Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-13

from the state department, he replied:
Positively no chance, whatever
Gable From President.
Senator Hitchcock presented to the
committee the cablesram from Presi-
dent Wilson in which the latter COM
mended the Nebraska senator for in
Producing the investigation resolution,
and expressed hope that the inquiry
would "be most thoroughly prosecut-
ed" The message dated June z, did
not refer to the senate resolution ask
ing for the treaty and at the White
House Secretary Tumulty said ne
thought it probable this request had
not reached Mr.. Wilson when he ca
bled.
When the committee adjourned the
date of the next meeting was left to
Chairman Lodge who said tonight that
there would be no session tomorrow.
and possibly not until Thursday. The
subpoenas ordered must be served per-
sonally in New York, he said, and the
committee probably would not reas-
semble until some of the finarciers
called were ready to testify.
One Of those subpoenaed, Mr.. Davi-
son, was mentioned during the session
today in quoting some newspapers as
he messenger who brought to this
|country the copies of the treaty for the
japanese embassy here.
Mr.. Polk took occasion to deny this
latter at the state department, saying
the copies mentioned were brought
across by a Captain Fitzsimmons, a
regular government courier, and were
delivered to the Japanese consul gen.
eral in New York.
The committee adjourned its meet
ing only few minutes before the SEN
ate assembled at noon and President
Wilson's cablegram brought in by Sen
ator Hitchcock at once brought up the
subject in the senate chamber. No
sooner had the message been read into
the record than Senator Borah was on
his feet.
Holds Copy in Hand.
"T now have in my possession copy
of the treaty" said he. 'T am permit
ted to make this public by those who
gave it to me. This particular copy
was brought to this country by staff
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune,
Frazier Hunt I ask unanimous con-
sent that it be printed in The Record.
The request electrified the chamber,
senators on both sides sensing a cli-
max to the fight over publication OF
the treaty. The presidents supporters
promptly refused unanimous consent
and Mr.. Borah then made his motion
to print it. That quickly was put to a
vote and the document was ordered
printed, AZ to "a.
AS soon as the roll call was over,
many senators were on their feet ask
ing an opportunity to explain their
vote and the speech making proceeded
to resolve itself into debate on the
propriety of making the treaty public
and on the merits of the league Of
nations.
Senator Hitchcock denounced the
procedure as beneath the dignity Of
the senate and as a step cooperating
with the German government" Sena-
tor Swanson Of Virginia, another Dem
ocratic member Of the foreign relations
committee, declared it showed a most
remarkable disrespect of the president.
Senator Johnson replied that the on
ly infamy in the matter was in "en-
deavoring to keep secret from all the
people what Wall street has," and Sen
ator Poindexter, Republican, of Wash
ington, asserting that the senators OBJ
iecting most strenuously were those
who were the slowest to support active
war measures against Germany.
Marshall Pours Oil.
So heated did the exchange become
hat Vice President Marshal called a
halt while he read the rules governing
language to be used in debate, and said
he was going 20 exercise his authority
if necessary to prevent row"
Alter more than an hour Senator
Deckham, Democrat, of Kcntuck, said
he had voted for the Borah motion un-
der misapprehension and move to re-
consider the action by which the treaty
was ordered printed. A reconsidcra-
tion vote was provident, by the arrival
Of 2 o'clock, when the wire repeal bill
came automatically before the senate.
With the consideration motion pending
it would have been impossible to print
the treaty in today's record and the
presidents supporters utilized the op-
portunity to endeavor to have a vote
postponed until tomorrow.
Senator Hitchcock, who had the
floor. yielded to Senator Williams, who
spoke for an hour and a half in
what opposition leaders charged was
a filibuster. He declared Senators
Lodge and Borah were "nagging" the
president by means Of partisan ma
jority" aided by few men on this side
who are seeking election.
Senator Borah, Mr.. Williams con-
tinued, had become Prussian junk
er" at heart, believing in sovereignty
unlimited.
"The senator from Idaho" he shout
ed, wants no limitation put on our
national government. He wants the
United States free to do what it pleas
es. That's all the German emperor
wanted. That's all Nero wanted"
Borah Begins to Read.
Shortly before o'clock Senator
Williams concluded and Senator Bo-
rah, obtaining the floor, remarked that
the authenticity Of his treaty copy had
been questioned and that he would
prove it by reading the document
Thereupon he began leisurely with the
preamble of the big volume, reading
of which probably would have taker
I15-15.
| Immediately parliamentary objec-
tions, coupled with a new storm OF de-