Arizona republican., 1918-10-29
Bitter Debate Results In Pro and Con Attack and Defense of Wilson-Free Trade Peace Provision Arraigned - Obi tion Raised to Presidents As sumption of Extra Legal Privileges
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Peace ne gotiations and President Wilson's statement, asking his fellow country men to return a democratic congress in the November elections, were the vehicles of a partisan debate in the senate today which continued through out the session and blocked plans for adjournment of congress tomorrow over the elections.
 The discussion, which was opened by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania repub- lican and former secretary of state with an attack on the presidents ap peal to the electorate, became general among the dozen senators present. Re publicans sharply criticized the presi dent for carrying on peace discussions with the central powers and for enun- ciating terms and principles of peace.
 Senator Knox said that the presi- dents appeal raised the question whether the will of the president or the will of the American people is to determine the policy of this country in ending the war, while Senator Poin- dexter of Washington. republican, said the president assumed more authority than is given under the constitution, 1 in fixing peace terms. The Washington senator said no greater service could be done Germany than to bring about an armistice.
 Vigorously Defend President
 Democratic senators vigorously de- tended the president. with Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska Chairman of i the foreign relations committee the | chief speaker. Answering the repub- lican contentious that in his third prin-
 ciple against economic barriers, the
 president was attempting to inject free
 trade into the peace treaty, Senator | Hitchcock read a letter from the presi- ! dent saying that his words left every
 nation free to decide it's own internal economic policy, but that tariffs adopt ed should apply to all nations alike. Before the senate met, similar let ter addressed to Senator Simmons of North Carolina had been made public
 Both Senators Knox and Poindexter
 said the letters clearly demonstrated
 that the president favors admitting
 Germany to the p'oposed leag1e of na :
 tions as an equal partner" and with assurance against discriminatory treat t- , ment.
 : Says Republicans Distort Senator Hitchcock said the republican leaders, for partisan political ends. are making a deliberate effort to "distort } and misrepresent" the third peace prin- l ciple. He emphasized that the repub- , lican free trade" attack had been with l held until the present political cam paign.
 ; This drew from Senator Lodge O, Massachusetts. the republican leader the declaration that he had not en- dorsed all of the presidents fourteen ] points and had especially opposed the f term which he said, proposes to guar. antee Turkish sovereignty. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, republican said he believed the president proposed free trade, but had withheld criticism ' until more opportune time
 Senator Pittman of Nevada, demo. t crat. made vigorous attack on the re. publican leaders, especially on former t President Roosevelt and Chairman , Hays of the republican national com. } mlttee, for their statements criticizinc
 the presidents moves in the peace ne
 sotiations. The "ungodly purpose ot
 reelection is the motive, Senator Pitt ? man declared. charging republican lead
 CTS with exhibiting lack of confidence
 in, or respect for, the president and with dolng everything to discredit him f Ashhurst Champions Wilson Senator Ashurst of Arizona. demo ' crat, referred to the attacks on Pres 7 ident Wilson by Theodore Roosevelt declaring that the former president also criticized Senators Lodge, Shoot and } Penrose at the time the progressive party was formed
 The things Colonel Roosevelt said about Senators Lodge Shoot and Pen rose were pust as untrue as the things
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