The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-25
Article ". of Proposed Pact
Required 1t TO Accompany
Peace Treaty.
BRANDEGEE Is ACCUSER
Reads Text of Special Alli-
ance Published in ''Har-
vey's Weekly"
LODGE SUPPORTS ATTACK
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Hitchcock Charges Senators
With Attempting to Ham
string Wilson.
LODGE SUPPORTS ATTACK
Special Despofch to TnE sU>.

Special Despofch 10 TnE SIS.
WASHINGTON. July 2l.-The charge
that President Wilson has alrendy
violated his agreement with France
in regard to the special treaty of al
lance between France and the United
States for the special protection Of
France against German aggression
was made with much vigor pnd
specification In the Senate to-day by
Mr. Brandegee Comm. supported by
Mr.. Lodge Mass, the Republican
leader.
The accusation i that this special
engagement with France. whose text
has not yet been transmitted to the
Senate. contained as Article ". pro-
vision that il should be submitted TO
the Senate of the Cnited States Mt
the same time the treaty of peace
with Germany was sent to the Sen
ate; also that the French Govern
ment should submit ii TO the French
Chamber of Deputies at the same time
that the treaty with Germany was
submitted to that body.
Both documents, 1t was explained.
have as matter Of fact already been
laid before the French Deputies. bu1
President Wilson submitted the treaty
with Germany more than a fortnight
ago and has not yet sent in the spe-
cial enga cement of alliance.
senator Lodges Comment.
After Mr. Brnndegee had stated the
whole case and read from the current
number Of HGrrev's Weekly the full
text of the special alliance treaty
Senator Lodge said it had seemed in
conceivable TO him that such an ell
gagement as was contained in the
Fourth Article could he contained in
the treaty. In view of the fact that
Ii had not been complied with
He did not pretend to know why
the provision had been written into
the treaty. bur assumed that 1t was
for perfectly sufficient reasons that
had appealed 70 the French Premier
and Minister for Foreign Affairs. and
that having been pur In it ought to
have been complied with.
Il cannot but regret" he said. that
II was not laid before MS At the same
time that the treaty of Versailles was
given to us. ms this agreement re-
quired II should be-"
The development that the President
had seemingly violated his agreement
with the French Government as to
how the two treaties should he han
died was one Of the twin sensations
Of the day, the other being the publ
cation of former President Taft's letS~
ters agreeing to a programme of res
ervationA in the ratification Of the
peace treaty.
Reads Text of Special Alliance.
Senator Brandegee brought the sub.
iect before the session Immediately
ntter II had opened, and Immediately
the teapot was in n state of tempest.
He rose. holding in his hand the cur
rent issue OF Hdrreps WeeLIU, from
which he read what purported to he
the precise text of the Franco -Ameri.
can special alliance. His particular
concern was to call the Senare's at
tention to Article ".
Soon after Mr.. Brandegee had he
gun reading Senator Hitchcock inter.
rupted to ask where Mr.. Brandegee
had obtained his copy Of the pur-
ported treaty.
II hold In my hand an authorized
copy of the document" explained Mr.
Hitchcock, "and there does not seem
TO he entire agreement"
Senator Brandsgee explained how he
procured the copy from which he was
reading, saying:
II procured this copy in a perfectly
regular and honorable way"
Just at this moment a messenger
from the White House appeared and
the ViCe-President announced:
"A message from the President OF
the United States"
And while the messengers portfolio
was carried to the Secretary's desk
Senator Brandegee observed sotts
voce:
\"Maybe that's the authorized copy.
see It is sealed. This one is not;
II is open"
The Committee an Fntc.Gn Rela
tons, proceeded Senator BrandesAe,
"and the Senate have passed several