The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-21
PEACE RESOLUTION DECLARING
war WITH GERMANY ENDED HAS
SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVAL
Measure Is in Form of Joint
Resolution and Will Come
Up After Holidays.
DEMAND TREATY RIGHTS
In Case Germany Failed to Con-
cede Benefits President to
Prohibit Commerce

Washington, Dec. 20.-A re-drafted
resolution by Senator Knox, republi-
can, of Pennsylvania, to declare a
state of peace with Germany and to
retain to the United States all ma
terial benefits that would be gained
under the unratified treaty of Ver-
sailles was approved today by the
senate foreign relations committee by
a vote of to 3.s An immediate re-
port ito the senate was planned
The measure, on which senate ac-
tion will be sought after the holiday
recess, is in the form of a joint reso-
luton and would require that unless
Germany comedies to the United
States such material benefits as are
contained in the treaty commerce with
German nationals could be prohibited
by presidential proclamation.
A provision also is included reaf-
tion to help establish a world con-
cert for amicabIe settlement of inter-
national disputes.
The committee substituted the Knox
proposal for concurrent resolution
previously presented by Chairman
Lodge, thus apparently abandoning
the effort to declare peace by a con-
current measure without the signature
of the president. On adoption of the
Knox resolution in the COMMITTEES.
Senators Lodge, of Massachusetts,
necticut, Knox, of Pennsylvania;
Harding. of Ohio; New, of Indiana;
and Moses of New Hampshire, all re-
publicans voted in the affirmative and
Senators Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
Williams. of Mississippi and Pomer
enc, of Ohio democrats in the mega
tive.
1t was understood to be the plan of
the majority leaders to let the reso-
luton lie over in the senate without
any attempt to secure action until
after the end of the recess early in
January.
The resolution also would declare in
general terms that the United States
would continue its close relations
with the allies. 1t was understood to
have the support of several republican
leaders who sought to have the COM
mittee report it today in order that
it might be brought before the SEN
ate after the holidays as a basis for
settlement of the whole treaty fight.
The democratic members indicated
that they would oppose it.
Senator Knox's alternate resolution
providing for ratification of the pact
with the league of nations covenant
excluded, also was before the commit
tee but supporters said the outcome of
that proposal was in doubt because
two thirds vote of the senate would
be necessary for its adoption
All efforts for a separate deciara-
tion of peace have been resisted by
the democrats and democratic mem
bers of the committee were not hope
full that the republican leaders would
be able to frame compromise Teso-@
luton that would be acceptable to the
administration forces
Among notifications said TO have
been considered by the republicans
was one suggesting a general declara-
ton of policy pledging the United
states to intervene in and future Eur
opean war which menaces civiliza-
ton Another suggestion would pre-
serve to the United States any ma
terial advantages embodied in the
treaty as it stands.
Senators of both parties continued
today to urge a general conference for
early in January of all members re-
gardIess of party who desire ratifica-
tion of the treaty with reservations.
Some of them expressed confidence
that such a conference would result in
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