Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-03
Not Too Much to Believe His
Name on Casualty List
Would Have Been Read
Without DiSpledSure, Asserts
SENATE HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH WILSON
Senator Declares President S
Mission in Europe Is as
Head of Army and Navy in
Which He Is Supreme,

tav poRnins JOURNAL SPECIAL lsAsEp wlHsl
Washington, Jan. Republican
critics of President Wilson and his
peace terms were attacked in the SEN
ate today by Senator Lewis of Illinois,
the democratic whip. Replying to
recent addresses of Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts and Knox Of Pennsyl-
vania, Senator Lewis charged that
certain leaders on the republican
side" had conspired for political pur-
poses to discredit the president in the
ewes of European negotiators 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 a league of nations. plans
to rerlv Senator Thomas of Colo
rado, democrat, and Cummins of
Iowa. republican. also expect to dis
cuss peace and related questions to-
morrow.
Senator Lewis said he did not OBJ
ioct to Senators Lodge and Knox
"qualifyng for the support of Colonel
Roosevelt and his following for the
nomination of president, but tnat he
did object ito the country being de-
ceived as to the design, and the presi-
dent Of the United states dishonored
by false political pretenses to accom-
plish the purpose"
Declaring that the presidents re-
publican critics in the senate had
failed to utter one word of satiSfac-
ton at the safe arrival of the presi-
dent overseas or Of the great honors
being shown him by European rulers
and peoples. senator Lewis said ii was
not too much to believe that they
would not have been displeased to
find the presidents name IN the cas-
ualty lists.
The speech was in reply to recent
utteranccs Of Senators Lodge, or
Massachusetts, and Knox of Penn
syIvania, both republicans critlcislng
certain Of the presidents fourteen
principles of peace and urging that
consideration Of a league of nations,
freedom of the. seas and other ques-
tions be deferred until after the
peace conference.
Senator Lewis declared the senate
had nothing whatever to do with
what the president is now doing I'm
presenting the protocol for peace and
the adjustment of the disposition Of
the armies"
Il inform the European negoti-
ators and the world" he said, that
there is no law of America, by con-
stitution, statute or custom by which
the president is under any obliga-
tions to submit what he is now do
ing to the senate or to any other
branch of the Legislative or executive
body
As Army Commander.
II inform the negotiators as / do
all those interested, that the present
a nf
United states is as commander in
chief of the armies. That he remains
as such with full power as command
err in chief until the fun treaty or
compact of peace has been finally ac-
cepted and peace declared and the
armies withdrawn as a result of that
acceptance.
Drawing distinction between
treaties made by the president as
head of the civil government and aft
er the war has ended and the max
ing of peace by protocol or agree
ments, the senator said, under the
latter condition, the president serves
as commander in chief agreeing upon
terms of peace, for the purpose OF
withdrawing the armies and in do
ing so "eXecutes the authority or the
law and of the people vested in him
as executive and wholly apart from
the interference, the opposition, the
approval or Reputation of the sem
ate"
In closing. Senator Lewis urged
united support for the president while
he is on foreign soil, "contesting for
the supremacy of the United States.
Says Wilson Is Safe.
In referring to the president crl-
ties on the republican side, Senator
Lewis departed from his prepared
manuscript to say that they mad ne
yer uttered one word OF Satisfaction
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