The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-01
SENATE ACTION ON
PEACE ISiDELAYED
Cummin's Motion for Discussion
of Question Tabled.
WOULD INVOLVE THE U. S.
Iowa Senator Sees America Engaged IL
War if Presidents Peace Plan
Wins-opposed to World
Alliance.

haSllnStOn, Jdn. OIL L ne ueDdle On
President Wilson's world peace pro
posal was brought TO an abrupt end in
the senate when Senator Cummins'
motion TO call up his resolution for
its exclusive debate was tabled by a
vote of IS to 80.
Senators Hitchcock and Williams of
the foreign relations committee en-
gineered the movement to kill the
Cummins resolution, Senator MARITIME
of New Jersey being the only Demo
crat refusing to support them in their
contention that the clogged condition
of the legislative calendar made the
action necessary.
Republicans voted solidly against
the motion to table. The action of
the majority, while definitely dispos
ing of plans for prolonged discus
sion, will not serve to check intermit-
tent debate, Senators Lodge, Borah
and other Republicans having served
notice that they would address the
senate ON the subject in the near fu.
ture.
Wilson's world peace proposals, Sena-
tor Cummins asserted that to do what
the president suggests would involve
the United States either In almest con-
stant world war or constant rebellion
against the authority of the world SOW.
lereignty the president proposes. As
sorting that he stood with the presi-
dent in every moral effort possible for
him to exert to bring an end to the
present war, Senator Cummins said he
refused to follow him ''when he leads
the way toward the world sovereignty
which he has proposed"
Lewis Presents Resolution.
Before Senator Cummins began to
speak Senator Lewis, Democratic whip
most prominent senator, defender of the
presidents peave moves, introduced IA
resolution, which he temporarily had
laid on the table, declaring that the adj
dress which the Iowa senator criticized
did not suggest abolition or Limitation
of the Monroe doctrine or military ag,
Fressiop by the United States in for
leign countries.
Humanitarian Talk Easy.
Senator Gummins resolution would
set aside time for exclusive debate on
the presidents address, but the senator
in his speech departed from that phase
to discuss the merits of the presidents
ideals which have aroused thought and
debate throughout the civilized world.
Asserting that the message "OverflOws
with just and beautiful sentiments so
eternally right that they instantly COM
mand the approval of all lovers of hui
manity," Senator Cummins said ii was
easy to raise banner of humanitarian
ism, but "it is a sad spectacle TO see a
flag raised in devotion TO the heaven of
peace leadinsFa march straight to the
hell of war" Has
Il affirm as my belief" said Senator
Cummins, that if this country shall do
what the president proposes either we
shall be involved in almost continuous
war waged all over the world or we
shall be engaged in almost constant re-
belliOn against the authority which he
proposes to set up over US.
Believes President Sincere.
"No man shall accuse me of ques-
tiOning the sincerity of the president
in his attachment to the doctrine he
advocates, nor must ii be insisted that
! doubt the honesty of his conviction
that the new world power will fairly
redlvide the earth among nations and
will be able to preserve peace among
them. II / did not think that he isl
honest in this delusion / would not be
interested in the discussion.
Danger in Power Given to League.
1.-The movement to organize world
court and to broaden to its extreme
limit the field of arbitration has al.
ways had my cordial approval and II
have never ceased TO hope that in the
progress of time war would become
infrequent. IL not impossible; and I'll
is only when II is attempted TO confer
upon such a tribunal or league or soy.
creignty' it matters not how II is de-
scribed the power TO use armies and
Haries 10 enforce it's DEGREES or toll
make contracts to fight in a quarrel
not our own that my opposition be.
gins"