Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-09
President Cables Hitchcock
Expression of Approval For
Starting Senatorial Probe
FEELS BOUND IN HONOR
Says Possessors of Text Are
Not Entitled to Advance
Copy of Document
FWORDS PREDICT ACTION
sCommittee Summons Bankers
in Effort to Learn How Con-
vention Reached New York
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bB 4SSOCtuttu fItSS.
Washington, June 9.-Presi-
dent Wilson in a cablegram re-
ceived to-day by Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat. Nebraska, said
he hoped the investigation by
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee on how copies of the
Peace Treaty reached private inter
ests in New York would "be most
thoroughly prosecuted"
Presidents Message
The Presidents message, trans
mitted through the White House and
read by Senator Hitchcock to the
Foreign Relations Committee, fol-
lows:
please convey following to Sem
ator Hitchcock:
Il am heartily glad that you have
demanded an investigation with re-
gard to the possession of the text of
Treaty by unauthorized persons. |
have felt that 1t was highly unde-
sirable officially to communicate the
text of a document which is still in
negotiation and subject to change.
Anyone who has possession of the
official English text has what he is
clearly not entitled to have or to
communicate. l have felt in honor
bound to act in the same spirit and
in the same way as the representa-
tives of the other great powers IN
this matter. and am confident that
my fellow -countryme will not ex-
pect me to break faith with them
! hope the investigation Will be
mast fhorOnrblV nrOSpcntnl ~
This statement by the President
strengthened the belief of officials
here that he would not comply with
the request of the Senate that the
Treaty text be furnished it at this
time.
Summons Witnesses
In its investigation of how copies
of the Peace Treaty reached New
York the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee to-day subpenaed Jacob
Schiff. Thomas +. Lamont. Fl.
Dawson. Paul Warburg, J. P. Nor
gan and Frank A. Nanderlip.
Mr.. Lamont was requested to
bring with him any correspondence
which passed between J. P. Morgan
& Company and its Paris and Lon
don agents regarding the Treaty,
and particularly any communica-
tions on the subject between the
banking house and Mr.. Dawson
while the latter was abroad.
Invites Polk to Testify
The committee aleo adopted unan-
imously a motion by Senator Fall,
Republican. of New Mexico. invit-
ing Acting Secretary Polk to appear
as a witness and to take part in the
inquiry hv ross-examininC witness
es and otherwise.
oF
Mr.. VanderIip were called at the
suggestion of Senator Borah. Re-
publican. Of Idaho. who told the
committee he was convinced each of
them was familiar with what the
Treaty contained. He said he was
convinced international bankers of
New York were interested for pri-
Vate reasons in the adoption of the
League Of Nations covenant
Presence of these men before the
committee. Senator Borah said un-
1oubtedlv would show where a copy
of the Treaty could be obtained. It
think there will he no trouble about
getting a copv." he said.
Copy Goes In
A copy of the Treaty. said to have
been brought tn this country by a
Chicago newspaper correspondent.
was presented in the Senate to-day
by Senator Borah and by a vote of
81 to "a. ordered put in the Con-
yressional Record and printed as n
public document.
All the votes against publication
were cast by Democrats with the ex-
ception Of that by Senator McCum-
Der, of North Dakota. Republican.
Senator Thomas. Democrat, Colora-
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