Evening star., 1919-12-21
KNOX RESOLUTION
NPACT GOES OVER
AS SENATE RESTS
Lodge Expresses Desire to
Hold Conference Before
Vote Is Taken.

The peace treaty last night entered
upon another period Of inactivity.
while the Senate takes a holiday until
january.
In a last effort to obtain formal
action looking toward a compromise
on the treaty between the e4republican
senator's and the administration
forces, Senator Underwood Of Ala
hama late yesterday introduced n
"conciiiation committee" consisting Of
ten senators. He asked immediate
of the resolution, but
sl1is was blocked by Senator Lodge.
the republican leader. who forced the
resolution to go over until after the
holidays.
Earlier in the day Senator Knox Of
Pennsylvania reported favorably from
the foreign relations committee his
resolution to repeal the declaration of
war with Germany and to demand
from Germany, on pain of economic
boycott, ,alla the material benefits
which are given to the United States
under the Versailles treaty. He
merely submitted the resolution and
it went to the calendar. 1t is ex-
pected that an effort will be made to
have the resolution taken up when the
Senate recOnvenes.
Defeat Of Resolution Predicted.
That the Knox resolution will be
passed by the Senate is regarded by
many of the senators as so improbable
that they predicted it would not OBJ
tain the necessary majority vote even
if it ever reached the voting stage.
Friends of the treaty on the re-
publican side Of the chamber declared
there would be from nine to twelve
republicans who would vote against
such a resolution.
The fact that both sides were at
tempting to move toward an arrange
ment for peace indicated. it was said,
that the demand for final disposition
of the peace treaty is making itself
.elt more and more. During the hol-
idays informal conferences between
senators who wish to see a compro-
mise ON the Senate reservations
worked out will proceed. it is said,
and there is hope that by the time
the Senate gets together again senti-
.nent will have crystallized sufficiently to
permit Of an agreement being reached.
Mid Reservationists Make Plans.
The mild reservation group on the
republican side served notice they
would not support the Knox resolu-
tion. This group expressed much dis
satisfaction with the days develop
determinedIy with their efforts for a
bipartisan agreement on reserva-
tions. They protested to their party
leaders against the Knox resolution
and indicated that they had been pre-
pared to support the Underwood pro-
posal il Senator Lodge had not
blocked a vote on it.
Speaking for the mild reservation
republicans, Senator Kellogg of
Minnesota issued a statement saying
that group had not been consulted
about the resolution, and would not
support it until it was demonstrated
that ratification with reservations was
impossible.
Senator'S McNary of Oregon. Lenroot
Of Wisconsin and others of the mild
reservation republicans" he said.
| :'None of us was consulted about the
| resolution. I want it made clear that
we had nothing to do with its prepa-
| ration, and are against it until it is
| established definitely that we cannot
yations substantially as now drafted" /"
| Senator Underworld POaition.
| Although from the first an earnest
reservations. Senator Underwood said,
in presenting his proposal. he now
| was convinced the paramount con-
sideration was that some sort of a
| compromise be- worked out quickly.
He would be willing. If he found it
necessary, he said, to accept a ratifica-
| ton which would exclude the league
| of nations covenant entirely. Such
action. he added. he did not think
| necessary.
Replying to Senator Mcclellan,
democrat. Tennessee, Senator Under
| wood said he was expressing his own
views. whereupon Senator McKeiIar
declared he was sure that was not
the view of the majority of democrats.
| Senator Hitchcock. acting democratic
leader, declared in a formal statement
that the resolution was 'preposterous''
and never would be passed by Con-
gress.
"The Knox resolution" said the state
ment. "is another Of the highly inter-
esting efforts made by the senator fl ON
Pennsylvania to. prevent the United
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