The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-02
M'CUMBER
OPENED
DEBATE

Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator p.
McCumber, Republican, North Dakota
started the senate debate on the pres.
ident's address on peace to that body
despite suggestions that he postpone
comment at this time.
McCumber denounced the presi'
dents IDEAS declaring "any sugges.
ton of this country to remodel Eu.
ropean forms of government and re-
construct the map of Europe would b'
taken about as seriously as our sub
marine notes or our Mexican threats.
I'VE face a critical situation" sale
McCumber. Matters are before III
which involve the honor OF the ma
ton. The German note foreshadow'
an era Of slaughter and starvation.
1T brings to mind forcibly the pres
ident's wish to stop the present grea
war;"
Yellow Races Interested.
McCumber reviewed the question Of
granting United States citizenship tt
yellow races.
THE rights of the yellow people tt
become citizens Of white nations must
be settled and settled to the salts
faction Of the yellow people them
selves before they will consent to en-
ter a world league for enforcement
of peace" said he.
Il don't want to let 60 unchallenged
as the sentiment of the senate. the
presidents recent address. However
we cannot say with any sense Of duty
to humanity that this is not our con-
Germ"
Lodge Avoids U Boat Issue.
Senator Henry c. Lodge also dis
cussed the presidents recent address
to the senate.
shall make no reference to the note
from Germany that startled the world
this morning." he said.
THAT note places great response
bility upon the president.
mo word shall fall from my lips
that might embarrass him in dealing
with that note
Congress Keeps Hands of.
Congress generally, recognizing the
gravity of the international situation
showed no inclination to arouse dis
cussion of the issue while President
Wilson was forming a course Of &C.
ton.
/ Many members thought the pres
ident probably would address congress:
in the near future.
Majority Leader Claude Kitchin, il
opening the revenue bill debate in thu
house, appealed to Democrats and Re.
present when a grave situation con.
fronts the republic. to forget there
ever were any differences.
| World Compact Questioned.
Senator McCumber said in part:
II am doubtful if the American peo'
pie as q whole are ready to enter int
combination with the nations Of the
world to furnish soldiers and sailors
and war equipment to settle the diff
ferences Of every Balkan state thai
might be dissatisfied with it's situa.
ton or condition. But assuming thai
the majority Of the American people
are ready to declare a world Monroe
| doctrine and become a party to it!
enforcement, I do not believe they
will agree to all the conditions pre-
scribed by the president. Nor do
believe that the other nations Of thu
world will do so. do not see how
it would be possible for a single ONT
Of them, much less all of them, to sub
scribe to some Of the conditions anC
purposes declared by him.
II can hardly understand from wha,
source he derives his authority to de-
clare that there should be a united
Independent, an autonomous Poland
do not know why he has any great
er right to say that this will be con
dition precedent to any world agree
ment than that there should be an in
| dependent, an autonomous Korea, any
more right than Germany, or France
or Japan would have to declare tha
there must be a free, independent anC
autonomous Philippine government.
| Suggests Turkish Problem.
81 may be allowed to express som'
surprise that while the president wal
marking the outlines of q new Eu
ropean map he should have laid aside
his pencil the moment he had outlined
new Poland. I know that the status
of Alsace and Lorraine has been fol
years an enforced status.
IF he is expressing, as he assume;
to express. the views of the American
people, / venture to suggest that the!
have as strong conviction in the mat
ter of Serbia, Belgium, Rumania, anC
Turkey as they have in the mattel
| Of Poland. Recalling the annua
massacres of Armenians and othel
Christian people subject to the rule o
the Turk, and the atrocities of tina
country in the present war, am not 81
sure that the American people would
not be just as DESTROYS to see those
| Christian countries freed from Turk.
ish rule as to see an Independent Pc.
4 land. And / confess / am unable tt
| comprehend how this arrangement
can be secured without at least par.
| tial victory. / can scarcely believe, II
the light of history. that the Aneri'
can people are ready to enter into {
world compact to maintain Turkey IL
Europe.
Dethroning the Kings lntimated
when the president says, No peac
4 can last or ought to last which doe
not recognize and accept the principl
that governments derive their jus
powers from the consent of the gov
erned,' and when he further states
Amy peace which does not recogniz
and accept this principle will newt
ably be upset, does he mean thereb,
/ to intimate that all monarchies nov
governed by king or emperor. wheth
er claiming to rule by divine right o
otherwise, must be superseded by /;
representative form Of government
which shall select its own head, befor
we can enter into this world compact
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