Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-06-24
SENATORS DEBATE
THE PEACE TREATY
Republican Leaders Hope to
Force Separation of Questions.
HOPE TO BALK PEACE PACT
Struggle Against the League OF Ma
tons Begins in the Upper House
of Conaress-Knox Opens
the Battle.

Washington, June Ex-senator
Knox. Republican, of Pennsylvania,
opened debate in the senate on his
resolution proposing separation of the
covenant of the League of Nations
from the treaty with Germany.
In the midst of discussion of the
agricultural appropriation bill, the
senator delivered a prepared address
which promised to precipitate bitter
fight.
Senator Knox told the senate his
resolution did not declare either for or
against the league; that it proposed
merely and solely" that the senate
advise and consent to the treaty
(which shall bring us peace" and re-
serve for future consideration other
portions of the document proposing
the creation of the league.
Fears for Monroe Doctrine.
The former secretary of state re-
piled TO charges that the Republicans
are making a partisan issue of the
league and argued that more time
should be allowed the American people
to consider it.
Senator Knox declared the Monroe
doctrine provision, inserted in the re-
vised covenant of the league would
wipe out that doctrine.
1t is hard to speak calmly of such
perversiOn as this" said Senator Knox.
fc TO of fro
ditiOned in Americanism lending his
sanction to such a mOnstrOsity. Never
before has the Monroe doctrine been
mere measure of spineless pacifism. 1t
has until now been strong means of
self-prOtectiOn and self-preservatiOn.
ut was aimed to keep monarchy
from this hemisphere; kings, princes
and emperors were to have no place
on this side OF the world. But under
the new doctrine, If Mexico should
peaceably agree to allow Japan strip
of her western territory; if Guatemala
should make an alliance with Great
Britain, or Brazil with Germany, or
Argentina with Italy, or If they should
grant to them regions or strips of ter
ritory or concessions or zones of In
fluence, how could we say that "a re-
giOnal understanding-fOr securing the
maintenance of peace had been viO-
lated? Would not the answer be, no
hostile activity has occurred, none is
contemplated, and none will occur I'M
less you yourself, America, undertake
or threaten them? And, if we did
threaten them, no matter how great
the menace to our own existence they
might ultimately prove, we should
merely bring us within the restraining
hand of the whole league itself.
1.-The Monroe doctrine, in its cove
nant form, is a sanction and an invi-
tatiOn to colonization by monarchies
Gone of the precise things to avoid
which the Monroe doctrine was de-
clared), for in the great emancipated
brotherhood which the league pro-
fesses to set up, what brother can ac-
cuse this fellow of so ignOble thing
as a design upon the power and integ-
rity of his own dOminion-a thing
made holy by the league itself"
In asking that the people have time
in which to study the league plan,
Senator Knox said the United States
saved the liberties of Europe and in
order 70 insure them for the future we
have acquiesced in our associates alb
sOrbing the gigantic spoils of the COM
mon victory"
Perhaps we may be willing to guar
antee their perpetual possession of
those spells, as is proposed in article
10 of the covenant" he continued.
perhaps we may be willing to sur
render our liberties to foreign domina-
ton. But let us think it over and
know the full import of our act"
Referring to the charges of parts
anship Senator Knox said eff oppOsi-
ton or support of the league becomes
a party issue, it will not be with my
partisan support"
"But if senators on the other side"
he added, continue as a party to op-
pose all efforts TO secure full cOnsid-
Grafton of this great matter, if they
do not cease TO listen to and TO obey
the mere fat of a partisan executive,
then l say here and now, in all sober
ness. shall be the last TO shrink from
the issue which they force.
"And I will say further, il to stand
for the rights of the senate as a CO.
equal part of the treaty-making power
Is a manifestation of partisanship,
then l am q partisan; if TO demand
that the people of the United States
shall have a right TO make up their
own minds as TO whether or not we
shall put ourselves under the domina-
ton of the balance of the world; if TO
regard our free institutions as the
greatest instrumentalities of govern
ment which the world now possesses
and therefore worthy of preservation
over all others which exist in the
world if 10 love my own country and
our own people with my whole heart
and soul above and beyond all other
countries and peoples of the world--if
these things are manifestation Of par
tisanship. then, thank God, l am a
partisan"