Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-07
SENATE CALLS FOR
SEARCHING INQUIRY
INTO TREATY LEAK
Adopts Resolution to Ascer-
tain Facts in Lodge
Charges.
VOTES TO ASK FULL TEXT
OF GERMAN PEACE PACT
Little Opposition in Upper House
to Senator Hiram Johnson's
Proposal
NATTER GOES TO PRESIDENT
S'atc Department Will Submit Re-
quest of Upper House to E.-
,ccutiye at Paris.
MATTER GOES TO president
rBy Associated Press.


ASHINGTON. June G.-Rcsolutions
asking the State Department for the
'eht OF the treaty with Germany and
directng the Foreign Relations Com.
mittce 10 Investigate now copies Of
the unpublished document have reach
Cd private hands In New York were
adopted by the Senate today with
roll call.
Action on the Two proposals came
unexpectedly during lull in the
stormy debate they had aroused. and
IN: chamber when. IN quick success
SION. the resolutions We're put 20 Il
no,e. Their passase Itself, however;
feen conceded tina; each would have
a majority
The request for the treaty viii be
referred by state Department; officials
10 President Wilson and secretary
Lansing a, Paris and. pending reply.
no otic'al opinion is available here a
10 whether the tcNt VIII be forth
coming.
Ordern Far-KcnchinE Inquiry.
Under the Investigation resolution.
,niroduGed At the request Of the White
llouse by Senator Hitchcock OF Ne
brasha. senior Democrat OF the Fer
eign Relations Committee, 1t IS cx-
pec,ed that tarc,reachins inquiry VIII
lnittec VIII meet Monday 10 formulate
plans. which may Include the sum-
moning OF members OF the American
peace delegation,
Adoption o. The Hitchcock resolution
came first. Just after the debate had
reached a dramatic climax IN clash
between Mr.. liiich cock and Chairman
Lodge. OF the Foreign Relations Com
nittee. After this clash request by
Mr Loas az; ,hst The Sena,s spbs,ituts IT.,
Senator Kellogg. Republican or Min
nesota. Was Withdrawn. and the ques-
tion was put on adoption.
rn1 ,
text. introduced by senator, Johnson.
Republican. OF California then came
rules and it Was DISPOSED OF within
less than a minute with only few
scattered noes"
Had Mcf Stubborn Opposition.
1t had been opposed stubborn!y dur
ing two weeks Of debate by the Presi-
dents supporters. and the general eN-
pectation had been that the vote on
u would be close.
cute. Senator Lodge said the Hitch
cock resolution apparently had been
hastily drawn and tha, his objSet
measure. With this Senator Hitch
cock Immediately took issue. saying
tn substitute was quite different IN
Senator'S i.odGe and Borah, Republi-
can. of Idaho. ms having made charges
that the treaty IS in private hands in
New York
His own proposal. continued Mr.
Hitchcock, would show. by naming the
two Senators, where the information
came from that started the inquiry.
Il am amazed. continued the Ne
hraska Senator. 'at the position now
taken by the Senator from Massachu-
setts. Yesterday ne wanted immediate
action. Yesterday and the day before
ho was for this resolution. And now
the Senator, who was so anxious 10
being In New York. wants some one
else investiEated.
Draws Denial From Lodge.
Referring 10 differences that the
treaty was in the hands of financial
interests, Senator Hitchcock drew
II didn't say that" shouted the For
elgn Relations chairman. Does the
Senator question the truth OF what
say?"
but ] think we ought to have another
investigation to find out what's han
pened during the list twcntyfour
hours. and what new light ne Sena-
tors on the other side of the amber
have seen.
You can beat my resolution if you
want TO. You can put in that vague
substitute. But the people of the coun-
try won't he satisfied with that kind
OF an investigation"
Senator Lodge denied that he de-
sired TO evade investigation and as
sured Senator Hitchcock that he
senator Rorah said he though,
either resolution would be broad
enough to give the committee access
10 "the whole field of investigation.
Much Speculation in Vogue.
tbere was much speculation tonight
70 the turn ths Inquiry may take
Senator Lodge told the Senate yester-
nay that he could not reveal the source
Of his information about the treaty
copies. and Senator Borah is understood
to take the same view
In some quarters II was suggested
that subpoenas might be issued to
representatives OF any financial inter-
ests suspected of having private chan
nels for securing such information
Another opinion was that the inquiry
would begin at the other end and
would seek to locate first any possible
"lcak" among government officials or
attaches.
In this connection much comment
WA. caused by an Associated Press
dispatch mentioned in the Senate dur
ing the day by Senator Mccormick, Re
publican. OF Illinois, saying it was un-
derstood in Paris that the Berlin gov
crnment was sending copies OF the
treaty to members Of Congress- So
far as could be learned. no such copies
have arrived here. Senator Borah has
announced his Intention Of making the
treaty public as soon as he receives
p copy, but he said tonight he had
been unable so far to obtain one
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