Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-29

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refusal OF the Republican leaders to
consent TO "a recess Of Congress until
after the election. The resolution for a
recess TO begin tomorrow and to last
until November IL already had been
adopted by the House and it was fully
expected that the Senate would join
with the llousc in adopting it. But
Senator'S Lodge. Of Massachusetts
of Utah. went into conference" and
thcreupon served notice upon Majority
Leader Martin aud Chairman Simmons.
of the Finance Committee that they
would not permit the Senate 10 cd
journ.
EACH HOUSE WILL. MEET
EVERY TIIiRD DAY
This means that each House Will
of the year. and although no business
will bc transacted. because there is
not q quorum OF tho IIous. in Wash
ington. moro speeches may he made
and the attacks upon tho President
may be continued every day the Scna c
meets. There will he only two scs.
sions of the senate before tho day OF
election and the plans 81 the Rcpubii-
can campaign managers call for the
continuance OF the attack on those two
days, so that the speeches made may
the voters s II is possible to reach
The attacks made to-day upon the
President were answered by Senators
on the Dem ocratic side. Senator Hitch
cock: OF Nebraska. who followed Sena-
tor Knox. was particularly vehement
IN IN his denial thst the third article n
meant policy OF International free
trade. $ che rGed by some OF the Re-
publican leaders. He rebuked the Ma
tional Republican Committee for send
ing out document in which the Presi-
dents meaning was distorted. Senator
Hitchcock pointed out that when the
President laid down his fourteen prin-
ciples for reace they were ACCEPT cd
by the whole country, and he quot cd
from statements given AT the time by
Republican, Senator's and Rcnresnnta-
tiveS in which tho Presidents Drinci-
pics were praised.
And now nine months later" Hitch
cock continued. in the eHigency OF
a political campaign and TO further the
ate and House. the Republican organi-
Hat:on has zone Ia work not merely
TO exploit these articles. hut 70 mis-
renresent their purpose and purport."
HITCHCOCK QUOTES
G. u. u. LITERATURE
Senator Hitchcock read from tn,
Republican campaign document an en-
tract which stated that the Democratic
party is committed to- free trade
policy. basing this contention upon the
Presidents advocacy Of the remov:, |
as far as possible Of all economic bar
riers and the establishment OF an equal
ity OF trade conditions among all ma
tisns consenting TO the peace and as
sociat:nS themselves for its ,nainte-
nance"
This" said Senator Hitchcock. lis .
positive declaration BY the Republican
organization that the treaty of peace
must guarantee 10 Germany free trade
with the United States without anv
tarin safeguards whatsoever to protect
the American laborer. farmer and man
uiacturer from foreign competition in
the home markets. That is a deliberate
rlisrenrese ntation Of article three OF
the Presidents fourteen articles. It
IS an attempt 10 mate political caDitai
n tAv
was cndeavorinS to put into the treaty
;" permanent compliment OF the United
states for free trade"
senator PcnroSe inte-runfed to say
that his reading Of the Presidents mes
s"ge was that "A "free-t-"de prona a nda"
"as meant Senator Hitchcock retort-
IT to c"itici2c the Presidents Ioessa ge
at tho time IL WIS Delivered. and Sena-
tor Penrose renlied that silence does
rot mean a"nu'escrncc hv any means"
ate a letter received from the President
in reply to ono which he wrote suc-
costing an cNnlanation Of paragraph
three. In this letter the President
wrote that his words were "pcrfcctly
clear to any honest mind and that the
meaning OF his message was tina. every
mine its own economic nolicy" except
in the one particular that its policv
must he the same for one nation as
another"
which the President wrote 10 Scna tor
simmons. III which ii was stated that
the policy is not free trade. but the
removal OF discriminatory acts against
one nation as contrastcd with another.
MATTER SHOULD BE
LEFT TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
In answer TO a question from Sena-
tor BrandeSec as To whethe- this pol
icy would prevent d!scrin inatiQr
many. Senator Hitchcock replied that il
would have that effect.
The Pres dent would feel that that
is an international matter. involving
,hc peace of tho world. and should be
left to the league OF nations" he added.
whether the Presidents policy meant
that the United States would not be
able to pass tarim law without con
SnltinS the league OF nations. senator
Hitchcock replied that the United
states would he free 10 pass any tariff
law /; pleased. hut that il tho treaty
were agreed to it would bc improper
Cor this country 10 adopt any tariff
that would mean commercial war
against any nation which is party to
the treaty.
senator ritlman charged that the
discussion OF politics had been COM
menccd by the Republicans. and quoted
from speeches and articles by Rooso-
Welt. Taft and National Chairman Hays
in support o! this statement. lie said
that the Republicans in the Senate had
made q number of partisan speeches.
and tina, the President did the only
thing reasonable in asking the country
70, suppor; The statement given on,
in New York yesterday by Chairman
Hays was denounced as AN ungraclous
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