Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

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w "foreclosed" action on the treaty
for the present session Of CONGRESS.
From the republican sloe, Senhlol !,
Harding, republican, ONO declaFeu
the resolution was denio q ~ :.
against ..one-man rule" of President
Wilson.
The resolution was denounced as
futile, impotent, useless and done
for no other than political purposes,
to deceive the people" by senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, administrator
spokesman He also reiterated against
republican denialS, that fresiuehe
Wilson's pronouncements had pleds-
ed" the nation to the league OF ma
tions.
The Senate substitute goes to the
House tomorrow with the promise or
early arrangements for a conference
although there was said to pc Sentl-
ment for immediate concurrence DS
the House in the Senate measure. Inc
prospective House conferees are
Chairman Porter and Representative
Rogers of Massachusetts,. republicans.
and Representative Flood OF Virginia,
democrat, of the foreign affairs COM
mittee. Representative Porter sad to-
night that members could rest as
sured there would be no quarrel over
a peace resolution"
Mr.. Walsh Explains Vote.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, IN
explainins to the Senate his vote in
support OF the Knox resolution, said:
I'm my opinion the treaty of YER
sales is so full Of international lnJuS-
tees that it is service to our country
to do what ever can be done to pre-
vent ratification in the original form"
The Knox resolution, he added, was
the "only constructive measure sug-
gested tending to remove the chaotic
state of the country" and protested
against his party being compelled to
make any such defense In the next
election Of the international inJus-
tice and robbery" which he said had
taken place.
Holds Treaty Only Way.
In opposing the resolution Senator
Underwood said:
There is just one way to mako peace.
That's by treaty. To say that it can
be done by resolution, in the face of the
Constitution, seems to me an idle decia-
ration.
This is the year when we must go
to the country for the election of a Pres
ident and Congress. The majority party
taken not one step toward the repeal
of war legislation. This is now near
the close Of the session of Congress.
I'm not surprised that my friends on
the other side are not willing to close
the books without some demonstration
Of their willingness to meet their re-
sponsibility. How are they doing it! AT
the eleventh hour-11 :55-they bring
forward proposal that they know can
not become a law. that cannot be #
fective. I do not blame them, but do
they think the American people are
blind"
Senator Myers, democrat, Montana,
said he opposed the resolution with re-
luctance and because it imposed no
terms Of punishment on Germany or the
former kaiser.
IT don't believe we will get treaty
until after March 4, 1921" said Sen
ator Myers, but we had better wait
to have terms rather than this reso-
luton without any terms"
Against .One-Man Rule"
Senator Harding. republican (ohio).
said the resolutions significance lay
in its notice that mo one man can
run the republic"
Il hope the Knox resolution will
do for America what the war did for
the autocrat of Germany-demon-
said. 1.-The Knox resolution will be a
formal demonstration that no one
man can run the United States"
Its easy to become intoxicated
with power, to be carried away with
unusual ambition. and l can sympa-
thize to degree with the President
in his ambition to write for himself
an eminent page in history"
The President, Senator Harding de-
clared, was twice warned" regarding
his peace negotiations, once in the
1918 congressional elections and again
H.~v HI in
TN spite of this" said Mr.. Harding,
"the President insisted on my will
or none.' Senators on the other SIDE
know just as well as I do that the
league Of nations would now oe
formed and peace established but TOT
the insistent obstfnacy OF the cnlei
executive"
Scores Peace Resolution.
Senator Wash (Mont2., w, VINO - vo zee
treaty. ciassed tn peace resolution
"as economic idir g."
I'VE give everything and get moth
ing" he said. I'VE abolish all re-
strictions on the Importation Of goods
into this country made in germany
We invite the representatives OF Ger
our cities. We permit the re-estab.
lishment in our midst Of industrial
plants that enriched her war-mao
mtnions. while she Is at liberty to
stut her gates on any American mer-
chant. manufacturer. banker or pro-
Senator Walsh said that. while he
had no doubt as to the power Of Con-
rress to enact the resolution. he
found It impossible to conceive how
Il could do so 'redectively. as q mat
tar Of policy"
would ever givc its approval to such
q resolution" he added. III members
would divcst themselves Of the pas
sions aroused by the treaty debate
and disregard what they conceive to
Be the dictates Of political strategy
IN the face Of an impending presiden-
"ptd { not know the aeunen Of
some Of Its authors l should say TINT
aomo clever German intriguer, some
modern Maohiaveili, had played upon
their prejudices and this produced It,
What Resolution stipuiates.
A. adopted by tho Senate the reso'
"rhat the Joint resolution Of Con-
gross passed April q, 1917. declaring q
state Of war to exist between tho I'M
periai German government and the
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