Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-11
Peace Thru
Resolution
Is IsAttacked

Wellington, May 1.-THE re-
-h,,oan resolution TO declare the
with Germany and Austria
!, an end was called up In the
y nate today by Senator Lodge
= massachusetts,, the rcpubh-
:. ,eader, who announced that
~ would keep the measure con-
tlnuously before the senate until
vote.
washington. May 11.-0pening the
e,ht against the republican plan to
.od the state of war by joint resolu-
eou Of congress. Senator McCumber
= Nortb Dakota, a republican member
,f tbe senate foreign relations COM.
matsse declared in the senate today
that such a step would bring dishonor
,,non the nation as it would involve
assertion of Americas associates in
The war.
srhisadministration has made many
Mistakes" he said. " but all will pe>
came Insignificant compared with the
colossal blunder of making the presi-
DENTS Individual and autocratic siS.S
an the league of nations political is
sue.
DIf this we're the only issue, the pres
ident would stand alone in his deter
mipation to subvert the will of his ma
tion To his individual conviction on
this important national question.
"But YOU cannot make the league of
nations the real issue in this campaign.
IN were would be greatly con-
cemed for the success of my own par.
ty
Blamcs Glass Legislation.
The thought of the people of this
county is engrossed with the complexil
ties that surorund us. We stand alt
most helpless while debts, national.
state, municipal and industrial are pill
mg mountain high. We behold idle
ness ever increasing, production dan
gerously decreasing, currency becom-
ing more and more inflated, the yoke
Of taxation ever growing more and
more CALLING. the prices of all neces-
sites OF life ever advancing. We are
living in the midst of strikes and
threats of strikes.
'gThe very atmosphere is poisoned
with socialism's infectious breath.
while anarchy, fevered by hate and en-
w awaits only the opportunity to work
reign of hell which today is consum-
ing agonized Russia.
"Ihe war is not''the cause of this
threatening situation. The American
people . today are the victims of
the new system of purchasing political
support by enacting purely class legis-
lation.
The American people want to
get back as nearly as possible to nor
NAL conditions and they will attempt it
by an overwhelming vote in the next
elections for change in administra-
tlon and they will do this treaty or no
treaty peace resolution or no peace
resolution, league of nations or no
league of nations"
Knox Plan AsSailcd.
Senator McCumber challenged many
contentious of Senator Knox, made in
lhe latters opening address last week
IN support of the resolution. While
agreeing that congress hasfthe power
10 repeal resolutions declaring a state
OF war, he denied vigorously that
peace actually existed.
I recognize" he said, that the
president is more responsible than any
one man for the failure to enter into
common treaty. He knew that the
Nsiale had q right to make reserva-
'ons He should have accepted them
ouu our allies would have adopted
VeIn' We refused to join the allies in
'Vnsummating this agreement but
Nhlle we seek to compel Germany to
asSure us all of the benefits and all of
s"e rights which would accrue to us,
ss decline to accept any of the re-
sponslbllities of the treaty.
no argument, no matter how cum
aa's'y devised or eloquently present
~ ~ can hide the deformity involved in
This course"