Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1920 — SENATOR McCUMBER AGAIN [ARTICLE]

SENATOR McCUMBER AGAIN

Opening the fight against the Republican plan to end the state of war by joint resolution of the congress, Senator McCumber of North Dakota, Republican member of the senate foreign relations committee, declared in the senate a few days ago that such a step would bring dishonor on the nation as it would involve desertion of America’s association in the war. Senator McCumber challenged many of the contentions of Senator Knox, made in the former secretary of state’s opening address last week in support of the resolution. While agreeing that the congress has the power to repeal resolutions declassing a state of war, he denied vigorously that peace actually existed. “Only by a treaty," he said, “can questions arising from the war be

settled. If we are at peace with Germany, then why on earth is this solemn farce being enacted In the genate of the United States? “That we have deserted our allies is bad enough. That we have deserted our cause and thereby condemned it is far worse. The position we are placing our country in is a shameful one and I can never support it by my vote. “We refused to join the allies in consummating this agreement, but while we seek to compel Germany to assure us all of the benefits and all of the rights which would accrue to us, we decline to accept any of the responsibilities of the treaty. “No argument, no matter how cunningly devised or eloquently presented, can hide the deformity involved in this course.”