The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-08
Senator Ed. WOlcott's Speech Applies
 After 20 Years
(Grand Junction. Colo, Sentinel)


 Edward o. Wocott, Republican, United Stat nator from Colorado in the nineties and regard of the ablest men who ever represented estern State in the Senate, and whose death rred many years ago, made a speech in the Sena the treaty of peace with Spain, February 99. Some of the things said by Senator Woct 'enty years ago form splendid defense for Prt en Wilson's fight for the peace treaty now und What the great Republican lead id then applies with equal force now. We que om his speech follows:
 The Constitution of the United States empowers the President to make treaties, subject to the concurrence of vote of two thirds of the Senate This provision was in serted because fathers believed that, however much we might differ questions of internal policy, however much in the af- fairs of country might dispute and argue, when came to face foreign foe or our relations with other countries we we would stand as a unit together, sinking and obiterating party and party lines.
 For my guidance, MT. President, l recognize vast difference in the moral ob ligation owe my country when l come to deal in the Senate with a commercial treaty when this country is at peace, and the atti- tude owe our government when am called upon to pass on treaty of peace solemnly negotiated for the purpose of closing actual hostilites with nation with which we are at war.
 Never in the history of country was IL so applrent as now that the OoHdle Ol the United States should present an unbrok- en front Yet, while this critical con dtion of affairs exists, it has become evil dent within the last few days that certain political leaders in this chamber believe that a issue should be brought before the American people to be determined at the next Presidential election. They intend that the American people shall be called to pass on the questions arising out of the war and that this shall be the issue of the next paign.
 For one I believe that issue fair one. and am ready, as all good citizens ought to be- to meet the views of the whole Amer ican people upon the question of the duct of the war, of it's achievements and of the policy this country should pursue at it's close
 But it is deporable, MT. President, in formulating such issue and in pursuit of such a policy, those leaders should find it necessary to seek to dishonor this govern ment and the administration which has guided us wisely through the troubled of international complications and brought us to the threshold of an honorable peace; that they should seek to degrade in the face of the nations of the world, and that they should attempt to bring about fancied political advantage by effort to defeat the ratification of treaty which, if unratified, must bring back a condition of war as it existed before the report of the commissioners passive it may be, MT Presi- dent, but full of uncertainty and full of dis aster to the interests and the welfare of country.
 For my part, I do not believe these tac- tics will win. There are on both sides of this chamber enough men, animated with high patriotism, ready to obliterate party lines and to stand shoulder to shoulder to- gether with the government, not because it is a Republican government, but because it is an American government.