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Big Bankers Of New York City
are Subpoenaed by Senate
Probe Commit
tee.
LOOK INTO TREATY LEAK
Cable from President Wilson Says He
is Anxious to Know II Copy is
Really In This
Country.
LOOK INTO TREATY LEAK

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The SEN
ate foreign relations committee to.
day subpoenaed J. p. Morgan, Frank
| A. Vanderlip and other big New
York bankers as witnesses In the in.
vesigation of the treaty leak"
| The entire list of those subpoenaed
follows: Jacob Schiff, Henry P. Davi-
son, Thomas Lamont, Paul Warburg,
Morgan and Vanderlip.
The committee instructed Lamont
to bring with him all correspondent ce
between Morgan and Company and
its Paris and London agents, with
relation to the peace treaty and the
i league of nations, particularly the
letters written to Dawson while be
was abroad as head of the American
Red Cross.
The committees action closely fol-
lowed presentation by Senator Hitch
cock of a cablegram to him nom
President Wilson in which the l,resi-
dent seconded Hitchcock's demand
for Investigation of the charges 1spf
Senators Borah and Lodge that the
text Of the treaty Is In the hands CT
New York persons.
as soon as the committee met, in
public session to lay plans eor the
"leak'' investigation as authorized
by the senate last week under the
Hitchcock resolution.
Following presentation Of the presi-
dents cablegram Senator Borah Vas
asked to state to the committee what
information he could give that would
q L. ~lx,oe hoo {1A
treaty and how they got 1t.
"On March g." said Borah, II be-
gan an investigation to find out what
interest in or connection with the
league of nations the great inter-
national bankers Of New York had.
l learned that all were deeply inter
ested in the league and were work
ing for it's adoption in this country.
They were assisting, found in vari-
Gus ways, by contributions, public
speeches, interviews and other
methods.
II became convinced they were
supporting the league, not through
any ultra-patriotic motives, but for
private reasons.
IT do not intend to give the source
of my information, which came to me
in various ways, but I will give the
committee the results of it. l now
ask that the committee subpoenae
the following men"
Borah then submitted the list
above, excepting Vanderlip, and on
motion Of Senator Hitchcock they
were ordered to appear with the
documents mentioned.
Would you mind adding the name
of Frank A. Vanderbilt" asked Sena-
tor Williams, Mississippi.
The committee acquiesied in this.
Continuing his statement, Borah
said:
'T think by questioning these
gentlemen the gentlemen will learn
first that their interest in the league
has been constant and active and
second, that they have had copies of
the treaty for the past ten days.
There will be no difficulty about
establishing the facts concerning
their possession of the treaty The
difficulty will come in showing their
interest in 1t. But want to lay a
foundation for developing that"
Borah then announced that he has
q copy of the treaty text and that
he plans to read it into the record
at today's session Of the senate.
Former President Taft who is
being mentioned here as one of the
prominent witnesses in the senate
stated to close advisers
today that he Is anxious to appear
before the committee. Taft today
refused to comment on the charge
that he had secret information as to
the contents of the treaty.
Senator Knox declared that LaMont
had been officially attached to the
American peace delegation as finan-
cial adviser.
"Tn that case he had right to a
Of the treaty" said Hitch
cock
Hitchcock said he believed the com
mittee should respect the desire of
President Wilson to hold the treaty
as confidential for the present and
agree not to make it public in case
copy is obtained In the committee in
yestfgation.