Arizona republican., 1919-06-24
ASKS THAT STATE IF PEACE
 ID BE DECREED
Opponents of League Back Resolution-Is Introduced Two ways Knox Proposal Still Alive = Period of Calm Interrupted by Test Measure

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-So that war conditions may not be prolonged. should the peace treaty fail of ratifi cation, or it's approval be greatly de layed. opponents of the league of na- tions presented in the senate today an appeal to declare 6 state of peace with Germany and Austria Hungary.
 The declaration was introduced both as an amendment to the pending army bill and as a separate joint resolution bv Senator Fall of New Mexico. re publican member of the foreign rela tions committee. The amendment k expected to come up tomorrow and should it fail. the resolution probably will be called up for action Wednes day.
 Both in his amendment and in his resolution. Senator Fall, proposes the president be directed to secure the i'm mediate return of all military and naval forces now abroad on duty con nected with the war. In addition, the amendment would provide that none of the money appropriated by the army bill could be used for the maintenance of forces on foreign soil except as re- quired by peace conditions. join resolution similar to that presented by Mir. McFall was introduced by Senator Edge, republican, Of New Jersey.
 It was considered quite probable to- night that the amendments would be rejected on a point of order and that the league opponents then would linc up generally behind the McFall reso- luJion.
 Comes After Calm
 Injection of the peace declaration into the treaty fight came after prom ise of a protracted calm already had been dispelled by announcement by Senator Knox republican of Pennsyl vania. that he intended to press for action. as soon as the appropriation | bills were passed his resolution against ! accepting the league covenant as uR7y ! intertwined with the peace terms. This announcement promptly was
 met by predictions from league sup | porters that the Knox resolution never
 would be brought to vote.
 Presentation of the peace declara
 tioH proposals lead 60 no debate, al
 though issues of the league fight ha(
 been discussed earlier in the day ii
 connection with the insertion of mat
 ter relating to it in the senate record
 Senator Hale. republican of Maine, als' made another talk on the league GOV
 enant ill presenting an amendmen
 to the Knox resolution.
 The peace declaration. in the opinio of it's advocates, would permit a re
 sumption of industrial relations wit Germany and Austria, which otherwis !. would have to wait until ratificatio of thc treaty. They declare congres
 has constitutional authority to de , clare peace as a natural corollary ( ) the authority to declare war. On tn same ground, they say. the peace dele gation would not require the pres dents signature. as do ordinary joir resolutions.
 These views, however are expecte l to be challenged in the stormy deba. sure to be aroused by the proposa :. The presidents supporters in the trea . ty fight are planning to oppose tt l peace declaration stubbornly, charaC l terizing it as a plan of league oppor 7 ents to relieve themselves of blame ft l delaying ratification of the treaty
 Senator Falls resolution was r,
 ferred to the foreign relations commit f tee, which probably will consider it e it's regular meeting. Wednesday. g Senator Edges resolution, which al. = went to the foreign relations commi e tee, would declare the war to be ''tei a minated and at an end" and that a S American troops now in Europe "sha o be withdrawn from such foreign se = vice without loss of time, CT O cept such soldiers of the United Stat, l. regular army who have enlisted spe = ially for service in Europe"