Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
Partisan 5itiCs
 q in Senate Rep0 Cans Contend That President Wilson's Peace Terms Contain a Free Trade Plank.

Washington, Oct 24-Repu ublican contentious that the third clause in President Wilson's fourteen peace terms, providing for the removal of economic barriers, is a free trade plank, furnished the vehicle of a po- iitlcal debate in the senate today Sen ator Thomas of Colorado insisted that the president merely meant there should be no prohibitive or irritating i tariffs. Senator Watson of Indiana and other republicans declared the re- publican party objected to fixing by peace treaty or any other treaty the domestic policy of the United States. Senator Thomas referred to protests i by Chairman Hays of the national i republican committee, and others a against contentious made by democra- 1 tic leaders that a republican victory would be interpreted by the kaiser and our enemies abroad as re- pudiation of President Wilson. i Asked by Senator McCumber, re- publican, of North Dakota, if the last 1 senatorial election in Wisconsin, when 1 Senator Ie1root q republican was 1 elected, had any influence, one way oT the other. on German people, Senator ] Thomas said he did not think so, but added there is a vast difference be- tween a solitary contest and a gen eral election.
 Senator Smith Of Michigan, repub- ltcan, said that President Wilson 1las earned the gratitude of the American
 people but that he is not entitled tC
 dictate to the Michigan electorate whC
 should be elected senator. Senator Williams of Mississippi pointed ou that the president has not confined hi.
 efforts to republican states and can
 didates, but went into Georgia ani
 Mississippi, where he said, 1emocrati,
 candidates were not regarded as de
 sirable and opposed their nomination
 In conclusion Senator TEomas sait
 the republican oreani22tion is seek
 ing support for candidates who hav
 been severely att2cked Ior tter CoUrs- regarding the war. He sad Senate Norris, the republican candidate il 1 Nebraska, is an honest and uprigh l citizen.
 But the senator's record for pa lcifism, Mr. Thomas said. lis notori
 ous. If remember correctly he mad a speech here placing the dollar mar
 on the American flag The man run
 hing against him has no such blernis
 on his record"
 In Kansas. Senator Thomas sait
 Governor Capper, the republican can
 didate for senator, is notorious fo i his pacifsm, while Representativ
 Roberts. the republican candidate fo
 senator in Nevada, the senator con , tinued, voted against war with Ger v many.
 ' "Is pacifsm the test in Michigan ,. asked Senator Smith. s Senator Williams in reply said tn l. speech in the senate whereby the dol
 lar mark was placed on tic America
 flag was 'tdisgracefuP' and at least ha Fnot been made by Henry Ford, ti i democratic candidate for senator i 1, ! Michigan.
 S While denying that he had any 1T k tention of saving anything against NJ Z, Ford or Truman H. Newberry, the re publican senatorial candidate in M l chiga.n, Senator Smith said the demo
 cratic party was guilty of lIeptoman = when it took man out Of the net
 tral zone" and made him it's exclusiy . candidate
 f, Senator Williams charged that New
 hcrry spent, "a whole lot Of money in his canl9aiop Senator tSinijh t;
 ned th in his a
 fdavit filed with the secretary l. state, had t---- ..u not spe1
 e dollar
 '- Well. somebody spent it for him 6.} replied the Mississippi senator, 7 Senator Smith asked how much Co ). onel E. M House of New York aI
 Thomas D. Jones of Illinois contril
 Hted to the last democratic campaiG
 fund
 -i When Senator Williams conclude | the debate ended and vote "; s taken on the military deficiency b Ie after which the senate adjourned u r. til Monday