Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
G.. O. P. PEACE
MOTION CALLED
UP BY LODGE

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Opening
plan to end the state of war by
joint resolution of congress, Senator
McCumber, of North Dakota, Re-
publican member Of the senate for
eign relations committee, declared in
the senate today that such a step
would bring dishonor upon the ma
ton as it would involve desertion of
Americas associates in the war.
The senator sad he could support
neither the house peace resolution nor
publican, Pennsylvania. He advo-
Gated instead his resolution propos-
ing restoration of commercial rela-
tions with Germany, but said he
realized that it would be useless to
press this measure, where the lines
of division between the two factions
in this body have been cemented by
craftsmanship and set and hardened by
time"
1.-The majority on this side of the
force the acceptance of the reserva-
tions adopted by the snate without
the hhange of single word or let
ter.
THE majority on the other side,
in obediende to the will of the pres
League of Nations a political issue.
ga Colossal Blunder"
This administration has made
many mistakes, but all will become
insignificant compared. with the CO
lossal blunder of daking the presi-
dents individual and autocratic
stand on the League of Nations a
political issue.
eff this were the only issue the
president would stand alone in his
Il oi,ao i'm IN h. Of
the nation to his individual convic-
ton on this important national ques-
ton, and his support would be con-
fined to those fe wstateS where rev.
erence for Democratic doctrines de-
clared by the head of that party be-
comes religious tenet.
But you cannot make the League
of Nations the real issue in this cam
paign. If it were the real and only
issue I would be greatly concerned
for the success of my own party.
"The thought of the people, of this
country is engrossed with the COM
plXities that surround US. We are
this moment surrounded by a thou
sand imminent dangers demanding
our immediate attention and solution.
We stand almost helpless while debts,
national, state, municipal and indus
trial, are piling mountain high. We
behold the hours of idlenesS of our
people ever increasing, production
dangerously decreasing, currency be-
coming more and more inflated, the
yoke of taxation ever growing more
greater and more CALLING, the prices
ing. We are living in the. midst Of
strikes and threats of strikes.
Socialism Poisons Air
"The very atmosphere is poisoned
with Socialism's infectious breath.
while anarchy. fevered by hate and
h. it1y to
work 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.
"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 congress has the power
to repeal resolutions declaring a state
of war, he denied vigorously that
treaty, he said, can questions arising
from the war be settled.
Senator McCumber said the peace
resolution would effectuate Senator
KnoX's purpose of separating the
League of Nations covenant from the
treaty of Versailles.
There are Others" he continued.
"who see a political advantage in
passing a resolution they all know
will be vetoed by the president. They
say it will put him in a hole. without
passing on the propriety of such a
purpose one may be justified in ask
ing: Why waste all this time and
energy in attempting to deepen the
bottomless hole?'"
Many great questions arising from
the war, including German property
and American claims, would be left
unsettled by a declaration of peace,
Senator McCumber declared, insisting
that America should stand by the al
lies in enforcing the armistice and