Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-06-20
1ohn Sharp Causes Furry by
Charging Foreign Committee
"Stacked."
THOMAS OPPOSES
KNOX RESOLUTION
ponuhlican from Missouri Proposes
Restitution Providing for Tariff
Exclusion from the
Treaty.

Washington, June 19.-Debate on
the league of nations, shifted to poll
teal ground again today in the senate
with resulting furry of party feel
ing which ended in admonitt.on by the
chair that senate rules must be OBJ
served.
The flare-up started when Senator
Williams, of Mississippi, democratic
member of the foreign relations COM
mittee, charged that the republicans
| had stacked" the committee against
/ the league. Senator Moses of New
| Hampshire, republican member,
made a spirited denial and Senator
Mccormick, republican, of Illinois,
declared the Paris peace mission had
been Stacked by democrats" Other
senator's quickly got into the discus
sion and still others were asking
recognition when President
Marshall called a halt, ruling that
the discussion, which had interrupted
a speech by Senator Thomas of
Colorado, was out of order. The
Colorado senator then resumed his ad-
dress, directed against the Knox
resolution by which the senate would
ask an opportunity to accept the
peace treaty without the league of
nations covenant Incorporated.
Mr.. Thomas is one of the demo-
cratic senator's who have taken no
definite stand regarding the league,
but in his speech today, he read many
extracts from historical works to
show that in the past beneficial pro-
posals often had met the same argu-
ments as now confront the league
covenant.
The Knox resolution he opposed as
improper, in that it would overstep
!ne power Of the senate in treaty max
ing and would be interpreted as
pfesumptlve effort to dictate to the
peace conference. Answering the
pea that the people should have more
.lme to consider the league proposal,
ne asserted there already has been
wlae discussion of the subject for sew
eral years. -0- ''
Proposes New Resolution.
9 before Senator Thomas spoke.
S, e Spencer, republican. of
missouri. who had not previously in
a y. his views regarding the league
VI nations. introduced resolution
PROPOSING pro that the senate declare that
o unaef any league plan adopted appli-
. . OF the Monroe doctrine must be
reserved entirely for national deter
, ,'l;I, The resolution went over
t Ho.no 'l action. The Spencer resolu-
s s.u,' would declare Monroe doctrine
tS %a essential national policy" and
an "I me necessity and extent of its
ts ar and enforcement are mat
fly? 70 be determined alone bv the
United States" ~ ny VIC
me me tariff, immigration and ike
" natal question would be declared
the taa. oa to be determined entirely bv
undo ~ouil'ry IN which they arise and
COIL. 1i no circumstances Questions for
tion me !, under the league of na-
"th ,ne resolution would declare also
itself -; Gne United States cannot bind
in tho ~ advance to either make war
navn e !; future or to send it's army and
contro ii u other lands for purpose of
sen "omas - Arraigns Republicans.
dress SENATOR Thomas in opening his ad.
A. LESS on the Knoy roco1,,4:s i1 ou
tons raaa raised fundamental ques-
senate e; e the power of the
exna 'G IN treaty making and also Of
Senate "cy OF an expression by the
maxim" , na as part of the treaty
at THY power We should not attemnt
gress 's - .lme to advise the peace CON-
views az eon rarls, either of our own
what TO- Ihooheeerning it's work or as to
Renlu;a treaty should contain"
ges tb sst to Senator Knox's char
leaena' s the democrats had made tho
Thomas partisan issue. Senator
last Sas cited the round robin If Tho
which tho against the league, on
leader led e n name of the republican
0ou ali the rest
said, wer a'lc senator's, Mr.. Thomas
sign the t doogs given no opportunity to
have republicans" he continued
have ttbtoorrganized this senate. Thew
COMMITTEES on reorganized the
an open s s. on foreign relations. It is
except ena eciet that no new senator's
tons wer nem1es of the league of ma
that comm NM tenglble to membership on
Senator ans Stack Committee.
oer OF the committee in