The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-30
WILSON CLEARS.
UIO()T'EE) POINT IN.
F'()lJR'E'IlE I IE:s5.IN POINTS
Tells Sen. Simmons That No
Reasonable Mind Can Find
Amy Free Doctrine In The

Washington, Oct 2S.-The capital
brce2ed itself today for political up
roar that promised to extond from the
White House to Congress- Further
blasts in support Of President Wilson'S
appeal for a Democratic Senate and
House were expected today from Sec
retary Tumulty and others of the
Presidential advisers.
At the same time the Senate prom
sled to afford one of the fierciest scs-
sions of the war period. Republicans
and Democrats were both prepared to
get into the fray with violence dur
ing the day.
Both parties worked overtime Sun
day.
For the administration, Secretary
Tumulty made public some 1898 com
mcnt from former President ROOSe-
welt, and Harrison and Senator Lodge.
showing that they pleaded for election
Of Republican Congress that year TO
support President McKinlcy's conduct
of the Spanish American war
Chairman Hays, OF the Republican
national committee, Answering Pres-
dent Wilson's appeal for return OF a
Democratic Congress characterized il
as the idea Of an autOcrat." Bitterly
denouncing the President plea. Hays
insisted it was an insult not only to
every Republican in Congress but t,
every loyal Republican in the land.
Representative Mott, New York de-
clared America would be indignant if
Germany should tell us that we were
the only nation at war with a partisan
government. But Germany would be
right"
The President responding to let
ter Of inquiry from Senator Simmons
who asked what Interpretation might
be placed on the peace article qucs-
ton:
Removal Of all economic barriers
and the establishment Of equality Of
trade conditions among nations, ETC.
said he meant merely that there
should be no discrimination against
some nations that did not apply to 9TH
ers."
Weapons of economic discipline the
President said should be left to the
league of nations:
His letter follows in part:
81, Of course meant to suggest no
restriction upon the free determination
by any nation Of it's own economic
qualities, but only that, whatever tar
if any nation might deem necessary
for its own economic service, be that
tariff high or low, it should apply
equally to all foreign nations, in other
words that there should be no dscriln
nations against some nations that did
not apply to others. This leaves every
nation free to determine for itself its
own internal policies and limits only
it's right to compound those policies
Of hostile determinations between one
nation and another Weapons OF econ
omic discipline and punishment should
be left to the joint action OF all nations
for the purchase Of furnishing those
who will not submitto a general pro-
gram Of justice and equality.
'"rhe experiences Of the past among
nations have taught us that the at
tempt by one nation to punish another
by exclusive and discriminatory trade
agreements has been polite breeder
OF that kind OF antagOnism which Oft
ell times results in war, and if per-
mancnt peace is to be established
|amOng nations obstacles that has stood
in the way Of international friendship
should be case aside. 1t was with that
fundamental purpose in mind that II
announced this principle in my address
OF January Sth. TO prevent this great
principle for partisan purpose and to
enject the bogey OF free trade which is
not involved at all is to attempt to di-
vert the mind of the nation from the
broad and humane principle OF dura-
bic peace by introducing an internal
question Of quite another kind Ameri-
can business as in the past is unaffcct-
ed by policy OF the kind suggested
and it has nothing to fear now from
a policy OF simple international justice,
II Is indeed lamentable that the mo-
menous issues Of this solemn hour
should be seized upon in an effort to
bend them to partisan service. To
the initiated and discerning, the mo-
tive Is transparent and the attempt
fails"
Simmons Letter to the President fol
lows:
Dear Mr.. President: -
Certain Republican leaders are at
tempting to make a partisan use .
paragraph three Of your peace terms
found in your address to Congress Jan.
uary s, 1918.
No one has authority to reply to a
misconstruction OF any part OF your
address excepting yourself, but !, as
chairman Of the finance committee OF
the Senate, wish you would make re-
ply to these statements and insnua-
tons which are being induStriOuSly cir
culatcd by the opposition to embarraSS
YOU in handling of these delicate mat
tcrs."
Hitchcock to Rescue.
Cnnotnr JIiirhrnrS chairman the
foreign relations committee, came TO