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N N THE WASHINGTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE It 1919. m iMiwi . - .. - x ROOT SAYS DAVISON GAVETREKIYIOHM (Continued from First Pa?ce ) no idle curiosity but a pRrt of the j official duty of a man who abandon ee his groat business and gave lus I time to the Red Cross." i Senator Knox asxed Root regard-' jng Senator Hitchcock's charge on . the Senate floor that the treaty was. 'btolen property." "Do jou desire to le understood tHat you did not have possession of I stolen property as' was charged on the floor of the Senate?" Knox asked. , Become Indignant. "I repel any such suggestion." Root indignantly replied. "1 feel a sense of strong resentment at being re quired to repel any such suggestion Nothing could be more baseless I don't consider that I am here to plead to a charge of that kind and I don't need to. "Mr. Davison's unselfish devotion was beyond our praise and after two years of that service it became his official duty to Keep track or and be rom' familiar with the new rela tions the Red Cross was to assume under the new treat". "So he was entitled to have that treaty." Root repeated, pounding his , fist flfi the table, "It -was a matter of no Idle curiosity or ulterior pur pose. - I "When the treaty became public property by publication by one partj . to it. he was entitled to sjiow it. '"1 am much obliged to him." I Same An Summary. Senator Williams asked Root if he lound differences between the treaty and the summary. "The only parts I compared were the middle sections dealing with Ger rtiany." Root explained. "I found rtothing there that I had not been ogniza.nt of before." Republican committee members oeckled Hitchcock repeatedly about hfs charge that if Lodge held the treaty in his hands in New York, he held stolen goods, prooably obtained by bribery. Hitchcock referred to "Borah's charges." but Senator Lodge sharply reminded him that "your statement about robbery and bribery was made in connection with the treaty I &aw. The copy I saw was shown me by Senator Root." CrowQnentlon Hilchcoek. Senator Brandegee asked Hitch cock: "What evidence did you have u-hen you made the charge?" '"Senator Borah said Hitch cock began. "It wasnt Senator Borah's copy you were talking about." interrupted Lodge. "It was mine." "We didn't know where you got your cop." said Hitchcock. Senator Borah asked Root whether je knew where Davison got his copy. oot said he did not. '"Io you think there is anything rrong or scandalous about a banker taking a copy pf the treaty if he saWvoneT asked Senator Brandegee. Can See Xotblnjr Wronp. "I can't see anything -wrong in it." replied Root. "Of course, a hanker has no mor right than anyone else to steal a ; ?aper. but wnen tnat paper Decomes public the banker has no less rlgnt to it than anyone else." Root suggested that the withhold- mul " . , '. , " vT..! guac oi in H.juiltuU11 ui j. . on account of an unwillingness to i distribute a paper likely to be changed.' Root said he believed most of the experts, commissioners and employes XL J VI ,11 V VrV.iment in the hands of tne Government Paris before the middle of Mayi , .... . . ,, ,u. . ..t, Is-ought back copies of the treaty. Ho said probably two or three hun cred of the 1,400 employes and mem 1 er of the American mission in Paris ftae copies. Financiers Intcreited. Resenting "suspicions." which he said had been directed at Amer ican financiers because of an inter est :n the treaty. Root said: "Vastly important financial qacs Kn are involved in the- treaty Markets for American productions fire involved. Nobody but a lunatic v ould try to make such a treaty without the aid of financial experts. "You may find you can infer some uspidons about thes men, who for J . i . !-., r .,- io to,.- .. u..K "-"""""; j U IUVT X IBBIUUWlf ..u.-mi.- "'-'.