Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-09

Washington, June e.-President VIII
son in a cablegram received today oy
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, OF Ne
braska, said he hoped the Investigation
by the senate foreign relations COM
mittee of how copies of the peace
treaty reached private interests in
New York would be most favoraoiy
prosecuted.
The president said. he had felt it
"hfshly undesirable officially to COM
municate the text of document which
Ia still In negotiation and subject 10
change" and any one who had pos
session OF the official English text has
what he is clearly not entitled to have
or to communicate.
This statement by the president
strengthened the belief of officials here
that he would not comply with the re-
quest OF tho senate that the treaty text
be furnished at this time.
Text OF Message.
The presidents message. transmit
ted thru the White House and read by
Senator Hitchcock when the foreign
relations committee met todaXto to plan
its investigation, follows:
please convey to Senator Hitchcock:
I am heartily glad that you have de-
manded an investigation with regard
to the possession of texts Of the treaty
by unauthorized persons. l have felt
that it was highly undesirable Off
cially to communicate the text of a
document which is still in negotiation
and subject to change. Any one who
has possession Of the official English
text has what he Is clearly not en-
titled to have or to communicate. l
have felt in honor bound to act in the
same spirit and in the same way as
the representatives of the other great
powers in this, matter and am conf
dent that, my fellow countrymen will
not expect ME to break faith with
them. hope the investigation will be
most thoroughly prosecuted"
Finaneisrs Subposnaed.
In It's investigation Of how copies OF
the peace treaty reached New York
the senate foreign relations committee
subpoenaed jacob Schift, Thomas F.
Lamont, H. P. Dawson, Paul Warburg,
j. p. Morgan and Frank A. vanderlip.
Mr.. Lamont was requested to bring
with him any correspondence which
passed between J. p. Morgan and
Company and it's Paris and London
agents regarding the treaty. and par
ticularly any communications on the
subject between the banking house and
Mr.. Dawson, while the latter was
abroad. ~
d.
The committee also adopted unani-
mously a motion by Senator Fall, re-
publican, OF New Mexico. inviting
acting Secretary Polk to appear as a
witness and to take part in the in
quiry by cross examining witnesses
and otherwise.
Says Bankers Want League.
All OF the financiers named except
Mr.. Vanderlip were called at the sug-
gestion OF Senator Borah, republican,
of Idaho, who told the committee he
was convinced that each Of them was
familiar with what the treaty contain
ed. He said he could not be sure that
any one Of them actually had copy,
however, because he never had seen
a copy in their hands.
ne ludHO SeHdtOT SalO ne was con :
vinced the international bankers OF
New York were interested for pri-
vate reasons" III the adoption, OF the
league OF nations covenant. He added
that in his belief the calling OF the
men named would show how and why
they were interested.
Presence Of these men before the
cornsIiittee. Senator Borah said, un-
doubtedly would show where copy
Of the treaty could be obtained.
II think there will be no trouble
about getting a copy" said he. Z, 55 Y.
Mr.. Vanderlip's name was added to
the list Of those to be called by Sena-
tor Williams, democrat, ofs Mississippi,
who gave no reason for his suggestion.
The subpoenas were drawn on the mo-
.tion Of Senator Hitchcock. democyat,
Of Nebraska who introduced the rSso-i
luton authorizing the Investigation.
sMany cspiss Put out.
Il Senator B9rah, IN statement to the
committee. said he could not and did
not intend to give the names 81 in-
formants that a copy q the treaty was