Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-03-23
II s, BRITISH
PLOT CHARGED
Senator Borah Credits Such an
Admission to Morgan
n Lawyer.
SENATE DEBATE IS VITRIOLIC
Speech of Paul q. crayath Is Said to
Have Announced Secret Under
standing" for the Control
of the Pacific.


banking interests, was introduced i'll
the senate as evidence of secret I'M
Outstanding between the United
States and Great Britain for control
of the Pacific in connection with the
four-power treaty.
Senator Borah of Idaho produced ii
stenographic transcript of the Cravath
speech. In the opinion of the senate
authorities the secret agreement
mentioned by the Morgan attorney
constituted not only an act of treach-
cry to the other powers in the treaty,
but would be undeniably provocation
of war.
The Cravath speech was delivered
at private gathering of the Council
Of Foreign Relations, an association of
New York bankers, held in New York
city February II. Although the meet
ing was not open to the public. Sena-
tor Borah obtained the reporters
transcript of what Cravath said in as
surfing his fellow bankers that the
secret understanding had been formu-
lated at the arms conference.
May Defeat Ratification.
Opponents of the treaty saw it as
an effective weapon by which to defeat
!. ratification.
Lodge and Underwood, members of
the American delegation, denied that
such an agreement existed. Borah
came back with the statement that
although they knew nothing about it,
he refused to believe the story untrue.
Later in the day Borah was shown
statement issued by Crayath III his
New York Office denying the exist
ence of such an agreement, to which
Borah replied:
Il have the record. / am satisfied
with it,
The most important development of
the publication of Cravarh's remarks
was the inauguration of a movement
to have the treaty sent back to the
foreign relations committee and have
Secretary Hughes, Elihu Root and
Cravath summoned as. witnesses to tell
what they know about it.
Afmotion to recommit the treaty
Tennessee. This will put Lodge and
the rest Of the Republican majority on
record as to whether they want all
the facts disclosed or will insist upon
vote to ratify without any more in
formation than the senate now has re-
garding the treaty, its origin and the
purpose.
Lodge visited the White House and
discussed the treaty situation with
President Harding, who expressed
desire TO have it ratified without the
Harding reservation now be-
fore the senate. Lodge told the Presi-
dent this could not be done; that I'M
less the reservation is attached the
treaty will be rejected
Borah produced the Cravath docu-
ment at the very beginning of the sen
ate session. AT once it plunged the
senate into. the most vitriolic and ex-
citing debate which has been Witnessed
since the strife over the treaty started.
The production of the document spread
alarm among the friends of the treaty.
Senators Lose Tempers
Lodge and Underwood lost their
tempers in most righteous fashion in
denying they ever discussed the treaty
with Cravath or with any other repre-
sentative of the international banking
interests Both admitted to a vague
and hazy notion of who Cravath is,
but declared they did not talk with
him.
In bringing the Cravath statement
before the senate Senator Borah said
the Interpretation given by Cravath
constituted an alliance, adding:
without regard TO what the four
power treaty does in the matter Of
forming an alliance, there is no Ques-
ton that the secret understanding
does form an alliance. Coming as it
does from man who processes to
know, the statement by Mr.. Cravath
becomes Of considerable Importance.
1t simply discloses that once we enter
into the business of making political
alliance there is no limit to which we
may not go in arriving at secret under
standings that bind us to our future
course of action
Taking the floor to deny having
talked with Cravath, Underwood said:
Il never made such a stateemnt to
Mr.. Cravath, or to any one else. So.
far as know there is no truth in it,
Then Lodge got up and said:
MIR. Cravath had no authority from
me to make such statement, as
have had no conversation at all with
him, and, SO far as know, there is not
word of truth in it. / thought /
knew something about the treaty, but
/ never heard of any such understand
ing having been made"