New Britain herald., 1917-01-30
Lewis APPEARS AS
CHAMPION OF THE
MONROE DOCTRINE
Offers Resolution That Wilson's
Address Does Not Affect Our
. Previous Stand
NO AGGRESSION BY U. s.
IN ANY FOREIGN LANDS
McCumber Proposes Resolution, SYM
pathizing With Presidents Efforts
to End War But Protesting Against
"Peace Without Victory and Amer
lea Entering Into World League to
Enforce Peace.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Lew
1 Is Of Illinois, democrat, today intro
4 duced a resolution which would ex-
! press it to be the sense of the senate
that President Wilson's peace address
4 does not propose adjustment or limi-
{ tation of the Monroe doctrine nor pro-
4 pos military aggression by the United
States in foreign lands. He asked that
! the resolution lie on the table.
The Lewis resolution designed as a
substitute for Senator Borah's propos-
al reaffirming the Monroe doctrine
and the advice of Washington and
Jefferson against foreign alliances,
Il would declare ait is the sense of the
senate that the address Of the presi-
dent delivered to the senate on the
twenty-second of January, 1917, does
not propose the adjustment or Hmita-
ton of the Monroe doctrine of Amer
lea, in it's effect or application to any
part of the western hemisphere, nor
does it propose to send the army or
navy of the United States or any mill
itary or naval power Of the United
States to any foreign territory except
when necessary to preserve. the peace
Of the United States or to protect the
Just rights Of America or where the
same is assailed."
sfcCumber's Resolution.
Another resolution by Senator Nc
4 Cumber Of North Dakota which also
was read and laid upon tbs table, de-
clared that while the senate sympa-
thizes with the presidents effort to
secure speedy termination of the war,
/ nevertheless it was unable to agree
with the presidents proposal for "a
peace without victory or the specific
terms for the United States joining a
world tribunal to enforce peace.
~ Senator McCumber's resolution re-
cited that while the senate could not
agree with the specific statements of
the presidents message, it should de-
!. clare itself as standing ready to join
with other world powers in lending
the moral and physical force" of the
United States toward preventing an
other world devastating war.
: Expects Program to Go Through.
Administration leaders in congress
today got some encouragement over
legislative prospects from President
Wilson's statement after his regular
visit to the capitol yesterday that he
belieged every important measure in
which he is interested will be acted on
at this session. The president ex-
planned he does not insist on any par
t1cular form of railroad strike re-
striction bill, but believes some legisla-
Tin to that end is absolutely necessary
He also endorsed Senator Poihdex-
ter's proposal to place all the postmas-
ters under civil service.
Sentiment Of the house on the i'm
Emigration bill vetoed by President
: Wilson because of the literacy test
provision was being assisted today by
its champions IN an effort to repass
the measure over the presidents head.
Cummins Raps Wilson's Speech.
Opening debate in the house today
on President Wilson's world peace
proposals Senator Cummins, republi-
can. declared that to do what the
president in every moral effort pos
United States either in almost con-
slant world war or constant rebellion
against the authority of world SOW
ereignty the president proposes.
Asserting that he stood with the
president in every moral effort pos
sibIe for him to exert to bring an
end to the present war, Senator Cum
MINIS said he refused to follow when
he leads the way towards the world
sovereignty which he has proposed.