The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-01
Would Have Eight Con-
gressmen Attend Peace
Conference.
SENATORS MIFFED
Senator Johnson Is Caus-
sltic In His Reference
Presidest8e Con-
.or 6day.

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from the 49, House that the pres-
ident desired To appear In person De
fore the congress. Neither Senator
Martin the Democratic leader nor
Speaker Clark TO whom this request
was communicated was advised as to
what the president might say on the
subject OF his trip.
Senator Hitchcock, chairman OF the
foreign relations committee Is like
wise in complete ignorance as 10
whether the president viii discuss his
reasons for going abroad II Is possi-
BILE but not believed probable that the
president might ignore congress com :
pleteiy SO far as any explanation or
his purpose Is concerned rs lie uiu
In making UP the peace delegation
For many reasons the address OF
the president and his appearance be-
fore the houses of congress are look
Ell forward to as likely To be the most
notable in his career.
In the first place IL will b. the hrst
time that any president OF the United
Statns has addressed congress on the
eve of q trip TO q foreign country; IN
the second place strong evidence $
prevailed today that his decision to go
abroad has provoked "A sentiment
which If not openly hostile Is at least
ont ~ sympathy with his declared
purpose.
Senator Cummins OF Iowa express
ed his. dlsapproval OF the president
action By announcing that on Mon
day he will Offer resolution for a
committee OF four Democratic ard
four Republican senators TO TO abroad
and keep the rest Of the senate in
formed ~ 70 what transpfres at the
peace table.
johnson Grows Cauafic
senator Hiram " Johnson OF Cali
fornia In a statement Issued 10 me
press expressed himself more forcihiy
as follows:
There In no God but God and Ma
hcmet lis His prophet
I'm selecting himself as the head
Z Of the 1--WE American delegates TO
1fas psars oysfsrsmce President zAsfss
son has ss1aneti himself five~tines, We
cannot but admire the courage OF tha
president in saying TO one hundred
and Ave millions OF our people, l am
the only American fit to sit at the
peace table.
Senator Watson OF Indiana said;
The presidents action in entirely
overlooking the senate in naming his
peace delegates was to be expected.
Republicans believed however. that
he would follow the precedent to the
extent of naming a regular Republi-
can az one OF the commissioners ,.e.-
In naming Mr. White he has follow
ed the same policy be has always fol-
lowed when the appointment OF mi
norfty party members to ONCE was
demanded by law. He has named n
man who may be Republican or
Who NAV not be. Mr.. White has been
out of public life so long that we do
not know whether he is Republican
Or not. However. we are looking NJ
his record"
Other members OF the senate show
"a nv private conversation on the sub
set that they deeply resent the pres
jdent's failure to select at least one
member of congress to Join the peace
delegation. The Cummin's resolution
however, failed to find many support
ers for this reason. Wiser heads in
the senate after study OF the situa-
ton concluded that inasmuch as the
nresident has seen fit to ignore the
senate in making his selections II
would be highly undignified fer the
senate to send delegation over to
france to gather up Information
about the peace discussions. As one
senator apparently expressed the stu,
3 xlion.
Kitchen Door Senators
1--WE don't think it would be digni-
ned for a delegation of senators to
q "a around to the kitchen door OF the
neace conference trying to pick NJ
strnvS bits OF information."
The Cummins' resolution will
~ referred to the foreign rela.
lions and probably will no tie
heard. OF again. The senate how
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