The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-03
ATTACK ON PRESIDENT
BY CONGRESS MEMBERS
!, CONTINUED from page IL

to do or how he hopes to do it. That
would be poor strategy"
On this point Senator Hitchcock
called attention to the fact that when
the fourteen peace terms were first
enunciated there was no adverse COM
ment, but much that was favorable.
The assumption rightly follows that
the terms were accepted by the Amer
lean people as an expression OF their
views and so long as President Will
son stays within those fourteen terms
| / don't see that he will be doing any
thing extraordinary"
In the senate, however, that was a
disposition among republicans to
start some developments.
! Senator Knox, Penna., introduced
| a resolution to declare that extraordi-
nary war powers vested in the presi-
dent be removed as soon as possible.
| 1t would ask also that the United
States act in complete unity with its
allies in formulating peace terms and
that the forces in Europe be returned
/ to America as quickly as possible,
consistent with safety.
/ The Knox resolution also would de-
| fine Americas peace aims and defer
until later the formation of a league
of nations and definition of the free
| dom of the seas.
| Sherman, Illinois, obtained unani-
nous consent to speak and declared
that under the constitution the presi-
dents departure rendered his office
vacant and left congress powerless to
enact legislation.
Manns advice in the house was re-
ceived by house and senate republi-
cans with the comment that they are
not seeking to obstruct the presi-
dent, but to aid him in expressing
the real sentiment of the country.
Sherman, before making his attack,
on the president, introduced reso-
luton declaring the Office vacant for
the remainder of the term and pro-
viding that Vice President Marshall
shall assume Wilson's duties.
The Knox resolution stated that
the United States entered the war
to vindicate the ancient rights or
navigation and to remove forever the
German menace to our peace. The
surrender of Germany and Austria
Hungary has attained a great part,
and has rendered enforcible the re-
mainder of those aims.
"The purpose of the United States
in the peace conference should be
sSANs
matters germane thereto.
For the safeguarding of those
aims the first essential is definite
understanding that, the same neces-
sity arising in the future, there shall
be the same complete accord and CO.
: operation with out chief co-belliger-
ents for the defense of civilization.
ANY project for any general
league of nations or for any sweeping
change in the ancient laws of the sea
hitherto recognized as international
law and violated by the Teutonic
powers should be postponed for sepa-
rate consideration, not alone by the
victorious belligerents, but by all the
nations, if at some future time gen.
eral conferences on those subjects
might be deemed useful.
Immediately upon compliance with
the terms of the armistice and the
guaranteed attainment Of the war
,, aims as aforesaid, the army and navy
!, of the United States should be with
! drawn from foreign territories and
! waters except insofar as their reten-
ton might be temporarily necessary
to establish the status contemplated
, by the armistice.
"The extraordinary powers con-
upon liie AOi Tie
prosecution of the war should be
withdrawn and the country restored
to normal condition of peace with
: the greatest possible celebrity consis-
tent with the national interest"
Men Are Selected.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-President
t wilson has determined upon the men
who will succeed Secretary McAdoo
as director general of the railroads
and as secretary of the treasury, il
was authoritatively stated today.
The president had "a long confer,
] ence with McAdoo at the latter's
v home last night. it was stated. and
: the men for the two vacancies were
l. determined upon definitely at that
r time.
d Announcement of the choices prob
> ably will be made today.
b Mann Opposes Resolution.
!. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Represen
s tative James r. Mann, house republic
n can leader today came out flatly
against the resolution to install Vice
President Marshall in the white house