The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-02
Bv WTNDER E. HARRIS.

w aShlngton, April l.--InO
plan of the Republican leaders
in congress to establish peace
with Germany by a joint reso-
luton received what may prove
fatal blow today when the
Democratic leaders in the house
determined to make a partisan
fight against it.
The Democrats have no hone
Of defeating the measure on it's
first consideration, but they
boastfully assert that they viii
have more than a sufficient
number of votes to obviate any
possibility of re-passing it over
the presidents veto.
The extent to which the Democratic
opposition had developed was nrst In
dicated in the foreign AFFAIRS commit
tee vote ordering the rsso1ntten -
vorab,y reported. with Hhe s1peF4yS&
of ene hemocf,Ak@ fGHF N
dieston. OF Alabama. WHO voted
ent, the lineup was strictly partiaA1.
Twelve Republicans voted for Z favoS-
able report and six Democrats agAinst
it. Two members of the committee,
one Republican and one Democrnk.
were absent.
COMMITTEE VOTE.
The Republicans voting were: RevA
resentatives p r r. Pennsyfvanta.
chairman; Rogers, Massachusetts,: Tenn
IL H.
Island: Browne, Wisconsin,; Moorea.
Indiana: Mason. Illinois: Newton. MINI
nesota; Dickinson. Missouri; Acksr-
man. New Jersey; Begg. Ohio and
Houghton, New York.
Democrats Representatives Flood,
Virginia; Linthicum, Maryland; Good
win. Arkansas; Stedman, North Caro-
lima; Connally, Texas and Smith. New
York.
Acknowledgements Smith, Re-
publican. Illinois and SABBATH. Demo-
crat, Illinois.
The lineup in the committee fol-
lowed an agreement reached at Z COM
ference of the Democratic leaders to
rally the minority members aSainst
the resolution. Former Speaker
Champ Clark. now minority leader.
and Representative Kttchin. Of North
Carolina. former Democratic 1eAAAxs
both announced that they had Joined
Representative Flood. ranking DapA0-
crat on the foreign affairs COMMITTEES.
in the fight against the measure. Z.
POSTPONE CONSIDERATION.
Consideration Of the resolution n
the house, which was scheduled fUf
Monday under an agreement effected
by the Republican and Democratic lead
ers last night, will be postponed until
next Thursday. the Republican ieoA-
ers decided today. This action 49,
taken at the request Of Repuhl1oan
members who desire to be away ~
the Easter weekend and also tor tie
primaries in New York, Michigan AMI
Wisconsin on Monday and Tueodny.
The tight on the floor will begin "a
II o'clock Thursday morning unAoe y
special rule limiting debate - tlee0
and half hours on each side, ana -
designed as to prevent the Offering u
| amendments. 1t Is the plan o1 e.
majority to hold the house In oosutoo
Thursday night until the resolutlon m
! force the vote over until FridaS. d
was said. ~
| In response to a question - - IT,
grounds for his opposition Chaunp
Clark said: sss MI
"An Irishman once told . tudao 60
there were thirteen reasons why
/ brother was not in court Tho AT51k
!
| There are thirteen and m0ro roa-
sons why / am opposed to this Doaao
resolution. The Arst reason - ~
congress has no more power ~ ~.
clare peace than the town couneN "
i Podunk. +
| LAS in the case of the Irishman. ~
other reasons are OF no importnA0a.
KITCHENS REASON.
| Representative Kitchtn, who -.
viously had indicated that he would
support peace resolution. said ~ -
prompted to oppose the meonme1
brought out by the Republics 800
ers because 1t amounts to, An Ak&0mn1
I to negotiate a treaty. He adde's:
1T is a silly, futile and vain m p
TO do. II they should succeed tn
I ing. it, it will be OF no effect 36S
/ president. under his oath. must VgGo b
and there Is not chance In tho y&m3e
| that they will be able to re-Nal Il
! over the veto. sss a
II expect the Democrats to I'M ~
! nearly solidly against the reqoaGo1G
and believe some Republicans ~
vote with US. AT any rata. u N51k
| impossible for them to, re-pAd y
measure over the presidents ~ I'M
| Republican leaders aatd IT,
| of only ono memher "a thar r.
> may vote against tAG reno
claimed. mossovse. xn11nsl