The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-07
State Department Asked to
Deliver Pact as Handed
Germans.
DAY GIVEN TO DEBATE
Foreign Relations Commit
tee to Examine Charges
of Lodge and Borah.
FORMER MORE EXPLICIT
Asserts Copies Held in This
City Are Not in Hands
of "Interests."
Special Dtspdtck TO TIE suy.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The Senate
adopted the resolution by Mr.. johnson
(Cal) calling on the State Depart-
ment, If not incompatible with thu
public interest, forthwith to trans
nit to the Senate the full text OF tho
treaty OF peace completed at the Paris
conference and delivered to the repre-
sentatlves Of Germany"
The Senate also adopted the resolu-
ton by Mr.. Hitchcock (Neb) directing
the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations TO investigate the charges by
Messrs. Borah Qdaho) and Iodxa
(Mass) that copies Of the peace treaty
are In possession of various persons
In New York. Tho committee is d.
rected to find out by whom these COP
les were given out, how they came
into the possession of persons who
have them. and report to the Senate.
The committee Is authorized to sit
during the sessions or the recess of
the Senate, to administer oaths. send
Tor persons and papers and have a
stenographic report made Of its pro-
ceedings.
Although 1t was tacitly understood
when the Senate met tha. the reso,u-
ton would be adopted promptly and
without real opposition. its enactment
was not accomplished without a final
outburst Of the fireworks that had
marked Its consideration. Mr.. Hitch
cock insisted that the Republicans sud-
denly had lost their enthusiasm about
investigating their charges ana
showed a disposition to sidetrack or
postpone consideration. This was
urged by him with a good deal of ye-
hemence. and denied by Messrs. Lodge
and Borah with q degree OF asperitv
not common 10 proceedings in the
Senate.
Immediate Confederation Asked.
Inc resolution was called up by Mr..
Hitchcock. having been reported over
night by the Committee on Audit and
Control OF Contingent EXPENSES. Mr..
Hitchcock wanted immediate consider
auon' while Mr.. Lodge suggested tn,
propriety OF substituting another drss =
prepared by Senator Kellogg (MinnIf
The Kellogg draft differed from that
by Mr.. Hitchcock in two or three re-
spects The Hitchcock resolution re-
cited that Senators Lodge and Borah
hao made certain charges and directed
an investigation OF these charges. The
Kellogg draft merely referred to the
charges as having been made, without
mentioning the Senators, and also re-
ferred TO the fact that it has been
charged that the treaty had been pub
lished and circulated in Germany, di-
recting investigation Of all Of these
matters.
Senator Hitchcock Immediately took
umbrage. He said he was amazed at
the change in the attitude OF Senator
Lodge and proposed that the country
should get an accurate understanding
of II. Mr.. Lodge, he alleged, had made
grave charges before the Senate and
had said he was IN favor OF their in
vestigation. but now he wanted some
thing else investigated
Yesterday and the day before yeeter-
day." said Mr.. Hitchcock THE Senator
from Massachusetts was in favor OF this
identical resolution. which was intro
duced the day before yesterday and was
under consideration all day yesterday.
We are not interested in the question
Of whether copies OF the treaty are on
sale in Germany. We want TO know
If copies of it are in the hands OF inter-
ests In New York. and this resolution
will enable us to hnd out
Holds Amendment Unnecessary.
There Is no reason whatever to amend
II except to escape direct responsibility
for the charges made by the Senators
from Massachusetts and Idaho. What
do we care about charges that copies OF
the treaty have been issued and sold in
Germany? What we are concerned TO
know about Is the ground for charges
that have been made here affecting the
integrity OF the American Governments
representatives in Paris"
II think I can save tho Senator time"
interrupted Mr.. Lodge. 81 will admit
that have been inconsistent. I will ad-
nit that yesterday and the day before I
thought the resolution of the Senator
from Nebraska would serve our purpose.
l think now that the resolution OF the
Senator from Minnesota is q better one.
But | am perfectly willing II II will
please and soothe the Senator from Ne
braska to have my name written in the
resolution, and l know the Senator from
Idaho Will agree with me. Let us have
a vote on It,"
"Oh, l propose TO have a vote and to
have 1t this afternoon" retorted Senator
Hitchcock. And propose to have the
country understand that the Senator
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