Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
coIoradoan Declares Pledge
To Treaty Ratification at
San Francisco Convention
Means Organizations Death.
HITCHCOCK ATTACKS
PEACE RESOLUTION
Nebraskan Says Knox Plan Is
Futile and Inconsistent
Charges Supporters Follow
ing Zig-Zag Course.

Washington, May II. - Senate
democrats were warned today by
Senator Thomas, democrat, Colo
rado, that if the party pledges
itself at San Francisco to the un-
conditional ratification of the treaty
of Versailles, it will do so because
i. doesn't want to live any longer
and makes that means OF making
its dissolution known"
The senator was discussing Presk,
dent Wilson's recent telegram to
&. E. Hamaker, chairman of the
democratic central committee of
Multnomah county, Oregon. on the
league of nations. The letter had
been brought into the debate on the
Knox peace resolution by Senator
Kellogg, republican, Minnesota, who
interrupted a prepared address by
Senator Hitchcock, the administra-
ton leader in the treaty fight, to
ask the Nebraska senator's opinion
'of it.
Senator Thomas said the presi4
dent had charged almost directly
every senator voting against the
treaty. or for the treaty with res
ervations, with dishonor.' o.
Hitchcock Attacks Plan.
Attack upon the republican peace
resolution was launched today. by
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ad-
ministration spokesman, who de-
clared in addressing the senate that
the measure was futile and incon-
sistent and .inimical to the treaty or
Versailles.
Mr.. Hitchcock cited three similar
resolutions which, he said, had been
sponsored since last November by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. the
republican leader, and Senator Knox
of Pennsylvania, author of the pend
ing resolution. The latter, Mr..
Hitchcock said, is the fifth peace res
clution offered by the republican
leadership.
"In reaching this important con-
clusion," he said of the pending
measure, "the supporters of the
novel plan have staggered from side
to side over zigz course for
nearly six months"
Denies Congressional Power.
Senator Hitchcock denied that
congress has the power to make
peace, although it has authority to
declare war. The states voted
unanimously, against giving con-
Sress peace making jurisdiction, he
said. ~
Senator Knox's recent argument
that the war actually was at an end
was conceded by Mr.. Hitchcock.
Instead of declaring peace" he
said. ''the Knox resolution declares
Il, war at an end. Thus we have
raised the interesting distinction be-
tween declaring peace and declaring
az at an end"
The peace resolution adopted by
t''e house last month was denounced,
t pacially by Mr.. Hitchcock, be-
cau;e OF its proposals for an cm-
t2,-go against Germany within -
f9yS in event of German objections
~, tic resolution and its provision
ior rccerving rights under the treaty.
Scores Other Attempts.
= Retrieving the course OF other
peace resolutions. Mr.. Hitchcock
said a previous resolution by Sena-
tor Knox was abandoned on the
senate doorstep like its predeces-
sors."
House republicans. Mr.. Hitchcock
charged, were called into conference
and the house action. arranged, al
though he declared that the house
never had been permitted a voice i'll
peace proceedings previously. Upon
receipt of the house resolution by
the serate, however, Mr.. Hitchcock
said. there was sudden change OF
plans and the present resolution was
drafted as a futile plan for repub-
lican endorSkment.