The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-12
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These facts were already establiahQ
this morning when the senate Con-
mtttee on foreign relations in opAnM[
the investigation of the leak" heaT4
the testimony OF Mr.. Root. Xg1ss
Root Mr.. Dawson, j. p. Morgan
Frank A vanderlip. The chain sQea
transmission from Mr.. Lamont to 1&z
Root was told about frankly -
without n attempt a. concealmsqn1s
of the facts $3.50 81
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. vanderIip e
tined they had not been in posseaal
of any copies. NM
The investigation accounted fors
copy which Senator Lodge nav. 95eN
it did not account for any oS11~S
copies Of which Senator Lodge s1atE
tho senate he knew Of four, q
tor Borah declared there vera
Notwithstanding this. the lnw<&e
ton apparently will go no f1rthsrs1
no more witnesses will be called W<13Na
less Mr.. Lamont should return ttQ1E
Europe in the near future. In -
event he will be asked by whoaEs
authority he gave q copy OF IT,
treaty to Mr.. Davidson ss
Senator Borah declared that ~
was entirely satisfied with the inv@S6ts
tigation because 1t had 'extabIi1ba1S
the fact that the International banaESS
ing firms are interested in the leagu1s
of nations for the rAaaQIEs
that 1t is to be the instrument It
means of which they are to 1nan63
and rehabiiitate Europe. The senato4s
said: I
1T has seen established that wan
street did have a copy and that e.
came llgitimately. Instead Of hAy1n1R#
been stolen il came from . repreooqWgs
tative OF the government In rariAlJNE
testimony has shown the interest ~
Wall Street and the great financial
~terests in the treaty and the leaan
OF nations. and that is all ] wAI
to show" .S#
ROOT REsENTTUL
Former Senator Root sxpreU
strong sentiment owe the u~tAteyn1&
that rave been made to the
that he had nc right 10 the pos6a
OF the copy Mr.. Dawson did lakaU
Mr.. Roots explanation was
one party to a treaty under u6g&
tlon makes the terms public Il
becomes. public property. In
case the German delegates had mr.
the treaty public. %s9N&
Furthermore, 1t was asserted By lG1S
Root and proven by Mr.. Dawson q
at the time Mr.. Lamont turned -
the copy, NJ restrictions haA
promulgated in Paris againnt 10y
the treaty public. The injunokaOn
secrecy was made Afterwards. II
stated by both witnesses. A
Mr.. Root came before the cH
mittee voluntarily because his ~
had been mentioned in the pre-
connection with the statement By =
ator Lodge that he had read
treaty. He told the COMMITTEES u
ne had had a copy for two 49,
which Uya rAnt - Nj 49, R-N>--SL&EXX
He added: @aaR
II stand upon my right to havoa
l deny that anybody can :
question thai right. assert The
tire propriety of my having Il
or his giving II to me. He Aa6 RI
cause OF his legitimate intereet
the Red Cross which IL involved
the treaty. As I understand It he
II in Paris while he was there
consultation upon the AFFAIRS oi
hed Cross and the relation OF IN
affairs to the International aA4r
ment which was going o..
brought It away with him, sxherHW
ing at thai time no Injunction
the persons having possession ~
bringing It I othS
States"
1900 PERSONS ON Rorh
Mr.. Roo stated that there's
0 1.4oo persons on the payroll
me United States at the peace
ference and that practically everv@
pioyee who returned brought.S
OF the treaty with him. He sad
that the treaty deals with trADo
financial questions and said II
De unfortunate II the bankers o&1
country did not interest themMEs&
these questions. %M
Mr.. Dawson confirmed al thaxsi
Root said rs to hnw H. 1890 lr9~