The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-10
FIGHT OPENS
IN CONGRESS
To SEPARATE
LEAGUE PACT
Resolution to Declare Senate
Unable to Concur in League
Provision Introduced by
Knox.
PEACE LEAK DEBATED
eRy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, June 1o.-A resolu-
ton to have the senate declare 1t
could not concur in the league of ma
uons provisions Of the peace treaty
as now drawn was introduced today
by Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania, re-
publican. of the foreign relations COM
mittee.
The resolution which Is expected to
bring to a more definite stage the
light being made against the league
covenant, asks that the covenant be
separated from the peace treaty be
fore submitted to the senate for ratifl-
cation.
At the request Of Senator Knox,
who announced he later would discuss
1t In the senate. the resolution was re-
ferred to the foreign relations COM
mittee.
Backed by Lodge.
The resolution was offered by SEN
ator Knox after a conference with
Chairman Lodge, of the committee,
and there we're evidences that 1t
would have the backing Of most of
these who have conducted the fight
against the league. 1t is understood
to be designed as an official notice to
the peace conference that ratification
OF the treaty in it's present form is
opposed.
The Knox resolution proposes that
"the treaty shall be so drawn as to
permit any nation to reserve without
prejudice to itself for future separate
and full consideration by its people
the question of any league of nations"
but that the obligations of Germany
and her co-belligerents under this
treaty shall not be thereby affected
The Knox resolution also would de-
clare it the policy of the United States
government In order to meet fully
and fairly our obliga tions to ourselves
and to the world, that the freedom
and peace of Europe being again
threatened by any power or combina-
ton Of powers, the United States will
regard such situation with grave
concern as menace to its own peace
and freedom.
In such an event the Knox resolu-
ton proposes that "the United States
will consult with other powers affect
ed with view to devising means for
the removal of such menace and will
the necessity arising in the future
carry out the same complete accord
and cooperation without chief CO.
belligerents for the defense Of civili-
zation."
Text In Record
Each member of congress today had
a copy of the peace treaty with Ger
many. The voluminous and much de-
bated document was contained in the
congressional record, printed by order
of the senate late yesterday after an
epoch making fight and just after a
message from President Wilson had
h0an Too6 covin0 hn could
the text of the treaty to the senate
without breaking faith with other
members of the peace council.
TIE copy of the treaty, brought to
this country by newspaper men,
went into the record as result of Wig
orous efforts of Senator Borah of Ida
ho, and other republican leaders who
blocked every move of the democrats
to prevent publication. Charges OF
broken faith, effort to have the matter
considered in secret session and points
of order, were swept aside and the
document was ordered printed by a
vote of At to "a. 1t was not, however
until Senator Borah began reading the
100000 word text of the treaty, which
would have required many hours tc
complete, that opponents of the publ
cation plan capitulated
Decision to publish the treaty wa:
one of the numerous developments re
Gently in the fight over the treat,
in which is interviewer the league o.
nation plan, but it was expected b!
leaders to clear the way for the in
- quiry into the manner in which cop
les of the treaty reached Unauthorized
persons in New York. which tn,
foreign relations committee expects
to begin tomorrow or Thursday. Plan
fnr beginning the probe were prao
tically complete and the sergeant-at
arms was expected to complete sun
moning witnesses today. among whom
are J. P Morgan, H. Dawson. Thoma
F. Lamont, Jacob Schiff, Paul WaI
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