The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-16
VIEW WITH ALARM
Ey JAMES r.. N0TKEE,


Washington. Dec. t5.--DemocrAxSc
senators to-day viewet with alarm
President wilson's latest declaratien
on the peace treaty in which he 49,
sertce his opposition TO any COM
promise On the question ~ ssttAcM
ton.
Es these senators the statcn1eW
given out last night at the White
Hcuse l. generally accepted Asa M
rect notice hs the president that -
viii make the treaty an Issue IN c.
fega campaign. with himself 49,
third term candidate.
This means that every Democratic
senator who comes up for rc-clecu0n
Viii have to go TO his people on the
treaty question
There are fifttcn III tEe bemocFsHs
whose terms are about to expire who
voted unressrvedly Tor ratihca tionss1t
the president, forces the treaty >ixsne
into The light therefore every one ~
these fiiteen Democrats will be CONF
pellet! tn defend his opposition to 1e
America Hia!nc reServa tons propcSeA
by Siena1ct Lodges committee or dc
SORT hc leadership OF President VIII
.sn sn3 mako the light fer re -elcc-
titon upon independent issues.
II is z situation which all the Deut-
traught With hazard and peril 20 thAir
chance 81 reelection
OTIiR DEN EQUIPMENTS
other developments arising out Ut
the presidents sta tcmcnt were:
l-Scverai senator's cxpresSed tAe
belief that tho refusal Of the preAideIt
to listen l.. compromise would tend n
make more probable the declarations
Of pe:tee by legislation II waA
though. that ii determined effOrfn
were made 70 pass the Knox rcs0lu-
lion declaring that peace with Ger
i1auS est ats, these efforts might ~
successful II was believed the, 80
prenle court decision might be sue*
ccsSiu 7, Was believed the suprNmea
court decision on the prohibition M.
might stimulate these efforts. 49,
2~--Senatnr Borah. in a stateni6ntp
Ia The press. congratulated the fpfDAa-
dent upon his courageous and p9k-
rlctic" course in making the treAtyYA
campaign issue He expressed Wf54w
in gncsa ts meet the president upnss
This ground and declared thst1 in sutak
/, contest before the people. the prelel@
dent would be decisively beaten.
s-Senators Pomercnc, Of Off6.
Thomas Of Colorado, and Walsh, snk
Montana manifested signs OF revd4kss
openly characterizing his statemenGsNns
unfortunate. 2 81 ssssssa
i---Senators from the great cot10M
growing states Of the South indlcAkn4
that If the falling rate OF exchA1nN
hits the cotton industry they III
break away from the president ANd I
vote TO bring peace in order that go
chang nay be restored to its notme4as
level
KNOX NOT SURPRISED
senator Knox said he was not Suls
priseci by. the presidents statements
ne said: sS<ssa
When I introduced on Saturday
my resolution to ratity the treaty -
far as it concerns The establishMeUk
|of statute Of peace between t411
United States and Germany, i di0u1x
because there has been so much -
this protesting and pleading demand
for peace want 10 sec how strong
IL would prove when the chance W11
presented 70 gel peace. sfS
t'of course, the one great thing
senate could do nov to stabilize Co..
dtions and accomplish all heSbc4ESSs
fits we are toid would flow from -
restorat ton of technical conditicE
peace wouid be to pass that raee
; ton, - 49,
..As long ago. as October -, tn
In anticipation Of the carly tefsn1&&8
ton of hostilities, spoke in the -
ate urging the difficulties that wdS 81
surely follow any effort to handle s
business of peace making ana AZ a !ss74SS
structfng u league cf nations NJ ~ M
of the same task. Later, IN n&NM &
Ter, lalS. spdke again and onMt =
once NOR fay idea Of the dtayoG@
that would confront th8 aGINe
deal with making pSAce And 0