Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-07
SENATE DEMANDS
COPY Of TREATY
AND DECIDES To
SEEK THE LEAK
johnson Resolution Asking
That Upper Body of Con-
greSS Be Furnished Copy of
Pact Passed Without Vote,
BITTER DEBATE is
FEATURE OF FIGHT
Inquiry Is To Be Made Into
Charge That Financial In-'
tereStS of New York Have
Received Treaty Copy,

tsv EoPNlNa JOURNAL sPF-iNL LEASED wtsEl
Washington. June 6.-Resolutions
asking the state department for the
text of the treaty with Germany and
directing the foreign relations com
nfttee to investigate how copies of the
unpublished document have reached
private hands in New York. were
adopted by the senate today without
a roll call.
Action on the two proposals came
unexpectedly during lull in the
stormy debate they had aroused. and
scarcely a score of senator's We're 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 state department officials
to President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing in Paris and pending reply
no official opinion is available here
as to whether the text will be forth
coming.
Under the investigation resolution
| introduced at the request Of the
! White House Ivy Senator Hitchcock of
| Nebraska, senior democrat of the for
eign relations committee, 1t is expect
ed a far-reaching inquiry will begin
within a few days. The committee
will meet Monday to formulate plans
which may include the summontng Of
members of the American peace dele
| cation,
Hitchcock Resolution First.
Adoption of the Hitchcock resolu-
ton came first. just after the debate
had reached dramatic climax in
clash between Mr., Hitchcock and
| Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela-
tions committee. After this clash a
request by Mr., Lodge that the senate
substitute an investigation resolution
drawn by Senator kellogg. republican
of Minnesota, was Withdrawn and the
question was put to adoption.
The resolution asking for the
treaty text. introduced by Senator
johnson, republican. of California.
then came IN automatically under the
senate rules and It was disposed OF
within less than a minute with only
a few scattered noes" 1t had been
opposed stubbornly during the two
weeks of debate by the presidents
supporters, and the general eXpecta-
ton had been that the vote on it
would be close,
| In suggesting the Kellogg substi-
tute, Senator Lodge said the Hitch
cock resolution apparently had been
hastily drawn and that his object
was to improve the language of the
measure. With this Senator Hitch
cock Immediately took issue, saying
the substitute was quite different in
content because it did not name Sem
ators Lodge and Borah. republican, of
| Idaho as having made the charges that
| the treaty was in private hands in
New York.
His own proposal, continued Mr..
! Hitchcock, would show. by naming
the two senators. where the informa-
ton came from that started the in
quiry.
II am amazed" continued the Ne
braska senator. "at the position taken
by the senator from Massachusetts.
| Yesterday he wanted immediate aC-
tion. Yesterday and the day before he
was for this resolution, And now the
| senator, who was so ANXIOUS to make
| statements here about the treaty be-
| ing in New York, wants some one else
| investigated
Lodge Disputes Charge.
Referring to differences that the
treaty was in the hands of financial
| interests Senator Hitchcock drew
pointed reply from Senator Lodge.
Il didn't say that" shouted the for
eign relations chairman. Does the
senator question the truth of what 1
say"
NO" retorted Senator Hitchcock.
but | think we ought to have anoth-
er investigation to find out what's
happening during the last twenty-four
hours and what new light the seua-
tors on the other side of the cham
Der have seen.
you can beat my resolution if you
want to. You can put in that vague
substitute. But the people of the
country won't be satisfied with that
kind of an investigation"
Senator Lodge denied that he de-
sired to evade investigation and as
sured Senator Hitchcock that he
would get all the investigation he de-
stres, Senator Borah said no thought
either resolution would be broad
enough to give the committee access
to "the whole field OF investigation
There was much speculation to-
night as to the turn the inquiry may
take. Senator Lodge told the senate
Yesterday that he could not reveal
the source of his information about
the treaties, and senator Borah Is un-
derstood to take the same view
In some quarters it was suggested
that subpoenas might be issued to
representatives Of any financial inter-
ests suspected of having private chan
ne}s for securing such information
Another opinion was that the inquiry
would begin at the other end and
would seek to locate first any posSi-
BILE leak among government Off
Cials or attaches
In this connection much comment
was caused by an Associated Press
dispatch mentioned in the senate dur
ing the day by Senator Mccormick,
republican, of Illinois, saying it was
understood in Paris that the Berlin
government was sending copies of The
treaty to members of congress. So FAR
as could be learned. no such copies
have arrived here. Senator Borah has
announced his intention of making
the treaty public as soon as he re-
ceives copy. but he said tonight he
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