South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-07
ORDER PROBE Of
LEAK IN TREATY
TEXT IN SENATE
Hitchcock Forces Resolution
to Vote, Charging Senators
Evade Personalities.
BY JOHN J. CARSON

BY JOHN J. CARSON
Sevs-Times Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 7.-Declar-
ing that Sen. Lodge OF Massachu-
sets and Sen. Borah Of Idaho. were
seeking 10 evade personal mention
Of themselves and dodge responsible
ity for their charges made on the
floor OF the senate. that copies Of
the peace treaty are in the hands Of
New York fnanciers, while still be-
ing withheld from the senate. Sen.
Hitchcock OF Nebraska and senior
democrat on the foreign relations
committee. forced his resolution for
an Investigation 10 a vote Friday and
the investigation will follow.
The adoption OF the resolution
carried along with 10 the adoption Of
sen. Johnson's resolution asking the
state department for the text OF the
treaty Sen. Mccormick OF Illinois.
referring 70 the resolution for an
investigation. attempted 10 explain
the possible presence Of the copies
OF the treaty i'm New York by as
serting that perhaps they had come
by way OF Germany. and called at
tentiOn 10 an Associated Press dis
patch, stating that IL was understood
i'm Paris that the Berlin government
was sending out copies of the
treaty TO friends in the American
congress.
IL was possible. said the Illinois
senator. that some members Of con-
gress had favored their New York
friends with the copy, easy enough
10 be copied, whereupOn the Ne
braskan flung back that an under
current OF belief, has long prevailed.
that there was an undergroun rail
road between Berlin, and some body
in the senate. IL not several. and
maybe the investigation would dis
close it,"
Follows Loud Debate.
Action on the two proposals came
Unexpectedly during lull in a
stormy debate they have aroused and
scarcely a score Of senators were in
the chamber when, in quick success
sion, the resolutions were put TO a
vote. Their passage itself however.
was no surprise as it generally had
been conceded that each would have
a majority.
The request for the treaty will be
referred by the state department of
icials to Pres't Wilson and Sacy
Lansing at Paris and pending a re
ply no official opinion is available
here as 10 whether the text will be
forthcoming.
rr,dor tho Investigation raeO1 ttfou
introduced at the request or the
White House. by Sen. Hitchcock, il
is expected that a far reaching in
quiry will begin within a few days
The committee will meet Monday "a
formulate plans. which may include
the summoning OF member Of the
American peace delegation.
Follows Dramatic Climax.
Adoption OF the Hitchcock reso-
luton came first. just after the de
bate had reached dramatic Gilman
in a clash between Sen. Hitchcock
and Chairman Lodge OF the foreign
relations committee. After this clash
a request by Sen. Lodge that the
senate substitute an investigation
resolution drawn by Sen. Kellogg
drawn and the question was put or
adoption.
The resolution asking for the
treaty text, introduced by Sen. John
son then came up automatically
under the senate rules and II was
disposed OF within less than a min
ute with only a few scattered
noes" II had been opposed stub
bornly during two weeks OF debate
by the presidents supporters and the
general expectation had been that
the vote on IL would be close.
Wonders What Happened.
In suggesting the Kellogg substitute
Sen. Lodge said the Hitchcock reso-
luton apparently had been hastily
drawn" and that his object was "a
improve the language OF the mea-
ure With this Sen Hitchcock i'm
mediately took issue. saying that the
substitute was quite different in con-
tent because Il did not name Sens
Lodge and Borah. as having made
the charges that the treaty is in N
vate hands in New York
His own proposal continued Mr.
Hitchcock would show, by naming
the two senators where the informa
tion came from that started the in
quiry.
Il am amazed. continued the Ne
braska senator. at the position now
taken by the senator from Massa-
chusetts. Yesterday he wanted i'm
mediate action. Yesterday and the
day before he was for this research
And now the senator who was 50
anxious 10 make statements here
about the treaty being IN New York
wants some one else investigated. '
Referring 10 differences that the
treaty was in the hands OF financial
interests. Sen Hitchcock drew a
pointed reply from Sen. Lodge
II did not say that" shouted the
foreign relations charm, r.
Does the senator question the
truth OF what I say o."
No, retorted Sen Hitchcock
but I think we ought 90 have an
other investigation 20 md out what
has happened during the last "a
hours and what new light the sen
ators on the other side OF the cham
Der have seen