The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-09
FLOOD URGES
REPEAL Of WAR
LEGISLATION
Wants Wartime Act Re-
voked When Peace Res
olution Passes

~ NNN AtapNfaHaa NANNa
WAsHiNGTON, April s--rhc house
locked horns with the peace resolu-
ton today prepared 70 complete ac'
tion and send the proposal to the
senate before the session ended. De-
bate will end az o'clock this after.
noon.
Representative Flood. OF Virginia,
leader of the forces opposing the
resolution was expected TO have ready
when tho debate ended the motion 10
rccommit provided In The rule. Pos
sibiy an attempt to modify the terms
Of the resolution will be made through
inclusion OF substitute for Il In
proposed instructions TO the foreign
affairs committee TO be embodied Ia
the recommitment action.
~ was generally admitted. how
ever. that there was mo- hope OF get
ting favorable Hction on such "a plan.
No Powers Revoked
Combating the view or opponents
Of the resolution that II proposed an
invasion OF the constitutional powers
OF the president Representative Mad
Ten. republican. Illinois, said s. ala
not assume 20 take away any OF the
presidents treaty making rights
"tf the treaty ~ Ncrsailles had
been ratified as presented hy the
president" he said. 80 IL Obvious that
an American army OF anywhere from
20 600 to- 20O.OuO would have been
in Armenia today and the nation uhli-
gated FOR an expenditure uf not iva-
than S7i1,p0O. 900 20 maintain u man
date under the league OF nations over
that country
Ropreserinuyc Flood announced
that the motion 20 rrcummit would
propose straight out repeal OF an war
legislation,
The motion will direct the foreign
affairs committee. he said, 20 report
out % resolution repeating the war
time acts Representative clark. ot
Missouri democratic leader declared
that title given the resolution was "a
paipuhlc misnumcr.' that the meas
ure would bring confusion twice
''all sorts of international quugmircs.'
CinIk Nfaiir plan.
Congress hHS neither mandate nor
authority Go do tho thing now at
tempted ho declared. tis futile
believe. az unuylilng effort not to
make pence but to make some pulit-
tCJi capital apt TO act as boom-
ctanr
20, may well bc doubted whether
the proponents ot this resolution Doe.
Hove it will ever reach the statute
books tn this debate they have I'M
umatod thut the president will veto
a. lic can do nothing else cpusis-
tent with his oath nf offlso Co support
ana defend tho constitution and with
am honest and patriotic regard Tor
the duties of tho high office which
ho holds
Would Ou~t Wilson.
REPRESENTATIVE Mason republican.
Illinois. said President Wilson should
hntp been removed from office whom
hr permitted American troops 20 on
ter Russia.
we have power Co loEi-lntc and to
remove the president 10 hc does not
uhcv laws" he said.
"Ou Mondays. WEDNESDAYS ana
TucsdaNs. THURSDAYS and Saturday,.
Tucsdpys Thursday and Saturdays
We are at peace
Representative Kiichin of North
Carolina then former democratic
loader. challenged the republicans IA
BRING ln straight OUT bin repeal
ing war time legislation.
Mr. kitchin declared that lf such a
bin wcro presented DO would hc passed
with democratic support.
"lf the president vctors it ! VIII
guarantee YOU enough democratic
votes TO pass it over his Veto said
hc
Kettles Opposes Resolution.
Representative Kelley, of Michigan
was the first republican Co oppose th,
peace resolution. lf the president had
proposed ON his return from Europ,
separate peace with Germany, Mr.
Kelley said there would not have
boon a vote iu the house Co support
him.
Representative Iougwurth. ropub
Iipau. ohio. said the people had th'
right to expect peace ana Dc was 'hc
yond their reckoning that ID wuull
hc go long withhold from them h'
ono man no matter how stubborn an,
endowed with mo- matter how grca
authority and power"
Speaking Of tho arrival ut Prcsi
dent Wilson too Europe, Mr. Long
worth said that voices in the air.
had whispered to him that create
nouors than the presidency lay WIN
TN his grasp
And ne invented M, league of M
lions of which ho Wat tu Doe prcsi
dent Representative longwurth con
tnucd "Bcguilcd hN the subtle flat
/ terry uf soycrcigns and tho counselor
uf Versailles be floHtod 100 an atmOs
phcrc OF rosy dreams of power AM
Z glury pnd soou began 90 forget hi
real constituents. the American peu
pie. and tu barter away their inter
pHts ut the ConHumuWtiun ut his per
sunnI ambition Tine old foxes Hhuu
T the pohcD table trained in th" trudi
I lions aud skilled Doe the methods q
European aud oriental diplmaoN s3t'
/ I'm the league of nations which {
| them meant little or nothing. u spleH
7 did pivotal hnrr4'nlng point and iu
every inch they yielded during th
] negotiations in what Geo them WEI
NOT essentials thrN ,sucIpd ANA D.,
,plNcd au equal BOO csf,uil iH.'
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