Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-05
IA Peace Terms
 Debated in Senate
League of Nations and Inter- national Disarmament Also Were Discussed.

Washington, Dec. 4.=Presi6ent Will sons fourteen principles and terms theI League of Nations, international dis a<1nafnent, open diplomacy and other subjects connected with the forthcom- ing peace conference were discussed in the senate today during five hours of debat, in which many senators, both republicans and democrats. joined.
 During the discussion, Senator Be- rah of Idaho. republican, introduced a resolution proposing publication of the
 peace treaty immediately upon it's completion and open discussion of it in thesenate while Senator F'relinghuy sen of New Jersey, republican, offered a resolution, seeking interpretation by the president of the fourteen points Both resolutions will be sent to the foreign relations committee, which, before the senate discussion opened, considered for almost two hours be- hind closed doors the resolution of Senator Cumnins of Iowa, republican, proposing the appointment Of a senate committee to attend the Pars confer ence to keep the senate informed of l events there. Action on the Cummins' resolution was postponed until tomor- row, with administration leaders and some republicans reported opposing l it's approval. The committee also de- ! cided to put over until next week the l resolution of Senator Knox of Penn
 sylvania, republican, calling for post 1 ponement of action by tle peace con- 1 ference on the questions of q league of nations and freedom of the seas.
 The senatc's debate which continued 1 intermitently until ,adjourin1ett to-
 nigrt, was opened by Senator Freling- huysen, who ii offering his resolution declared the president never had elab- orated on many of his fourteen terms
 and demanded that the American peo. pie be informed of their concrete ap. plication.
 In reply, Senator Walsh of Montana
 democrat, said delay in criticism O the fourteen points was ground fol
 general belief that the country ap proved them Senators Poindexte' of Washington, Knox of Pennsylvania
 and Johnson of California, all repub
 Ecans, challenged that view They in
 sisted that after their enunciatiol peace discussion generally had beel i frowned upon until recently and conse
 quentiy there had been no general dis
 cusSion of them. Senator Johnson sai
 the president now has gone to Franc
 leaving the nation ignorant of the pre- t.cise meaning of his principles.
 ] Senator Knox said congress had talk 1 en a position on an greefrent betwee E nations when it attached a rider t
 the naval appropriation bill of Feb ruary, 1916, authorizing the presiden to call an international conference nc
 later than the conclusion of the wa for discussion, of military disarmamer and general arbitration of information I al disputes.
 During the day, Senator. Kellogg { 2 Minnesota, republican, delivered a pre- a pared address in favor of q league
 l nations, whose decrees slio1ld be CT
 forced by popular opinion of respor
 siye popular. governments and not | e force of a super government or worl . l court. n In replying. to Senator Kellogg, WI 6 had expressed regret that the pres y dent had not taken the senate ar : people more into his confidence on ti l, peace questions, Senator Lewis of II = Hrois. the democratic. wlir. declare = that in selecting the American peat
 commission without naming a sena n representative the president had III l. intentionally sighted the senate. F lt| said the president had at first favort W appointing d senator but had reluc
 antIy felt such selection would = improper since the senate must f1na y ly pass on the treaty.
 l. Closing the days debate Senate le Reed of Missouri and Williams l. Mississippi, democrats. claSled on u y question of a league of nations. IT l. Missouri senator vigorously oppos is a leagde given power to use militia l. force in imposing it's decrees upon 1el single nation and the Mississippi 1t. argued that q league to enforce pea a- as a final resort by joint militia ct force is desirable. Senator WilliaI 'y expressed the hope that q world Mo lg roe Doctrine would result from t T. peace conference