The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-06-12
SENATE FIGHT ON
LEAGUE TREATY
GIVES NOTICE THAT PEACE
TREATY IN PRESENT FORM
is INACCEPTABLE

TREATY IN PRESENT FORM
is UNACCEPTABLE
Washington, June 10.-The Sen
ate fight over the league of nations
was brought to more direct issue
today with the introduction of res
elution by Senator Knox, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, proposing that the
Senate give formal notice to the
peace conference of opposition to the
expected should the peace treaty be
submitted for ratification in its pres
ent form.
Snator Knox, a member of the for
eign relations committee, and a for
mer Secretary of State, drafted the
resolution after conference with 9th
er league opponents, and presented
it with the apparent support of those
who have lead in criticism of the
league covenant. He expected to
crystallize opposition sentiment, as
did Senator Lodge, chairman of the
foreign relations committee with the
circulation of the round robin in the
closing hours of the last Senate.
While declaring for immediate
conclusion Of a treaty dealing with
direct issue o. the war only, the res
olution contains a far-reaching pro-
posal which would lay it down as a
policy of the American Government
that whenever the freedom and peace
of Europe is threatened the United
States will consider it obligatory to
assist in the removal of that menace.
Decision as to acceptance Of MEM
bership in the league of nations
should be left without prejudice to
each nation the resolution declares,
for future separate consideration. 1t
also asserts the lack of authority by
the treaty making power of the gov
ernment to make treaty which in
effect amends the American Consh-
tuition.
At Mr.. knox's request the resolu-
ton was referred without debate to
the foreign relations committee. He
will attempt to get the committee &C.
ton tomorrow or Thursday and
hopes to bring up in the Senate for
consideration by the end Of the week.
The resolution is due to open a new
chapter in the league of nation fight
and to develop a debate which may
be even more bitter than that over
the publication Of the treaty text.
Except for the reading of the Knox
resolution the treaty controversy
came to the surface only once during
the day in the Senate. That was
when Senator Pittman, Democrat, Of
Nevada, asked unanimous consent to
print in the record without reading
a speech by former President Taft
advocating the league. Senator
Smoot, Republican of Utah, interpos-
ed an objection and Senator Pittman
then put in the speech by reading it.
Meantime, however, there were
many conferences among Senators
over provisions of the treaty, pub
lshed in full in today's Congression-
al Record, and the foreign relations
committee made plans to resume to-
,morrow its investigation of how
treaty copies reached private hands
Nm New York. Of the six financiers
the committee had summoned three
J. P. Morgan, Henry P. Davidson
and Frank A Vanderlip, sent word
they would be ready to appear TO-
morrow.
The committee arranged for a
larger room for the hearing which
is to be open to the public. The COM
mittee's expected to agree tomorrow
ON other witnesses to be called later
IN the week.
Thomas W. Lamout, one of the fl
nanciers summoned, is said to be in
France, and it is considered unlike
" that the committee will make a
further effort at this time to have
him come to Washington. Another,
Jacob Schiff, asked to be excused be-
e ase of i'll health, and Paul War
! lrg had left New York for Detroit
when the SUMMONS arrived and had
not replied tonight.
In comment on the treaty text, put
into the record after long hight
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