The sun., 1918-12-18
KNOX MEASURE
WILL OPEN WAY
Resolution Would Make
Known Senate's Stand on
World Treaties.
REPORT NOT FAVORABLE
Peace Conference at Versailles
to Be Kept Informed of
Discussions.
REPORT NOT FAVORABLE
snscini Desnnfch to TIE snr

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE long
waited discussion Of the Knox reso-
luton by the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee is scheduled for to-
morrow, with the committee believed
to be against favorable report by
bare majority.
The resolution in effect would
make 1t known to the world in gen.
eral and to the peace conferees at
Versailles in particular that the
treaty ratifying body of the American
Government is opposed to attempt
ing to incorporate In the peace treaty
provisions for after the war world
policy. including the formation of n
league of nations and definition of
policy on the freedom of the seas"
1t was emphasized to-day by Sen
ators that some of them who are op-
posed to the Incorporation of these
necessarily oppose the idea of the
league of nations or definition of n
freedom of the seas" policy, but
they think that the matters should
be brought before the Senate in sepa-
rate instruments to be acted on as
unrelated treaties.
!
II developed to-day that regardless
of the position the Foreign Relations
Committee takes on the Knox resolu-
ton II will be debated in the Senate
! with every prospect OF the senate
making known by n vote its attitude
IN favor Of the ideas set forth by
Senator Knox. II is confidently as
serted by leaders on the Republican
side that favorable action on the
Knox resolution or one similar 10 IL
In effect can now be counted on as a
certainty some time in the present
session.
/ Senator Knox plans to address the
, Senate on his own resolution withln
q week II opportunity presents itself,
regardless of the action OF the Foreign
Relations Committee. Senator hhoN
IS confident that the ideas expressed
in his resolution have found sunicieh'
support and sympathy in the senate
among Democrats and Repuohcahs
alike 70 insure It's favorable reception
There is strong sentiment. Senator
Knox has been led to believe, toward
INCORPORATING in one treaty for rati'
t,cation by the Senate the unified aims
NJ tho Allies and the United States SO
far as the establishment of peace Is
concerned. putting Off until anothei
occasion placing before the Senate loi
ratification treaty dealing WIT
purely after the war problems anc
problems of the future.
Exprrssicn- for Peace Conference
As pointed out in THE sun at th'
time the President took ship for Eu
rome without defining to the Senate ol
to the people the actual diplomatic
programme of the United States, th'
Senate has been forced to choose one
method OF expressing Itself to th'
gathering at Versailles.
The Senate is ready TO express itsel'
through the Knox and similar resolu
tions on the various points to be con
shered or left unConsidered by th'
statesmen of the various nations gath
cred about the peace table. Only II
this way, say the Senators. can tn
representatives of the various compo
nent nations of the peace conference
be made aware of the attitude OF TN
United States Senate toward the pro
gramme they may adopt and only II
this way may they be informed as t.
what will be acceptable and what no
acceptable to the Senate.