Arizona republican., 1919-06-05
HE MAY PRODUCE TEXT IF TREATY
 IN SENATE TODAY
Borah Makes Startling An nouncement - Hitchcock Urges Investigation of Lodges Charge-May Tn volve Probe of Entire American Peace Delega- tion

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The senate fight over the treaty with Germany branched out into new channels today, with the introduction of a resolution by Senator Hitchcock, ranking demo- crat of the foreign relations commit tee, proposing that the committee in yestigate statements by Chairman Lodge and Senator Borah, republican committee members, that copies of the unpublished treaty are in the hands of certain interests in New York.
 Seniors Lodge and Borah promptly announced their approval of such an investigation which, under the reso- lution would seek the names of the persons, corporations or interests which have secured copies of said treaty, and from whom they were se- cured and by what methods" The first prediction was that the meas ure would be adopted virtually with out opposition and that an exhaustive inquiry, possibly involving testimony by members of the Paris peace delega- tion, would result.
 Senator Borah also announced that could he secure 9 copy of the treaty from New York, he would put it into the senate record and thus give it to the public. He said he had asked for 8 copy for that purpose and might re- ceive it tomorrow.
 The presentation of Senator Hitch cocks resolution surprised many sen ators ot both sides of the chamber
 Bitter Debate Today.
 The days developments. however, were taken as forecasting another bit ter debate tomorrow, when the resolu- tion of Senator Johnson, republican of California, asking the state department for the treaty text, again comes be- fore the senate.
 Senator Johnson hopes to press his resolution to a vote during the day. He expects to have the support of all op- ponents of the league of nations and of some of those who favored the league. The leaders on both sides, however conceded that the vote would be close.
 Whether the state department will accede to the senate request, should the Johnson resolution pass, has not been revealed by department officials They have consistently declined 10 make any comment on developments in the senate. IL was assumed how ever that the time of presentation oi the treaty either would be or had been ratified for decision to President Will son and Secretary Lancing at Paris
 Senator Hitchcock had not decided tonight. whether he will call up his resolution tomorrow. He may do SC during the first two hours of the ses- sion but at the end of that time il automatically would be replaced by the Johnson resolution.
 To Put It In Record.
 Senator Borahs announcement o1 his intention to put the treaty text into the senate record caused much dis cussion about the capitol. MT. Boraf would not divulge the New Yorl source from which he hopes to get . copy, and made it plain that he wa: not certain it would be forthcoming If his request that the copy be sen him is granted, he said. he may have it ready to offer as soon as the senate meets tomorrow.
 The Idaho senator's project, aside from any diplomatic aspect, may pre- sent novel developments. It was point ed out tonight that unanimous consen is required under the senate rules t' insert such documents in the record without reading them on the senate flooe, md predictions were genera that unanimous consent would not b. given. A reading of the treaty, whicl is said to contain, about 90,0O0 words would be a task of many hours.