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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
FAVORS PEACE RESOLUTION
Twelve Members Out of Nineteen Vote
In Favor of Porter Measure-One
Representative Votes ''Present."

The peace resolution introduced in
the House yesterday by Chairman
Porter of the foreign affairs commit
tee was ordered favorably reported
today by the foreign affairs commit
tee by a strict party vote of IL to 6
and one voting present"
Only two slight changes in the
wording were made by the full COM
mittee. which do not materially alter
the provisions of the resolution.
Those voting in favor of the resolu-
tion are: Porter. Pennsylvania; Rog-
ers. Massachusetts,: Temple. Pennsyl-
vania: Kennedy, Rhode Island; Browne,
Wisconsin,: Moores. Indiana; Mason,
Illinois; Newton. Minnesota; Dickinson,
Iowa; Ackerman. New Jersey: Begg.
Ohio. and Houghton. New York. all of
whom are republicans. The vote In
the negative was as follows: Flood.
Virginia: Linthicum. Maryland: Good
win, Arkansas; Stedman. North Caro-
lima: ConnaIly. Texas. and Smith. New
York, all democrats. Representative
Huddleston of Alabama, democrat, voted
present.
BY agreement with democratic leaders
the resolution will not be brought up in
the House until next Monday. II pro-
the President.
Introduction of the resolution, which
was drawn after conference of repub-
lican leaders, was followed by decision
to force it through Friday with four
hours debate. mindful of the fact that
on Good Friday three years ago war was
declared but democratic leaders request
ed and obtained a delay until Monday
in order to permit a careful study of
the proposal.
Text OF Resolution.
hr- n
man Porter of the foreign affairs COM
mittee. follows:
Whereas the President of the United
States in the performance of his con-
stitutional duty to give to Congress IN
formation of the state OF the Union mas
advised Congress that the war with the
imperial German government has ended.
resolved by the Senate and the House
OF Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, Tnat
the state of war declared to exist De-
tween the imperial German government
and the United States by a joint resolu-
ton of Congress approved April +, 1917.
is hereby declared at an end.
Section .. That in the interpreta-
ton of any provision relating TO the
date of the termination of the present
war or of the present or existing
emergency in any acts of Congress.
joint resolutions or proclanations OF
the President containing provisions con-
tingent upon the date of the termina-
ton of the war or Of the present or ex-
isting emergency, the date when this
resolution becomes effective shall be
construed and treated as the date of
the termination of the war or Of the
present or existing emergency. notwith-
standing any provision in any act OF
Congress or joint resolution providing
any other mode Of determination for the
date of the termination Of the war, or Of
the present or existing emergency.
Z Section 3. That with view to Sc
curing reciprocal trade with the Ger
man government and its nationals.
and for this purpose, it is hereby pro-
vided that unless within forty-fve
days fr, m the date when this resolu-
ton becomes effective the German
government shall duly notify the
President of the United States that ii
has declared a termination of the war
with the United States. and that 1t
aives and renounces on behalf of
me- nd. right or benefit against the
it or they woufd not have had the
right to assert had the United States
ratified the treaty OF Versailles, the
President of the United States shall
have the power. and 1t shall be his
duty. to proclaim the fact that the
German government has not given the
notification hereinbefore mentioned.
and thereupon and until the President
shall have proclaimed the receipt of
such notification, commercial inter-
course between the United States and
Germany and the making of loans or
credits. and the furnishing of finan-