The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-01
Will NOT ASK
VOTE ON LEAGUE
Wilson VIII Not Urge Congress
to Act Until Treaty Is
/ Completed.
TO CONFER With LEADERS
President Wants Some Provision
Made for Retention Of Employ
ment Bureau-Appropriation
Was Stricken Out Of Bill.

Washingkon, Feb. q. - President
Wilson lis hot looking for, nor will he
seek to ge vote of confidence from
congress bn the league of nations
plan.
Administration officials allowed this
to beconls known following much
specula ~ TO Nheilief each egSote
would rfaeomlIis Senator ].
Hamilton Sss ently announced
snal W 2een nlpnned e secure
4 vote al Vol fiIlehce from e0Slg
but that 1t had been decided to await
the presidents return, SO that his de-
sires might be made known.
"The president does not feel that
q confidence vote is needed" is the
way one administration official put It,
she feels that the league Of nations
is part and parcel Of the peace pro-
gram, and that 1t must be submitted
as part of the peace treaty for rati-
fication.
Wilson to Confer With Leaders.
1t was stated at the executive offices
that the president probably would go
to the capitol to confer with senate
and house leaders on legislation in
which he is particularly interested.
He is reported as being very anxious
that some provision be made for the
retention Of the employment service
of the department Of labor, the ap-
preparation for which was stricken
out of the sundry civil appropriations
bill on the ground that 1t was legis-
lation in appropriation measure,
against which point of order could
be raised. Just what procedure he
will recommend that this important
agency be spared was not made
known. but the belief was expressed
that he would urge that separate leg.
islation be enacted Immediately.
Wants Action on Bills.
The president also was said to be
anxious to see prompt action on the
oil lands leasing bill, the Kenyon
measure appropriating s100,00000 fol-
the reclamation Of lands for returned
soldiers and on the water power bill
All Of this legislation has been drag
ging. with the possibility that con
gress would adjourn before any &C
ton could be taken.
May Speak In New York.
1t was made known that President
Wilson's one public address, In ad
dition to hts possible appearance be
fore joint session of congress. be
fore returning to France, would bt
In New York. This address would BIZ
planned, 1t was stated, either for the
day previous to his sailing on Marcel
s, or on that day. The exact day de
Ponds upon developments during the
next week, it was explained.
Cummins Wants New League.
Although the American people "pas
sionately desire a league of nations
to prevent future vars they will moi
accept the league proposed by the
Paris covenant, which "would commit
the United States to course which
will end In humiliation and disaster.
Senator Cummins of Iowa declared In
the senate. Particularly he referred
to the mandatory powers over Turkey
as proposed in Paris, and declared Y
would require Hundreds of thousands
Of armed men, thousands of civil EN-
ployees and billions in money"
Unlike those who have already
spoken in opposition to any league 81
nations, Cummins proposed substi
tute plan which he believed the nation
could accept with honor and without
surrender of any part of its soyer
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