The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-11

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at an end, was called up In the
senate today by Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, the republican lead
| er, who announced we would keep
the measure continuously before the
senate until a vets.
Senator lodge said he expected a
vote vlthln few Gays, and added
that to expedite consideration of
the resolution, he might ask the
senate to hold longer sessions than
usual.
The republican leader said he did not
expect much debate by the republicans,
and Senator Underwood of Alabama,
the democratic leader. said that while
the democrats expected TO resist the
resolution on the final vote" he did not
know OF any disposition on their part
to delay its consideration.
Senator McCumber, republican Of
North Dakota, then delivered pre-
pared address in opposition to the reso-
The senator said he could support
neither the house peace resolution nor
the substitute of Senator Knox, re-
publican, Pennsylvania. He advocated
instead his resolution proposing re-
storation of commercial relations with
Germany, but said he realized that II
would be useless to press THIS measure
"where the lines of division between
been cemented by partnership and set
and hardened by time"
"The majority on this side of the
chamber he declared. purpose 10
force the acceptance of the reservations
adopted by the senate without the
change of a single word or letter.
THE majority on the other side, In
obedience to the viii of the president.
have resolved to make the league OF
nations a political issue.
This administration has made many
mistakes, but all will become insignifi-
cant compared with the colossal
hlunder of making the presidents In
dividual and autocratic stand on tive
league of nations political issue.
War Not Cause OF n. G.. L.
IF this were the only issue the pres
ident would stand alone in his detcrmi-
nation 10 subvert the will of the ma
tion to his individual conviction on his
important national question, ana MS
support would be confined to those few
states where reverence for democratic
doctrines declared by the head OF that
party becomes a religious tenet.
"But you cannot make the league
Of nations the real issue in this. cam
paign. If 1t were the real and only
Issue ! would be greatly concerned for
the success of my own party
The thought OF the people of this
country is engrossed with the COM
pleXities that surround us. We are
tnlS moment suTTOunueu Dy a. IHOuStIlu
imminent dangers demanding our i'm
mediate attention and solution. We
stand almost helpless while debts
national state, municipal and Industrial
are piling mountain highs We behold
the hours of idleness Of our people ever
increasing. production dangerously de.
creasing.s currency becoming more and
ns5fe Inflated the yoisA of taxation ever
growing more greater and more gall
ing, the prices Of all necessities OF life
A.. aWa NNaa
midst of strikes and threats of striks.
1.-The very atmosphere is poisoned
with sociallsm's infectious breath, while
anarchy feVered by hate and envy.
awaits only the opportunity to work
n reign of hell which today is consuming
agonized Russia.
1.-THE war is not the cause Of this
threatening situation. The American
people, like the people of the greater
part of Europe, today are the victims
litical support by enacting purely class
legislation.
People Not Blind.
1.-THE American people are not blind
as to the source OF our troubles. They
are looking for relief"
Senator McCumber challenged many
of the contentious of Senator Knox
made in the former secretary OF states
opening address last week In support
of the resolution. While agreeing that
NOnbItsS mas lnt puWtI W Itptdl TtbO-
lutions declaring a state OF war, he
denied vigorously that peace actually
existed Only by treaty he said can
questions arising from the war be
settled.
Senator McCumbe" said the peace
resolution woul rdeffectaute Seantor
Knox's purpose of Separating the league
OF nations covenant from the treaty OF
Versailles.
Political Advantage.
There are Others" he continued,
who see n political ADVANTAGE In pass
ing a resolution they all know viii be
vetoed by the president. They say
1t win put him in hole. without
passing on the proprictv OF such
rurnose one may be Justified in asking"
why waste all this time and energy
in attempting to deepen the already
hole?"
MANY great questions arising from
the war. including German property
and American claims, would be left
unsettled by a. declaration of peace,
Seantor McCumber declared, insisting
that America should stand by the allies
In enforcing the armistice and the
treaty.