Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-31
CUMM|NS SAYS >
WILSON'S PLAN
LEADS TO WAR
Iowan's Resolution for Exclu-
sive Debate on Peace Ad-
dress Tabled by Vote Of
38 to 80 in Senate.
THEORY IS NOT A NEW ONE
Hitchcock, Who Helps to De-
feat Motion, Speaks in De-
tense of President.
AYERS IS misunderstood

Washington, Jan. 30.-Debate on
President Wilson's world peace pro-
posals was brought TO an abrupt end
in the senate late today when Senator
Cummins' motion to call UP his reso-
luton for its exclusive debate was
tabled on motion of Senator Williams,
democrat.
The vote to table the motion was
SO to 80. Senator MARITIME was the
only democrat who voted with the
republicans in favor of taking up the
Cummins resolution.
What 1t Would Lead To.
Opening debate in the senate today
or President Wilson's world peace
proposals. Senator Cummins, republi-
can, declared that to do what the
president suggests would involve the
United States either in almost con-
slant world war or constant rebellion
against the authority of world sover-
eighty the president proposes.
Asserting that he stood with the
president in every moral effort pos
sible to bring an end to the present
war, Senator Cummins said he re-
fused to follow him when he leads
the way toward the world sovereignty
which he has proposed
~ Lewis Has Resolution.
Before Senator Cummins began
speaking Senator Lewis, democratic
whip, most prominent senate defender
of the presidents peace moves, in
troduced resolution which he tenn
porarily had laid on the table, de-
claring that the address which the
Iowa senator criticised did not sug
gest abolition or limitation of the
Monroe doctrine or military aggres-
sion by the United States in foreign
countries. -.
Senator Cummins spoke directly to
his resolution, which would set aside
time for exclusive debate of the presi-
dents recent peace address, but he de-
parted from that phase to discuss its
merits which had aroused thought
and debate throughout the civilized
world.
Declaring that the message over
flows with just and beautiful sefiti-
,nents so eternally right that they
instantly command the approval Of all
lovers of humanity" Senator Cum
Minis said it was easy TO raise the
banner OF humanitarian but that 1T is
a sad spectacle, however, to see 2
flag raised in devotion to the heaven
of peace leading march straight to
the hell of war"
81 affirm as my belief" said Sena-
tor Cummins, that if this country
shall do what the president proposes
we will be involved, either in almost
continuous war waged all over the
world, or we will be engaged in al
most constant rebellion against the
authority which he proposed to set
up over us. No man shall accuse me
OF questioning the sincerity of the
president in his attachment to the doc
trine he advocates, nor must,it be in
sisted that doubt the honesty of his
conviction that the new world power
will fairly redivide the earth among
nations and will be able to preserve
peace among them. If did not think
that he is honest in this delusion
would not be interested in the discus
sion.
Theory Is Not New.
IF he stood alone as proponent
of a new theory in human affairs, it
might be not necessary to make it the
subject of grave consideration. But
the truth is that the proposal has
been before the world for centuries,
has been at one time or another the
dream of sages and philosophers and
in our country was being urged by
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