The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-10
TELE:GRAMS SENT
TO new WORKERS
Asked to Appear Before
Senate Committee
Tomorrow
MOVE TO REJECT
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Sen. Knox Introduced Resolution To-
day Asking That the Covenant Be
Separated from the Peace Treaty
Treaty Is Published in Record.

WASHINGTON, June l0-Telegrams
requesting j. p Morgan, Henry P Da-
yison, Thomas w Lamont, Jacob Schiff.
Paul Warberg, and Frank A. Vanderlip,
New York fnancers, to appear before
the senate foreign relations committee to-
morrow and testify in the investigation Of
how copies Of the peace treaty reached
private interests in New York, We're sent
out today by direction of Chairman Lodge
Instructions were given yesterday by the
committee that subpoenas for the wit
nesses be issued, but Chairman Lodge de-
cided to summon them by telegraph
Meantime members Of congress had cop
les of the treaty which were published
today in the congressional record. Sen
ator Borah, Republican, of idaho, who
forced printing Of the treaty yesterday
was understood to plan today to have
the senate order the text printed as a
public document, which would make it
available for distribution as a complete
volume.
A resolution to have the senate declare
it could not concur in the league Of ma
tions provisions of the peace treaty as
now drawn, was introduced today by Sen
ator Knox, Pennsylvania, Republican, Of
the foreign relations committee. The reso-
luton which is expected to bring to a
more definite stage the fight being made
against the league covenant asks that the
covenant be separated from the peace
treaty before being submitted to the SEN
ate for ratification
AT the request Of Senator Knox, who
announced he would later discuss it in
the senate, the resolution was referred
to the foreign relations committee
The resolution. was offered by Senator
| Knox after a conference with Chairman
| Lodge of the committee and there were
| evidences that it would have the back
| ing of most Of those who have conduct.
ed the fight against the league. 1t is
understood to be designed MS an of
fetal notice to the peace conference that
ratification of the treaty in its present
form is opposed.
The Knox resolution proposes that
"the treaty shall be so dr2wn rs tt
permit any nation to reserve without
prejudice to itself for future separat,
and full consideration by its people tn,
question of any league Of nations, = bu
that the obligations of Germany an,
her -belligerents under the treaty
shall not be thereby affected
The Knox resolution also would de
clare it the policy of the United State
government in order to meet fully an,
{ fairly our obligations to ourselves an,
to the world that the freedom and peac
of Europe being again threatened b,
any power or combination of powers tn
United States will regard such 4 situa
tion with grave concern as mcnac
TO its own peace and freedom i
such an event the Knox resolution pro
poses that the United States will cor
, suit with other powers effected with
view to devising means for the remova
of such menace and will, the neccssit
arising in the future. carry out the sam
!, complete accord and cooperation wit
: our chief co-belligcrents for the dcfens
: of civilization.