Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-05
SENATE TO DEMAND
TEXT OF TREATY
Bitter Debate Over Resolution Asking
State Department For Full Text
Borah Threatens to Secure Wall
Street Copy and Place Il in Records
Wilson Wants Investigation.

Washington June 5.A vote may be
reached in the senate late today on the
bitterly debated resolution introduced
by Senator Johnson. republican. OF
California, asking the state department
for the full text OF the peace treaty
With Germany Several hours OF dis
cussion were expected To precede the
roll call. however, and supporters oi
the measure were not certain OF their
ability to bring a vote before adjourn
ment.
Before the senate met 1t was con.
sidered unlikely there would be con-
sideration today on the resolution in-
troduced yesterday by Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska ranking democrat
Of the foreign relations committee.
proposing that the committee investi-
gate the reported leak of copies CT
the treaty TO New York. Senator Bo-
rah has said he intends TO put the
text of the treaty into the senate rec
ords If he can secure the copy from
New York.
1t was stated authoritatively today
that Senator Hitchcock introduced his
resolution on request from the White
House after a conference yesterday )
with Secretary Tumulty. ,
President Wilson is being kept fully
advised OF the situa,io. In The senate,
but so far as has been made know n
he has not indicated whether he would
authorize the state department to fur
nish the treaty text to the senate in
the event Of the passage OF Senator
Johnson's resolution.
Senator Hitchcock, in calling up his
resolution for an investigation. de-
clared the statements of Senators
Lodge and Borah. republican members
of the committee, regarding the pres
ence of copies in New York constituted d
a monstrous charge. II this charge
had been made in the interests of the
public. he said. and not merely in or
making 1t would have demanded sen
atorial investigation.
The speech drew replies from both
Mr. Lodge and Mr.. Borah.
Il presume" , said Mr.. Hitchcock.
that there will be no substantial OK,
lection to this proposal. II Is mat =
ter OF the most tremendous urgency
that investigation be had OF charges
made upon the responsibility of sera :
tors that copies of the treaty have
fallen into the hands of NSew York In :
terests while being withheld from the
senate"
"The request for this. investigation
should have been made blythe sena
tors who lugged into the senate this
serious charge. They do not appear
to realize the embarrassing position in
which they placed themselves by not
asking an investigation
A declaration by the Nebraska sena I
tor that Senator Lodge and Senator
Borah had "tnsinuated wrongly that
the president had permitted copies 70
go to business concerns brought Mr.
Lodge to his feet at once
Il said nothing whatever about H.
nancial interests." asserted the Mass
achusetts senator III is possible /
replied Mr.. Hitchcock. that there may
be some differences between inc two sen
ators in that respect They concurred.
however. In their attack
This charge involves an attack on
the president Of the United States OF
the most scandaions noinre. II appears
to be n new chapter In the attack on
the treaty itself. II is monstrous
charge. Men who make such a charge
owe 1t to the public to demarid investi-
CATION and they would have demanded
investigation IL they had been making
i. Ii. :he public trteres.- and not for the
purpose Of hurting the treaty"
Senator Hitchcock declared that II
New York interests had treaty copies
they apparently are In closer commu
nication with enemes OF the treaty
than with friends OF the treaty.