Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-13
PEACE PACT PUBLIC
Senate Takes Remarkable and Un'
usual Action.
WILL NO LONGER STAND RESTRAINT

Accepted and Published IN the hee-
ord.
Out Of a whirlwind Of developments,
the senate on Monday got a copy Of the
peace treaty and after five-hour fight
ordered it printed in the public record.
At the same time it got under way
the investigation of how copies have
reached private hands in New York by
summoning to testify a half dozen of
the country's leading financiers.
The copy which went into the rec
ord was brought to this country by a
newspaper man and was presented by
Senator Borah, Republican. OF Idaho,
lust after the reading of cablegram
from President Wilson saying he could
not without breaking faith send to the
senate the text Of the treaty.
The effect Of the days history max
ing developments was to clear the air
on the much debated subject Of publiGz;
ity for the treaty text, to which
breach between the president and H.
senate majority and to forecast SEN
sational turn for the inquiry into the
manner by which copies Of the docu-
ment have become available to unau-
thorized persons.
Starting it's investigation with an
unexpected vigor. the foreign relations
committee within half an hour after 1t
convened, voted to call before it j. P.
Morgan, H P. Dawson and Thomas w.
Lamont all Of the Morgan banking
house; Jacob Schiff Of Kuhn, Loeb and
Company, and Paul Warburg, former
ly connected with the same concern,
and Frank A. Vanderlip. former presi-
dent Of the National City Bank. 1t
then examined Frank L. Polk, acting
secretary Of state, about the official
copies in the state department vaults.
Will Not Give Names
Statements were also made to the
committee by Senator Lodge, Republi-
can, Of Massachusetts,, and Senator
Borah similar to the declarations in
the senate that they knew Of copies in
New York, but could not divulge the
names OF Lnelr lnIOrudnIS.
When the senate met it listened in
silence to President Wilson's cable
gram, which was taken as forecasting
a refusal to comply with the request
for the treaty text embodied in res
olution adopted Friday. The reading
Of this message concluded, Senator Bo-
rah Immediately presented his copy of
the treaty which was ordered printed
by a vote Of AZ to "a.
Later, however, there was motion
to reconsider, and q parliamentary
tangle developed which endangered
publication Of the treaty. To circum-
vent such a possibility the Idaho sem
ator in the late afternoon began read
ing the hundred thousand word docu-
ment and continued for an hour des-
pite many protests from the presidents
supporters.
Then the effort to prevent publica-
ton collapsed, the motion to reconsic-
er was voted down and the fight which
had developed many bitter charges OF
broken faith and in some respects had
written a new chapter in senate his
tory, was over.
Series of Surprises
The first of the days series Of sur
prises came when the foreign relations
committee, whose meetings in years
past have been surrounded by the
closest secrecy, threw open its Doors to
the public. 1t developed then that in
stead Of pursuing the usual method OF
appointing a subcommittee to make
the inquiry, the full body proposed to
participate and to begin forthwith.
Senator Borah was called on first to
amplify his statement in the senate
about treaty copies in New York. He
said that early in March he became
convinced the international bankers Of
New York were particularly interested
in the creation Of the league of nations
and that he quietly began an investiga-
ton.
"I ascertained," he told the commit
tee, that practically all the interna-
tional bankers were deeply interested
in the league and were assisting in pro-
noting its adoption by this country. 1
became convinced, too, that these gen.
tlemen were interested in promotion Of
the league of nations for private rea-
sons"
Under questioning, the Idaho sena-
tor added he had obtained this infor
nation, together with the knowledge
that a copy of the treaty was in New
York, from sources which he could not
reveal. He then suggested the calling
of Nessrs. Morgan, Dawson, Lamont
Warburg and Schiff, saying he con-
nected them with the existence of the
treaty copies in New York by COM
bination of circumstances only
Call for Mr.. Vanderlp.
The name of Mr.. Vanderlip was add
ed to the list on suggestion of Senator
Williams, Democrat. of Mississippi.
and the subpoenas were ordered
unanimously on the motion of Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, senior Demo-
crat of the committee, who introduced
the resolution authorizing the inquiry.
On motion of Senator Fall, Republi-
can, of New Mexico, the committee by
unanimous vote also invited Mr.. Polk
to appear before it.
Senator Lodge next made a state
-ment saying that he, too, had derived
his information about treaty copies
from sources he could not reveal. He
had been shown the document by a
friend, he said, and had never heard
of the treaty being in the hands
of financial interests" He continued
that he had made no inquiry as to how
his friend had obtained it.
Acting Secretary Polk, fastening to
the capitol as soon as he heard of the
committees invitation, arrived just
before Mr.. Lodge had completed his
statement. In response to questions
Mr.. Polk told the committee he had