The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-24
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lanwer, however, in favor Of putting OF
4 discussion OF the presidents proposal
Cummins declared the question
non-partisan one.
Il do know, however, he said, that
the president is the only one charged
with the duty of speech on such SUP
/ ject."
he expressed belief that two days
would be sufficient to make heard the
voice of the senate"
| Regular business could then be re
tsumed.
| Senator Sherman, Illinois. in bit.
tier denunciation of the presidents ad-
!dress, declared it to be a stump
lspeech from the throne. forestalling
of public opinion and an attempt to
make the senate accept any treaty he
might make"
After Senator Stone had urged the
Cummins motion be referred TO the
foreign relations committee, Senator
Shafroth approved the move and
! introduced a resolution advocating an
| international court with power 10 en-
force the DEGREES.
lie 9udtlOln lCSoAutioi PhS'ANSS
each nation be represented by two to
five judges and that each contribute
from its naval and military forces to
back UP the courts DEGREES.
Senator Stone, chairman OF the for
eign relations committee, Was on his
feet Immediately Cummins concluded.
Il doubt that the president is so OBJ
sessed with the senator's (Cumm1ns)
affections as to be willing to place
his fortunes in his (Cummins) hands,
Stone said sarcastically to the progress
|siye-republican.
Stone declared he was opposed to
the resolution as being unwise, intro
duced hastily and without due delib-
Grafton.
eff this talkfest proposed should con-
tinue seven hours per day with each
senator speaking an hour, nlnety-slx
hours of talk would be launched and 1t
would consume more than two weeks.
IF we should have three or four or
a half dozen speeches disappearing
the presidents address in whole or in
part and another hal dozen endorsing
an approving the address. how would
the presient be enlightened? How
would his steps be guided? 1t is an un-
warranted assumption to say that
speeches by senators talking two or
three days would unfold and lay bare
before the president and the country
and the world. the judgment OF the SEN
ate"
Stone said the only way to get the
judgment of the senate is ITO have
every senator speak,
There Is no way to prevent and no
desire on the part Of the president to
prevent discussion by individual sena-
tors on this subject but would, how
ever, be a melancholy waste Of time"
Stone then renewed his motion re-
ferring the Cummins resolution to the
foreign relations committee.
The Shafroth resolution brought Cal
iinger to his feet.
"As I understand it this would pro-
woke a situation where We might have
to go to war In order to get peace
Gallinger said.
Shafroth proceeded in a lengthy dis
cussion on his views on peace enforce
ment.
Sherman urged the ACCESSIBILITY of
something concrete being presented to
the senate for action before general
debate on the presidents speech was
launched.
The Illinois senator then criticized
the presidents visits to the capitol in
the interest OF legislation.
Senator Norris offered an amend
lment to Senator Stones resolution pro-
viding the Cummins resolution, If re-
ferred to the foreign relations COM
mittee shall be reported back to the
senate with such recommendation as
the committee may deem proper with
in ten days.
Senator Weeks said the president
used the senate as a megaphone
through which he addressed the
world"
"Or did he want action by the
senator" asked Weeks. And wha.
ia peace without victory? Are We
to sit in an extra session to watch
Europe and decide what our course
should be in case European hostilities
are ended?"
On this question Lodge said IRON
ically:
ut would take even the foreign
relations committee more than ten
days to determine adequate means OF
settling the present war and after
that decide how to avoid all future
conflicts
Lodge approved the Cummins reso-
luton.
Senator Lewis questioned advis-
ability OF general discussion OF
world peace now on grounds that it
might seriously embarrass any for
eign governments in any reply they
might wish to make to the presidents
address"
Will Come Up Again.
TBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Failing