The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-23
LEAGUE OPPONENTS WILL NOT PRESS A VOTE ON THE KNOX
 RESOLUTION TODAY
May Let It Remain Quies- cent Until Peace Treaty Is Presented To the Sen ate By President
 Wilson
By Associated Press

Washington, June 21.-Senate leaders opposing the league of nations abandon ed today the plan to try for test vote in the immediate future on the Knox resolution and turned their attention to crystalizing sentiment behind Elihu Roots policy-The league covenant to be | ratified with reservations.
 The vote was taken as a forecast that the league would remain in a quiescant state during the coming week and prob ably until the treaty is submitted for There may be some debate on the sub ject and possibly an attempt to get action or the Knox measure, but in the main the opposition efforts seem certan from now on to center on the final ratification fight itself. Ae M
 Republican Leader Lodge, in a state nient tonight, announcing the. Knox resolution would not be called up to- morrow, said the decision had been prompted by desire to give undivided senate attention to the pressing appro- priation bills. Other league opponents are know nto feel also that action now would be inappropriate since the resolu- ton introduced two weeks ago by Soma tor Knox, republican of Pennsylvania. was designed principally to request a provision in the peace treaty by which the senate could ratify the docuT Nrt and still withhold judgr ear oa 2 league.
 T am strongly for the Epo rsas .- tion," said Senator Lodge an als ssa > ment- q think the lea sae ard me peace with Germany ough lcf ta 5s m troduced. We ought to be able @ l=stify the peace with Germany at once nd then give the proper diseussicH sc he covenant of the league o. latjogs wh4ch involves the entire future cf tae ccy en- ant"
 T should like to bring ne Kirgx eso- luton to vote at once hut effar con sultation with Senator Knox tfis aster- noon I have come to tho COaSi 1sita that
 in the present situation of the App.o ,ria- tions bills, and the arm y biii, Hct hefore the Senate, we ought not to pf , the Knox resolution at this noTnfnG :ause it will lead to debate ana rog itliss should be allowed to interfere with tne .ssage of the appropriations. pills bAfofe July l. We propose to pass theqk asiafe that date and should sit nitsht auaoay f nec- essary to do it. T am more willing 'o aFSspt 1is po- sition, becuase the req. sN Ss s-ronger daily and the absc ,sfe ne ssity of amending the league se make it safe for the United State af for the cause of peace has just been kTssh demoni strated in Senator 3ecs lE.tei with ex- traordinary force.
 Despite MT. Lodge iH HSereaee that the resolution might be taken Up ater, the general feeling VIZ that v < today's decision the measu 3. sia,ssed i0 history. Besides the separa' an taroposa, the reso- lution contained SC ra declata tions said to be objectionabie 2 some opponents, and the question ( whsit shou i'd be done with it has been 3 aource ct many anil mated conference Ras pre5 ction most foremost beard aoay h s . revised. its friend1 would sapdl1y t C several re- spects.
 Leagut supper has,e raintained all along that they ead suiffi sent votes to defeat the resol,itian. ailsi Senator Hitch cock, senior deia crat cf lie foreign re- lations committee said k@night he never had expected thas he rg sure would be brought to a T.
 T am not at al iars s@l said MT. Hitchcock, 'at thu sAtooMs failure of the Knox resolution ra,s disappointed it's friends and di 1sd the republican party" There still is COT asrs.rle sentiment among league oppons Cor . resolution to declare the war at nj ad in order ts receive from the Sena ne ensis of con- tinuing war conditions REsi's ratification of the treaty is dela. 1T la under stood. however. that tas lsaders will oppose such steps for .e prasesst