Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-31
N 'KELLbR, IN SENATE,
RAPS LODGE AND KNOX
Republican Opposition to Wilson 5
Proposals Might Do Great
Harm, He Says.

Washington j. G, Dec II In an
address to the Senate yesterday. replying
10 recent speeches hy Republican Leader
Lodge and Scnator Knox. oi ennsyl-
wanna dealing with peace questions.
senator Mckcllar Of Tennessee, Iccmo-
crat. declared the American people and
the Alhes Indorsc AL of President " llson S
IL peace principles and favor their IN
corporation III the coming peace treaty
and that the opposition OF tho Republican
leaders 10 some ~ them might do incalu-
liable harm
Citing also he position taken by former
President Roosevelt on peace problems,
senator Mcclellan said the Republican
spokesman had presented campaign
issue for 1920 which the Democratic
PARTY viii welcome
Referring % The proposal 10 postpone
AZ the peace. conference settlement oi the
first four and tie last 81 President Wilson
l4 points secret diplomacy freedom oi
III, scas removal of economic barriers,
disarmament and League 81 Nations
Ia >ccur, peace Senator Mckellar SAID
q the Republican leaders
REPUBLICAN PEARS USFot NDED.
Their iesrs are unfounded their
opinions can work nothing bui disaster to
American aims and ideals ~ tho coming
conference announcement ana pubhca-
ton 81 such views just IN advance Of the
opening of thc conference are calculated
IL ni>lcad our Alhcs, as well a. our former
oncnlce
senators Lodg. and knox. senator
Nckcllar asserted. virtually have served
notice that treaty containing the five
controyerted questions would bc rejected
5N the senate
Zach and every one oi these pro-
nouncements he continued, was lmme-
6iatclv approved by every leading states
man in Europe whose government was
cooperating with Us in the war Not
one word OF criticism. except by our enc
rnies Not one work OF dissent, except
in Germany and Austria Many Senators
on both sides oi ms chant er gave out
stat ements lndorsing each and every one
or the sand proDounceInents ot our Presl-
dent They were - Just. 50 we'll put,
so timely that intelligent men everywhere
lndorsed thern and even GERMANY Aus
tria and Turkey, our enemles II tins war,
later came along and Indoreed these prn-
Ciplfs and asked that the var l'c settled
In accordance with them.
The nrst word OF dissent, the Irst Word
of criticism. the frst word Of question
call il first came from certain English
newspapers. and Immediately opponents
of the President in tins chamber came
along and reuttered what those English
papers and those English statesmen were
saving
Referring 10 Senators Lodge and Knox
the Tennessee Senator continued
kNIpr>T AIN ~ IoDlI A~D kNox.
"Thrse two have comc forward At tins
tune, not n uphold the principles : hlcb
they formerly applauded not 70 'ohold
and offend the head oi Our Government
~ his fight for d righteous and enduring
peace, not - uphold the high ldells
which our nation has % giorlously stood
Tor In this war Int 70 tear down, disrupt
70 postpoue and apparently to prevent
II possihl the lulfillment Of the high aims
and principles for which this country
"ent into this war
Former Prt rtsldent Roosevelt said MIR
Mckellar, apparently had taken the posi-
tIon that England should control the seas,
and he added
TIL, Colonel, am afraid IS allowing
~ hatred pf 'he Prc-IdcHt 10 sour his
il: 't!r. and warp AZ Judgment
Regarding ~. proposaJ 'or League
oi Nation senator NckcIir said a. did
not .sior and Pre- dcuf Wilson had not
advocated = SUP gptcrnment which
pould lbpiI-l thc Nouroe Doctrine ~
interfere whicI inrriean sovereignty
But he dcrlarcd i i feasible t. secure
an agreement for concert of action be-
tween nations for prevention Of war