Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-19
Effort to Be Made to Force
Covenant Issue to IS
Showdown.
ROUNDROBIN USED
AS LAST RESORT
Question to Be Pressed For Senate
Record Before Germans Sign or Re.
ject Treaty With League Covenant
Attached - House Adopts Senate
Resolution For Return Of Telegraph
:, and Telephone Lines to Owners.

Washington, June 19.-Plans to force
a showdown on the league Of nations
in the senate before the signing of the
peace treaty at Versailles were further
considered today at conference of league
opponents.
Several proposals were under con-
sideration. One would call for a test
vote in the fight over Senator knox's
resolution proposing to serve notice
that the senate can not accept the
league covenant as nov incorporated
in the treaty. Another suggests pas
sage Of a resolution declaring the war
al &n end, and still another proposes a
roundrohin to show the strength oe
those opposing the league.
is is ~. cnnsiderai likely that a def
mite course will be decided on until to-
morrow. League opponents do not
hope for u vote on adoption of the
can get 1t into such a parliamentary
situation that a test vote can be held
The roundrobin plan Is held in reserve
as last resort should the league sup
porters block all efforts for an express
sion ofran opinion before the German
delegates give their decision on the
peace terms.
Those supporting the league will
fight any attempt for a record vote at
this time. conten led 1t would be mis-
leading and would constitute undue in
reference.
No general debate on the subject was
expected during today's session, bu,
Senator Thomas, democrat, OF CoIora-
do, had given notice he would speak
against the Knox resolution before ad.
journnent. ss-ssss's ~. .sssgs
oenhocSsts Attack Knox Resolution.
The adoption of the Knox resolution
regarding the league OF nations and
the peace treaty would be interpreted
as an uncalled for effort by the senate
to dictate to the peace conference,
Senator Thomas. democrat, Of Colo
rado, said today in opposing the
measure.
The Colorado senator declared tho
proposal that the senate declare itself
now aginst thes league as intertwined ID
with the peace terms was improper
and unwise.
Before SENATOR Thomas spoke. Sena-
tor Spencer, republican, Of Missouri
who had not previously expressed his
views, introduced a resolution propos-
ing that the senate declare that under
any league plan adopted, application OF
the Monroe doctrine must beHreserved
entirely for national determination.
Senator Thomas in opening his ad-
dress declared the Knox resolution
raised the question regarding the power
of the senate in treaty making.
II believe it not only improper for
the senate to adopt or reject It," he
said, 'tbut it is also unwise at this
time to go in record regarding it.. AS q
part of the treaty making power we
should not attempt at this time to ad-
wise the peace conference at Paris re-
garding our own views Of its work or
what the treaty should contain"
Senator Thomas cited the round
robin at the last senate against the
league, at which the name Of the re-
publican leader led all thet rest
Partisan Clash Ensuss.
The republicans, he continued, have
organized the senate. They have thor
oughly reorgahiZed the committee on
foreign relations. It. is an open secret
that no senators except enemies Of the
league Of nations were eligible to mem
bership on that, committee. Senator
Pomerene interrupted the remark that
the republicans were not satisfied un-
til they had given themselves q major
ri, Cf m ~
A partisan clash resulted and the
vice president repeatedly admonished
senators against breaking the rules,
Senator Moses, Of New Hampshire,
said his selection to membership had
been "stacked\ against the president
only in the sense that he is, a democrat
and am q republican,"
NO" shouted Senator Villains, ''yoli
have stacked 1t against world peace as
well as against the democratic presi-
dent" You have left the only repLb-
lican favoring the league. Mr.. Nc
Cumber, and the only reason you left
him was because you did not take him
off,"
Senator Mccormick replied that the
peace commission at.Paris was stack
ed with democrats ready to bow to the
nresident's will. SenatortWilliams re-
piled that>the Paris conference, at least
had done its work while the republican
senators were asking time TO think
when, If you had any capacity to think
at all, you would have thought Tong
ago." its
Msxieans Raid Crap 0ams.
~ - <ks 80
Mexicans, raiding a crap same in pro-
gress In a bunk car here, shot and
seriously wounded Frank Maroon, 4S