Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-06
REF PUBL|CANS AND
DEMOCRATS CLASH
OVER WILSON AND
NATION s LEAGUE
Norman Davis, Financial Ad-
wiser to Americans at Con
ference, Is Chief Witness
Before Foreign Relations.
LODGE AND FALL FIND
FAULT WITH PRESIDENT
Expert Says if Treaty Should
be Ratified With Covenant
Stricken Out Results to the
World Would Be Terrible,


Washington, Aug 5.-The league OF
nations and the Shantung settlement
both came in for more bitter criticism
today in the senate's consideration of
the treaty with Germany,
At a public hearing of the foreign
relations committee issues of thu
league controversy started dispute
which bordered on an uproar, and in
the senate chamber an attack on the
ShantunE provision by Senator Wat
son, republican, Indiana, developed a
series of sharp exchanges.
The committees clash over the
league grew out of the examination
OF Norman Davis, a financial adviser
to the Versailles peace conference, aua
centered in a heated discussion of the
attitude of President Wilson toward
supplying the committee with ade
quate information.
Chairman Lodge, replying to sug-
gestion that the president be asked to
come before the committee, declared
Mr. Wilson never had offered to do
so and had failed to send important
information repeatedly tsked for.
Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada,
replied that in his address to congress
such an offer had been made but the
committee majority had ignored 1t.
Lansing to Appear Wednesday.
Once the subject of the league had
been raised, league opponents had 4
foretaste OF what may develop when
Secretary Lansing appears before the
committee tomorrow by keeping the
witness under a running fire of ques-
tions relating to provisions of the
covenant. 1t was when Mr.. Davis de-
clined to pose as an expert on the
subject and, in reply to n question,
suggested that the president be con-
suited, that the committee members
clashed over Mr.. Wilson's course 10
the matter.
Under present plans the questioning
of the secretary of state tomorrow will
be in open session and it is expected
he will be asked to disclose manS
features of the Versailles negotia tons,
with the league covenant and the
Shantung agreement occupying a
prominent place in the discussions.
The senate adjourned tonight until
Thursday so tomorrow's committee
session may be uninterrupted.
"The president" sai6 Senator
Lodge. has never offered to come
before this committee. He only sent
a telephone message, saying he would
be glad to have the committee come
to the White House. We have called
for paper after paper and he has not
sent one"
Senator Fall, republican. of New
Mexico, remarked that the commits
tee did see the president at the White
House on his first return from France,
but had failed to secure from him any
adequate information. Democratic
members of the committee replied and
the argument became so sharp that
the chairman had to rap for order.
Russia to Get Slice.
Norman Davis, financial adviser to|
the American peace delegation. told
the senate foreign relations commit
tee today that he regarded 1t as likely
that Russia would participate in the
indemnity to he paid by Germany inl
the event that it organized a stable
government.
Russia made tremendous contri-I
button toward winning the war;" Mr..
Davis said, "and it was the general
feeling that the door should not be
closed completely to her in the EVENT.
a stable government was organized"
Mr.. Davis testified that the real rea-
sons why the peace conference set no
definite reparation total for Germanyt
to pay were 'largely political"
Senator Johnson, republican, of Call !
ifornia, asked Mr.. Davis If there had
been a great change of public senti-l |
ment regarding the league in France
and Great Britain, but the witness said
he had not heard of 1t. He made a |
like reply to question by Senator
republican, of Connecticut. |
regarding Italy. and the exchange be-
came so sharp that Senator Hitchcock,
democrat. of Nebraska, protested that
the witness should not be ''cross-ques-
toned like a criminal
Senator Brandegee asked whether If
the senate ratified the treaty with the
league of nations covenant stricken
out chaos would follow in Europe.
Mr.. Davis said he thought sthe re-
suit would be terrible, but Mr.. Bran
degee pointed out that Europe "got
along" without the United States for
Senator Moses shifted the argument
to the high cost of living. by asking
the witness thought that by
sending food to Europe the United
States would reduce prices.
II think sending food abroad will
not necessarily increase the cost of
living replied Mr.. Davis THE usual
laws of supply and demand have been
upset by the war"
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