Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-29
KNOX DECLARES
WILSON DEMANDS
PEOPLE ADVOCATE
General Debate on Presidents
Peace Program Results in |
UnfavorabIe Criticism From
Republicans,
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL leAsrn WIRE

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ment asking his fellow countIymen to
(, return a democratic congress in the
| November elections We're the vehicles
! Of a nartisan debate in the senate to-
| day which continued throughout the
i session and blocked plans for ad-
| iournment of congress tomorrow over
the elections.
| The discussion. which was opened
/ by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania,
republican and former secretary Of
! state, with an attack on the presi
/ dents appeal to the electorate be-
| came general among the dozen sena-
! tors present. Republicans sharply
| criticised the president for carrying
on peace discussions with the central
powers and for enunclating terms and
! principles of peace
| Senator Knox said that the presi-
| dents appeal raised the question
whether the VIII Of The president or
/ the will of the American neople $ to
| determine the policy of this country
! in ending the war, while Senator
| Poindexter of Washington, republican,
! said the president assumed more au-
| thority than is given under the con-
stitution in fixing peace terms. The
| Washington senator said no greater
service could be done Germany than
! to bring about an armistice.
! Democratic senator's vigorously de-
/ Tended the president. with Senator
! Hitchcock Of Nebraska. chairman Of
| the foreign relations committee. the
chief spokesman. Answering the re-
! publican contentious that in his third
principle against economic barriers
| the president was attempting TO inject
l. tI... so
ator Hitchcock read n letter from the
| president saving that his words left
every ration free to decide its own
Internal economic policy. but that
tariffs adopted should aonly TO all
nations alike.
Germany as Partner.
! Before the senate met a similar let
| ter addressed to Senator Simmons Of
! North Carolina had been made pub
! lie Both Senators Knox and Pom
! dexter said the letters clearly dem
onstrated that the president favors
admitting Germany to the proposed
| league of nations as an equal part
ner" and with assurances against dis
criminatory treatment.
| Senator Hitchcock said the repub-
| lican leaders. for partisan political
| ends are making a deliberate effort
/ TO "distort and misrepresent' the
! third peace principle. He emphasized
| that the republican free trade attack
had been withheld until the present
| political campaign.
This drew from Senator Lodge of
| Massachusetts,. the republican leader,
the declaration that he had not en-
| dorsed all of the presidents fourteen
principles and especially opposed the
| tNh n
guarantee Turkish sovereignty. Sen
ator Penrosn OF Pennsylvania, repub-
lican, said he believed the president
/ proposed free trade. but had withheld
criticism until more opportune time.
| Senator Ashnrst of Arizona. demo-
GRAFT referred TO the attacks on Pres
/ ident Wilson by Theodore Roosevelt
declaring that the former president
! also had criticised Senators Lodge
Smoot and Penrose at the time the
progressive party was formed.
THE things Colonel Roosevelt said
! about Senators Lodge. Smoot and
Penrose were just as untrue as the
things he has said about President
! Wilson," said Senator Ashurst.
Because Of republican opposition
! plans to adjourn congress from to-
morrow until November / . failed and
! poth houses auJouIhed uhtii lhui SuaS,
! Wleh republican senator's plan TO con-
Ihue tne peace ana polltlcal dlscus-
| SION; Inc mousse had adopted me
| resolution lot adjournment put aftef
the senate failed to act it annuled its
| action
| Republican senator's were said to
! desire to hold the senate technically
| in session to await developments in
| the peace negotiations as well as to
| continue me discussion on the floor,
! pe:hocfauc leaders Sald tonight That