South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-05

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Both resolutions will be sent 10
the foreign relations committee.
which. before the senate discussion
opened. considered for almost two
hours behind closed doors the resO-
luton OF Sen. Cummins, OF Iowa. re-
publican, proposing appointment OF
senate committee 10 attend the
Paris conference 10 keep the SEN
ate informed OF events there. Action
on the Cummins resolution was
postponed until tomorrow, with ad-
ministration leaders and some re-
publicans- reported opposing its APP
prevail The committee also decided
to put over until next week the res
olution OF Sen. Knox. OF Pennsyl-
vania. republican, calling for post
ponement OF action by the peace con-
ference on the questions OF league
Of nations and freedom OF the seas.
The senates debate. which con-
tinued intermittentIy until adjourn
ment tonight. was opened BY Sen
Frelinghuysen. who in Offering his
resolution. declared the president
had never elaborated on many OF
his Il terms and demanded that the
American people be Informed Of
their concrete application.
Delay Ground for Approval.
In reply. Sen. Walsh Of Montana,
democrat, said delay In criticism OF
the il principles was ground for
approval Of them, Senators Poindex-
ter Of Washington, Knox Of Penn
sylvania and Johnson OF California,
all republicans challenged that
view. They insisted that after their
enunciation peace discussion gener-
ally had been frowned upon until re-
Gently and consequently there had
been no general discussion of them.
Sen. Johnson said that now the
president has gone 20 France, leav-
ing the nation ignorant OF the pre-
else meaning Of his principles.
Sen. Knox said congress had TAX
en- a position on an agreement be-
tween nations when IL attached a
rider 10 the naval appropriation bill
Of February. 1915, authorizing the
president 10 call an international
conference, not later than the con-
clusion of the war. for discussion Of
military disarmament and general
arbitration Of international disputes.
During the day, Sen. kellogg Of
/ Minnesota, republican, delivered a
prepared address favoring a league
Of nations whose DEGREES should
be enforced by popular opinion Of
| responsive popular government and
not by force Of a super government
or world court
Lewis Answers.
In replying to Sen. Kellogg. who
had expressed regret that the presi-
dent had not taken the senate and
people more into his confidence on
peace questions, Sen. Lewis Of I'LL
nois, the democratic whip declared
that in selecting the American peace
commission without naming a SEN
ate representative the president had
not Intentionally sighted the senate.
He said the president had at first
favored appointing a senator, but
had reluctantly felt such a selection
would be improper since the senate
must finally pass on the treaty.
Closing the days debate. Senators
Reed OF Missouri. and Williams of
Mississippi, democrats, FLASHED on
the question Of a league OF nations.
The Missouri senator vigorously OBJ
posed n league given power to use
military force in imposing its de
crees upon a single nation and the
Mississippi senator argued that
league TO enforce peace as a final
resort by joint military force is de-
sirable.