Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-11
Lodge Resolution Referred to
Committee and Attempt Will
Be Made to Get Action On 1t
Early Today.
CERTAIN TO OPEN UP
MOST BITTER DEBATE
J. P. Morgan, Henry P. Davi-
son and Frank A. Vanderlip
Ready to Appear Before the
Investigating Committee.
lay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lsAsEp wissl

Washington. June l0,--The senate
fight over the league of nations was
brought to u more direct issue today
with the Introduction of resolution
by Senator Knox, republican of Penn
sylvania, proposing that the senate
give formal notice to the peace con-
ference of opposition to be expected
should the peace treaty be submitted
for ratification in its present form.
Senator Knox, a member OF the
foreign relations committee and 4
former secretary of state, drafted the
resolution after conference with otheC
league opponents aud presented 1t
with the apparent support of those
who have led n criticism Of the
league covenant He'eXpected to crys-
talize opposition sentiment as did Sem
ator Lodge with the circulation of the
round robin in the closing hours of
the last senate.
While declaring for Immediate con-
cusion of treaty dealing with direct
issue of the war only, the resolution
contains far reaching proposal
which would lay 1t down as a policy
of the American government that
whenever the freedom and peace of
Europe Is threatened, the United
States will consider 1t obligatory to
again co-operatae in the removal of
that menace,
Decision AS TO acceptance Of mem
hcrshfp in the league of nations
should be left without prejudice TO
each nation, the resolution declares,
for future separate consideration. 1t
also asserts the lack of authority by
the treaty making power OF the gov
ernment to make a treaty which in
effect amends the American constitu-
tion.
Referred to Committee.
At Mr.. Knox's request the resolI-
tion was referred without debate 10
the foreign relations committee. He
win atatempt to get committee action
tomorrow or Thursday and hopes to
bring ii up in the senate for consii-
GRAFTON by the end of the week. The
resolution is sure to open new chap
ter in the league of nations fight and
to develop a debate which may be
even more bitter than that over publlr
cation of the treaty text.
There were many conferences
among senators over provisions of the
treaty, published in full in today's
Congressional Record, and the foreign
relations committee made plans to
resume tomorrow its investigation OF
hands in New York. OF the six finan-
ciers the committee had summoned,
three--J, =, Morgan, Henry p. Davt-
son and Frank A, Vanderlip--sent
word they would be ready to appear
tomorrow.
The committee is expected to agree
tomorrow on other witnesses to be
called later in the week.
Thomas w. Lamont. one of the
financfers summoned, is said to be N
France and it is considered unlikely
that the copmittee will make fur
ther effort at this time to have him
come to Washington. Another, Jacob
Schiff, asked to be excused because of
i'll health, and Paul Warburg had
left New York for Detroit when the
summons arrived and had not replied
tonight.
Interesting Sections.
In comment on the treaty text. put
into the record after long fight yes
terday by Senator Borah, republican
of Idaho, there were three topics
about which interest centered. They
were the provisions affecting Shan
tung and the Saar valley, and the sec
tion providing for an international
labor control. Several senators OPP
posing the treaty said the text reveal
ed that the right of self-determination
in Shantung and the Saar had been
more closely curtailed than had been
heretofore, and that the in
ternational labor section went much
further than they had expected.
All of these sections are expected to
be discussed in the senate in the near
future. Senator Walsh, democrat of
Montana, league of nations support
er, gave notice during the day of his
intention to speak tomorrow on that
subject. and his address may bring
on another debate involving other