New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
22Democrats Join Repub-
licans in Rolling Up a
Majority of 90 Against
Wilson's Treaty Policy
ii New York Men
Desert President
Change of Only Twenty
Needed to Send Measure
Over Veto of Executive
By Carter Field

Prom The Iribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Twen-
ty-two Democrats Joined the Repub-
licans of the House of Representa-
tives to-day in rolling up a majority
of 81 against President Wilson S
treaty policy. BY vote of 242 to
$50 the House passed what is prac-
tIcally the Knox resolution declaring
a state of peace with Germany and
repeating all the special war legisla-
ton.
A change of twenty votes, on the
basis Of to-day's ballot, it was point
ed out tonight, would provide the
two-thirds vote necessary to pass
The resolution over President Will
sons veto.
Judging from the debate to-day
this change would be entirely within
the bounds of probability. Some of
the Democrats, among them Welty, of
Ohio. said frankly he woud.s1ike to
vote for the resolution and end the
state of war, but he could find no
precedent for such a method.
Many of the Democratic speakers,
including Champ Clark. laid all their
stress on the idea that the move was
futile, rather than attacking the idea
of bringing about peace without the
Wilson treaty.
he No. x1.t1
broke away from Mr.. Wilson's leader
ship, eleven were from New York. They
were: Caldwell. Carew, Cullen, Dool-
ing, Ganly. Goldfogle, Maher, OCon-
nell, Pell and Sullivan. of New York
City. and Mead, of Buffalo.
The other eleven were: Ashbrook and
Sherwood, of Ohio; Gallivan, Olney and
Tague, of Massachusetts,; Hamill, of
New Jersey; Evans, Of Nevada; Hud-
dleston. Alabama: Hull, Tennessee;
McLane, Pennsylvania; O'Connor,
Louisiana.
Tammany 9 to for Bill
Ne~ York Representatives voting
agains: the peace resolution were
Cleary, Riordan, Thomas F. Smith,
Rowan, Donovan, Griffith and McKin-
Try, all Tammany men, SO that the
Tammany vote was split, to 7, with
President Wilson getting a little the
worst of it.
One straightout Republican, Kelley,
OF Michigan, voted with the Democrats,
as did one indepe endent Republican,
Fuller, OF Massachusetts,, and one indie
pendent, Carss, of Minnesota. Repre-
sentative Randall, of California, Pro-
hibitionist, voted with the Republican%
Representative Nicholas Longworth
10 bto,
when, in attacking the Democratic Sen
ators who voted to kill the peace treaty
because of the reservations put on to
project Americas sovereignty, he said:
Theirs not TO make reply. Theirs
not TO reason why. Theirs but to vote
nay or aye
Ar Longworth declared that Pres-
cert Wilson Is the zone insurmount-
sole obstacle in our path toward
peace"
Clark Predicts Veto
champ Clark reminded the Demo
cratic members tina. the President
would veto the resolution. AS mat
'er o. fact, this is the one cloakroom
argument which the instratior
ieaders have been using. They have
been urglng the Democrats not to put
me President in hole and make dis
KAY before the country, just az the
Presidential campaign is opening, Of
fioe-open differences in the party.
Many Democrats were held in line
ohiy by the argument that the peace
sy sfeaty is TO be the campaign issue this
ssI and they would virtually be read
.ag themselves outside the brcastworks
u lney voted with the Republicans to-
day.
me one regular Republican who
goted wl.h the Democrats (Kelley) told
'!.encs ne did not think the resolution
spo.a ever be reported out by the
senate Foreign Relations Committee,
sho ne did not desire 10 play part in
'ueh game of parliamentary strategy.
Comes Up in Senate Wednesday
mar estimated by leaders that the
s'Ie Tor the peace resolution would
haTe been m1~h larger had every one
DeeA sure that the Senate leaders could
~, ~ through the upper House and
~, Il up u the Prcsidcnt.
Nhaifman Lodge Of the Senate For
.Yn Relations Commitetc announced
.e'h'gnt me committee would take up
sas resolution on Wednesday, when
fUat9r f1shat9r Knox VIII have returned to
Warrington.
senator Hitchcock Administration
.xs@osf IN the upper House, left tonight
tpf Sebfaska. where ne IN candidate
.'e ffss'dent in the preferential pri-
.5,aty and where his organization il
as, anz'oos 10 control the delegation
, .no 70 prevent the Bryan faction from
setmz any rf its adheren,s. Mr..
m'sencoek viii be gone until the pri-
.,'~fJ' wnleh mill be April 70. lie asked
ha9e the peace resolption delayed
I'm aitef thai tins, bat Senator lodge
'''nfeo me request.
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