The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26
Senate Has a Joyous Week With
Peace Treaty, Getting Best
of Mr.. Wilson.
OBTAINS COPY OF The pact
Knox Starts Fight to Divorce 1t FROM
League of Nations Covenant
Huns Given Five Days to Sign
Austria Going Bolshevsk.
Nv EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

The United States senate had a gaia
s,aak IF nut one over" on President
Wilson by obtaining a copy OF 'ne
peace treaty for which 1t had vaihiy
asked the chief executive; II lnVesli-
GATED q so-called leak of the treaty.
to the avowed satisfaction OF the oil-
ferent factions; and it started pro-
ceedings designed to force the separa-
tion of the league Of nations covenant
from the peace pact. So lovely time
was had by all.
When a correspondent OF a chicago
paper handed his copy OF the treaty
which he had just brought from Eu-
rope, to the foreign relations commit
tee. Senator Borah promptly present
ad n To the senate with the statement
that copies were in general circuia-
tion In European countries and the
request that it be printed In the Con-
pressional Record as a senate docu-
ment. Unanimous consent being re-
fused, the printing was ordered py d
vote OF Al to "a. There ensuesi live
~ debate in which Senator Hitchcock,
minority leader, accused the majority
. OF playing Germany's game by making
the treaty public, since up to tnen
the German government was the only
one that had takens such action ano
that II did 1t for the purpose OF get
fling better terms. Norris, Smith
Brandegee, Ashurst, Poindexter AM
others made indignant reJolnder. l
was a pretty scrap while 1t lasted
Int the administration supporter
were beaten to standstili ana th
government printers were put to worl
IN the lob. By the next mornln
every congressman was in possessio
Of a CODY of the treaty as 1t stoo
when it was handed to the German!
The satisfaction Of the maJorit
may have been lessened by the a!
mitted fact that they learned httl
from the full copy which the officl'
summary had not already told then
In view Of this, and OF the unoenie
fact that copies Of the treaty nay
been plentiful in Europe for son
weeks. 1t is hard to see IN what VIZ
the possession Of the document
congress will hamper the work OF q
oeace conference or why PRESIDE
wilson was so insistent on keepil
n from America. The London pre-:
commenting on the affair, lament
that parliament also had not lnslst
on having the full text Of the trea'
The foreign relations COMMITTEE
investigation Of the alleged LEAK"
the treaty text into the hands OF nn y.
ciers of New York was lnterestl
hut brief. Elihu Root appeared '
UNFAIRLY and said he showed to Sci
TOR Lodge the copy the latter mad
amined. 1t was given him by Her
p. Dawson Of Morgan e. Go.
Davison testified that it was given
him by Thomas W. Lamont, also
Morgan partner now representing
treasury in Paris, and that ne
taiaed it because he, as chairman
the International Red Cross ieas
wos especialIy interested In the I'm
cial terms, and also because as
international banker. he was dee
concerned in probable plans to me
ixe the financial and industrial 10
ests of this country to put Europe
tts feet again. ]. r. Morgan
Frank vanderlip said they never
seen copies Of the document.
Mr.. Root was questioned at len
concerning the ethics OF the an
from his point of view. He reser
The idea that he was in possession
Astolen property" and said ne thot
~ naoieo" was entitled RI nay"