Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-09

by a vote or vi TO ~
lie President Wilson S
t the text of the treaty Of
peace with Germany, as
available here, be pub
lished.
The President, in cablesram read
at the opening Of the senate foreign
relations committee investigation of
how copies of the treaty reached the
United States, expressed the belief
that it would be "unwse" to submit
the document while the treaty was
still under negotiation, and further
declared that anyone possessing the
text had what he is clearly not en-
titled to have or to communicate"
The republican leaders Immediately
accepted this challenge and forced
the adoption of Senator Borah's mo-
| ton that a copy of the treaty, which
he asserted had been secured by the
Chicago Tribune. be given publicity
| by being printed as a senate docu.
ment. To obtain further light on
how copies of the peace treaty reach
ed private hands in New York City,
while the senate and the American
people were still denied access to it,
the foreign relations committee decid-
| ed to subpoena as witnesses j. p.
| Morgan, Frank A. Vanderlip, Jacob
| Schiff, Thomas F. Lamont, Henry P.
Dawson and Paul Warburg.
A great protest went up from the
democratic side of the senate follow
! ing the announcement of the vote to
/ publish the treaty, and Senator Hitch
| cock, the administration leader, was
| quick to jump to his feet and de-
nounce the action "as move to aid
Germany"
at is beneath the dignity of the
senate to cooperate with the German
government and throw a monkey
wrench into the negotiations now 60
forward" he said.
THE majority party is simply CO.
operating with the German govern
ment"
Instead of throwing monkey
wrench this action is simply carry
ing out the newer doctrine of open
covenants openly arrived at" an
swered Senator Norris of Nebraska,
republican colleague Of Senator Hitch
cock
At the senate foreign relations com
mittee hearing, Senator Hitchcock Of
fered as the first bit of testimony the
Presidents message, after Senator
FAN, of New Mexico, had made mo-
tion that the acting secretary of state
be subpoened as the first witness.
Secretary Polk, appearing before
the committee, testified there are
thirty-fve copies of the treaty in his
possession hut they are under seal
and that there was no possible chance
of the treaty having leaked from his
office.
During Senator Borahs testimony
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania sug.
gested that T. f. Lamont might have
come into possession of the treaty in
connection with his duties as finan-
cial adviser to the peace commission.
A the conclusion of Secretary
Polk's testimony the committee ad-
journed at the call of the chairman.
1t viii meet again as soon as it is
possible to subpoena the New York
men.
Complete UItimatum
Paris, June 9 - The big four today
placed the finishing touches upon the
Sultimatum which will accompany the
ententes reply to the German counter
proposals this week. -Four material
notifications in the treaty have virtu-
ally been settled. They are
Germany is guaranteed coal from
upper Seliciai and Polish territory.
Germany will be furnished with com
plete record of the League of Ma
tjOns. and if she lives up to the treaty
terms she may actually be admitted
to the league at the forcoming meet
ing in Washington il October.
Military arrangements are modified
( whereby the army may be abolished
if the leaders desire it,
/ Germany is given representation on
the economic commission, but this
commission will receive iron clad or
! ders to fix definitely the size and pay
ment terms of indemnity, not later
( than October.
/ II is understood that even further
material changes have been ordered
and that several commissions are at
work to make vague clauses of the
/ treaty workable. While 1t is admit
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