Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-11
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Peace RESOLUTION
Declares Step Would Dishonor
America, Involving Deser-
ton of Allies
ALSO SCORES PRESIDENT
By the AsyociataJ Press

!. washington. May 1.-ThC Repub-
ucnn resolution to declare the war with
vsfmany and Austria at an end was
chiied up In the Senate today by Senator
Lodge, who announced that he would
Keep the measure continuously before
tnc. senate until vote
SENATOR Lodge said he expected q
vote within n few days and added that
70 expedite consideration Of the rcsoh-
lion he might ask the Senate to hold
'onger sessions as usual
me Republican leader said he did
not expect much debate by the Rcpub.
.icans and Senator Underworld the
,nemocratic leader, said that while the
. Democrats expected to resist the res.
2 oiution on the final vote. he did not
KNOW OF any disposition on their part
TO delay its consideration.
McCumber ATTACKS Plan
Senator McCumber. Republican. Of
North Dakota. then delivered a prepared
address in opposition to the resolution.
senator McCumbcr declared that the
peace resolution would bring dishonor
upon the nation. as il would involve
assertion of America : associates in the
war.
The senator said he could suppor.
neither the House peace resolution, nor
the substitute of Senator Knox. lie ld-
vocated instead his resolution proposing
restoration of commercial relations with
Germany, but said he realized that Vt
would be useless to press this measure.
'"The majority on this side Of the
chamber. he declared. purpose to
force the acceptance Of the reservations
adopted by the Senate without the
change of single word or letter.
Sees Colossal BIunder by Wilson
THE majority on the other side. in
obedience to the will of the President.
have resolved TO make the League of
Nations a political issue.
This administration has made many
mistakes. but all will become inSignif.
cant compared with the colossal blundcr
of making the Presidents individual aud
autocratic stand on the League of Ma
tions political issue. He arrested tho
President is determined to Suhvert the
will of the nation to his individual con-
viction.
''You cannot make the League ct
Nations the real issue in this cam
paign,' Senator MCCumbpr continued.
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
iutions declaring a state of war. he de-
MED vigorously that peace actually cx-
isted
Only by II treaty, he said. can qucs-
tions arising from the var br settled. |
IF we are at peace with Germany"
he asked, then why on earth is this |
solemn farce being enacted in the Sen
ate of the United States"
Senator McCumber said the pace |.
resolution would cffCCtuate Senator !.
knox's purpose of separating the
League of Nations covenant from the /.
treaty of Versailles.
Many great questions arising from
the war. including German property
and American claims. would be left un-
settled by declaration of peace, Srua-
tor McCumber declared, insisting that
America should stand by the Allies in .
enforcing the armisticP and the treaty. !
Calls Position Of L. =. Shameful
Referring to alleged violations uf the
treaty by Germany, in maintaining an
army Of 45O. 900 mon and failing to do
aser war material Senator McCum- !
ber said:
I'VE are saying lby this resolution
to France and England You make
GERMANY comply with her agreement.
That we have deserted our allies is bad .
enough. That We we have deserted our
cause and thereby condemned it i far
worse. The position we are placing
our country in is shameful one and | |
can never support il by my vote
81 recognize that the President is
more responsible than any orc man for
the failure to enter into common
treaty. He krow that tn" Scnat" had
n right to make reservations. He should
have accepted them and our allies would
have adopted them. We refused 70 join
the allies in conSummating this agree
ment, but while W" seek to compel Ger
many to assure MS all Of tho benefits and
all of the rights which would arc~lr
to us, we decline TO accept any N the
of the treaty.
"No argument. no, ,mattrr how Gun.
ningly devised or cloQucntIy presented.
ran hide the dcfornItv involved in this
course