Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-22

Action on both resolutions wan post
ponsi ana probably will not be taken
up uuiil after the holidays
The senator delivered u prepared
address on tho prohleiua of the pen "
conference In which he rpol. ~ tho
heavy responsibility ~ tho senate IN
the w"rk - making peace. rr,,lleo
that ~ treat, can become binding
upon the t'nll"d States without the
s"nhir'H ,our'ntfsnd declared tht'
unioWpfd results could b. avoided
only II the senate expressed ilsclf
frankly In advance
while think u IL r grave mls-
take he said "un the part uf the
ptonidrm To- lgnur. the senate be-
ttus" our ultimate responsibility IN
making M" peace In quite equal ip
his own hiEe no fult 80 rnd
win lls not appointing senators as
delegates tu W" peace conference.
Tier" o. nu phigt'lun whu'rNU upon
him ~ make such upuulufmrutr
ii"mind~ ~ Srnnir Power
In the pt'Hent situation. which H
grt,~ beyond comparison he ,t'd
= think ~ H. 81 vast importance
that thoio concerned In the actual
negotiation - the treat, should at
l'lHt know M" views ~ thc H"uHt"
~ Tar ~ ih" pnTluUirr general m
control Of the cables amt NJ Greet
IN control ~ the news viii pUmlt
tho opinion ~ the srutir 10 the trans.
miited 10 Paris We cannot compel
Information, but We mr." rhunltniN
hhl" % make our opinions known not
only 10 m" ptcHid'nt hyt 90 tho allies.
VINO have u very clear tpd oven
h,ui" idea ~ the ppW,T 90 fh, senate
~ regard tu treaties
To hrinz forward propositions not
lhso pafthly connected win the Ina
mediate and dlfflruIt tnHk of making
"a binding peace with Gorutuy sen
alOr l1dJc said may rln an 10y
trylng 10 10 too much ~ once such
proportions hr slid, wcfo tho fiNo
points enumerated
I'm his discussion of the freedom
uf the sea. tn. senator called at
l"ntion 10 the Strange Development
Ia connection with the pending naval
appropriation mn. the advocacy by
Hear Admiral badger NJ program
calling for navy HH large iH that
~ England by 1898 Ito said ha
thought lie had favored building
moro shlpt than any body else. but
that ho nnVor had contemplated
such program and did not think IL
necessary
"rhr only naval danger that we
were Obliged tn consider I'm the pt"t
on the Atlantic coast h'r ceased %.
he We nrcu "a powerful fleet In tho
Iacific. ana feel sure We viii have
"a navy sufficient 90 furnish thit
fleet To the western coast. Ana yet
al this moment We are suddenly
"a l1..l h.tNIN h
shall hc Tho equal of that - Ems
land
~ suggestions thai great navy
IL ncedrd for police duty In conncc.
ton with the league ~ nations. the
senator said he would mot stop 10
ask who n tu order that navy about
the world
MIR. Lodge said he would b, glad
II tho senate debates on peace were
hy some definite rNo.
huons expressing Views on inpor'
tant poinla He continued
whether the senate viii take
such although | know that
We have very dcNnit. opinions |
cannot tell. because th"ro acoms 80 7
he "A feeling among some senators /
I hat n IL an act of intolcrable an. I
iaciiy for the senate even 10 HuggeSt |
fo the executive that ~ has opinions |
which ought to lie considered Per. /,
.onally. 10 not share that view
Peace heing our obleci, the first /
step toward peace In Ia make "A peace |
with the country with which we have |
been and are ~ war--that w. with |
Jlcrmany n the peace with Gcr' |
many IN TO be durable. terms must |
be- rXncted which will make u, so
fir ~ human foresight goes. lmpos-
-ihle for Germanv 10 break out again |
upon the world with war ~ con-
lurst THIS cannot he done hy
treaty engagements and signatures
tn documents At this Iunyture OF
affairs Germany would sign aEV-
thing, and hcr pledge would he m
an the guarantees she gave
10 nelgium II is well also To re-
member thnt Germany did not
change ita nature over night whom
tho kaiscr ran away IN Holland Tho
deep rooted ambitions the evil prin.