Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-03

Washington, Jan. 2.-Republican critics of President Wilson and his peace terms were attacked in the sen ate today by Senator Lewis, of Hi nois, the Democratic Whip. Reply ing to recent addresses of Senators Lodge. of Massachusetts and Knox, of Pennsylvania. Senator Lewis, charg- ed that "certain leaders on the Re publican Side," had conspired for po- litical purposes to discredit the Presi- dent in the eyes of European nego- tiators and to defeat his plans.
 The Illinois senator was unable to conclude his speech today, but will finish tomorrow after which Senator Borah, of Idaho, Republican, an op- ponent of league of nations, plans to reply. Senators Thomas, of Colo rado, Democrat, and Senator Cum mins, of Iowa, Republican, also ex- pect to discuss peace and related questions tomorrow.
 Senator Lewis said he did not ob- ject to Senator Lodge and Knox Qualifying for the support of Col onel Roosevelt and his following for the nomination for president" but that he did object "to sthe country be- ing deceived as to the design, and the President of the United States dis honored by false political pretenses to accomplish the purpose"
 Declaring that the Presidents Re- publican critics in the senate had fail ed to utter one word of satisfaction at the safe arrival of the President overseas or of the great honors being shown him by European rulers and peoples, Senator Lewis said it was not too much to believe that they would not have been displeased to find the Presidents name in the casualty lists.
 Nothing he has attempted but is condemned" declared Senator Lewis, referring to President Wilson, moth ing he has spoken or accomplished has been praised or indorsed."
 Senator Lewis read from speeches and statements by Senators Lodge and Knox, in an effort to show that their present attitude is inconsistent with that which they assumed in re- gard to President McKinley's action relative to a peace protocol with Spain in 1898, and President Roose- velt's course as to the peace arrange ment growing out of the uprising in China in 1901. The policy pursued by President Wilson, he said, is iden- tical with that of Presidents McKin- ley and Roosevelt.
 During debate precipitated by Sem ator Lewis speech, Senator Borah referred to statements of a leading Japanese statement, declaring Japan would not enter any league which did not place the people of that country on an equal basis with those of other countries. Senator Borah said the United States could hardly agree to such proposition, while Chairman Hitchcock, of the Senate foreign rela- tions committee, declared this was domestic and not an international question, and would not come within the scope of the league of nations. <, Senator Borah said he believed China would take the same attitude as Japan on the citizenship question and that if it did an Oriental League" might result, bringing about circumstances more calculated to bring war than prevent it."
 Senator Lewis declared the sen- ate had nothing whatever to do with what the president is now doing "in presenting the protocol for peace and the adjustment of the disposition of the armies"
 ''I inform the European negotiators and the world," he said, "that there is no law of America, by constitution, statute or otherwise, by which the president is under any obligation to submit what he is now doing to the senate or to any other branch of the legislative or executive body.
 'I inform the negotiations as I do all those interested, that present un- dertakings of the president of the United States are as commander in chief of the armies. That he remains such with full powers as commander in chief until the, full treaty or com- pact of peace has been finally accept ed and peace declared and the armies withdrawn as a result of that accept ance."
 Drawing a distinction between. treaties made by the president as head of the civil government and after the war has ended and the making of peace by protocol or aRreements, the senator said under t66 IT n cone dition, the president oe eoxll-