Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-11
Republican Senator At
tacks Resolution and
Also Wilson.
BLAMES PRESIDENT
FOR PREDICAMENT
Says Wilson Has Committed Mese
Colossal Political eIundsr in Max.
ing League Of Nations Political %.
sue and That Democrats Are pesm.
ed to Defeat Regardless ef Trsasy
or Leasus-Plan 10 FareieaI =
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington. May 1.-The republl-
can resolution to declare waf with
Germany and Austria at an end -
called up today by the Senator Lodoo
Of Massachusetts, In the senate whe
announced he would keep Il thsEo
until some action was taken upon Il.
Opening the fight against the ~
publican plan to end the stats .pe
war by resolution by congress. asna-
tor McCumber. republican Of Eeeth
Dakota, declared today that such .
step would bring dishonor On IT,
nation. as it would involve dessst1oa
of Americas associates In the waf.
The senator said he could auppeEe
neither the house resolution nor tho
substitute OF Senator Knox He 81
vocates his measure pfoposing re-
storation Of commercial Dssa1tooD
with Germany but declared It yoon8
be useless to press the measure.
THE majority on this ssids .ef -
chamber he said, proposes - 1oeeo
the adoption Of the reservations ~
the senate without the change o. =
word or letter. The matogity On tAe
other side in obedience 20 the prsai>
dent resolved to make the league oe
nations a political tssues Hi9 aAmln-
istration has made many ni1eA1oq.
but all viii become minor cempaeo1
with the colossal blunder e ma1iAg
the presidents stand . .poll3ica1 -
sue and partisan as am. ooa1ans =
deep sense Of sympathy ~ ~ No.
initiation which AuaiGs . 49, oo6kS.t
If this were The only 49, -
president would stsAd alone 10 hte
determination to subveFts ths w1Dl se
the nation to his individual eoavic-
ton on this important queot3on.
Living on q veleanes
"But you can not make the league
the real issue in this campaign. We
stand almost helpless white AoosD are
piling mountain high. We bsksaA the
prices Of all necessities svee "a.
vancing. We are living IN tAs Hi1st
of strikes and calle for. stTikss.
"The very atmosphere ~ poiooasl
with socialism's disastrous broatA,
The war. Is not the canDe Of 1hio
threatening situation. Thes American
people are victims Of policy of sur-
rendering the interests OF the unDrs
ganized many to the interests Of ~
organized and powerful few.
'"The American people Ase not
blind to the source OF labor troubles.
and they will make q change n Tie
next election, and they will 90 this
treaty or no treaty and league % -
league"
Senator McCurnber chaifsnesd
many Of the contentious esnator
Knox made in the senator's opening
speech last week In announcing the
resolution.
Calls Il A Solemn Rsrek
While agreeing that congress has
the right to end a state Of war BY
resolution. he denied that peace aceu~
ally existed. Only by . treaty can
questions of war be settled.
1T we were at peace with Germany.
''he said, then why on cath 10 thio
solemn farce being enacted in the
senate.
MANY great questions rising fresD
the war. including German property
and American claims. would b left
unsettled by a declaration Of peace
Senator McCumber declared. insist
ing that America should stand BY
the allies In enforcing the arnist1ee
and the treaty. He concluded:
Il recognize that the president -
more responsible than anyone man
for the failure to enter into . conn
mon treaty. He knows the senate has
the right to make reservations He
should have adopted them ana the
allies would have signed them. Bue
while we SEEK TO compel Germany -
give us all the rights OF the treaty
Of Versailles We decline 70 accept any
responsibility under IT. No eIoQusncs
or oratory can conceal the deSomify
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