Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-06-11 | Page 11 | Secret Diplomacy Argued in Senate

SECRET DIPLOMACY JUGUBMH SENNE Discussion Centers Around Proposal to Limit Debate During War. WASHINGTON". June 10. Secret diplomacy diplo-macy versus open diplomacy was argued at length in the senate today during consideration con-sideration of the rule proposed by Senator Underwood of Alabama to limit senate debate during the war, with an amendment amend-ment by Senator Borah of Idaho for public pub-lic consideration of treaties. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman chair-man of the foreign relations committee; Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, ranking j Republican of that committee, and Senator Sen-ator Knox of Pennsylvania, former sec- . retary of state, joined in opposing the Borah amendment, which was upheld by the author and Senator Kellogg of Minnesota. Min-nesota. The opponents declared that the principal prin-cipal evil of secret diplomacy is secrecy concerning treaties actually consummated", which does not obtain In this country. Senator Knox said negotiation of treaties in public is impractical; that statements made in open discussion of treaties might prejudice the nation's interests. Senator Borah insisted that the peace treaty to end the world war must be made with ail the peoples of all the nations concerned having full information, and giving their approval to the terms, while Senator Kellogg declared that the country could not afford to go on record now in favor of secret diplomacy. Senator Sher- 1 man asserted that free speech is "dead j as far as the administration is concerned."