Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-19
SOME Of PASSAGES
PROVE STARTLING;
TAFT IS QUOTED
, CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPGND
ENCE or PEACE ENFORCE.
MENT BODi MADE PlBIIC.
MANY BANKERS INVOLVED
Charge Il Now Made That Officials of
Organization Violated Logan Act
In Dealing With Foreign
Government.
By Associated Prus.

By Associated Ptcss.
ST LOUIS, Oct. lS-Scorcs of con.
tid"ntial letters from the files uf IN"
league to enforce peace, Ut which VII.
liam Howard h,it IN president. wclc
introduced IN the record 1T senate com.
mittcc investigating campaign cNpcndi.
turcs here late today.
Names at number of prominent
New York bankers were mentioned In
the correspondence. Don NJ. Hunt. at
torncy. who investigated the activities
m the league. reported that I'm ms
estimation" officials uf the league have
violated the Logan act passed January
80, 1893. which prohibits American
citizens carrying ou negotiations with
foreign governments ur their agents
regarding disputes or controversies
without tn" permission ut the United
Suliur The act carries a penalty. upon
conviction. ut fines uI not more than
$1,000 and imprisonment of from siX
months to three years.
sent to Investigate.
Tho senate committee Scut Hunt 10
New York several days ago tn inVcs't
KAT" the activities ct the league tu cn.
tore peace,
Hunt conducted an inquiry for five
days In the leagues offices there. read
all the correspondence In It's files and
examined employees and officers 1T N,
organization. His report, u voluminouS
document embracing copies of all let.
tcra whlch he thought had a bearing op
tho campaign expenditures iuNVstig
ton was presented today,
senate Committee Merits.
The senate committee met here today
to cumplct" It's Investigation uf the pre-.
convention campaign expenditures In
Missouri and adjourned tu meet agiln
Siincumr after the election Before
adiourning kilograms were despatched
Ia the chairman at the republican and
democratic national senatorial and con.
lresdonal committees directing them
io iilc complete statements of their ~.
Ceipts. expenditures and pledges ~ chi
Cagn on Thursday October ~.
Tho reports will be- made public nt
that time.
The report of Mr.. Hunts invystigi.
tion ut the league tu enforce pract
proved the sensation of the day, pot
ems Of confidential letters between MIR
Taft. George W Nickcrshan. Theodore
Marhurg and others were given.
In his summary, Mr.. Hunt points out
that Herbert y Houston testified that
he had talked with IN" hourgcuisc, the
German chancellor Robert Cccil ami
United States entering the league ut
nations AMI that Edward A. Filcnc, q
Boston. who has been abroad ON a sim
liar mission, " now "in Germany ON q
mission 10 get Germany into th,
league"
Violation of Act.
"rhc correspondence and data whiCl
follows bears cut the charge which |
am about to make" Mr.. Hunts report
says, that this organization has
through its officials Ivy correspondents
and conferences, talked with various
officials of foreign governments ahu,t
getting this and other countries into
the league ~ nations peace treaty all
IL which IN my estimation, II a Viul..
tion IT the Logan act
A letter frum Mr. Wickcrsham 4,
Mr.. short. dated July 10, 1890 says
THANK you. my dear MIR short, Tor
Arthur SwcctIcrs memorandum, II t.
very lulncal and sound How much hvt
ter was Governor Cuulidrvs speech 81
acceptance than that of Senator Hard
ing'a"
other correspondence shows that e.
president Taft threatened to resign
from the presidency II the league " u
took partisan part IN politics ana
reiterated his belief that Senator Hard
ing Mlll lfs tlVtt'N anu lNAi NV WV
hope of securing the league with IN"
Ledge reservations through the rrpuh
lcnn candidate"
Financc union letter,
The Hunt report shows that IN
league tu enforce peace spent t.,'oO
finance n letter sent by Samuel Com
ners la 90 O0O local unions asking the
union members to bring pressure To-
hear ON senators to have them vote tur
the league ut nations
Other, items ui expenditure include
hills Tor publication m advertisements
In "a cities throughout the country
and two hills cnr of SslaNa.si and th
other Sloh3lgs irom the N'st'i'
Newspaper Union,
A letter from Theodore Marhutg ~
I.nston tn Secretary short. dated AuT
uu ~ 1929. SAYS that the "most dirci
road Ia ratification tui the trcniNl " IN
,nmnl,tc defeat of IN" political parry
which has suffered the CONSTITUENCIES
senate hand to ride iis neck,
Anothrr letter from Mt. Mnrhutg u
sAlr short. written ut lihltimuic on
Aprll "a. iae0. discusses an article 81
the league uf natiuns written hy han'
ilion Holt, and adds
II strongly urge that the nru'l" ~
uuoStiun be- reprinted IN ~" lNpc phl
stylr nf u newspaper clipping thai
= from IN. Times rrvtcrrnhlc-and sent
tn every delegate to the democratic ana
republican conventions hrinf" IN