-ou fi matters treated of by ., . . nie ireaij. i u) how unfortunate for the United ( -r- . , !! if such men are going to be yls kened by imputations and sus p'o ons because of yuch interest." Brandegee Rapu Preidrnt. Senator Brandegee asked if the rep resentatives of France and Great Britain took their Parliaments into thir confidence regarding negotia-.on the league of nations and is men tions j Honed in the treaty. Those gentlemen meeting in Paris showed it Only to Hoot, e. negotiate covenants of peace open-. ..Mj. ,monl a8knl tno to so f ix arrived at by overy processor pill- j con,d finu ,n t anything that U publicity behind closed doors. wouItl heJp !n a pan lhen beinff j d Brandegee. "are close t their .dlscuEsed wjth the Treasury De J'arliaments. while our Prime Minis- j,art,pnt for financing Europe vr is over mere .i,w -mnes away I : ng to necome iTesiaeju or tne i learned the treaty text was not world. It is mere piffle to compare 'heinc published, so I loeked my oopy in'm when the President has tn have, up Nobody has seen it except Sena- two-thirds of tne senate to ratify. Do you want that to co ;n the Buyv Tires Consistently cA JL IiCJlLiS VL T a Tk ? Most IViiilea - , - I iMnaiogppjgapgntgnnjanaggg, ---- jnjjapajannBagiaapiagaap iita OBiaiiiMin Rube Goldberg's Boobs -tv-yat'-s ISMT IT hS RrXSGfc MG $30 A rSx Sak y rf W? viM. JSk:k fm 4J(7LjJMB iwHAT EoU COKPLAIMIOG f LOOK AT MG - MT fc-GrvJT ) ( tspra.D LAMKLORK Record"" asked Senator Williams of Mississippi. "Eer word of it," Brandegee re--plied. Secrcry Rrnxonahlc, Snys Root. Senator Pittman of Nevada asked Root if he thought the secrecy in junction, was advisable. "It was quite reasonable." Root answered. "It would have been wise and appropriate, however, if the peo ple had been advised from tim' to lime as to the progress of negotia tions. It would have grcatl facili tated the conduct of negotiations " "Didyou notice any important fea tures in the treaty not in the sum mary?" "I didn't notice anything," replied Root "There may be something in the terms which I overlooked. But I don't sympathize with our mixing up in all the little quarrels." Known of No Other C'-opIr. "Do you know of any other copies in .New York?" asked Senator John , son, California. "No. 1 do not." Root answered. "I judge from rumors that there are many but 1 do not know." "Has any damage been done to ne gotiations by printing the treaty n the Congressional Record"" Senator' Brandegee, inquired. "No damage has been done unless it was in drawing attention of the Senate from more serious questions.'' Root said. . Think Wllwon Had Kree Ueln. The witness explained he believed President Wilson was free to end the treaty to the Senate or not as ne chose. "I 'don't think it is legally in cumbent upon him to send the treaty to the Senate or the Foreign Rela tions Committee." Root said. "I think he should be the judge. nf t. h h, .. de standing about its not being publish ed. That is implied in the fact of negotiations." "But when the negotiations have gone to the point of placing th docu- and that power had the right to make it public, ho had no right to keep it i. sei r t and no power 5n earth should prevent it." Root declared. LAMONT GAVE HIM COPY, SAYS DAVISON Davison, a partner in J. P. Morgan & "o and head of the international league of Red Cross societies, took the stand following Root. He told the committee he got hi cop or tne treaty irom inomas - "''.' " - Lamont. another member of the Mor fl . . . a financial ?r. - ." -. -..- .. ........ j..t . jauviefi iu the American peace mis sion. "I asked Lamont to give me a copy of the treaty." said Davison, "so I might read it on the boat coming home He gave it to me May 9, just after the Germans got it : "My interest In getting It was In ! connection with the international Red i Cross organization, which is modeled -vhen I srot to the Pnited States! tor Root. i m t to him because I knew FTER you have ex perienced the superior mileage of Firestone gray sidewall tires, be con sistent in your future tire purchases. T- Y1 I L Do 7n vrnnt to work for nothlngf roer Dollar w?en do,.t tbrov. "var thc reri?it ot Kr . . I f ( I XoU Pvi.L OUOtA V. -tJ CK 1 -nrVAT'-J MCTT-HIMG- I XOO PLLOUJS tAe MO I jcnSFlGti, -MY eNTT L W LrXMLOfek KlCCOHlMG-1 WfXS" J V- - Ag faseb C Mot-KIkJC- LrXMLORk MONTCH Members of D. S.afsrvr";y: his opinion has been sought and given by the American delegation. No member of my firm has seen it " Davison declared that "if the Ameri can people knew how serious condi tions are in the world, they could not sleep." Davison stated that "as an Interna tional banker. I have a keen interest in the treaty, knowledge of this treaty is important to all American financial interests. "The money resources of the United States must be co-ordinated to finance Hurope's needs and give th L'nited