Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-08
PRESIDENT DID NOT
/. DECLARE WAR OVER
Flood Accuses Authors of Reso-
luton Of Insincerity and
Sharp Practice.
SPOKE OF ACTUAL FIGHTING
Representative From Virginia
Says Wilson's Statement Is
Being Misused.
SPOKE OF ACTUAL FIGHTING
tRy Associated rressl

WASfilNGTOS. April Final de-
termination wa. reached today by
Republican leaders IN the House to
bring 10 vote in that body late Fri
day tho resolution TO declare the
state Of war with Germany at an end.
y special rule reported today hy the
rules committee provides .or six
hours debate on Thursday and five
hours on Friday. after which oppo-
nents of the resolution may offer only
"A motion to recommit.
Completion today of tho minority
report. presenting views OF Demo
cratic members Of tho Foreign AZ
fairs Committee on the resolution.
cleared the way for the long debate
Flood Challenges Power.
Representative Flood. of Virginia.
ranking Democratic member of the
committee. presenting the minority
report. cha llenged the power Of Con-
gross 10 bring the war legally 10 an
end. and characterized section ) OF
the resolution as IAN attempt To pre-
serve something out Of the wreck OF
American rights which have been So
outraEcously surrendered in former
sections OF the resolution"
From whatever angle this rcsolu-
ton is viewed" he continued. Il,
presents itself AS a proposition not
only incf"c;iv" in achieving it's pro-
claimed purpose. hut as n sure meth
Oh OF confusing our foreign relations.
injecting new and complicated uucs-
tons into an already dinicul, situa
ton aud involving surrender OF
American rights and an impairmcn nj
OF American prestige and honor"
Attack Quoting of Wilson.
The minority report took particular
exception to the statement in tho
preamble Of the resolution that the
president had informed Congress tho
war was at an end
AT no time and under no circum-
stances has the President made any
SUCH assertion" the report said. III
is true that. on the signing OF tho
armistice. tho President, In the course
OF an address to Congress. used the
words the war thus comes 10 an end
But he spoke of actual hostilit!cs. as
everyone knew. and not Of the tech
nical state OF the war. II takes a
treaty TO end a war
The drafters OF the resolution and
the members of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs who voted for il,
knew that this was the case.
Guilty OF SHARP Practice.
by quoting ths statement OF tho
PRESIDENT as the basis for this reso-
luton. the authors of the resolution
lay themselves open TO the charges
OF insinceriiy and sharp practice"
The Supreme Court recently de-
| clared that what the Prcsidcn, had
donr did not announce the legal
termination OF the war" the rcport
declared. citing the decision in the
Kentucky distillcries cases.
Representative Flood asserted ,b,t
sections of the resolution restricting
trade with Germany or seeking 10
repeal wartime legislation vera
within tho power of Congress. bu,
cited many authorities TO sustain his
contention that so far as il seeks 10
direct the President 10 issue a proc-
iamation to the German government
II entrenches upon the treafy-makinr
powers and is not within tho mower
of Congress"
biscust.ng war legislation affected
oE the resolution, tho report said such
an enactment would give mo relief
from the burdens, Inconvenience. cx-
traeaSanccs and losses which come
from the existence OF this legislation :"