The sun., 1919-06-24
KNOX WILLDEMAND
LEAGUE TEST VOTE
Covenant Must Have Further
Consideration by People,.
" He Says.
PACT IND0RSED By HALE
Fall and Edge Introduce. Sen
ate Resolution Declaring
- War at End.
PACT INDoRSED By HALE
Special DespatcA 10 TIE Sun.

ih Special Despatch 10 THn Sun.
wAsHINoron. June 23.-To-daye de-
vsiopment in the fight against ratihca-
ton of the League OF Nations covenant
included:
Senator Knox's (Pa) announce
nent that he will press for vote
on his resolution and that q vote on
Il after the peace IL signed will serve
his purpose as we'll as one earlier.
q Introduction by Senators Fall IN.
NJ and Edge IN. j. OF resolutions
declaring the state OF war with Ger
many at an end
Presentation by Senator Hale
EMe.) OF an amendment to the Knox
resolution declaring II Americas
policy to encourage creation or a
League Of Nations to maintain peace
and bring about a development and
notification of International law and
establishment Of tribunals to settle
International differences.
= Declaration by Senator Moses IN.
HI of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee II is certain the league cove
nant will be amended in vital ele-
rnents or else will be rejected by the
Senate. In this he was confirmed oy
Nn0 unQuanneO Stdtcituht VA Nh''
Reed (Mo.) to the same erect.
General revival OF confidence
among opponents of the league who
IN recent days had not been entirely
cheerful over the outlook
Continued assurance among the
fague's supporters they will ratify
hague and treaty as a unity without
amendment.
senator Knox made It clear he had
no thought of dropping the fight for his
resolution, despite the fact that many
Senators we're inclined to think the Root
plan of reservation finally would proye
the more effective and be adopted MI,
Knox said: 80" HN st-,-
"of course 1 intend to press my reso-
lution to a vote and a vote after July ]
Will be Just as good as vote now. The
single question raised by the resolutior
N, as to u.s. the league should receive
further consideration by the people be-
fore the Senate advises its inclusion in
tns treaty.
No Delay, says Knox.
srhis can be done without delaying
pesce q moment and can be accom-
plished by exchange OF diplomatic notes
Al any time. 1t will be remembered
this proposition OF separate considera-
ton was presented to the Senate De-
cember 3, 1918. before the President !
Cor Europe and was pigeonholed In the
Committee on Foreign Relations Their
under Democratic control"
Mr.. Hale's amendment to the Knox
resolution adds this:
That finally IL shall b the declared
policy Of our Government, In order
10 meet fully and fairly our ooliga-
lions to ourselves and to the world
and in order to promote and main
tain a condition of peace throughout
the world. to encourage the establish
Snent of and to enter Into a league
OF nations. open TO all of the nations
Of the world which shall embody the
suggestions In the proposed covenant
of the League OF .'ationa found
on mature elaboration not to be in
conflict with our interests. and shall
bring about what our country has
consistently stood for in the past
and what the propose Covenant ooes
not bring about. namely. the codifica-
tion and development of International
law; the establishment and main
tenance of international tribunals
which shall settle questions lnvolv-
Ing International law and the settle-
rnent by arbitration OF all differences
between the nations which are not
recognizable under International law.
In introducing the foregoing Mr.. Hal
made O short speech attacking tn
league covenant and expoundins tn
reasons for the ressrvations he woul
make in ratifying IT. He said in part
because President Wilson and tn
Peace Conference have put up to us
covenant for League Of Nations tina
Ii hostile to the interests OF our countr
does not mean that we should give u
tho whole plan. Let us have a leagu
in spite of President Wilson IL he wi
not subscribe TO an American form Q
league league which will readil
bring peace to the world and at tn
same time win not sacrifice the interest
OF our country.
-Faulty as the covenant Is. UT
American and antagonistic to our intel
ests, back OF It all there is something G
good something of hope to this shat
tered world of ours; something this
promises better things for the years
come and that is the prospect of som
kind of an understanding between III
nations that will lessen the likelihood {