States a market. One banking house Tan't do it Ail must join. I discussed this in Paris with member- of the American mission. I believe the President thoroughly understands tins situation." Davison .aid he sot no informa tion out of the treaty text which lie didn't already have President' Cable Read. Bnrah read to him President Wil son's cabled statement that whoever has a 'copy of the official Knjrlish text "has what he is not entitbd to J have or to communicate." J "Do you feel that applies to uri possession of the treaty?" asked Boi ah. "Devtded! not." snapped Davison Borah asked if Davison knows how many eopies were in Wall Street be fore the Senate ordered the treaty published. Davison said he didn't know "Doesn't practically every man In" Wall Street pretend to hav a copy"" asked Senator Williams. "Most of them pretend not to have one right now, said Jiavison. FLYING CRAFT BEING BUILT FOR-RECREAT ION PHILADKLPHI.V: Pa. Iun 1 1 The ar being oer living .-raft are being i iiiu-uc tor i ( i f-ui iuii iuiuo, !ikt.7 ' of these spoils airplanes being on exhibition at the Victory naval air j i rart show in the Commercial Jlu I -eum, this city. The mathine. c-pe- tally built for mintinc. exploring or t.tKiiig pho ..graphs'. ha exceptional ! , speed and climbing power, and waj built at the naval air raft factorj at ' the navy yard here. If appearance 'count for anything the little plane ' ill prove a winner w ilh port lovers. who see in it all forts of recreative and scientific possibilities OGET. IN PARIS, SAYS. ! HE FLEW 1,288 MILES J PARIS, June II lieutenant Ttoget. the French aviator who May 24' took Ithe air at Villacoublay in an attempt 'to fly to Morocco, whence he planned to cross the Atlantic to Brazil, has ! arrived in Pans from Kcnitra. about (twenty miles from Rabat, where he 'damaged hit. machine so badlv in land 1 ing that the proposed transatlantlc I Might had to be abandoned. "According to my map." aid Lieut enant Roget. "the exact distance we i covered was 2.070 kilometers (1288 'miles) at an average imced of ISO j kilometers U12 miles) an hour." I Our auras k irtnu k expenditure, Tl .pf are a solid, 1 S 3u V WC JkM r) FiW. FFTCJT . 'nnrT3IotT jrmmf lalMSlL jSCCTzTiJ' . " nCIFrTr " V.r-i,Wr Tr- -- -s-0'r2iKSsS2 w Copyright, 1919. By R. L.' Goldberg. . - . J ' "l C. Automobile Trade Association On Annual Outing Eichtv-ftoe members of WashinEton SELL iEACE TREATY COPIES HERE AT 15 CENTS Copies of the peace trcatv are beinir sold in Wahinslon today for IS cents, the same price charced in German v. The price in Washington was not fixed in accordance with the German nrice, but was set by law. Under the provisions of the law the Conirressional Record is fharircd for at the rate of 1 cent for every eight paces. The couv of the Record containing the peace treat, happened to have iust 120 pages. The Record office in the Capi tol! is being besieged bv tho-e who desire to purchase copies of the offkial journal containing the peace treat v. IRISH DELEGATES WILL SEE PRESIDENT TODAY PAULS .!un- 11 Krank P Walsh and former Jov. EdwariS F" Dunne, of Illinois, the cepr.-sentat Ives here of iri&h societies in the Tinted State. hav seciireji an appoint ment with President Wilson for to day. They will ask him for a definite btaUment of his attitude with re- jnirtl to permission for the Irish " Fein delegates to appear before thc peace conference in icw of thc i'nited States Senate resolution urg ing this step. Messrs. Walsh and Dunne also will urge the President personally to present tlie case of Ireland to the council of four. LONDON. June 11.- "Sinn I'oin hopes. already elated by the I'nited Statues Senatf's resolution, have lc n reslimulated." says the Daily Mail's Dublin orrespon dnt. "by a statement from the Freeman's Journal correspondent in Paris that President Wilson has In timated nn intention to receive Messrs Walsh and Dunne. Sinn Feln ers belie- this is due to the Sen ate's action." M KS KOK DIVOIICR. Jamt-s K. tirav. a street car coudue toi. was today seived with n.i order signed by Justice Hitz. jiresiding m ICquity Division. So 'J, requiting him! to show cause wh he .should not pav alunonv lo Ins win. Mrs. Virginia IS. Gray ami be enjoined from inter fering w itb l.f i Mrs. Gra repre sent! d b ttornej-! King. Mmon & Aoung Pled suit tia for a limited divorce ana olimonj, allcginft