New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Harrison Stirs
Up Debate on
German Treaty
Lodge Tells Mississippian
Senate VIII Get Report
in Due Time Regarding
Result of Negotiations
Johnson Answers Taunts
Will Continue His Queries;
Congratulates Harding
on Call to Arms Parley

From The Trbunes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - Senator
Pat Harrison. Of Mississippi, railing at
the Republicans, stirred up a debate
on the treaty negotiations with Ger
many in the Senate to-day by reading
from newspaper articles to show that
Republican members Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee and Re-
publican Senators generally are being
kept in the dark and not taken into the
confidence of the Administration with
respect to the peace treaty negoti-
atons. He recalled in this connection
the Republican criticisms of Preside Mt
Wilson for secret diplomacy
Senators Lodge and Hiram Johnson
were drawn into the debate. Both de-
clined to have Senator Harrison por-
tray their attitude as hostile to the
mnistration.
Harrison Twits Republicans
After reading from newspapers to
SHOW Republican Senators do not know
what negotiations are going on with
Germany, Senator HARRISON said:
Il am not surprised at your being
in state of chagrin and ignorance
and discomfort over this proposition,
and having growing feeling against
you into its confidence. l am little
surprised. however, that the present
Admin istration is not keeping up with
the policy which it laid down in the
beginning, that there would be sweet
cooperation, always the happiest kind,
between the Senate and the Admins
tration, that you would be kept ad-
vised touching each step in these deli
cate diplomatic negotiations, especi-
ally on Il proposition Of so much i'm
portance as that of making peace be-
tween this government and Germany.
at has been supposed right along
that President Harding and Secretary
Hughes had been consulting the Senate.
Senator Lodge. himself, heretofore has
insisted that the Senate had g right
to have its say in advance Of an actual
signing Of peace treaty. Why. |
have heard him grow eloquent in stand
ing for the Senatc's rights from the
beginning of negotiations Of treaty re-
lationships between this and foreign
governments"
That was not the case" said Sena-
tor Lodge. Il have said and with some
energy that we were entitled to have
all the information about the negotia-
tions after the treaty was presented"
Has the Senator changed his mind
recently?' asked Senator Harrison.
No Information on Peace Treaty
"No,' replied Mr.. Lodge. after the
treaty was presented VIC were entitled
to it. We never yet have had informa-
ton on the Versailles treaty.
THE Senator has nothing on the
German treaty at all? He Processes alb
solute ignorance, Senator Harrison
continued
THAT is not yet before u.s." re-
sponded Mr.. Lodge.
"Can you tell when it will be before
us?' persisted Senator Harrison.
81 am not negotiating the treaty"
retorted Senator Lodge.
81 am sorry" continued Mr.. Harri-
terms with the Secretary Of State and
the President as it was thought he
would be-"
Those terms" replied Senator
Lodge, 81 think the President and Sec
rotary Of State and myself can discuss
perfectly we'll"
Senator King said that before the
League Of Nations draft had been com
pIeted President Wilson disclosed a
tentative plan to the Senate and invited
constructive criticism, which was sup
piled by Mr.. Root, Mr.. Taft, Senators
and others
II did not criticize President Wilson
at all for submitting his draft of the
League of Nations" said Senator Lodge.
"All | said was that he wanted crit
cism of it and he got it,
81 understand now" Senator Harri-
son went on, that the Senator from
massachusetts, is really praising Presi-
dent Wilson for taking the Senate into
his confidence and indirectly criticizing
the present President for not taking
the Senate into his confidence"
"No,' replied Senator Lodge, "when
] speak my views Of the two Presidents
| shall do it myself, and not ask the
Senator from Mississippi to interpret
them for me-
Johnson Denies Hostility to Harding
Senator Hiram Johnson denied hos
tility to the President and said some
Of the newspaper articles did injustice
TO Senator Lodge. He asserted that he