The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-06
LODGE REFUSES
TO TELL WHERE
HE SAW TREATY
Says Senate Cannot Compel
Him to Reveal Man Who
Has Full Text.
BORAH DEFIANT ALSO
Upper House Wrangles as
Hitchcock Assails "Out-
rageous Actions"
BORAH DEFIANT ALSO
TO VOTE INQUIRY TO-DAY
Investigate State Department
for It's "Explanation,"
Urges Bay State Man.

Special Dsspdtch 10 THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, June g. The Senate
failed to pass to-day the resolution by
Senator Hitchcock directing the For
eien Relations Committee to investi-
gate the treaty leak" but at adjourn
ment leaders on both sides said that II
would doubtless pass tomorrow and
that the investigation would be UNDER
taken at once.
There was endless conversation in
regard to the leak. Senator Lodge is
sued an ultimatum. He had already
told the Senate all that he proposed to
tell. He repeated 1t in order to make
assurance complete. But he added that
he would not tell either here or any
where else" the name of the man who
had handed him a copy Of the treaty.
Mr.. Borah was equally defiant He
and Mr.. Lodge were perfectly willing
that there should be an investigation.
They were as anxious as anybody to
learn how copies OF the treaty had come
into possession OF New York business in
terests while II is denied to the Senate
and the American people.
From tho State Department Acting
Secretary Polk issued through Senator
Hitchcock a denial that he had ever
said that copies OF the treaties were In
the hands OF New York business CON-
Germs. He had merely suggested that
probably Senator Lodge had seen fras-
ments OF the treaty which had fallen into
the hands Of interests there.
Resolution Expected to Pass.
Al the close OF the days session IL
vas tacitly agreed that the resolution
would pass. Mr.. Lodge still reiterated
that the investigation would be a farce.
"Borah and I will proceed TO investi-
gate ourselves I suppose" he said add
ing that OF course a Senator could not be
compelled to tell anything that he did
not want to. Senators being privileged
people not to be called to account in the
Senate or elsewhere for anything they
might say in the chamber.
few minutes after the opening OF the
session Mr.. Hitchcock was on his feet
asking consideration for his resolution.
Il assume" he said, that there will
be no substantial opposition. It seems
t" me matter Of the most tremendous
urgency that an investigation should be
Fad OF the charges made upon the re-
sponsibility of two Senators here. that
copies of the peace treaty with Germany
have fallen into the hands OF New York
interests while being withheld from the
Senate.
The demand for an investiea ton
should have been made by the Senators
who lugged into the Senate this very
serious charge. They do not appear to
have appreciated either the gravity OF
their own statements or the embarrass-
Ing position In which they place them
selves by not dema andiug an investiRa-
tion.
These Senators declared in effect that
the President withholds copies OF this
treaty from the Senate and they ins,n-
uate very broadly that he permits copies
to go to business concerns In New York.
These concerns, they say. have particu-
lar interests in the treaty"
Didn't Say "FfnanciaI Interes,.." 4"
Senator Lodge said he was willing N
take all the blame that could be
placed upon him. but protested that he
had said nothing about financial inter-
ests" whatever.
Il assume that when the Senator
from Massachusetts, leading the main
body of Senators on the other side of
the chamber, and the Senator from
Idaho. leading the other faction of the
party. concur on the same day in max
ing these charges and insinuations
against coordinate branch OF the Gov
ernment." replied Senator Hitchcock,
they are in accord, and that what one
Of them says is indorsed by the other. "
Senator Borah remarked that Sena-
tor Lodge had not said anything about
Special interests or anything OF that
sort"
II was sorry he did not, but he did
not" added Senator Borah.
ut Ia possible replied Mr. Hitch
cock, that the Senator from Massachu-
setts is in a slightly different attitude
than the Senator from Idaho. They con-
CURED. however. In their attack. Ap-
parently these special New York inter-
ests having an interest In the treaty
did not permit the Senator from Idaho
to examine It, while the Senator from
Massachusetts appears to have been par
ticularly favored. These New York oon-
Germs. they say, have particular inter
est in the terms of the treaty. This
involves an attack upon the President
Of the most scandalous character.
Calls II n Monstrous Charge.
"It appears to be a new chapter IN
the attack upon the treaty itself-a
chapter In which both Senators concur,
1t conveys to the public mind the idea
that there Is a secret combination he
tween the commission headed by the
President In Paris and tho business in
terests In New York by which the latter
are to be given advance information
withheld from the Senate monstrous
charge.
Men who make such a charge owe
II to the public TO demand an inves-
tigation, and they would have demanded