Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-18
HITCHCOCK SAYS TREATY RATI-
FICATION MEANS REDUCED
ARMAMENT
Technically STILL At WAR
Warren OF Wyoming Against Coven-
ant and Says League Is mot
Greater Than the U. s."

Washington, Oct. 1S.--Dispatch of
additional American troops to Eu-
rope for the ultimate purpose of POI
licing Silesia during the plebiscite
proposed in the peace treaty formed
the text OF another chapter OF SEN
ate debate on the treaty.
The authority of the war depart
ment to take such a step was ques-
toned by Senator Brandegee. repub-
lican. Connecticut. and the scarcity
of information available to the SEN
ate on such subjects was deplored by
Chairman Wadswor.h OF the military
committee. The departments action
was defended by Senator Nelson, re-
publican. Minnesota, and others.
Nobody knows under what au-
thority these troops are being sent"
said Senator Brandegee.
Senator wadsworth stated. II was
given to understand that the dispatch
of this force was due to some ar
rangefhent made by the American
peace commission at Paris. 1t was
intimated also that the authority for
sending them springs from the fact
that technically we still are at war
with Germany"
Senator Nelson interrupted to sug-
gest that the plebiscite was to de-
termine whether upper Silesia should
become a part of Poland and added:
'They simply want our troops
there to see that there is fair pleb-
iscite, that's all. Unless the senator
opposes the establishment of Poland
as free country he ought not OBJ
iect to this,
Senator Hitchcock. democrat. Ne
braska, said the president had the
power to reinforce the American ex-
peditionary force along the Rhine
and said it would be decided whether
they should go to Silesia. He added
that under the treaty Germany was
required to pay the expense of polio
I ing that country during the plebi-
scite.
Senator Hitchcock declared the
criticism of the Silesia expedition
appeared to be another attack on
the administration. He added that
the treaty stipulated that troops for
the Silesian plebiscite must be sent
within 15 days of the treaty's ratifi-
cation and that therefore the dis
patch of the troops at this time was
necessary.
Senator Borah. republican. Idaho,
interjected that the statement of Sem
ator Hitchcock gave the fundamental
reason for his opposition to the
treaty. American troops will be con-
stantly crossing the ocean. IL it IS
ratified he said
"I believe that if the treaty is rati-
fed and the league of nations put
into effect" retorted Senator Hitch
cock, there will be reduction OF
armament and maintenance of world
peace"
This treaty can't be ratified with
out a reservation providing that
American troops shall not be used
without consent Of congress-" de-
clared Senator Lenroot. Wisconsin.
'fIf the senator from Nebraska
doesn't know that, he will find it
out"
Making his first senate speech on
the treaty, Senator Warren. republi-
can, Wyoming, announced he could
not support the league of nations
covenant until it had been "Ameri-
canized' by reservations. He deplors
ed any tendency to undermine the
nations prestige and said he could
not agree with President Wilson
when he declared the league was
: greater than the American govern
lment