The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-04-16
IRE EATY'S DEFEAT |S CHARGED ID
 NEWbERRY
Gave Republicans Control of Senate and Foreign Relations Committee

Washington, D. c. April 15.-In con nection with the conviction of Senator Thurman H. Newberry of Michigan for conspiringi to commit election fraud and the imposition of sentence of two years in prison, it is now a matter of comment in Washington that defeat of ratification of the peace treaty was due to the presence of Senator New berry in the Senate.
 The slender majority gained by Sen ator Newberry's presence in seat which the Michigan court has adjudg- ed him guilty of obtaining by criminal practices. enabled the Republicans to organize the Senate and control all tn committees. It enabled Senator Lodge and other Republicans to pack" the Foreign Relations Committee against the peace treaty and President Wilson, and thereby made it possible to load down the treaty with destruc- tive reservations, which, after many months of wearying debate, resulted in the defeat of ratification. Had not Senator Newberry participated in the organization of the Senate, the Demo crats would have retained control of the committees, Senator Hitchcock would have continued as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, the treaty would have been reported out many months ago, unquestionably would have been ratified in a. reason able time, and the country would have been at ptace, business would have been stabilized ana industry would have resumed it's normal course.
 May Not Dust Him
 I'm this connection, it will be inter- esting to watch the course of the Re publican Senate, holding slender ma jority of but two votes, in the Ford Newberry contest. Attorneys for Hen ny Ford are urging prompt action by the Senate, but the necessity, for par tisan reason, of maintaining this slight but effective margin probably will serve to keep the Republican majority from taking any prompt action to rid its number of a member, even though the stigma of conviction for crime is upon him. Nor is it expected that Newberry will resign-certainly not fbefore his sentence IS affirmed by a higher court-for, though he will not likely appear in the Senate and partic- ipate in its deliberations, he will be paired in his absence, and under Sem ate custom, a pair" is as effective as a vote.
 Newberry is the third member of the Senate in the last 30 years to be con- victed of criminal practices during ten ure of office. The others were Sena- tor John H. MitcheII of Oregon, who was a member of the Senate for 26 years, and Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas. Both were Republicans, and each was convicted of using his influence as Senator before Govern ment Departments ar Washington for corrupt purposes Senator Mitchell in gaining contracts for constituent and Burton for accepting fee for appear ing as attorney before the Post Office Department. Mitchell never served any of his sentence, nor did he regign from the Senate. He died in Portland, Ore. in 1905, before his term of i'm prisonment began. Burton served a term of six months. He did not resign from the Senate until his prison term began.
 The most recent Senatorial investi- gation, Of course, was in the Lorimer case, from Illinois. Lorimer was ,ex- pelled in 1912 when the Senate adopt ed resolution declaring that corrupt methods and practices were employ ed in his election, and that the cleo ton therefore, was invalid"