The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

AZ 1 have said, most difficult- As n CO.
odinate branch OF this Government II IL
our duty. ! believe, to make clear the
Senate sense of the immediate necessity
OF Qualification and simplifcation OF any
programme that enters into the ending
OF the war OF the building OF the future,
and the Senates sense OF the instant
necessity Of full counsel and accord upon
all such programmes between the Gov
eminent OF the United States and the
Governments OF our allies.
Must Classify Policies.
And there Is a necessity that under
lies these needs. That 10 n classification
for the Senate itself of the policies to
which II may be called upon later TO
consider giving It's sanction. In this
matter we are guardians Of the nations
mandates and we cannot be false.
Some days ago there was made on
this floor the preposterous suggestion
that the Senate ratify In advance what
ever might be the will Of the Chief Ex-
ecutive." This reference was to a recent
resolution by Senator J. Ham Lewis
t1ll) The Lewis measure had never
been very seriously considered by any
one In the Senate, but nevertheless II is
before the Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Knox continued; "a few days
~ me country was sstounaed ana
en ,'s 70 nho tnat Cnieh Executive
ss ior inc eIection OF Democraeic
oe"s.ors ana hepresentatives precisely
o,.er mat ms lnuiviouai authorlty
shouiu DC untrammeiied by counsel. 1
pass by the unjust. not TO say outra geous.
Implications of that unique document of
perusah poitics' That the Two pro
posais snould associate themselves IN
ones mlno 10. regret TO say. due to the
proneness OF some senators ana Repre-
sehtauNes 10 make themselves mere
resisuars OF the VIII OF the Chiet Execu-
i've 'hs.eso OF independent oenoerators
upon the countys probiems.
No Time TO Abdicate Views.
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..Dur.ne The ner,od from aix un.I 70.
dav Senatorr vii, rememher the Pres,.
SANE solemn emnhas ais the creates, nos.
sible variety of ideas and attitudes upon
the nature OF the war. upon Americas
relation to the war. what is now most
in point. upon the terms upon which
America is willing to live at peace with
Germany and with the world. I need
not weary you with recital Of how the
winds OF Administration opinion have
veered all around the compass. from ex.
aggerated neutrality even Of thought
through pride too great to be provoked
to tight; through readiness after the Lust
tania to compromise with the U-boa
bsrbar1ty. as a breach Of world law ~
return for half hearted promise q
spare our ships; through the idea Of
| peace without victory and so forth ant
| so forth, the long way around to forct
without stint
This strange evolution. too. has no
connoted the revealing Of Fundamental
| facts that need never have been bidder
from the clear eye Of wise statesman
ship. ask, then. this question: Witt
what reason can the Senate, can tn,