Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-11
M'CUMBERATTACKS
REPUBL|CA,IPLAN
FOR ENDING WAR
Senator Says Adoption Of
Proposed Peace Resolution
Would Dishonor Nation.

Opening the fight against the re-
publican plan to end the state of war
by joint resolution of Congress. Sen
ator McCumber Of North Dakota, re,
publican member of the Senate for
eien relations committee. declared in
the Senate today that such a step
would bring dishonor upon the ma
tlon. as 1t would involve desertion of
Americas associates in the war.
ihe senator said he could support
neither the House peace resolution
nor the substitute of Senator Knox.
republican. Pennsylvania. He advo-
Gated. instead his resolution propos-
ing restoration of commercial rela-
tions with Germany. but said he real
iZed that 1t would be useless to press
this measure. where. the lines Of di-
vision between the two factions in
this body have been cemented by mar
tisanshIp and set and hardened by
time"
Both Parties Inhe xibIe.
The majority on this eide Of the
chamber" he declared. purpose to
force the acceptance of the reserva-
tions adopted by the Senate without
the change of single word or let
ter
The majority on the other side. in
obedience to the win of the Preside mt
nave resolved to- make the league of
nations political issue.
This administration has made
many mistakes. but all will become
insignificant compared with the colos-
sal biunder OF making the Presid ,nt's
individual and autocratic stand on
the league of nations political issue
ana partisan as | am. l confess even
row deep sense of sympathy for the
humiliation that awaits the great
party which. with all its weaknesses.
has suDserved great purpose in orr
national history.
II TINS We're the only issue the Presi-
uenI would stand alone in his determi-
nation to subvert the will of the nation
to his individual conviction on this inn
portant national question, and his. sup
port would be confined to those few
s.a.es Wnere reverence for democratic
doctrines declared by the head of that
party becomes religious tenet.
League Not the Real Issue.
But you cannot make the league of
nations the real issue in this campaign.
II 1t were the real and only issue l
would be greatly concerned for the sue
cess of my own party
The thought Of the people of this
country IS engrossed with the complexi-
lies that surround US. We are f7lis mo-
ment surrounded by thousand immi-
fent hangers demanding our immediate
attention and solution. We stand almost
helpless while debts-national, state.
municipal and industriaI-are pilinE
mountain high. We behold the hours Of
idieness OF our people ever increasing,
production dangerously decreasing, cur
rency becoming more and more inflated,
greater and more CALLING. the prices Of
all necessities OF life ever advancing.
we are living in the midst OF strikes
and threats of strikes.
The very atmosphere Is poisoned with
sociahsms infectious breath. while an
archy, feyered by hate and envy, awaits
only the opportunity to work q reign of
nell which today is consuming agonized
Russia.
Blames Class Leglslation.
"The war is not the cause Of this
threatening situation. The American
people. like the people OF the greater
part of Europe. today are the victims OF
support by enactfng purely class legis-
1ation. The American people are the
victims of a policy of surrendering the
interests of the unorganized and in
effective many to subserve the demands
of the organized and effective few
THE American people are not blind
as to the source Of our troubles. They
are looking forward for relief, They
want to get back as nearly as pos
sible to normal conditions and they
will attempt it by an overwhelminE
vote in the next elections for
change in administration, and thew
will do this, treaty or no treaty,
peace resolution or no peace reso-
luton. league of nations or no league
of nations"
Challenges knox's Contentions.
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 Congress has the power
to repeal resolutions declaring a
state of war, he denied vigorously
that peace actually existed. Only by
a treaty. he said. can questions aris-
ing from the war be settled.
"If we are at peace with Germany"
he asked. then why on earth is this
solemn farce being enacted i'll the
Senate Of the Unit ed States?"
Senator McCumber said the peace
would effectuate Senator
Knox'ss purpose. of separating the
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