The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-03
PRESIDENTS CRITICS PLAYED IN SENATE BY SENATOR LEWIS
Charges Certain Republic ans With Conspiring for
 Political Purpose to Dis + credit Presidents
By A..ocIafea Press

Washrnieton, January 2.-~Repub-
 lican critics of President Wilson
 and his peace terms were attacked
 in the senate today by Senator
 Lewis of Illinois, the democratic
 whip. Replying to recent addresses
 of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
 and Knox of Pennsylvania. Senator
 Lewis charged trat 'scertasn Renders
 on the republican side" had con
 spired for political purposes to dis-
 credit the President In the eyes of
 European nesotiators and to defeat
 his plans.
 The Illinois senator was unable to conclude his speech today, but will hn- ish tomorrow, after which Senator Borah of Idaho, republican. an op' ponent of league of nations, plans to reply. Senators Thomasof Colorado, democrat. and Senator Cummins of Iowa, republican. also expect to dis ,cuss peace. and related questions to- morrow.
 OBJECTS TO DECEPTION
 senator Lewis said he did not, ob- feet to Senators Lodge and Knox "qualifying for the support of Colonel Roosevelt and his following for the nomination for President, but that he did object ito the country being de- ceiyed as to the design and the Presi- dent of the United States dishonored by false political pretenses to ac- complish the purpose.'
 Declaring that the Presidents repub- licar critics in the Senate had failed to utter one word of satisfaction at the safe arrival of the President over seas or of the great honors belng shown him by European rulers anu peoples. Senator Lewis said It was no, too much to believe that they would not have been dispieased to ma the Presidents name in the casualty lists
 "Nothiug he has% attempted but is condemned" declared Senator I-ewts referring to Pres>1fnt Wilson; moth ing he has spokensor accomplished mas been praised or indorsed
 READS FROM SPEECHES Senator Lewis read from speeches and statements by Senators Lodge and Knox In an effort to show that theii present attitude is inconsistent wltf | that which they assumed in regard ts President McKinley's action relativ. to a peace protacol with Spain II l1s9s. and President Hooseveits cotrs' as to peace arrangement crowns out of the uprising in China in 1901 l The policy pursued by President VII son. he said. is identical With that O i Presidents Mckinley anu Roosevelt.
 During debate precipitated by Sen 1 ator Lewis speech, Senator Rorah re 1 ferred to statements of leading Jap anese statesmen declaring that Japal would not enter any league which di' 1 not place the people of that country oi I an equal basis with those of otnei l countries Senator Borah said sn' ! United States could hardly agree t 1 such proposition while Chairman Hitchcock of the Senate foreign ie l Iations committee declared this was { domestic and not an internatlona ] question and would not come witha 1 the scope of the league of nations.
 senator Borah said he believed Chin; 1 would take the same attitude as Japai i on the. cffizenshIp question and that | lit did an eorientai league" might re l suit. ngineixSabout circumstance more scalculated to bIns war than L ] nreyent it."