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Show i Organization Headed by Taft Also Controlled by Financial Interests, Senator Borah Charges. Declares Purchase of New York Post by La- mont Is Part of Scheme to Force Senate Action. WASHINGTON June 30. The league of nations covenant and. the influences at work to secure its acceptance by the United States furnished the vehicle for another long debate in the senate. Renewing his charge that International bankers are sponsoring the league for selfish sel-fish purposes. Senator 'Borah of Idaho, Republican, charged that Thomas W. Lamont, a partner in the Morgan banking bank-ing house, had purchased the New York Evening Post as part of a propaganda to force senate acceptance of the covenant. cove-nant. He charged the League to Enforce Peace, headed by former President Taft, also was controlled by the bankers. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraswa, Democrat, Demo-crat, defending Mr. Taft and his organization, or-ganization, replied that not only business busi-ness men, but organized labor, the churches, the farmers and the people generally were demanding ratification of the covenant. Every teat of popular opinion that had been taken anywhere, he said, had shown an ' overwhelming sentiment for the league. j The league covenant was defended also by Senator Gerry of Rhode Island, Democrat, Demo-crat, in a speech declaring it the only hope of Europe during reconstruction, and was attacked by Senator Fall of New Mexico, Republican, who declared he could not vote for its ratification without with-out violating his oath as a senator. Many others were drawn into the debate, which occupied virtually the entire day's session. ses-sion. IRELAND'S STATUS CAUSES DISCUSSION. An argument over Ireland's pLace in the league was started by a statement by Senator Borah that article 10 of the covenant cove-nant would enable Great Britain to call on other nations to help crush any movement move-ment for Irish freedom. The assertion was denied by Senators Walsh of Montana, Mon-tana, Democrat, and Phelan of California, Califor-nia, Democrat, who declared article 10 applied only to external aggression. Senator Poindexter of Washington, Republican, Re-publican, suggested that if any outside nation aided an Irish revolution, as France aided the colonies in 1776, the act could be construed as external aggression ag-gression and all other league members called on to help subjugate Ireland. Senator Borah declared there was no consolation in the fact that decisions of the council and assembly must be by unanimous vote to be binding. Senator Borah declared that before the debate on the league closed he would show that big financial Interests were in conclave con-clave to exploit the natural resources of Europe and have the United States underwrite un-derwrite the Investment. "The mask of hypocrisy will be torn off," he said, "and even the sacred name of an ex-president cannot be ueed to protect pro-tect the men who propose to sell out this country." HITCHCOCK DEFENDS LEAGUE POPULARITY. The Idaho senator read from a publication publi-cation of the League to Enforce Peace a statement that three-fourths of the contributions con-tributions to that organization came from business men, and said that, while the name of Kunn. Loeb & Co. was no: among the concerns mentioned, he had evidence that it should be there. Reading a letter which he said had been sam to agents of the league urging that telegrams and representatives be sent to Washington to aid in Influencing senatorial opinion, Senator Borah said: "Yet these people are determined that there shall be no popular vote upon this proposition, while they organize for the purpose of having certain influential g;n- ( Continued on Page 2. Column 2.) L SPONSORS FOR LEAGUE (Continued from Page One.) Umii'mi to come hure to comer with senators sena-tors anrt cr.:n' a iaie impression." S.n.-.ror 1 1 i i oh'-u'-k of Nebraska, Keir.o-rrat, Keir.o-rrat, inti-cruptcd to say tn;U the avtraw s il..'niiiion.s rc-'-lveci by the Leai'iie to Krm.pv I'LM'-e had Uicti and thai it was n.iniMi-J f '''" n.':int.:!-3. He read a sialcmml which lie said the lea sue had pre;, acid in anticipation of an attack at-tack against it in the senate. This .statement .state-ment said the larKest subscription was t,".i U"0 anil the. next S.O'JO, while only l2 subscrip;ions were for JldOO or more. Senator liorah, in reply, said if the statement state-ment read by Senntor Hitchcock 'et forth that only two su bscri plion.s were for $.".Utju or more the error evidently was made fn-l-nlionallv by the league, as the bulletin jireparcd by It and read by him undoubtedly undoubt-edly was correct. Senator Hitchcock presented a mass ol figures -and many resolutions designed lo slio-A' an overw helming sentiment for the league. "Kvery lest made anywhere to scow the slate of public opinion on this league, he averted, "has resulted favoraoly to H Kvery lirea: eiiurcii that has yet ipoken on the subject nns declared for it. Organized labor has voted overwlielming-ly overwlielming-ly in its favor. Women every where, nch and poor, old and young, are for it." GIVES RESULTS OF NEWSPAPER POLLS. The Nebraska senator gave the resul' of several newspaper polls, all favor the league. He also referred to the o'C whelming majority vote. In its avoo' the recent convention of the Airier Federation of I-abor, and read res'"" Indorsing It pas.sed by the edera; . cil of Churches of Christ, tne r Peace union,, the Presbyterian s' " semblv, the Methodist Kpisoon 1 "i1"1?; the Baptist church of the nor ' ' International Federation L"nl"- AlUnilli. J era a eon,Mi The National Woman Su.f M,a Hon, the V cderution of and many otner w-omer He ha said - had approved ; 10r thc , .sorted the farmeis wlurll assoclation the American Agnd a po of (he ed, having indorsed it . ,apers showe(I sixty-tors sixty-tors of agrlcill uru,. t,e leaKue and one six unqualifiedly ed wilh thrce noncom. unqualifiedly opp ni it 1 nt. j that returning soldiers He argued a,he ca;,Ue, though In re-wero re-wero ill favor,orv f.om g.enator Kenyon spouse to a1DllcIul he aakl he had nQ of Iowa. R,'e subjecl. figures ononynn aald-hS had received a senator a minister declaring anyone letter fjY against the league "would be who vo0i" aIKj another from a priest boiled jf i vutcd .for it he would help sayire " I han'ant to get ail the information 1 "J added the Iowa senator, "for it ears to me oiir prospects are very tin- -s'ain." 'enator Hitchcock submitted a list of il Republican and independent Ttepubll-an Ttepubll-an newspapers wdiich, he said, were sup- lortinrr tile leacrne. |