The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-05

The Westminster Gazette says
-The correspondent OF the United
Press IS clearly a rather abrupt Amer
lean or he would have eudeavored 10
pl1t the new doctrine a little more
persuasively."
The Gazette expressed hope that
Wilson viii not stress naval dIsar-
rnamsnt excessively. thus overlooking
the disarmament on land
The Evening Standard calls * "a
remarkable statement
Was Congress Plan Long Ago
WASHINGTON. Dec 5.-CougTess,
It was disclosed today, went on record
in favor Of a league Of nations to
enforce peace more than a year be-
fore President Wilson
On August -, 1915 It passed law
authorizing and requesting President
wilson TO call q conference OF Ia
sfons u the close of the war to dis
erSs disarmament. International ErbS-
S-attoa and other means OF avoiding
future conflicts IL provided for the
appointment OF nine eminent cIti-
sens OF the United States as this
ceInry's delegates and appropriated
money 10 pay their expenses Pres&-
dent Wilson's fourteen peace ts-Es.
intending the league o. nations were
announced January s. 1918
Senator KNOX. Pennsylvania
brought 10 light this law. TO show ke
said. that the United States had def
mite policy with respect 20 the league
OF nations sGch policy erlg-aa Ted.
not alone with the chief executive
hut with certain members * coz
gress-
He said that If formation Of IN.
league IS deferred Until after the
peace treaty has been signed tie
1915 law cnaId be invoked
That would give -he president a
Opportunity under congressional
Authority 70 cali = world conference
here On abroad 10 take up the forDa-
ttoE Of the Iesg1s and related mat
ters
More speeches on the league are
IN prospect in she senate Sela-
tor Lewis VIII discuss il Friday TIE
sezass's attention Is rapidly turning
10 this and other phases az tie four
teen terms and away from criticism
OF President Wilson for gong abroad
and for leaving the senate CT the
peace delegation
Exren.ion ct Aru7Issiee-
LoSD0N. Dec 5-Ths Evening
Standard says It understands the
zTuts-ics VIII Be extended
5avarsans Ask Conference
MUNICH, Dec 4-fDeIayedl Kurt
EIsner, head Of the BavsTiaa govern
ment has tslegrzphed TO Chancellor
Ebert, requesting conference o. the
heads Of the German states ar Jena
- N 10
foreign ministry, coayocztion OF IA
riozzI assembly and publication ot
secret documents
No Senatorial Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5-Ths SEN
ate foreign relations committee today
killed the Cummins resolution for q
senatorial committee OF eight 10 at
tend the peace conference
The vote OF the committee was
unanimous Senator Hitchcock. chair
man o. the committee. announced he
would report the resolution into the
senate today.
This may provoke further discus
sion Of the peace trip, but il Is prsc-
ucsIiy certain that the committees
action spells the end OF any serious
effort 20 send q congressional dslegs-
ton abroad
Comment On Presidents Address
LONDON, Dec 5.-(BriTisn admir-
atty wfre1sss-1-British newspapers
In publishing full reports OF Presi-
dent WILSON'S address 20 congress,
take measures 10 point out to the
British public the ever growing ap-
prsctzrfon o. what American soldiers
and people as z whole have done IL
the war
we ro-It ask Americans 20 be
Here the allies regard the coming OF
the president IN the same spirit II
which they regarded the immense
war Effort OF the United States and
It's decisive contribution in armed
forces 70 the COMMON victory" say:
TIE Times Noting the president:
suggestion that coatro may yet per
hzps for = long while" have 70 D:
exercised over shipping. tie Time.
says III II be sacrifice for Il:
American people that their presidel
should come, II Il sacrifice whtcl
the European peoples deeply agpre
czate
We venture 70 read into e uerirss
recognition Of the splendid vo-x don.
~ bodice Ike the wheat szec1-fT,
and the maritime transport scsrr
whose efforts have gone Far % E-0T,
In advance the feasibility @ Z pEzG
teal league OF nations
The Morning Post says TEs P-ss
fdaat's address bore witness - K.
great achievement q tbs A-srfczr
army and 10 the hardly less z0tzaI
accomplishment OF those a. EoE-
who supported The army TEs AE~r
leans IN the field we're able ~ crIri
cal moment Of the campaign 70 z--zk
Z blow which IN CoasGlzucs Wit
Marshal Foch-s great pan % can
pa5gu fulfilled the allotted TASK Q
the American forces a. s. S[f1ie
and Chateau This-Ty- British troop
which have fought zIolgsi1e u
Americans testify 20 their gui1Euesl
courage and vzlor- The prezenc :