Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
|CR|S|S IN SENATE
| OVER TREATY SEEN
New York Fiinanciers Have
Full Text, Which Is Denied
to Lawmakers.
SITUATION is ACUTE
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

the gulf between the Wilson admin
1stration and the United States Senate
widens. Within the next forty-eight
hours developments which NAV have
far-reaching effect in this country. as
well as England and France. are ex-
pected. The entire situation is predf-
Gated upon the revelation that printed
copies OF the complete treaty of peace
are in the hands Of financial interests
In, New York. though President Wilson
In Paris continues to refuse the text
of the draftvto the Senate.
Both Senator Lodge and Senator
Borah declare that they have seen
copies Of the full text of the treaty,
The State Department, upon whom for
NAL Senate demands are to be made
for the-eext, does not deny the charges
made by the United States senators,
declaring that it is exceedingly likely
that this Is true, at least the depart
ment is not in position to deny
II Senator Lodge has seen the full text
Of the treaty. then he has seen it. Mr.
Lodge Is in position to know what a
treaty looks like. This may be said to
summarize the State Departments
answer to the charges made by both
Mr.. Lodge. chairman of the foreign
relations committee. and his party
cohort Mr.. Borah.
Does Not Know About F1nanciers.
1t is admitted by the State De-
partment that separate sections of
the treaty. notably the financial and
economic clauses, have fallen into
hands Of others than the department,
but the department says it is not ap-
prised. of the reported fact that still
other interests, notably the New York
group of international fnanciers,
have the document in full.
other than State Department copies
text that has been received In WASH
ingon, SO far as known by the de-
partment. is that received by the
Japanese embassy. which copy. the de-
partment has been assured, was for
warded on to Toxic.
Investigation Of just how the treaty
fell into the hands Of the New York
financiers could be made, but the de-
partment here fails to indicate that it
will take any steps In this direction. 1t
not been transmitted to outside inter-
ests in America other than by mail or
by person. Senator Lodge charges that
the treaty came from attaches of the
American Commission to negotiate
peace. The department In Washington
the scene of negotiations that 1t can
not affirm or deny.
In view Of Senator Borahs declara-
ton that the treaty might be published
in the Congressional Record within the
next forty-eight hours, the question
of the State Departments sanction to
requests for official copies comes to the
fore.
That the State Department cannot
and will not heed the request of the
Senate until it has been officially noti-
fed to do so either by President Will
son or Secretary. Lansing is taken for
granted. Frankly, officials here are
not in position to comply, and If the
treaty is to become public now 1T win
come through the action of the SEN
document received in New York. un-
less the sanction of President Wilson
to the Senate's request comes in the
interim. That it will not do SO is
taken. for granted owing to President
wilson's position in the peace confer
ence.
Agreement Not to Publish.
Though Germany may have copies
it Is a safe venture that the peoples
of France. England and Italy yet are
ignorant Of its contents other than
the official summary which was re-
Gently given to the waiting world.
The allied statesmen in Paris. Will
son, Lloyd George and Orlando. as
well as Clemenceau, have a definite
agreement with representatives of
lesser nations that the treaty shall
not be published until full agreement
is reached. This is believed neces-
sary by virtue of political etiquette. but
there Is far greater reason involved
Europe today rests upon a stack Of
domestic dynamite. Social. Industrial
and economic conditions are So trying
that the peoples of France. England
and Italy are chafing. The political
situation is acute. The governments
of France and England, particularly,
today are facing grave crises. Latest
indications from France are that the
radical socialists now are dominating
their party. having overridden the
more conservative elements. This is
particularly significant inasmuch as
the socialists of France have express
ed their antagonism to the peace
treaty and are loudly voicing their
to the Clemenceau regime.
The British labor situation is, SO acute
pa