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can do no harm even If the commit
tee fails: il it succeeds its work
will be acclaimed by the nation.
Il want to appeal to Senators Lodge
and Hitchcock to evidence a willing
ness to come together in a committee
looking to the confirmation of peace
and enabling the Senate to carry out
what is in the heart OF every Amer
lean citizen in this Christmas time. -
For Unqualified RatIaestiOn.
Underwood stated that misunder-
standing OF his position had been
caused and said that he stands first
of all for unqualified ratification.
Knowing this to be impossible. how
ever. he. believes every effort should
be made to agree on the mildest
reservations possible.
III this Senate is not willing to
ratify the treaty with reservations
the American people will demand final
ratification in some form before many
weeks have elapsed" Underwood de-
clsred. Il believe somebody represent
ing the Senate must take this in hand
1t must be made their official bust
ness. We can't stand on the floor of
done by a body meeting around a
table receiving proposals and consid-
ering compromises. now ask unani-
nous consent for immediate considera-
ton of the resolution"
Senator Lodge objects.
Senator Lodge said that he did NOT
think the matter should be decided
Just On the eve Of adjournment
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consent to it, said Lodge. II should
like an opportunity to consult with
Republican members OF the Senate.
i think that progress can be made
without the appointment OF a COM
mittee-"
Lodges objection ended the dis
cussion-
After the Knox resolution had
been reported and placed on the
calendar. Knox issued a statement
in which he said:
The whole purpose Of my resoIu-
ton is to break the deadlock between
those who will not consent to the rati-
fcation Of the treaty without Amer
, icanizing reservations and those who
insist that not an IL shall be dotted.
not a u crossed in its text. Its pass
age will in no way interfere with the
subsequent ratification of the treaty
at any time or upon any terms that
two-thirds Of the Senate may decide
upon and the President accept. In
the meantime, however. It will give US
peace and such rights and advantages
as have already been agreed to by
the negotiators Of the suspended
treaty"
Vote on Party Lines.
The Foreign Relations Committees
report on the Knox resolution was
by strict party vote Of to J. The
resolution would repeal the declara-
ton Of war, provides that Germany
must concede to the United States
all the rights and advantages given
to citizens Of this country under
the treaty. allows the President to
PROHIBIT commercial intercourse with
Germany IL the German government
refuses to recognize American rights
under the treaty and reafirms the
American policy OF seeking to avoid
war by an agreement between ma
tons for arbitration Of disputes.
The prospects for the passage Of the
resolution are considered fairly good
by most Of the leading Republican
Senators. They believe that senti-
ment for peace without regard to
the rejected treaty will increase dur
ing the holiday period and that when
the time arrives for a vote on the
resolution there will be found a con-
siderable ma arity for il.
The resolution. unlike the ratifca-
ton of the treaty. does not require
a majority vote. It needs the sigma
ture of the President. however, to be
made effective