The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-17
TINE no STOP TALKING

with dark blot upon its record put there during its
expiring moments by little group Of senators who took
advantage of rule of the senate or the lack of rule
to defeat the almost unanimous wish of the congress and
to leave the nation in perous state of uncertainty at
moment when certainty is essential to the proper main
tcnance of position before the world well for
the retention of selfrespect" The purpose of this
iniqutous fibuster the defeat Of the
towering the president to merchant ships, and it's
defeat by this little group of wllful men" prevented
the passage of much other essential legislation Congress
was Immediately assembled in special session, to begin the
work which carried through the war, and Of the
first acts of the senate was to consider the adoption of
cloture rule to prevent such busters dsgraced the
tradition of unlimited speech too strong to permit
real cloure rule to be adopted but compromise was
agreed upon by which upon petition two-thrds of the
members Of the senate could fix time limit upon debate
This rule of the senate has been exercised but
situation presents itself which is much Ike that of
tors striving to defeat the efforts of both the rcpub
lcan and the democratic parties in the to bring
the peace treaty to vote and end great controversy
whose settlement has already been too long delayed
Senator Reed of Mssoar, is the leader in this move
mcnt to talk the treaty to DEATH and he is abetted by
Senator La Toilette whose ability to talk without ter
minaon has been often proved The republicans of the
senate had agreed upon program Of reservations which,
it believed be adopted and make possible to pass
resolution of if sufficient number of demo-
Gratis will accept it to make up the necessary twothrds
The majority in both parties realize the necessity of the
ratification Of the treaty, and the great demand that ex
ss political economical and social for quick ending
If the state of suspense which is seriously delaying our
eadjustment and infietng great loss upon the counry
Until this matter settled tied were, unable
proceed with open eyes and free hands to the vast
work. that before is the Judgment of the greatest
minds of the nation that the treaty, while has imper
ections, as every one admits is the whole good
reaty, that with few reservations it is emnenty de-
irable and that its speedy ratification necessary to
ur prosperity and to the assurance of that place in the
'ord's affairs that we have righteousy earned But
enator Reed and his followers in the senate with no
aspect for any majority seek by any whatsoever
carry out their purposes long ago declared Of absolute
nd ruthless destruction of the treaty
No question of limitation of debate is involved in this
tuation These men not debating They are DELHI.
ratey obsrucng the exercise of the powers granted to
he senate by the constitution Not word that they are
'ying will influence single vote on the question nor
they expect to influence the of The senate by their
Tx Their purpose solely prevent action to stand
the way of the senate to stand in the way of the coun
US desire in the vain hope that somehow time will nut
to their hands the implements of destruction It is i'm
'rtant vastly important, in ITSELF that The treaty be
'icky ratified. With suitable reservations there is no
asonable objection to it's acceptance and there are
any many sound reasons for confirming it. But the
essing needs of the nation demand that it be dsposed
and that congress turn to- and concentrate upon the
eat domestic problems that await solution These prob
ms have been waiting and the country has been suffer
from the delay in their consideration II is time that
~ be taken up for action, and it time that the men
are obsructng settlement and progress be effectively
9need by their coleagues-St Louis Globe-Democrat