Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-15
Big INTERESTS AT
WORK ON TREATY.
BORAH CHARGES
Powerful Financial Groups
Want to Put Across"
Pact, He Says

Washington, Dec. 15.-Powerful
financial interests are endeavoring
for selfish interests to put across"
the German peace treaty through a
Senate compromise, Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho, charges. In
statement urging that Congress in
vestigate alleged efforts of J. P.
Morgan and Company and other f.
nancial concerns to bring about the
treaty's ratification, Senator Borah
also asserted that these interests
through the most gigantic propa-
ganda' propose, if possible, to pre-
vent the American people from con-
slderlng the treaty and the League
of Nations in the Presidential cleo
tions next November.
The financial interests, Senator
Borah further charged, are at work
on a scheme which he outlined as
having the following objects
First, through some compromise
or trade secure changes in the res
ervations so as to get enough votes
TO put 1t through regardless of
whether American interests are pro-
tected or not
Second, having put it through in
TINS way, the same forces hope
through their great influence with
the leaders of both political parties
and their control over campaign
subscriptions to keep it entirely out
OF fhe campaign of 1920-so that
the people will never have a chance
to pass upon the question:"
"Push it Through"
In the language of one of the
leaders," Senator Borah's statement
asserted. "the thing to do is to fix
up the compromise, agree upon the
deal which will get the votes, then
bring the treaty into the Senate with
the rule establishing cloture, cut off
debate and push it through. Then
If they can further keep it out of
the platform and out of the cam
paign by reason of their promi-
nence in the party they will have
accomplished their entire purpose.
The people of this country
who wish to retain our political in
dependence and to keep ourselves
Tree from the turmoils and conflicts
of the old world should not lose
sight of the fact that there has
always been back of this scheme q
most vicious influence. I know that
many good people have sincerely ad-
vocated it, but there is an influence
back of it which has been the
source of the most gigantic propa-
ganda that this. country has ever
known that is acting from different
motives. They are perfectly willing
to surrender the policies of this
country, the. policies which made us
what we are, If they can make sure
their present investments and their
proposed explorations in Europe.
Made Millions i'll War
Some of these institutions. one
| in particular, made millions out of
this war, large part of which is
| represented by European securities.
They also have plans for future
explorations of Europe. Naturally,
therefore, they are interested in hay
| ing the United States underwrite
these securities and stand back of
these explorations, and to have our
boys police the unstable govern
ments whose securities they hold
j. p. Morgan and Company, for in
stance, have placed vast sums of
Russian bonds in this country.
Other securities occupy a similar
position. The members of this firm
have eXerted every possible influ-
| ence from the very beginning to
have this league adopted
Il am in favor when Congress re-
| turns after the holidays of start
ing thorough investigation and
laying bare the entire profits of
these concerns which are now spend =
ing vast sums of money to put this
! thing across. Find out what Sc
curities they have placed and where
they are now. 1t will be recalled
that long before the United States
or the people of this country were
permitted to have a copy of this
treaty the firm of Morgan and Com
pany had it and were studying il
as one of the firm said, for the pur-
| pose of finding out what effect it
would have upon their financial
schemes. At the present time vast
sums of money are being expended
| in propaganda. Every kind of
lobbying known to Washington is
| being exerted and utilized to ac-
complish as | say two things, first,
| to put the treaty through as the
result of any kind of barter, any
| kind of trade that is necessary, sec
ondly, exert every possible influence
to keep it away from the people in
1920"