The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-11
LEAGUE MAY BE
OPENED TO HUNS
CHANGES IN COVENANT
RENDERS GERNIANY'S
.aDAiISSION EASIER
TO MODIFY TERMS
Conditions Which May Permit
OF Entrance OF Germany
To League Are Suggested
By Leaders.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-For the
first time in the history of the United
States treaty between the United
States and nation win which it is
at war, was read into the records of
the Senate before it's submission by
the president and over his protest.
The breaking of this historic prece-
dent marks the end of the patriotic
pact informally entered into between
representatives of both parties in the
Senate at the beginning of the war to
accept the leadership of the president.
TOday's action was generally regard
ed as reputation Of the presidents
leadership. 1t was noticed, in what
was regarded as somewhat revolu-
tionary form, that from now on the
Republican majority expects to assert
itself.
The effect Of today's history max
ing developments was to clear the air
on the much debated subject of pub
4icity for the treaty text, to widen
the breach between the president and
the Senate majority, and to forecast a
sensational turn for the inquiry into
the manner by which copies of the
document have become available to
unauthorized persons.
Starting its investigation with an
unexpected vigor, the foreign rela-
tiOns committee, within a half hour
after it convened, voted to call before
It ]. P. Morgan, H. p. Davidson and
Thomas F. Lamont, all of the Morgan
banking house; Jacob Schiff of Kuhn.
Loeb Il Co, and Paul Warbburg, for
merry connected with the same con-
cern, and Frank A. Vanderlip, former
president of the National City Bank.
1t then examined Frank L. Polk. act
ing secretary of state, about the Of
fetal copies in the state department.
The treaty was brought to the Sen
ate by Senator Borah. one of the
most uncompromising and bitter op-
ponents of the league of nations cove
nant. The democrats resorted to ell
the parliamentary tactics they could
think of to thwart Senator Borah's
purpose to give publicity to the
treaty
Senator Borah was charged with
being actuated with a political pur-
pose. He was openly accused by
Senator Williams Of endeavoring to
further his presidential ambition. But
he was not to be turned from his
purpose by such accusations. After
dive hours of as rancorous debate as
the Senate has listened to in many a
cay the Idaho senator achieved his
object, the Senate ordering the treaty
printed
Principal Interest is Political.
Everywhere IN Washington tonight
there was discussing of the break Of
the Senate with the president. The
prevailing opinion in Washington
seems to be that since the treaty has
been published abroad and has been
made available to the members of the
French Chamber of Deputies and to
members of the British Parliament.
there is no good reason why it should
be denied to the Senate and the peo-
pie of the United States But Wash
ington, as usual, is keenly interested
in what the opinion of the rest of the
country will be on the Senate's un-
precedented action.
The principal reason for this Wash.
ington interest is political 1t is
realized here that Republicans of the
Senate today have forced the political
issues which may be the determining
factor in the nominations for 1920.
The president, having protested by
cable to Senator Hitchcock today
against the making public Of the
treaty, is expected to take up the
challenge offered by the Republican
Senate majority and call upon the peo-
pie to uphold him.