Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-06
|NOX OPENS FIGHT IN THE SENATE FOR
 | PEACE RESOLUTION
|annsvlvanians Plea for the Measure is Criticism of President Wilson
|rrO OF MEASURE BY l PRESIDENT FORESEEN
ksolution Needed to Strip Wilson
 of War Powers Which He is
 Tsing Arbitrarily, Says For mer Secretary


 Using Arbitrarily, Says For
 mer Secretary
 Washington, May 5.-Senator Knox Pennsylvania opened the republi- fight in the senate for peace. [cinp adoption of his resolution re- |aling the declaration of war against ermany and Austro- Hungary, the Inner secretary of state spoke for hour an da half to crowded amber. Fine peace resolution, which senate publicans proposed to substitute the house measures declaring ace with Germany alone, was not rmally brought before the senate. With a veto of the peace resolu- In by President Wilson predicted both republican and democratic kders, desultory procedure with the assure is in prospect. The repub- ans do not plan to call up the res ution until late next week, and Sen or Hitchcock of Nebraska, adminis- ktion spokesman, will defer his re- krks until that time. Senator Me mber of North Dakota, republican ember of the foreign relations com teee. plans to speak soon, however, opposition.
 Senator Knox charged President ilson with contending arbitrarily at the nation was at war and with nying peace to America in order coerce the senate into ratifying thout change the treaty of Yer illes. The senator declared that ace, legally as well as actually, now listed and that the proposed peace solution was needed to end "paper IT status" and to strip the presi- Int of war powers.
 Reaffirming his opposition to the bgue of nations even with the sen- reservations, Senator Knox advo- ted an understanding" between e powers to outlaw war and estab- h a world court. He also urged gotiations of supplemental treaty th Germany to provide "reciprocal khts and obligations"
 knox's Address.
 Opening debate on his, resolution nator Knox said that Wilson was btrarily maintaining that the na- |n technically was at war in order coerce the senate into ratifying treaty of Versailles.
 'There was no excuse whatsoever
 greatly prolonging the war be- nd the signature of the armistice," nator Knox said, land the only eX- knation for so doing was the delib- hte aim to retain all these auto htic compulsory powers with which executive had been endowed for prosecution of the war. in order ht they might be used for other rposes.
 F'The welfare and safety of the tion imperatively demands that we low we have peace. The whole prld seethes with revolution. Our Fn nation is in ferment and toll. rce and strife are rampant and reaten the destruction not only of F property, but of our free insti- tions and even of our lives. And t we stand and have stood for pnths as a rudderless ship, founder III tIC CloQS VI oCoo 'We must not dare longer to delay return to the order of government peace we must not hazard fur er postponement in turning our divided deliberations to our home |oblems. They are great enough tax the utmost wisdom which we ssess. As preliminary step, the ecutive must be returned to his ace time powers and prerogatives ped propriety, wisdom, cannot ques- pn this"
 Declaring that he entertained only mpathy for the president in his ness and sympathy for the coun- which must suffer under him cause of it," Senator Knox said "i' IS an unwelcome task to judge one DO has fallen in public esteem.
 added, however, that when dan. threatened the nation it must be et forefronted and that "he who ntured to intervene against the 1e and wise course must step aside be crushed"
 Eternal Senate Foe.
 The course of the president eve1 nee ne cruised to Europe to partic ate in the peace conference" con lued the former secretary of state raves no chance for doubt that h, II continue hereaftetr as hereto re, to thwart, so far as he is able ery attempt on the part of thu nate, the congress or the people tt ke any action immediately or re otely, affecting in however, slighte gree, through change or modified ph, the provisions for the treaty o rsailies at it came to us fresh om m his signature.
 constitutional order, lawful func Cns, rights and duties of positions Ihs or office as affecting the mem ITS or this body, he has noticed onl. oring into contempt. He has con req up every power within his do estic domain in his effort to compe s senate to surrender it's will an ugment to him, to become the mer tomatons to register his mandat .o approve this treaty in it's las nute of detail as he sent it t senator Knox said it would be idl pass any resolution looking to tn hedlate establishment of peace tha
 dlo not contemplate the unqual su acceptance of the treaty if ths solution required from the pres ~. as the performance of any act c y m order to secure peace. H suee that if any resolution was | sa1ective it would have to be sle; ,..saunching into 30.000 word dil ''sion Of his resolution, the seni
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