non- uppoi i iii' ij unrf desertion. Anyone Would Think It Was An Honor to Have Your Rent Raised Z&ZZZiiZsZSZmgS! body take boat triD to Marshall AUTO IN FROLIC ATMJUBHAIi HALL The first annual frolic of the Washington Automobile Trade Asso ciation was held yesterda afternoon I at Marshall Hall. Attended bv eighty ! five members of the association. The outing, from the faio the au tomobile men boaided the boat at 2-30 until they landed at 10:30 kut niKht at the Seventh tre-t wlnrf. was a success and evcrj one voted that they would have rather passed up the delivery of a car than missed thc day. The baby carriage race, the first event on Ui- program, was marred b several accidents, and had to be post poned until the carriages could he repaired after such lightweights its Jim Orini- aiid LeRov Mark had been , ridden in th in lln Us and l'reensan ; won the final heat. Hainm carried 'off the honors in the nail driving ! contest, with Rock a close secou 1. I llamm again shone in the monkey ! race, with Royce Hough second I Ward and Walter won by a head in the wheelbarrow race, with Hamn: and Custer in the lead when the tape was crossed m the leap frog event W. K. Adams came home an easv winner in the 5(i-ard dash, with a namesake. K i;. Adams, sei ond. The feature of the baseball game between the Stncle ("linders, Oap- I tain Hough, and the Koai Roughs, I'hester Warrington, captain, wje the three-bae hit of Jim Urine's- lean - ing the bases He afterward was ii.n down between thud and home on a; sacrifice hit b Royce Hough, jr The' Single t'vlmders made .s.S hits. 91 er rors, scored 13 runs and won the game. The Royal Roughs made S runs. 2 hits and no errors. The game was called in the third inning after two hours of pLa on account of dinner being announced Plans are being dipcusd for an other outing very shortly. BOSTON HOUSE MEMBERS VOTE $100 BONUS TO YANKS t'lXClNVATI Ohio, lur II. -On-memberv of the hou.-e meeting in a star-chamber i-aucus. voted to fitvor a bill providing a $100 bonus to rvn soldier, sailor ind marine from Mas sncliu-ett--. th nrmoy t be raiiiv- by taxation on h nfly-flfly ba.-is. on -half of the amount from proper! I taxation and thc other half from a head lax. A number of bills providing i bonus or a weekly bounlv are pend- Jing before the house was and mean committee and Die committee wtp now draw up a new bill embndyinc the new features. u ixniA.NAPoi.is s-nuivi:. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June II Of ficials of tho Western t'nion and Pe tal Telegraph t'oinpanj said that non. i,f then etnploMs litre obtvd Hi stitk all toilav I'nic a liejdd. how -ver -aid evti a' ieU g' apheia itu left th"" If. T 'b" Pi -.l ai -j ida at iae rti-M. in i a ion. o o Copyright. 1919. By R. I Goldbers. NO ( I CAtS-r JGT2-r lAeLL i boMr BGLievje- IM PACM5" so m LoaK AFlR H V CAW'T SC A H-ecs ( .SlASSGS Jr r to fieA ny Lrrefts-i cam t SeH VJSY Va3SLL- TLL STAQ-T 5vJ per t-o Hall. ALLIES GET FIRST AUSTRIAN PROTEST ST. Oi:R"4LVIX. June 11 - Chancel- . ..-..- -. ...- mr tieimur. iit-mi ii uii- jiiiii lau i peu-e leljration. has forwarded to the allies his first note of protest against the terms of the treaty, it ; was learned today. Recent advices from Vienna indi cated the Austrian communications would take the form of counter pro posal.". similar to those advanced by the Germans.' DENIESJWNEXATION OF MONTENEGRO TO SERBIA News that certain of the allies had j recognized the annexation of Monte-1 j negro lo Serbia was denied here today by the Montenegrin legation, acting j upon instructions received from its 1 government. i The ltgntion stated that Montene-j ero. as a Tree independent allied coun- , tr . will be restored according to its j right and the formal obligations ofi the allies. i Thrift In prucrrw. cllmlilni; with W. J. s. Keep on i "Bread and Butter" Beverage 1 .,,.. -, .. . . B ; lt.1 1UU Oansractton Soon I" n- N in I V CHhCONV KBVGItAlSK li.J.r ii..i r..!M. i.t Kulmtr. One of the (mod Thine-. nu Kcallj crd to Ik liuip. Ail l'p-lo l ii l' : rn n Washington Mh! -n Hit- Mm. i --f Ih Hudson by II. 1I N A. OW Kstal I78C. A. E. BEITZELL, Disb-ibutor, ORNSTINE'S ' '2ESTABLSHD52 YEARS A 9X J & A AndvOthcr Precious Stones ' Furnished and Purchased -'-rli! : - .DIAMOND EXPtJiTSi . " n38I PEMNA. AVE. PHONE MAIN S367 J (old. Silver, und Platinum Parceled (or llauufactuxtac I'ucjoicx.k' 1$ QlXV0v I NQN-INTOXICMING w l! - t DS By Goldberg BRAINS f fAVeCes T HUCK s ri AlMG" 5Q -rwis- i-s cefc-TAiuLY A cSEFr COOVJM 1 MC C I RIVER 141 MINUTES COBLBNZ. June 11. A pontoon bridge l.