Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-30
KNOX ASKS FOR SEPARATE PACT WITH GERMANY Declares Present Treaty Lays Foundation for Centuries
 of BlOOdshed WOULD HAVE U. $.
 DECLINE PART IN IT Suggests Claims for Indemnity From Germans Be Renounced by Gov ernment-Calls Covenant
 Cruel"

that the peace treaty cannot be en- forced but will lay the foundation flor centuries of blood letting" Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, a re- publican member of the foreign rela- tions committee and former secretary of state, told the senate today that the United States should decline 5o become a party to the settlement eff fected at Versailles and should ne- gotiate a separate peace with Ger many.
 In it's "hard and crueP' terms, he asserted, the treaty imposed on Ger many penalties which violate inter- national law and engender strife. He declared there was no reason why the United States should project it. self in the dangers of such a situa- tion.
 "The more l. consider this treaty." said MT. Knox, the more I am con- vinced that the only safe way for Us to deal with it is@ to! decline to be q party to it at all Pt
 "I think we should renounce in fa- vor of Germany all claims for in- demnity because of the war and see that she gets credit for what we re- nounce. We ought to renounce all participation or membership in com missions, committees, boards or otll- erwise provided for in. the treaty in aid of it's execution to which by it's terms we are parties. We ought to declare a general policy to regard with concern any threat of disturb ance of eneral world peace, but at the same time we should reserve complete liberty ofs action either in- dependently or in conjunction with other powers in taking such steps as we determine wise for preserving the peace.
 Hard and Cruel.
 "sWe ought then to carry out the spirit of the act of 1916, which au- thorized the president to convene the nations of the world together to es- tablish code of international law reduce ornaments, to establish an international tribunal and go as far as possible in the direction of secu~- ing peace through justice, through 1; league to which all the world are parties, in it's formation.
 "This would be a fitting generous and dignified exit from a situation il, which primarily we had no direct concern.
 Tt is indeed hard and cruel peace that this treaty stipulates and have no objections to it's being so, but sec no reason why we do not partake i1 it's spells, should become. parties te it's harshness and cruelty.
 Il see no reason why we should De parties to imposing upon Germany . treaty whose terms, our negotiators say, she will not be able to meet; { treaty that robs our ancient friend China, in way disapproved by oul negotiators; a, treaty that lays the foundation for centuries of blood let ting into which we should not be drawn, a treaty that, contrary to oul own judgment, fails to fl xthe am ount of indemnity to be paid, leaving that vast question to the whim of i; majority of commission on repara tions, a treaty predicted upon the assertion that stricken and helpless world requires our counsel and sup port but leaves to the beneficiarie. the decision as to the measure anC character of the benefactions they are to receive; a treaty that witt ominous words presages our involve ment in the eruptions of suppressed volcanic world conditions; a treaty that would require us to underwrits all the regional understandings be- tween nations recognized by the league, most of which are based upon oppression of weak nations, many ot which are as yet secret and undis- closed, and when disclosed might