Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-06
HITCHCOCK Gets
MUCH PEEvED
j.. At CHARGES Of
% -
: leak Of TREATY
Nebraska Senator in Calling
Up Resolution for InveStiga-
ton Says Charges of Lodge
Are MonStrouS,
STATE DEPARTMENT
PROBE ALSO URGED
Lodge Suggests That Depart
ment Probably Saw Copies
Of Treaty Now in Hands of
New York Residents,

! my MORNING JoURAAL SPECIAL LEAsEp wisEl
| Washington. June 5.-The leak in
diplomatic channels through which 1t
has been charged copies Of the un-
| published peace treaty with Germany
reached certain interests in New York
was the subject of another stormy
! debate today in the senate.
| Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, in
! calling up his resolution for senate
| investigation of all facts in the case,
declared the statements of Senators
| Lodge Ga Massachusetts and Burah
| Of Idaho, republican members of the
committee regarding the presence Of
copies In New York constituted
"monstrous charge" If this charge
had been made in the interests Of the
public, he said, and not merely In
| order to attack the treaty, the sena-
tors making II would have demanded
senatorial investigation The speech
drew replies from both Mr.. Lodge and
Mr.. Borah.
81 presume" said Mr.. Hitchcock,
that there will be no substantial
objection to this proposal II Is a
matter of the most tremendous ur-
gency that Investigate n should be
had of charges made upon the re-
sponsiblity of two senator's that cop
les OF the treaty have fallen Into the
hands Of New York interests while
being withheld from the senate of the
United States
'The request for this investigation
should have been made by the sena-
tors who lugged into the senate this
serious charge. They do not appear to
realize the embarrassing position in
Ill
asking an investg tgation,"
A declaration by the Nebrask ka sem
ator that Senator'S Lodge and Borah
had "insnuated broadly that the
president permitted copies to go to
business concerns in New York CITY,"
brought Mr.. Lodge at ence to his fJet.
II said nothing whatever about fl
nancial interests asserted the Mas
sachusetts senator.
Attack on President
'Tt Is pbss ble,p replied Mr.. Hitch
cock that there may be some diff
ference between the positions CT the
two senators In that respect. They
concurred, however In their attack"
This charge involves an attack on
the president Of the United States of
the most seandlous nature. 1t APP
pears to be a new chapter in the at
strous charge. Men who make such
a charge owe It to the public to de-
mand Investigation and they would
have demanded investigation II they
had been making 1t in the public in
terest and not for the purpose of hurt
Ing the treaty"
Senator Hitchcock declared that IL
New York interests had treaty copies
they apparently are in closer commu-
nication with enemies of the treaty
thr n with friends Of the treaty"
IF he held the treaty in his hands
shouted Senator Hitchcock, referring
t0 Senator Lodges statement as mado
In the senate. 'he held stolen goods
goods probably secured bv bribery:
goods which the American representa-
tives in Paris promised not to max !.
public. 1t is strong statement for
a senator Of the United States to make
that the president is withholding
copies of the treaty and allowing II
to 60 somewhere else"
Senator Williams. democrat of Mis-
s'ssippi, referred to the refusal OF
George Washington to furnish the
house of representatives with copy
Of a treaty. to which Senator Borah.
republican of Idaho said: why
quote George Washington? You hava
repudated all of his doctrines"
''T say the time has come for an
investigation" said Senator Hitch
cock, resuming. 'T want to know
what interests the MASSACHUSETTS, SEN
ator has talked to, and how these in
terests got into possession pf the
treaty"
Lodge Fayors Investigation.
Senator Lodge said the, senate was
nElg faR "A
and that he would be delighted"
to have the Hitchcock resolution pass
ed. He added he had endeavored to
have the auditing committee expedite
its consideration but had found that
the Nebraska senator in his "hur-
ried haste had not had the resoiu-
tion referred to the committee, but
allowed II to remain In the senate
after being introduced yesterday.
The senator finds fault that we
didn't carry on an investigation IN
New York" Senator Lodge continued.
II am not aware that we had any au-
thority to conduct such an investiga-
tion."
Senator Hitchcock claimed he was
being misrepresented by Senator
Lodge.
Il was shown a copy of the treaty
is connected with no interests" con-
tinued Senator Lodge. How he got
1t | did not inquire IT I We're at lib
erty to mention his name the coun-
try would realize that no more out
rageons suggestion could be made than
that it came into his possession by
Mr.. Lodge said he examined the
treaty. copy and found II contained
20S small folio nages In English
in other languages to-
tailed AS pages he said The only
part he became at all familiar with,
he said was an addenda establishing
"a great aud permanent organization
for internationalization of labor"
II was told by another gentleman"
Mr.. Lodge continued, who is not
connected with business or financial
interests that he had copy he would
allow me to examine. refused. be-
cause I felt 1t would be nv duty to
make public any copy that should
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