-KJO feet lon was thrown across the Rhine in forty-one minutes yesterday at Honningen by the First engineers. This is better than four time as fast as the Germans ever did it. - Incidentally, this beats the recora of TiVj minutes established by the Seco'nd engineers- a week ago. The morale of-the Second Is lower today. Tor the First took from them not only the laurels of bridging "the Rhine In the -best time, but 150.000 marks in addition. -. With wagers as an added stimulus, the 'First tore into the task at 9:30. Two battalions worked simultaneously from Honningen and Neidersbrieslg, on the opposite sides of the river FQ-rty-one minutes later Col. A. J. At-uin-ion started across the completed structure In an automobile. The sweating engineers quickly "completed ther progress across the swiftly moving stream. - Make your money "work or light. If it In not fighting for yon In the andnxtrinl field, put It to vrorlc In War- Sarin jrs Stamp. m r-MBt V I ' A '1 V- V- J-) im - i e - i YANKSBRDGERH Bwslnex Hnnra: P A. M. to fl P- M. nntly- PARKER-BRIDGET CO. . Dress in Season And in Reason Wear P-B Famous B u Teck" Easy, Cool-off Oxfords! npHESE growing dog duce men vell as son as Slapping on a straw hat does cool your head, but heavy cjark shoes offset what good the straw hat does. P-Bs town-famous white "Teck" oxfords of fine light weight canvas, cool, flexible nu buck or cordovan shade are as cooling to the feet as a cantaloupe pillowed in ice is to the palate. White Canvas Oxfords .... $4.50 to $7.50 White Nubuck Oxfords $7.50 Cordovan Shade Oxfords .... S6.50 to $20.00 Genuine Cordovan Oxfords . . . $11.00 & $12,00 i The Avenue ai Ninth HOUSE BEGINS IIS TRIAL OF BERBER Joseph P. Carney, of Milwaukee, Democratic opponent of Victor L. Berger, the Socialist returned" elected 1 to the House of Representatives from I the Fifth Wisconsin district in thft ) elections last November, presented to claims to the seat because of the In eligibility of Berger. Thus .was opened by Congress the trial of Berger for sedition, and on the verdict depends extension to Berger of the privilege of a vote In the House of Representatives, lor the House is sole Judge of the qualifica tions of its own members. Berger has been tried in the Federal courts, found guilty, and sentenced to twen ty years in a penitentiary, but he holds still the certificate of election to a seat in Congress Issued to him by the governor of Wisconsin. In making its decision as to Ber ber's eligibility the House committee a"na later the House itself must de fine clearly the line of demarkation 1 1 between the rights of t tee speech In i iair criticism or me uovernment and the acts of Government officials and i of free speech that is seditious and " tending to eripple or overthrow the ' Government. , It was on the sedition charge that Carney presented his- claim to the seat in Congress, advancing the inelfl.- ! ity of Berger and his own right on i the ground of loyalty and with -beln? ithe recipient of the-next highest num ber of votes for the office cast bv the voters of the Congressional dfcrtrl't a I the November elections. Later Ber-r will be given an opportunity by '. committee to disprove the charges of sedition and disloyalty as though there had been no Jury conviction. Berger win appear In his ova de fense, and the committee will hmr J such witnesses as he may desire to call. I Carney's appearance today, his tes timony and evidence laid the ground work for the investigation that 1 to be made by the speoia.1 committee, of which Congressman Dallenger oZ Massachusetts is ohalrman. Berger' Statement. Berger in a statement today de. clared that unseating: hfm would be the denial of the "right or aeif deter mination" to the voters of his dis trict. "Why should the House of Repre sentatives, which Is made up exclu sively of the political opponents of the majority of the electors of the Fifth district, usurp the right to dic tate wjio- is to represent that dis trict?" Berger said. 6BELLAH3 Hot water Sure Relief days in- to d ress in sea- -i reason. r TZfrW? BELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION A 3s ' "F