The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-06-06
SHARP TALK IN
THE SENATE
Evident Leak in Diplomatic Channels
Causes Talm with COnsid-
cradle Acidity
(Associated Press)

Washington, June 6-The leak in
diplomatic channels through which it
is charged copies of the unpublished
peace treaty with Germany reached
certain interests in New York. was
the subject of another stormy debate
yesterday in the Senate. Senator
Hitchcock, ranking democrat of the
Senate foreign relations committee,
in calling up his resolution for a Sen
ate investigation of all facts, declared
the statements of Senators Lodge of
! Massachusetts, and Borah of Idaho,
republican members of the commit
tee of the presence of copies in New
York constituted monstrous
charge"
If this charge had been made in the
interests of the public, he said, and
not merely to attack the treaty, the
senators making it would have de-
manded senatorial investigation.
The speech drew replies from both
Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Borah.
"I presume" said Mr.. Hitchcock,
"that there will be no substantial OBJ
lection to this proposal. 1t is a mat
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cy that investigation should be had of
charges that copies of the treaty have
fallen into the hands of New York
interests while being held up from the
Senate of the United States.
"The request for this information
should have been made by those who
| lugged into the Senate this serious
charge. They do not appear to realize
the embarrassing position in which
they placed themselves by not ask
ing for an investigation"
A declaration by the Nebraska SEN
ator that Senators Lodge and Borah
had insinuated broadly that President
/ Wilson had furnished copies to busi-
mess concerns in New York, brought
Mr.. Lodge at once to his feet.
"I said nothing whatever about
financial interests" asserted the Mas
sachusetts senator.
''It is possible" said Mr.. Hitchcock
F'that there may be some difference in
the statements of the two senator's III
that respect, but they concurred in the
charge 1t is of a most scandalous ma.
ture. 1t appears to be a new chapter
III the attack on the treaty itself. The
men who make such charge owe il
to the public to make an investiga.
tion and they would have demanded
an investigation if they were acting
in the public interest.
Senator Hitchcock declared that il
New York interests had treaty copie!
they apparently are in closer com
munication with enemies of the treat!
than with friends of the treaty"
"If he held the treaty in his hands,
shouted Senator Hitchcock, referring
to Senator Lodge statement as made
in the Senate, "he held stolen goods
probably secured by bribery; goods
which the American representative!
in Paris promised not to make public
; It is strong statement for a senator
of the United States to make-tha
the president is Withholding copies O.
, the treaty and allowing it to go some
where else"
, Senator Williams, democrat, O.
Mississippi, referred to the refusal o
George Washington to furnish tn
, House of Representatives with a cop.
of a treaty, to which Senator Borah
republican, of Montana, said, "Wh,
quote George Washington? You hav
repudiated all of his doctrines"
"I say the time has come for Al
; investigation" said Senator Hitch
! cock, resuming. 81 want to know wha
interests got into possession of tn
:. treaty"
= Senator Lodge said he would b
> delighted" to have the Hitchcock res
olution passed. 'I was shown a cop
. OF the treaty by a friend of mine i
New York who was connected wit
no interests" said Senator Lodgt
"How he got it l did not inquire. If
: were at liberty to mention his nam
! the country would realize that n
. more outrageous suggestion could b
> made than that it came into his pos
: session by corruption"