Arizona republican., 1920-10-19

Before adjourning. telegrams were dispatched to the chairmen of Repub- lican and Democratic senatorial com mittees asking them to file complete statements of their receipts, expendi- tures- and pledges at Chicago, on Thursday, October 2s. The reports will be made public at that time.
 The report of MT. Hunts investiga- ton ot the league to enforce peace proved the senstaion of the day. Doz- ems of confidential letters between Mir. Taft, George w. Wickersham, Theo- dore Alarburg and others were given. Tn his summary Mir. Hunt said that Herbert g. Houston said before the committee he had talked to the Ger man chancellor, Lord Robert Cecil and Lloyd George in regard to the United States entering the league of nations, and Edward A. F'ilne of Boston, who has been abroad on a similar mission, is now fin Germany on a mission to get Germany into the league"
 The correspondence and data which follows bear out the charge which am about to make" Mir. Hunts report says, that this organization has, | through it's officials, by correspond ence and conferences, talked with va rious officials of foreign governments about getting this and other countries | into the league of nations peace treaty, all of which in my estimation is in violation of the Logan act"
 Mr. Hunt reported that William H Short, secretary of the league, took from the file certain letters between Mr. Short and George W. Wickersham | in which AIr. Short proposed a cam paign in the interest of MT. Cox, and 1 Wickersham agreed in part.
 MT. Wickersham agreed to give ur the letter, the report says.
 A letter from Mir. Wickersham to Mir. Short, dated July 10, 1920 says: Thank you, MT. Short, for MT. Sweet ser's letter. It is very logical and nor Coolidge's speech of acceptance than that of Senator Harding's."
 Other correspondence sshows that ex-President Taft threatened to re- sign from the league if it took par tisan part in politics and reiterated his belief that Senator Harding vii be elected and that the one hope of the league with the Lodge reservations is through the Republican candidate.
 The Hunt report said that the league to enforce peace spent $2500 to finance letter sent by Samuel Gompers tC 5OO0O local unions asking the unioT members to bring pressure to bear or senators to have them vote for th' league of nations.
 Other items of expenditure given fl , Hunts report include bills for publi. cation of advertisements in A citie. , throughout the country and two bills one of $24,5S3.25 and the other fol $10,5 from the Western Newspa. per Union.
 A letter from Theodore Marburg O Boston to Secretary Short, dated Au- gust 12, 1920, says that the most di- ; rect road to ratification of the treat, is the complete defeat of the politica . party which has suffered the con. scienceless band in the senate to rid, it's neck"
 Another letter from MT. Marburg {, MT Short, written at Baltimore or April 29, 1920. discussed an article or the league of nations written by Ham ilton Holt and adds:
 T strongly urge that the article il , question be reprinted in the type ant style of a newspaper clipping tha from the Times, preferably-and sen to every delegate to the Democratic and Republican conventions before tn, meetings of the conventions"
 The article quotes President Taft a. opposed to any participation of tn, league to enforce peace in the present political campaign. A letter from MT Taft to MT. Short on August 19, 1920 says
 'I am opposed even to a series O questions prOpounded by the league tt enforce peace to presidential candi dates. Such questions can not bu take on a partisan attitude"
 carbon copy of the unsigned letter from MT. Shorts files addressed to MT