Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-22
PEACE RESOLUTION !.
PASSES HOUSE BY
228-TO-139 VOTE
Foreshadows Defeat of.
Measure When Vetoed
by President. i
FLOOD LEADS HOT ATTACK
OF DEMOCRATS ON G. o. P.
Virginian Declares His Party
Ready to Go to Country on
Treaty Issue.
HuDDLEsTON AssAILs WILSON
Asks Whether Executive VIII Re-
main dictator" or RcIinquish
War Powers.
FLOOD LEADS HOT ATTACK
OF DEMOCRATS ON G. O. P.
HuDDLEsToN AssAILs WILSON
Asks Whether Executive VIII Re-
main Dictator" or Rclinquish
War Powers.
Try Associated Prcss.l

WASHINGTON. May 2l,--The Sem
ate resolution repeating tho resolu-
tion by Congress declaring n state
OF war with Germany and Austria
was passed today by the House and
made ready for immediate dispatch
to the President, who is expected to
veto it.
The vote was 22s to 1919. and was
along strict party lines. except that
nineteen Democrats joined Republi-
cans in supporting the measure,
while two Republicans Kelly, OF
Michigan. and Fuller. of Massachu-
setts-opposed it,
t" vote approving the resolution
was taken to indicate that a veto
by the President could not be ycr-
ridden.
Representative Flood. of Virginia.
opening the Democratic fight against
the resolution. complained that the
Republicans were seeking to lam
through the measure. an asked for
an additional hour of debate. Chair
man Porter. however. refused to
grant longer discussion.
Representative Porte" said passage
of the resolution would require tho
President to state whether or not he
intends to relinquish the extraordi-
nary war powers vested in him by
Congress as all our former wartime
Presidents have done after the termi-
nation of war, or IL he intends to
remain dictator and use these
drastic and obnoxious laws as a
weapon to compel the Senate to de-
sist from~it efforts to AmericanIre
tho treaty OF peace.
Declares Measure "OnIy Wny,v
Representative Longworth (Repub-
lican), of Ohio. declared adoption OF
the resolution was the only way to
obtain peace, adding that had the
President not insisted and boast-
fully claimed he had inserted his
league of nations. sacrificing the
principles for which tho American
people always have Stood" the SEN
ate would have ratified It, within
two months.
Conccding that II is the Presidents
privilege to veto the resolution, Mr.
Longworth said the measure ex-
presses ''thc Will OF 90 per cent of
the people"
The first break In the Democratic
opposition was that or Representa-
tive Huddleston (Democrat), of Ala
bama. who declared that President
Wilson. by his letters to Oregon
Democrats and to Senator Hitchcock
had shown IAN unashamed resolu-
tion TO require the Democratic party
at san Francisco to declare for a
league of nations, unamended."
Mr.. HuddleSton declared it was no.
litically unwise to accept the Presi-
dents demand and he "protested'
against it. declaring that "the people
would not stand for it."
Presidents Supporters Doomed.
Political defeat awaits the sup
porters OF the Presidents stand, Mr..
Huddleston continued. urging that IL
the Democratic National Convention
approves Mr.. Wilson's position that
he be rcnominated for third term.
IF horse is 10 be ridden to ruin"
concluded Mr.. Huddleston. 'let him
ride ii if he Will"
Republicans greeted Mr.. Huddle-
ston's speech with uproarIors APP
plause, but tho Democrats remained
silent.
Concluding the Democratic attack.
Representative Flood. Of Virginia, do
clared the Republican argument that
wartime legislation would be ended
was insincere, because House Re-
publicans refused to accept his mo-
tion to kill the original House peace
resolution by substituting one re-
pealinS every war law. He also
argued that Congress had no consti-
tutional right to declare state OF
peace. and that mo intelligent per-
son" would contend that Congress
could open diplomatic relations with
Germany.
Flood Accepts Peace Issue.
Mr. Flood declared amid applause
of.hi colleagues and jeers OF tho Ro-
that the Democrats are
willing to enter the political cam
paign this year with the peace sit
uation as an issue.
Then we will whip you and whip
You badly" he told the Republicans.
The stand OF Representative Huddle-
ston was attacked by Mr. Flood. who
declared that the Alabama members
statements were without foundation
OF fact"
President Wilson Is willing to ae-
cept reservations, Mr.. Flood said. but
not those adopted by Senate Repub- s
iicans who. he added. were able to
gain control "by corruptins the cleo
torate of Michigan He referred 10
the election of Senator Truman New,
berry, which gavo the Republicans
control OF the Senate.
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