Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-18
MORGAN PARTNERS
REVEALED TREATY
Former Senator Root Puts Leak
on Financier's Men.
NAMED BEFORE SENATE BODY
Henry p. Dawson Says lie Received
Copy From Thomas W. LamoEs,
Member of Peace Conference
in Paris.

Washington, June 1.-THE respon-
sibility for the leak" of the peace
treaty from Paris TO Wall street has
been definitely traced TO Thomas w.
Lamont, member of the commission
on reparations of Tie peace conference
by appointment by President Wilson
and a member of the firm of ]. p.
Morgan & Co.
1t was Mr.. Lamont who gave O
copy of the treaty to Henry P. Davi-
son Of the same firm in Paris May 9.
The copy was brought to New York
by Mr.. Dawson and given to former
Senator Elihu Root, who showed it
to Senator Lodge.
Transmission Is Established.
1t was this copy which Senator
Lodge held in his hands and studied
for an hour and a half" as he in
formed the senate in presenting the
charge that the treaty was in Wall
street hands,
These facts were clearly estab-
lished when the senate committee on
foreign relations in opening the in
vestigation of the Teak" heard the
testimony of Mr.. Root, Mr.. Dawson,
]. p. Morgan and Frank A. Vanderlip.
The chain of transmission from La
mont to Mr.. Root was told about
frankly and without any attempt at
concealment of the facts.
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Vanderlip tes-
titled they had not been in possession
of any copies.
Proves Lodge Charge.
The investigation accounted for the
copy which Senator Lodge saw. but
did not account for any other copies,
of which Senator Lodge said in the
senate he knew of four, and Senator
Borah said there were several.
Notwithstanding this, the fnvesti-
cation apparently will go no further,
and no more witnesses Will be called,
unless Mr.. Lamont should return from
Europe in the near future.
In that event he will be asked by
whose authority he gave a copy of
the treaty to Mr.. Dawson.
Senator Borah said he was entire
ly satisfied with the investigation be-
cause it had established the fact that
the international banking firms are
interested in the league of nations
covenant.
Root First Witness.
Elihu Root, former secretary Of
state, was the first witness in the in
vestigation by the senate foreign re-
I.4;o,- of thu y,aooa fr.oo4xv
leak.
publication Of the desire of the
committee to learn how copies of the
treaty reached this country" said Mr..
Root, in beginning his statement, lied
me to feel it was proper, If not duty,
for me to come here and give the COM
mittee certain knowledge on that sub
ject which have.
~ have copy of that so-called
treaty, have had it for several weeks.
1t was sent to me by III. p. Dawson,
chairman of the International Red
Cross league. 1 stand upon my right
to have it. l assert the entire pro-
priety of his giving it to me. He had
il because of his legitimate interests
in the Red Cross, involved in the
treaty"
Mr.. Root said he understood Mr..
Dawson had the copy In Paris in con-
nection with Red Cross affairs and
brought 1t away with him, there be-
ing at that time no injunction against
bringing copies to the United States"
ut was not a secret document"
continued Mr.. Root, parts of it, no
tably the covenant of the league of
nations. had been published"
Mr.. Root remarked that the Ger
man government had made the treaty
public in detail.