Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-26
Wants Senate to Declare
Against EntangIjng AIIi-
anCeS With Other Nations;
Introduces Resolution,
GROUNDWORK FOR ATTACK
ON PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Democrats Are Expected to
Make Effort to Prevent Dis
cuSSioni Failing, They Will
Join in Passing Measure,

lay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIoEl
Washington, Jan. %. Ground
work for the expected attack in the
senate on President Wilson's proposal
that tho United States join league
for peace was laid today in a resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Borah, re-
affirming as a national policy the
doctrine of no entanglng alliances,
laid down by Washington and JEFF
ferSon.
Unlike the pending Cummins reso-
luton, Senator Borahs proposal
makes no direct reference to the
presidents peace address, but its
adoption would commit the senate
"in all matters coming before it
touching the interest or affairs of
foreign countries, to conform its acts
to those time-honored principles so
long and so happily a part of our
own policies
No Debate on Resolution.
There was no debate on the resolu-
ton. but after its introduction demo-
cratic members of the foreign reia-
tons committee went into informal
conference and made pleas to fore-
stall discussion before the committee
has considered it, The democrats In
sisted that the president had pro-
posed no departure from nationai
traditions and that there is nothing
in the resolution to reflect on his ut
terances Some leaders even pre-
dicted that if the resolution came to
a vote every democrat would sup
port it, but they declared discussion
nesalessly, wopld disrupt senate busi-
ness.
Long Preamble.
Senator Borah asked that the
resolution go over for a day, but did
not reveal whether he would call it
up tomorrow. Senator Cummins also
declined to say whether he would
press his resolution setting aside next
week for debate on the presidents
address. He did not attempt to call
it up today,
In a long preamble the Borah
resolution quotes Washingtons dec
laration in his farewell address thai
'it must he unwise in us to implicate
ourselves by artificial ties" in the al
fairs of the old world; a letter writ
ten by Jefferson declaring "our first
and fundamental maxim should be
never to entangle ourselves in the
broils of Europe; and Monroe's his
toric message to congress laying down
the doctrine of America for Amerl-
cans. The resolution then says:
Text of Resolution.
Whereas. the policies thus early
by Washington. Jefferson
and Monroe and ever since adhered
IN NV this country regardless Of poli-
ticaI uartids have contributed great
lv to the neace and happiness OF the
roo.Io of The Tinted states ana
"Whereas we believe anv material
departure from these policies would
ba fraupbt with danger, TO the peace
,nd banniress ot the peopIe of the
limited states Involving us Din all
nrobobilitv, in the controversies of
other nations be II
"Resolyed That the senate of the
United States reaffirm its faith and
in the neruanent worth
and wisdom of these policies and
shall cock in all matters coming he
fore if touching the interest or affairs
of foreign countries TO conform it's
acts 10 these time-horored principIes
ar long and so happilv a mart of our
own noIicies"
Not Against Wilson's Views.
Jf senator Rorah attempts to press