The sun., 1919-06-10
SENATE WILLHEAR
MORGAN PARTNERS


Continued from First Paoe.
anyhow 1t was courtesy due Mr..
Polk. Accordingly Mr.. Polk was in
vited to appear.
Senator Hitchcock asked that SEN
ator Borah be permitted to make a
statement. This was granted, and Mr..
Borah. after reading parts Of his speech
on the Senate floor of June and later
dates, said:
"on March 6 last I began an in
vestigation to find out what interest
In or connection with the League Of
Nations the great international bank
ers OF New York had. 1 learned that
they were all deeply interested in the
league. and were working for its adop-
ton In this country. They were as
sisting. 1 found, In various ways by
contributions and public speeches and
opinions in the public press. I be-
came convinced they were supporting
the league, not through an ultra
patriotic motive, but for private rea-
sons. I do not intend to give the
source of my information, which came
to me in various ways, but 1 am per-
fectly willing to give the committee
the results of my investigation"
Have Had Copies Ten Days.
Senator Borah then asked that Messrs.
Schiff. Lamont. Dawson, Morgan and
Warburg be subpRnaed. They we're or
dered to appear. with any documents
bearing on the case. At the suggestion
of Senator Williams the name of Mr..
NaDderlip was added to the list sug-
gested by Mr.. Borah.
Mr.. Lamont particularly was requested
to bring with him any correspondence
which passed between the Morgan firm
and himself while he was abroad, and
also correspondence which passed be-
tween the New York Office OF J. p. Nor
gan & Co. and ally Paris and London
branches
Until the subpnnas are served II is
unlikely that there will be any further
meetings Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Service must be made in New
York city. and the committee probably
will not be called together again until
the bankers are ready to testify. Sena-
tor Lodge tonight said that there would
be no session tomorrow. and perhaps
not until Thursday.
In answer to questions from Demo-
cratic Senators Mr.. Borah said he would
name no others. but that those named by
him in all probability could supply other
names.
II think that by questioning these gen
uemen the committee will learn first that
their interest in the league has been
constant and active" said Senator
Borah. land. second. that they have had
copies of the treaty for the last ten
days. There will be no difficulty about
establishing the fact Of their possession
of the treaty. The difficulty will come In
showing their interest in 1t. But I want
to lay a foundation for developing that"
Senator Borah in answer to Senator
Hitchcock said he did not ascertain
hands of certain interests in New York
or whether one copy was being circu-
lated among them.
Senator Moses On. H.) made strong
objection to the committee making any
effort to procure copy OF the treaty by !
forcing one of the witnesses called to
produce It. He said that he did not |
want copy to come to the Senate |
through the kitchen window"
Lodge Protects Informant.
Senator Lodge then appeared. He re-
iterated his statements on the Senate |
floor, adding that he had no information |
or the treaty being in the hands of big !
business and international 1nanciers |
He declined at the outset to give the |
names of the persons who showed him |
copies OF the treaty
Senator Hitchcock asked Mr. Lodge IL
he would seek permission from his in |
formants about the treaty to Iet their
names become public Senator Lodge |
SAID he would inquire. Mr.. Hitchcock |
then by indirect questions tried to find |
out from Mr.. Lodge the identity OF the !
irformants but failed. Senator Knox
suggested that Mr.. Lamar might have !
come into possession of the treaty in his |
capacity as financial adviser to the |
American peace delegation.
That may be the avenue TO inyesti- |
gate" Mr.. Borah interjected.
Senator Brandezee Comm reminded |
Senator Hitchcock that he had made /
the charge that whoever had a CODY of |
the treaty had obtained 1t by bribery |
and was the receiver of stolen goods, and |
demanded that this charge be proved |
or withdrawn. |
After Senator Brandegee asserted TO !
the committee that the copies of the
treaty were as common and numerous |
as blackberries In some European coun- |
tries, notably Germany itself. Senator !
New Gnd.) called the attention OF the /
committee to the fact that the London
correspondent of THE Sun had procured |
a copy at The Hague, but that the Brit
Ish censor, after week Of elaboration.
has refused to permit It to 60 through |
The mails to the office of THE Sun in
New York.
Folks Copies All Intact.
Acting Secretary of State Polk WAS
the next witness before the committee
and Senator Lodge took the chair. He
was asked II he had copy of the
.reaty