Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-18
Senator Knox Introduces
Resolution Calling
For Delay.
KNOX ALSO WOULD
CURB PRESIDENT
Extraordinary War Powers Granted
Wilson Will Be Withdrawn IL Senate
Acts Favorably on Resolution
Postponement Of League Of Nations
Until After Peace Conference Is
Ursed-Lons Time to Demobilize.

Washington. Dec. lS.-Declaring the
widest diversity exists as to the for-
nation of a league of nations, Sena-
tor Knox. of Pennsylvania, in an ad-
dress to the senate today, urged the
postponement of the question until
after the peace conference.
Just before Senator Knox spoke
the foreign relations committee had
discussed and decided 20 delay action
until Saturday on his resolution, which
wou4~record N:he senate in favor uf
such postponement and also call for
withdrawal of American military
forces from Europe and abrosation of
the presidents extraordinary war
powers.
The function of the peace confer
ence, Senator Knox declared, is to set
tie issues with the enemy. Revision Of
marine laws and league of nations,
he said, ARE issues between the allies
themselves and neutrals." and should
not be complicated with simple de-
mands of the peace treaty.
Instead of league of nations Sena-
tor Knox suggested definite entente,
provided it be a small and neutral one,
bringing only limited and appropriate
obligations.
The league of nations" he said,
should await exhaustive considcra
ton"
! "Even without an entente" he said
! except for the unfinished business OF
reinforcing our war aims, the United
! States can. without 'entanglement
whatever. place in advance at the ser
vice Of the worlds peace, If seriously
threatened, the whole of it's Influence
and of it's potential power. This can
be done by new declaration to the
correspondence of the Monroe doctrine
| "a declaration that the liberty OF
Europe is menace to America, and
! that America will confer with her
| friends and prepare for action should
| such menace arise again"
The Knox resolution designs to seq
regate the league of nations" diSarm
ament and the freedom of the seas pro-
blems from the general peace treaty
Acting Secretary of State Polk proba :
bly, will attend the meeting.
! 1t is the disposition Of the demo
cratic members of~1he committee tc
sidetrack the resolution. Senator Knox
Of Pennsylvania. former secretary OF
state and author Of the resolution, said
he would insist upon taking the qucs
tion to the floor of the senate.
| The committee also expects to take
UP the Johnson resolution alling upor
the state department to answer series
of questions regarding the Russian pol.
!icy. Mr.. Polk is said to have informa
tion ready to lay before the committee
in this connection.
China Will Oenounce Treaties.
1t Is understood that China will soor
denounce several treaties with Russis
by virtue Of which Russia under tn.
icmpire acquired special rights in outc1
Mongolia and northern Manchuria. pei.
itical as we'll as economic. The treatie.
made both territories Russian sphere.
and the Russian government was he.
lieved TO contemplate the future an
fnexation OF them.
The attitude Of Japan toward the de
,n,ands China is to make at the peac,
conference is unknown. According I,
jsome Japanese authorities here Japar
will return Tsinz Tau to China. retain
ing ,possessioR>of former German prop
lorty in that province and control o
the railroad.
II is not known whether Japan will
Idemand to take Russia's place in north
lern Manchuria. but IT Is considered
likely that she will present a claim TO
control Of the Manchurian branch o
the Trans Siberian railroad. which
would convert all Manchuria into T.;
iJapanese, sphere. .