The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-24
WILL DISCUSS
WILSON SPEECH.
SENATE TO CONSIDER
DEBATE RESOLUTION.
Setting Aside Week For Dis
cussion- Opinion Divided
On The Address !
WASHINGTON Jan. %. .-Opps

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-OpDor-
tunity for open discussion OF President
Wilson's sensational peace address
will come In the Senate tomorrow
through consideration Of resolution
by Senator Cummins, proposing that
all of next week be set aside Tor Iuu (
debate on the subject Whatever may
be done with the resolution eventual
ly, before the day is over there pro-
badly will be many speeches voictne
the favorable and unfavorable opn'
ions OF the Presidents course 1.r
hibited in the cloak rooms and COR
ridors Of the capitol since yesterday.
While the administration spokoncf
men say there Is no desire to prevent,
free discussion in the Senate tnefo.
will be determined opposition 10 Any.
protracted talk that would 1nterfero
with progress on the legislation which
every effort Is being made TO DISPOSE
OF before the end Of the present short
session. Senator Stone, in opposing
Immediate consideration of the Cum.
Minis resolution, declared that to set
aside a week for speeches and opln'
ions was out of the question.
So far as any further step In the
movement for peace is concerned, the,
President is understood to feel that
there Is nothing to be done at this
time. He has submitted to the SEN:
ate and through American diplomats
abroad, to the world the foundations.
on which he considers any lasting
peace must be based, and the condi'
tions under which he believes the.
United States would join IN q Worid
league to preserve peace In the III.
ture. Now he waits for the verdict
not only from the nations at war but
from his own countrymen who ne.
knows hold divided opinions on the
subject.
No Peace Terms
To set at rest one cause for various
rumors Of other acts contemplated py
the government It was authoritatiyely
stated today that Germany had not
furnished or offered to furnish to the
President a confidential statement or
her peace terms. 1t also was allowed
to become known that the text OF the
Presidents address TO the Senate was.
forwarded to American diplomatic rep
|resentatives without instructions and
|unaccompanied by any communication
that would require responses from FOR
Ieign governments. q
In diplomatic quarters there was .
tendency to believe that some OF the.
,belligerent nations would 1lnd way
to comment formally on the address.
Even IL this is not done, the opinions:
Of the governments undoubtedly Will
reach Washington informally through
diplomatic channels. Early press
comment from Europe was viewed by
the administration with the utmost. In
jterest and that of the French papers
particularly was in general more ap.-
preciative and sympathetic than had
been expected The French comment
was construed as meaning that France
fully understood the Presidents mo-
tives even while dubious Of the imme.
date practicability of his proposals.
The English press comment was dis-l
appointing at first glance, officials!
felt there had been undue criticism OF
president Wilson's message instead OF
a serious study OF his address.
Better Feeling Evident
More deliberate consideration ap
fConfinuAa On Para HiaA.l