-
sented 1t with the apparent support
of those who led In criticism OF the
league covenant He expected 10
crySia'liLe opposition sentiment. as
did Senator Lodge With the creation
of the round robin in the closing
hours of tho last senate
Would Aid Iuropc.
While declaring for immediate
conclusion OF a treaty dealing with
direct Issues Of the war only the res
oluton contains a far-reaChing pro-
poaal which would lay 1t down as a
policy of the American government
that whenever the freedom and pcac.
~ Europe Ia threatened the United
states will consider 1t again obIlga-
tory 20 cooperate IN event OF that
menace
Decision as to acceptance OF mem.
berehip IN The league Of nations
should be lCtt without prejudice 10
each nation, the resolution declares
for future separate confederation II
also AgHHTfa lack gf AIfHATlf.. a
treaty making power OF the govern
ment TO make a treaty which. in et-
feet amends The American CunFt!tu-
uon
Al Mr. knoN's request he rcsolu-
ton was referred without debate 10
the foreign relations commi,tc, lie
VIII attempt to re, committee action
tomorrow or Ihuraday. ana hopes TO
bring !, up In the senate for CON
sidcrauon by the end OF the week
The resolution is due to oucu "A new
chapter IN the league OF nations
fight, and 10 develop debate which
may be dNEn more bitter than that
over publication OF the treaty text.
Puts Taft In speech.
Except fur the reading nf the
Knox resolution. the treaty contru-
Ncrsy came To- tho surface only once
during the day In the senate That
was when Senator Pittman, demo-
CrHt OF Nevada. asked unanimous
consent to pr.u, In the record, with
"u' reading a speech by former
President TAFT advocating " the
l,aku,. senator Smoul republican, OF
I|au. ,u'"rppscd an objection and
Senator Pittman then put i'm the
apr'rn hN reading a.
Meantime however. there were
many conferences among senators
provisions OF the treaty. pub
lishcd in full In todays Congressional
hcCOrd, and the foreign relations
committee made p,ans TO resume 20.
morrow It's investigation of how
treaty copies reached private hands
IN New York
~ the six t.uanoters the committee
had summoned three T.. Morgan
Henry IT, Dawson and Frank \ Van
dcrlip- sent word they would %,
ready to appear tomorrow.
The committee arranged for a
larger room tor the .l8rlins when |
is 20 pc open to th8Jpuhli' the
committee IL expected 80. agree lo-
morrow on other witnesses to hc
ua..vl later Iu the week
Thomas " Lamont. ono W tho
ruannlers summoned is SAID 10 be
iH France" and It ls considered uU-
llkch that tho committee Will make |
a further ctfprt AZ this time To- have
him como 20 Washington Ano'htr.
Jacob Schlff asked ,o ho excused be-
cause of 100 rn''h 1ud PAU Warhurg
CONTINUED oN FACE FIVE