New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
McCumber Charges Foes
of Pact With Pro-Cerman.
ism and Refuses to Re-
tract on Reeds Demand
Hitchcock Joins in Fray
La Toilette and Brandegee
Would Drop Discussion
Till Lansing Gives Facts
Ne-o York Tribune

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Wassin0to Buroau
WASHINGTON, Oct IA. - Heated
personal interchanges between Sena.
tors on both sides of the peace treaty
light made to-day's debate in the Sen.
ate the most bitter that has taken
place since the document was sub
mitted to the Senate by the President
Tor ratification.
Senator McCumber. Republican. OF
upon the Shantung provision Of the
treaty, charged the opponents of the
treaty with proGermanism. The
charge was quickly resented by Sena-
tor Reed. of Missouri, who demand ed
q retraction. which was refused.
Senator Reed and Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, administration lead
er in the treaty fight, later engaged
m an alteration. Senator Hitchcock
disputed Senator Reeds Interpretation
of the arbitration provision of the
clared that he was as able to inter
pret the treaty as the Senator from
Nebraska. and referred to Senator
Hitchcock's resolution placing an en-
barge upon the expectation of arms to
the Allies. which Senator Reed said
Senator Hitchcock had introduced in
the Senate after the sinking of the
Lusitania.
Hitchcock Denies 1t
Senator Hitchcock jumped to his
sect and denied that he had proposed
The embargo after the sinking of the
ship. 81 introduced the resolution in
December, 1914" he said
Senator Reed said that if Senator
Hitchcock wanted to insist upon that
statement he would accept it, but he
produced the record of the Senate to
show that Senator Hitchcock had re-
introduced the measure in December
1915, seven months after the LusitaniN
was sunk.
~ will always defend the bill" Sen
ator Hitchcock declared. 81 introduced
1t in the interest Of neutrality"
During the course of Senator Lodge 3
prepared address attacking the Shan
tung settlement Senators Reed. Lafol-
lett, of Wisconsin, and Brandegee, of
Connecticut, all of whom are "irrecon-
silables," and favor the rejection OF
the treaty, questioned the Republican
leader at length regarding the refusal
of President Wilson to transmit docu-
ments bearing upon the treaty 20 the
Senate.
Reed Demands Facts
Referring to the refusal of Secretary
of State Lansing to approve transmit
ting to the Senate the Department OF
Commences report on the Chinese rail
ways and the reports of American
representatives on the Japanese Chi
nese relations. Senator Reed declared
ITO expect the Senate to pass upor
an important document without know
ing the facts is to expect the Senate tt
submit to being played the fool with
I am tired of dealing with the cas-
without the papers, and think the Sen
ate ought to take that attitude. SO fa
as am concerned, l think considera
ton Of the treaty ought to be laiC
aside absolutely until the Executiv'
places the Senate in possession of tn,
papers"
Senators La Toilette and Brandege,
also declared that the Senate shoult
drop consideration of the treaty unit
the President has furnished the Senat,
with the documents he has been asked
FOR.
Il feel that we know about all tha
we are likely to know said Senate,
Lodge, "and for myself would be glat
TO go ahead and finish the treaty's con
sideration."
Lodge Wants Vote at Once
Senator Lodge said later that an,
move to have consideration of tn,
treaty dropped until the President /
back on the job" does not have hi