Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Mr.. BORAH T0TALK
ON LEAGUE TODAY
Senator to Discuss Military
Force Needed Under So
ciety of Nations.
HELD UP BY ARMY BILL

Debate on the peace treaty and the
league of nations was sidetracked ir
the Senate today to give an opportu.
nifty to consider the Army appropria.
ton bill.
Senator Borah of Idaho, an oppo.
nent Of the league of nations. it wai
expected, would deliver a speech later
in the day in connection with the mil.
itary forces 1t has been estimated
would be needed under the league OF
nations plan.
Senator Falls proposed amendment
to the Army bill declaring a state OF
peace between the United States and
Germany and Austria was awaiting
action. and. it was expected, would
lead to considerable debate.
Declaration of Peace.
AS proposed amendment to the
Army bill and as a separate resolu-
ton. declaration of peace with Ger
many and Austria Hungary was in
troduced in the Senate late yesterday
afternoon. A similar proposition is
contained in a resolution offered by
Senator Edge of New Jersey. The
two resolutions were referred to the
Senate foreign relations committee.
The purpose of this move was to
end war conditions. even though the
be long delayed.
The peace declaration. in the opin-
ion Of it's advocates. would permit a
resumption of industrial relations
with Germany and Austria. which
otherwise would have to wait until
ratification of the treaty. They de-
clare Congress has constitutional au-
thority to declare peace as a natural
corollary of the authority to declare
war. On the same ground they say
the peace resolution would not require
the Presidents signature as do ordi-
nary joint resolutions.
These views. however. are expected
to be challenged in the stormy debate
sure to be aroused by the proposal.
The Presidents supporters in the
treaty fight are planning to oppose
the peace declarat ton stubbornly.
IT as a plan of league
opponents to relieve themselves of
blame for delaying ratification Of the
treaty.
Senator Falls Resolution.
Senator Falls resolution follows:
The state of war heretofore exist
ing between the United States of
America and the imperial German
government. and Germany and the
United States of America and the
royal Austro- Hungarian government,
declared to exist by Senate joint reso-
lutions Nos. l and 111-April and
December Is. 1917-respectively, no
longing existing. a state of peace be-
tween the United States of America
and it's people and the former i'm
perial German government and Ger
many and its people and the United
States of America and its people and
the former royal Austro- Hungarian
government and its people 10 recog-
nized by the Congress to exist and
the President is hereby authorized
and directed to procure the immedi-
ate return to The United States of all
military forces used under his COM
mand and direction under authority of
said resolutions or either Of them, and
also the return of such naval forces
as are not necessarily used in foreign
ports or waters in times Of peace
No funds herein appropriated or
authorized shall be used for main
tenance Of such military forces upon
foreign soil. except as necessary in
carrying out the above purposes"
Senator Edges resolution, which
also went to the foreign relations
committee, would declare the war to
be terminated and at an end" and
that all American troops now in Eu-
rope shall be withdrawn from such
foreign service without loss Of time.
except such soldiers Of the United
States Regular Army as have enlisted
specially for service in Europe"