Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
WORLD PEACE, ISSUE
NOW G. O.P. IS TOLD
Aim of Republicans is to Block
Treaties if They Control the
Senate, Democrats Tell
Nation.

Washington. Oct. 21.-The conviction
Is growing among political leaders here
that President Wilson's appeal To the
nation to return Democratic Congress
was inspired by fear that the Republicans
might capture the Senate and undertake
through their control of that body 10
prevent ratification OF any peace treaty
or settlement based on President Wilson S
terms in their entirety.
No peace treaty can be ratified without
the consent of the Senate Democratic
leaders say Republican Senate might
seek to throw serious obstacles into the
path Of thee Presidents program. The
first public intimation OF this fear was
gwen when Senator Key Pittman OF
Nevada issued statement which was
regarded as very significant Scnat or
Pittman is a member of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. He IS also close
TO the White House
Tonight the Importance of the Senate
sit uat ion hwas empaSized when Secretary
lMcAdoo made public the text of a telo-
.gram which he sent late this afternoon
Ito r. T.. O'Mallcy of Kansas City,
urging the election of ex-governor Joseph
W. Folk to the Senate. Mr.. McAdoo 5
telegram follows:
FoLK s ELECTION URGED.
Il have YOUR telegram asking my
opinion as to the hcsrahilitv of Governor
Folks election 10 the nited States
Senate. Governor Folks public career
and record arc of themselves an answer
to vour question. but am glad To supple
ment by saying that | think he is pre-
elninentlv qualified for this honor. and
that | consider his election ut this time
of special Importance. not alone to the
people of Missouri, but OF tho entire
country. The President needs the sup
port Of able and loyal men in this par
ticuar crisis in America $ life and in the
life Of All the peoples Of the world. That
support must proceed from men who arc
IN sympathy with hls views on the war
and the general policies for which he
stands | he preSt gc and power OF the
President and the influence OF America
IN this war would he irrctricvahv hurt
If the President should bc rcpudated at
the rthcomng election bv the return
OF q ma joritv against him IN either or
-both houses Of the National Congress
Governor Folk stanch support ot tho
President aS we'll as hts strong stand for
things for which the President stands
would nakc hmi an invaluable supporter
of tho President and tho administration
in the important and vital task that hes
ahead OF us.
SENATOR PITrNNN : VIEWS
senator Pittman IN his statement,
which was not issued without sanction
from tho " bite House. SAYS that ono OF
the dominant issues i'll the Congressional
campaign is whether the american people
approve of tho Presidents ; program for
democracy and lasting peace throughout
the world and whether they viii give
HIM the support necessary to enforce
such program Senator PIttman asserts
that Senator Henry Cabot lodge Re
publican leader in the Senate and ranking
Republican member OF tho Foreign
Relations Committee, in his speech of
October spoke with contempt 81 tho
President 5 program and took issue with
the Presidents S plan for a league Of
nations. Then after declaring that Col
one. Roosevelts $ program had not only
ridiclled the Pr, sIdent S but lnslnuattd
that the President had been guilty Of
diplomatic treachery, Senator Pittman
asserts that unless the people give the
President a Senate that viii follow his
leadership II Will be impossible for him
to accomplish the adoption Of his pro-
gram for last world d's peace.
RKApJUsTAfENT PERIOD COMING
Tho war has been practically won,
Said senator pIttman. and the great
and vital task Of readWstmenf IS about
TO Try the patience, justice and dIplo-
macy Of the statesmen Of the world. led
by our own President The German
people Will bow 10 the ultimatum Of
Woodrow Wilson. depose the Hohen-
zollern family, relegate 10 obscunty the
militarists and establish a democracy
based upon universal suffrage. They
Will accept such armistice aS Foch,
Haig and Pershlng may prescribe
This viii place Germany Al the mercy
Of the Allies and viii, III effect. be an
unqualified surrender The greatest.
most brutal and destructive war IN all
history Mil then bc over The conduct
-of he war therefore cannot be an lss..c
What then are the issues They
have been mace 10y he Republican leaders
upon tie floors of Congress and IN the
public forum They rIate TO he future
conduct al our government in peace
readIus mcnts abroad and at home
The ari~c from the opposition of Re
publican Leaders 10 the President $ pro
gram ter q lasting worlds peace after
this wsr and to his attitude toward re-
constructive legislation in our own coUn-
try when peace shall have been declared
1,,1 conditions hCnf,r,,C