The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-10
HAVE The TREATY
Senate Republicans Are Salts
fed After Borah's Victory.
But Democrats Are Busy Find
ing That "Leak."

Washington. June 10.-Each men,
Der of congress today had a copy of
the peace treaty with Germany. The
voluninous and much debated docu-
ment was contained in the congress
siona1 record, printed by order of the
senate late yesterday after an epoch
making fight and just after a message
from President Wilson had been read
saying he could not make the treaty
text public without breaking faith with
other members of the peace council.
The copy of the treaty brought to
this country by a newspaper man went
into the record as a result of vigor
Gus efforts of Senator Borah OF Idaho
and other Republican leaders. who
blocked every move of the Democrats
to prevent publication. The document
was ordered printed, however, by
vote of At to "a.
Borah Started to Read.
1t was not, however, until Senator
Borah began reading the 100000 word
text of the treaty, which would have
opponents of the publication plan
capitulated.
No word had come today from Pres
ident Wilson in reply to the recently
adopted amendment of Senator john
son, in which the senate asked for the
treaty text, but message from the
president was looked for at any hour.
Those who had any doubt that the re-
quest would be refused see in Mr.. Will
sons cablegram yesterday to Senator
Hitchcock, senior Democratic member
of the foreign relations committee and
author of the resolution under which
the treaty leak is to be investigated,
an indication that he will decline to
comply with the request.
1t is believed his refusal will be
based on the view that it would be
incompatible for the good of all con-
tn he tay nf he
made public at this time.
In khe meantime the historic treaty
league fight in the senate and the
promised sensational developments at
the leak" investigation continue to
be the big topic in congressional and
official circles with speculation keen
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee today prepared to query New
York financiers on Wednesday con-
corning the treaty leak"
Senator Lodge announced that sub
poenas summoning six New York
financiers who have been called would
be sent out from Washington today.
Printing Record Broken.
The outgoing mail of senators was
| burdened today with copies of the
| Congressional Record containing the
treaty text presented to the senate
yesterday by Senator Borah, and or
| dered printed after long and bitter
| fight. All records of the government
printing office were broken in print
ing the treaty. The $4,000 words
were put into type in two hours and
| $4,000 copies are in the hands of SEN
ators today.
| Yesterdays debate, senator's de-
| clared today, did more to intensity
! partisan bitterness in treaty question
than any discussion in which the
| senate has yet engaged.
Lansing Gets Cables.
Paris Monday. June 9.-Secretary
| Lansing has received cables of the
United States senate resolution ask
ing the text of the Germany treaty and
requesting a hearing before the peace
| conference for Edward D. Valera and
the other Irish delegates. Secretary
| Lansing has referred the resolution to
| President Wilson.