Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-05
KNOX FEROCIOUSLY
ASSAILS WILSON IN
SENATE SPEECH
Charges President With Arh,'garii1
ProlonRing War 70 Coerce Sen
atc Into Patify.np Treaty.
DECLARES HIS RESOLUTION
WOULr RESTORE PEACE
- Assaeia,ed Pters y, Evsry Evening

~ sssoeiate5 pfes5 ~ Evsrr Eye-fng
Washington. May > Dpening dr5a'
on bi7 resolution ~ declare iho faf" ot
war With Germany ard AGstu4 at 3"
md, -nna.or Knox R"pghhe4n. Pear
yivaniA declared 10 ne ~og7 r tpda.
that Presideut Wlson Was agblfrrls
maintaining tbaf he nation tee.nl@i
wa ~ var u order - co'Tra fHr -ene
mo rati6co.5ou n INC frosty ,.
,allee
There was no rTcI-c wtotso6ver ..
graafir p~olopglag Ec war NcJ'n8
Znsti ise 81 fho unie'Ic- -rna>gr ito~
s1iG Ind tts only oz.' ra+oa ~
3Ots2 a IA. de.ihrr8t 8r r. ren
thor 4ltDcra'D compulsory ,r~eT
ah t., cYcclHqe aad been eude1 ~
tho pr.. 5.sal of Ste war It's order
'hey nigh IT, lsed y other pGrpC-e
s4rfoy'7 wHLrtRr DEHAyDs pEtcH
Tho welfare and afetr 81 fno ra'io.
inpor8fivelv 1craandg hat uaar
whole world srett v7th revolution itf
own nation is fermert ard 1r Fort
ard sfr5fo are rlr pant and threaten
destruction nGf p1'y ~ our prprer'
~ our FREE institutions ard crn
Ewes AnH yef up staad ami ha~a oo4
'or months q 4 rJdtnrloe- rf~ sndr
.ng 0 thc t-oGgh ot Tremendous
Ne mus' 1at dare Iorg~r ra taiay
1t~r ~ Tho orter IF g1verr n or+ ai pna
Fe must no+ hazard p further rn@-uo-C
merit jn 'urTurg 0r undivided 1eiirer
tions to otp aoro problems Irr~
great enough ID AK the utmost wisdom
Which VIZ rneseHs AS preliminary sfa-
the evec1itivn uust ~ returned r0 -H
peace tinle powers and prerogafires. Nee,d
propricty. wisdom cannot question t1ls
aITrgRTy A-sATF-S wIL-ov
Declaring that he entertained 0niv
-ympa'hy for The President n ris illness
and sympathy far the country whlctl
must suffer under jrn because d il.
Senator Knox md II was an uEweicorna
-sk ~ Judge nc wHo has fallen n pGr-
llr esteem He aided. however thai
when danger threat eued the nation -
must be .ct iorcfroHteG and rat hr
uhc venttlrr~t ID intervene against t1c
safe and NIsc course must step aside 1r FIJI.
crushed
The course af the President ever slncc
be 2ruised % Europe u participate n tla
peare conference Continued the senate
leaves no chance for doubt vh-t he viii
continue hereafter ss heretofore
\ inv art sn far as he Is anlP. averz atteHrt
IN the par- Cf the Senate. the congress as
. the people tO take anv action Iurnediarels
0r remotely. affecting IN however sllgt1r 4
leGree through change Or modification cas
Fl rrovlEIols of tle treaty nj Versailles ~ i
ca.ue ,a r. fresh from bis signature.
Constitutional arcer .awful flnctlon-
-ignt. tnd duties ai positions. 3afils ni
3fIyce WIS affecting 5he members at tl--
BODY ae nas noticed only RI bring nri
contempt He mas e1nlurrd .r ever
power within His lomeStir domain .l !
effort ~ compel this senate IS slIrrpn,lr
rs VIII and judgment tJ him, u h4conl,
. ne mere altrulAtons 80 register his Ea.-
date-to 4rur1ye TINS Trearv y rs =
minute detail as n" sent II ID us
senator kna& sasd il would pe idle
pass 4rv resolution lo06Ing y3 the 7a-
mediate establishment oi peace that ah
not contemplate the unGuasu7ed accept
ance III the treats. Z that resolution r
auIre,i from -he President fne perfcru4E.
Of any 4ct Dr. duJy il order to -ec'lr
neace he argued tnat Il any resolution wa-
10 be effective Ii would nave go 9e @
operative
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