Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-10
SENATE CROPPING
FOR NE THOD To
TETHER WILSON
Latest Proposal, by Borah,
Urges Re-Affirmation of the
Monroe Doctrine and OBJ
poses European Alliances
BY Charles Nicholson
Copyright, 1918, by the Press Publish !
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Especial Correspondence of the World
and Albuquerque Journal)
Washington. Dec 9.-While the
president is on his way to Paris
freighted with the determination to
put up the fight of his life for league
of nations, freedom of the seas and
other elements of his plan for making
future wars impossible, various sena-
tors are framing legislation meant to
prevent his idealism interfering with
their view Of Americas traditional poll
cies.
They smashed Senator Cummins'
scheme of senatorial shopping COM
mittee to Paris, but have still to deal
with Senator Knox resolution decIar-
ing that the league of nations and the
freedom of the seas are subjects not
to be considered by the peace confer
ference, and still more subtle propo-
sition has been brought forward in
the shape of Il resolution by Senator
Borah pledging the senate TO maintain
the Monroe doctrine and George
Washington's rule of conduct that for
babe our mixing up in the vicissitudes
of European politics.
Fear for Outcome.
They are afraid that a league of
nations functioning to it's logical limit
would make the Monroe doctrine diff
ficult of maintenance, just as England
is afraid that the freedom of the seas
would mean the end of her traditional
policy of having the greatest navy and
maintaining the right to seize contra
band and enemy merchant ships wher-
ever she finds them in war time.
None Of the senators has any def
mite knowledge of what the president
means to fight for, but they are fear
full of the outcome, believing that if
he prevails against the English view
he must sacrifice, if he is consistent,
our own cherished ideals.
In Borah's resolution there il not
a word that does not breathe the
purest patriotism or suggests oppose
ton to the presidents purposes hut
its purpose is obvious and the men
pledged to keep congress from EN-
| barrassing the president by legislation
during his absence are going to have a
ticklish time arguing against its adop-
ton.
Allies Rea lfor Him.
Our allies have just concluded their
preliminary conferences in London on
the dangerous subjects among the
presidents fourteen points and it
must be assumed that they are ready
for him. Clemenceau and Foch and
Orlando and Sonnino have returned
to their homes and are not expected
to meet again until they all get togeth-
or in Paris for the first big pow-W WOW
at which the president will appear.
They must have determined just
what of The presidents fourteen
angled propositions they accept abso-
lutely what they want elucdated and
what they will contest absolutely. The
diplomats remaining in Washington
think that everything except disarma
ment, the league of nations and the
freedom of the seas will be taken as
they stand. The other fellows will
want more light on the league and
disarmament and the unshackling of
the oceans is expected to furnish the
real battle-ground.
Drop Senate Junket.
IL an agreement can be reached that
will not tend to immunize Great Bril-
tain's naval supremacy, it is thought
that tho foundation for the final peace
agreement will not be long delayed by
debate.
The senate now takes the view that
what is to happen is in the laps of the
gods, and so the plan to send eight
senators over there to hang around
the door of the conference chamber
with some notion of acting as check
to the president inside was peacefully
put to death by the committee on
foreign relations.
Democratic and republican mem
hers of the committee alike were of
the opinion that a committee of the
character suggested would prove
humiliation to the senate 1t would
have no standing unless recognition
should be given it by the president or
the allied governments, 1t would not
have access to the peace table. No
means of obtaining correct data
would be at its disposal. 1t was con-