Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-26
SENATE NOT WILLING
TO DEBATE WILSON'S
PEACE ADDRESS NOW
Cummins Fails to Get COnSid-
GRAFTON of His Resolution and
It Is Finally Ordered to the
Senate Calendar
(By Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator
Cunmfns' resolution providing for eX-
elusive consideration of President Will
sons peace address until all senators
have had opportunity 10 express their
views, was sent 10 the senate calendar
today after IL had been debated tor TWO
hours
Ouenine debate on his resolution Sen
ator Czlrnfns said the presidents suSges-
lions were the most important ever MADE
bF a chief executive OF the United States.
and right or wrong, the senate owed Il
10 the country TO set aside time Tor
a full discussion OF the issues involved
1T win be observed that the resol--
ton does not invite nor even properly
peruft a discussion at this time OF the
eoundness o. unsoundnesS OF the pur-
poses announced in the presidents ao-
fresS." said Senator CumminS i VIII
do All 1 can do 10 hold the debate 10
the poiut of issue What is il? IL is
this Ought the senate on some day
in the near future dc the country the
jusrice OF informing the people and ad-
Vising the president OI our views con-
corning a policy of the most vital i'm
Dor+aaca. 70 which ne has told US he is
about 10 commit mis- government?
FOR the proper discussion of the
>resolution il matters not whether the
president Is right or wrong- In either
case his communicate is the most i'm
portznt ever made by chief executive
of the United States He so regards
n The whole country so looks upon
IL and foreign nations so accept 1t de
has come TO the senate frankly and
boldly and, I assume, with all sincerity,
saving that he owed IL TO US 70 dis
. close 70 US the purpose in his mind Why
did he owe ii to rs 10 disclose without
reserve the thought and purposes IN
his mind-"
QUESTIONS ANSW Erred.
Senator Cummins said the president
himself had answered that question
when he referred TO the senate as ''coun-
sci associated with me- in international
affairs
Are we to sit dumb under this ap-
bealy- asked Senator Cummins- THE
time TO vote, ii Is true. has not arrived,
but is the council TO remain silent while
public opinion is forming 'and public
Judgment is being entered?
Il have no authority TO speak for the
president but I am bound TO believe those
who oppose this resolution are not his
true friends 1t must be he desires
and expects, the freest and fullest de-
bate on the tremendous issue he has
raised. What value are we as counsel
il We lock Dur lips and allow him to go
his wayf
IF we are not to render an opinion
in response TO his invitation IL means
that he chose the senate as CONDUIT
through which to pass the new doctrine
to the ministers of foreign affairs or
the world and the newspapers, or as a
setting for beautiful picture skllfully
pafnted. I hardly believe aay one will
nut the president in the position OF hav-
ing so f1agrantly misused the privilege
Of the senate or else ii means that
he is one oftthose unhappy persons VINO
feels safer in company where he alone
is armed and can fear no shot save his
alone. I am not challenging either the
sincerity or the courage of the CHIEF ex-
ecutive" he explained
IF there ever was time when thaI