Evening star., 1923-01-20


Mr.. Boyden, at the reparations com
mittee in Europe was reported to
America gasp of astonishment went
over the. land. Here was the Amer
lean observer" making "observa-
tions" on his own account as to the
alleged defects of the Versailles
treaty and the need of revising 1t.
to the representatives of the Eu-
ropean allies. thereby appearing to
commit America to policies which
had not been heard of in America
Secretary of State Hughes some
what sarcastically repudiated the
speech when he received the Wash
ington newspaper correspondents.
He suggested that American policies
we're worked out in Washington and
not In Europe, and that Mr. Boyden's
speech was not authorized by the
administration. The public has look
ed for news that Mr.. Boyden had
been recalled. but no such announce
ment has come from the White House
or the State Department What has
been the actual handling of the sit
ustion?
r
Senator King (democrat) of Utah
waited a few days and then introduc-
ed a resolution In the Senate calling
upon the State Department (if con-
sistent with the public welfare) to
submit to the Senate copies of all
instructions given TO Mr.. Boyden be-
fore his strange speech and all in
structions given him since the speech
and to state what the administration
was going to do about 1t. At the
suggestion OF Senator King the reso-
luton was referred to the committee
on foreign relations, of which Sen
ator Lodge is chairman. That was
last Monday.
What has been the outcome OF
your Boyden resolution" was asked
of Senator King, today. and he re-
piled:
Nothing yet. I was told by Sem
ator Lodge today that the Depart
ment of State had furnished him
with decoded report Of the speech.
and IL proved to be substantially the
same as reported by the newspapers
and put into the Congressional Rec
ord. There are some very slight diff
ferences. but they amount to nothing.
The committee on foreign relations
still has the resolution, and IL 1t fails
to report 1t out by the end of this
week / shall move that II be dis
missed from considering II, and that
the resolution be taken up on the
fioor of the Senate.
why. think of IL! 1t was a great
piece of impertinence for our OBJ
server to make any such speech. He
was not authorized to speak for the
policies of the government. But you
know Secretary Hughes favored the
Versailles treaty-with some reserva-
tions-and there has been no very
defined policy OF this administration
concerning 1t.
who is Mr.. Boyden? Oh, he has
been connected with the consular
was appointed by President Wilson.
He is a hold-over. He was verv ac
tive a year ago in connection with
the du Pont and other big dye in
teFests; including the so1called Dye
stipulated that for a certain period Is
per cent of all the dyes that Ger
many produced should be allotted TO
the allies. and they were to allocate
that dye supply amongst themselves.
IL was lnten0eo Dy the Dye institute
controlled by the du Points and some
other big interests-that all the al
lotment which was to come to Amer
lea should pass through the Dye In
stitute. but some Of the independent
users OF dyes objected. They wanted
an opportunity TO buy direct. / In
troduced q resolution-about a year
aEo-to investigate Boyden's activ-
tiles in connection with the Dye In
stitute. I have not known much
about him since then
y = X
The writer's card to Senator Lodge
brought the chairman of the foreign
relations committee out to the Presi-
dents room, where all newspaper
men and Presidents now meet the
senators.
Senator Lodge. please tell me who
is this man Boyden."
"'This man Boyden?' Mr.. Boyden Is
a very prominent lawyer OF Boston
one Of the leading attorneys of Bos-
ton-a very capable man
WAS he prominent a year or so
ago, in connection with the du Points
and the dye industry? Or the Dye
Institute?"
Not that know. l never heard of
it. IL he was"
Has the foreign relations commit
tee taken any action yet on Senator
Kings resolution calling for infor-
nation as to his speech before the
reparationS committee"