Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
KNOX FEROCIOUSLY
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Launching INTO "a 10000 word Discus
SION OF his resolution the Srnatar 9ald u
bad thc power to sunmake any 81 II
acts and cons ,queniiA he'd the poWrr to
repeal the resolutions declaring state 81
war with the imperial German govern
mcnt aud with tho Nastro-i ilunParian
empire
Pointing ont ihut Ie var declaration
bv Congress was directed against he.
imperial German government, senator
Knox said that government Ind eeaszd -
exist and with II the enctnN Named ~
Congrrs- Ilr argued further hat tic VII.
- far a- he nlted State na~ concerned
was ended hv the silent ces-ation u
hostitIe~
Supporting h4 contention that tie
nation aud legally IS nj peace he senatar
discussed tic terrl- and eiieci q II
armisticc declaring that the gpvefnoinent
Of Germany had conceded ~ captnla.
tlou lie eontended also that raiiiicafion
of the treaty os Versatile rs tterman}
and the allies made peace for tIlf ! nted
States
olrtR roWrn- - ~ ST
There i EVERYWHERE ou-rt. u liz
niird ~talt.- itself with alI II tln pleat
powers lnrnlug ourselves ttt aHlt
Rus-a prare irtm tho rreIf em.iliet
eal,l the senator 1hc l4twei# st1 III
tho Germans a. It
Internationally thercfufc We are ~
pear, OllF hate alice ard a-saei4ies aas
ve arc - lcace Duf efsfWhiie enennss
say W. af,. IL Is.ace
aHr Hatiunai executive with 4ttttt-
l,orn rrrsponsilIltv continues 81 d.elfft.
Nc arc II war But If nfaeteal naitet
the nul, ~ay Which lle Wages aeatns'
\mcn,an citizens and tmenenn intilsff7
NJth Germany be wages un Vftr
Having thus III las and 10 tae lntsrz
national p.4cc having nothing ltit httt Z
domestic status IT uar crcaicI III 4 leEi.s
lat;p,. declaration ii var Hth io baeifii-
tip-. hereafter II noN existent t'f Tassil1lt.
III tHe territory oNet winch tl8- paIst
status exists. # i not onN lerdlt eatud
In. economically maralI, ani laffFl1fal-
Il ucecss4rE and Indispensable thtd we IT
augr reu,al IL. dccl4rsttan II sar and 50
immediately aud hc dt~potte VT poHers
vrh uhicf d newer uta.i.icnei adnifi-.
flatlan rantin4es ta uu-rule dis sieat
people
ta~ lilf sfl l9 bl-t RtbIfln
l..4.era1tug opposition ID / hc iretiN q
as mics ~cn.tor knaS 9aId II Wts st.
nosi UNIVERSALLY dlsrfcdtei aud thai III
~,uai. rt.crvaf fil- isd ne4 smcHanlx,
hc league of nations. buf monty made L
-sftr fag america III 3oin
Ele etgac. hc added promises aftl,
f.It mischief unless rtna-f on sach r.aiat
lr4es s, g.4H entirely at1ilte-alc Is lasHEltA=
l.sftad 81 IT, IeaUlo b. Hged - af
r.1agsntsrt ~ tLe soditnatlan 9 inter
national iaN the establishment ef i eanai
u international la>tiec and tla. 3t.a"fA
II Har.
.al- >Eu rH ~ Win tfhutNs
eea4tar haa> -aII 4 II altle4eh Nmefl
:. ryo1afls s,oail secure practically q
.c.Irc@ FROM C.esInan4 without rafiiNFl
th, treaty ei Versailles pptFmct4tt
trratv 0lth Germany should Ii toa
II ts.ed
" i,.tom requires the n.getlattoH 81 /.
separate treaty Heteesu tire ! nftel State:
aud Germany. he sand. Which ~fosfs
provide reciprocal obligations tetRees
- and that country alone
Summing ~ hfs arguments tat TN
war was n an end, senator ktaS SAID
.'Flrst 'ric war IS At IN end by Rfte'
IL the armisrlfe of November 4, 1915
and of amendments and renewals there
of. such arInlstist Icing III tact a eapItuta
iion. ending hostiljties l., virtual SIR
render Of the eneINz
Second Tie war Is Al an end by th
silent cessation OF he>tIlItics winch eea
Guided th, War IN faft
Third The war Is n .tn cad hceaa.
the government against winch @e -peeii
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