The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-05
TIA seuate Debate.

WASUISTuN,: Dec. I-Prcsident vii
sons fourteen principles and terms. the
! league Of nations, international diSarm-
anent open diplomacy and other sub
| jccts connected with the Forthcoming
pence conference were discussed III the
senate today during five hours Of debate
| cans and Democrats. joined.
| During the discussion. senator Boraf'
of Idaho. Republican. introduced rcso-
luton proposing publication OF the peace
treaty immediately upon tn completion
| and open discussion OF II in the senate,
while Senator Frcl!nghuysen. Of New
| Jersey, Rcpu blican. offered a resolution
seeking Interpretation by the president
OF the fourteen points.
Both resolutions will he sent 20 the
| foreign relations committee. which. he
| fore tho scEatr discussion opened. con-
sidcred for almost two hours behind
closed doors the resolution of senator
! Cummins, OF Iowa. Republican. propos-
| Ing appointment Of n senate committee
| 10 attend tn" Paris conference 10 Keep
| the senate informed nf events there.
Action on the Cnmmins resolution, WAS
post poncd until tomorrow. with aonih-
| istrntIon leaders and some RcHu0lichns
reported opposing its approval. Inc
committee also decided 10 put over until
next week the resolution OF senator
Knox, Of Pennsylvania Rcpu bllcap. call
! Ing for poStphuCulent OF action ny the
pcaco conference on the questions OF a
| league of nations and freedom of the
| seas.
The sena,n's debate which continucd
| Internationally until ha)"urnmGnt TO-
| night was opened by Senator Frrlirg-
| huyScn, who In offering his resolution.
| declared the President had never elabur-
alcd on many Of his fourteen terms. and
| demanded that the American people be
Informed Of their cunGrrtr apr'iEa,,"n.
| Democrat, said delay in criticism OF the
! fourteen principles WAS ground for gen
eral balicf that the country approved
| them. Senators PoindcNtcr, OF Washing
ton: Knox. Of Pennsylvania and John
son, of California. all Republicans. chal-
| lenyrd that view. They insisted That
after their enumeration peace discussion
| generally had been frnwnrd upon until
| recently and consequently there had
| been no general discussion Of them. Sen
nIor Johnson said ,6At now The Trcsi-
dcnthas gone tn Franc" leaving the ma
! uon Ignorant OF the precise meaning Of
| his principles.
| Senator Knox said congress had taken
| n position on an agreement between ma
tons when it attached n rider I" the
! noval appropriation bill Of February.
| 1916 authorizing tho PRESIDENCY TO call
| nm intcrnatinnl conference not later than
! the conclusion OF :hc war for discussion
! Of military disarmament. and, general
! arbitration uf international diSruten.
During The day Senator Kellogg. or
Minnesota Republican. delivered a pre-
pnrcd nddresS in favor of n league Of
nations whose DEGREES should b" en-
, forced b. popular npininn or responsive
! popular governments and NOT by force
! ct supcr-EnvCrnm"n ar world court.
In rrplying to senator Kellogg. who
! had expressed regret that IN" PRESIDENT
| had not taken tn" senate and people
| more into his confluence ON peace QucS-
! tons Senator Lewis. ~ Illinois the
! Democratic whip. dcclnTrd That in So
! Letting the American rcacr commission
! without naming SrnnIc representative
! the President had not Intentionally
| sighted the senate. Ilr said the lrcSi-
| DIN; had at first favored appointing 4
senator hut had reluctantly felt such I
| secretion would h" improper sine" the
s.ual" must finally pass rHi tit" treaty.
closing the days debate. Senator'S
! Rr"d OF Missouri. and Williams. 81
I MisSippi. Dcmrrrarr claSh"d "n the
! question OF Il lcacu" nf nations. The
: Missouri senator. vigorously opposed Il
/ league given power IL use military force
IN imposing it's DEGREES upon a single
nation aud the Mississippi senator
! argued that Il league 10 Gn;nrc" peace
! as n final r"surj. by joint military force.
; IS dc.Irahlr.. senator Wi!!Iam& cNIress-
! ri hope TINT n world Monroe doctrine
| would re&uit from the peace conference.