The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-31
SENATE DECLINES
| DEBATE ON NOTE
Senator cummins' Motion Asking for
a Consideration of Issue Loses by
ss a Vote Of SO to 30.
r. PRoEoNe THE DISCUSSION
ator Mar|!ine Was the Only DEM
erat Who Stood With the Re.
pubiicans in the Vote. "
.sHINGTON, Jan. 30-Debate OF

.SHlNtTON, Jan. 3O-Debate on
dent Wilson's world peace ad-
IS enlivened the senate for several
,lrs today before it was halted by
,neerted action of administration
aders. Then Senator Cummins' mo-
on to take up his resolution to set
side time for a general discussion of
se subject was tabled by a vote of
Ito 80.
7 Senators Hitchcock and Williams of
3e foreign relations committee en-
neered the movement to kill the
4 ammins resolution, Senator MARITIME
New Jersey being the only demo-
lat refusing to support them in their
Intention that the congested condi-
I'm Of legislation made the action nee
%sary.
Republicans voted solid against the
--a.ieto table,. The action of the
q, inr;+v iwhile definitely dispoAing
n,ans or a prolonged discussion,
III p Mt ssrve to check intermittent
cate. s elnsttlo14as ! aaags, eorat and
Ter republicans having served no
e that they would address the sen
on the subject in the near future.
Would creaee World Power.
:enatOr Cummins spoke at length
lay, declaring that to carry out
E.sident Wilson's suggestions would
Hesitate the creation of world
5ver that would destroy the sover.
snty Of nations and lead the United
tes inevitably either to constant
cid war or constant rebellion
inst the authority of the new world
ereignty his peace league plan
aid create.
seplying, Senator Hitchcock insist
THAT the, Iowa senator's criticisms
lie based on an erroneous assump
" that the president proposed new
airy power to enforce peace. The
dent, Senator Hitchcock declar
advocated diminution of arma
s the rule of reason and the right
il nations to work out their own
~ "unhindered, unthreatened and
%.aid" ..
Eulogizes Part Of Note. "
Using the presidents purpose in
Iag to bring an end to the wal
4 ,ulogizing much of his address
A Tor Cummins confined his criti
Ito his own Interpretation of con
rs which Mr.. Wilson would i'm
upon Americas joining a league
inforce peace.
III there Is only one conclusion that
\ Sbe drawn from the presidents ut
f,ce," he declared. ut is that ovel
lie nations of the earth there shall
\ common and supreme power
Ah will not only undertake to de
4 all the controversies which may
x, to international disturbances, but
si having entered judgment upon
IA will compel obedience. There
" sYt one way in which obedience car
9 rvs be compelled. The protesting
& bellious nation must be overcome
II, yrce of arms.
Force Would Be Needed.
NAT / am right in the interpreta
(which have put upon the mess
Re-, further proved by the analogy
IN he finds between tina Monroe
line and his doctrine of the world
/ not pause to point out that In
q of analogy there is utter repug
but evidently there is a paral
y, his mind and that is sufficient
ly present purposes.
hose who think that the president
not intend that the decisions Of
league of nations are to be exc
I'd by force nave Dut 10 Remember
If any foreign nation were tc
lpt to invade the American Mon
7ctrine there is but one way fol
hited States to enforce it. With
he force Of arms, either actual
ltential, behind it, our policy in
nfegard would be the emptiest
Y Ao."
Also Wants War Ended.
concluding his address the lowe
Ne said he stood with the presi
VIZ every moral effort possible fol
" exert to end the present war
tfused to follow his when he
4 the way toward the world SOW
sty which he has proposed."
ntor Hitchcock insited that pro
debate at this time could get
pate nowhere and that Senator