Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-18
MOTION FOR END
IF WAR IS PASSED
BY 43 To 81 VOTE
Result Goes to Conference,
Veto by President Wilson
Regarded as Certain-Un-
derWood Speaks as New
Party Leader

WASHINGTON, May 15.-With
few thrills and no hitch in the pre-
arranged program, the senate today.
adopted, 43 to SO, the Republican
resolution declaring the state of war
with Germany and Austro- Hungary
at an end.
The measure was in the form of
substitute for the peace resolution
recently adopted by the house, which
dealt with Germany alone. The two
proposals will be adjusted in confer
be Endorsed by both houses and the
final resolution be sent to the presi
dent for signature.
That the president will veto it is
foregone conclusion, unchallenged
by any speaker during debate in the
house or senate.
1t is uncertain when the final res
olution will reach the White House,
but the Republican leaders anticipate
no difficulty in putting through a
conference draft with little delay.
The senate vote gave the majority
ers for the Knox substitute. The
party alignment was about that an
ticipated. Three Democrats, Reed, of
Missouri, Shields, of Tennessee, and
Walsh. of Massachusetts, joined the
Republicans IN supporting the reso-
luton. Two Republicans, McCumss
Der, of North Dakota, and Nelson, Of
Minnesota, who were paired-lined up
with the Democratic opposition.
Predictions by leaders on both
sides that the treaty of Versailles
would remain in it's present unrati-
fled. position indefinitely were made
during the debate. Senator Under
| wood of Alabama, in his first speech
in his new role as Democratic leader,
declared that the Republicans had
apparently "foreclosed' action on the
treaty for the present session of con-
Senator Harding, Republican, Ohio,
declared the resolution was a DEM
onstration against "one-man rule" Of
President Wilson.
I 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, administra-
tion spokesman. Ie also reiterated,
against Republican denials, that
President Wilson's announcements
had pledged" the nation to the
League of Nations.
The senate substitute goes to the
house Monday with the promise Of
early arrangement for a conference,
although there was said to be sentl-
ment for immediate concurrence by
the house in the senate measure. Inc
prospective house conterees are are
Chairman Porter and Representative
Rogers. of Massachusetts, RepuoFloo
cans, and Representative Flood, OF
Virginia, of the foreign affairs COM
mittee. Representative Porter said
tonight that members could rest as
sured that there would be no quarrel
over a peace resolution.
Walsh of MaSSaC nuS6IIS,
in explaining to the senate his vote
in support of the Knox. resolution;
said: Wa,
"In my opinion the treaty OF YER
sailles is so full of interna tlonal IN.
| justices that it is a service to our
| country to do whatever can be done
| to prevent ratification in its original
| form"
The Knox resolution, he added, was
the "on1y constructive measure sue.
gested tending to remove the cnao taG
state Of the country" and protested
against his party being compelled TO
make any such defense in the next
! election of the international mus,
| flee and robbery" which he said mad
been placed in the treaty.
The vote as it stood TO-DAY Is nos
| sufficient to pass the measure 9eet
the almost certain veto Of President
The lineup was the same as on
| the motion to substitute the h tio
resolution for the similar resoiu'ior
Immediately after adoption Of th tn;
resolution. Senator Reed, missouri
| introduced two bills for immediate
renesl Of ali wartime laws. A.,
The roll call on adoption Oh Tic
resolution follows:
nubIicans-Ball, Borah, Brande-
| gee, Calder, Capper, Colt. GURUS
Diiiingham, Edge, Elkins;; Fall, Fer
Maid, France. Gronna, Hale, HaT9 nII5'
ington; Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes
Knox, Lenroot. Lodge, McCorm1ck'
! Mclean. McNary. Moses. New, NOT
ris, Page, Phipps. PoindeXter, Sher-
man, smo9t, spenc ETA stems W9faHrregn,E LqW"
Democrats-Reed. ShleldS anu
| Walsh, assachusetts-3.
Total for. 43.
Observation-Disclosures. 1.
Democrats - Ashhurst, Chamber
| Gerry, Glass. Harris, Harrison, Hen
derson Hitchcock, Jones, New Mex
ico Kendrick, King, Mcclellan, Myers
Nugent, Overman. Owen: mean e. an
Pittman, Pomerene:. Ransdell' Eop-
Arizona: Smith, Maryland;, Smith
South Carolina: Stanley, Swanson,
Thomas, Trammel, Underwood,
| Walsh. Montana, and Wlll1amS-3 {.
Those paired for the amendment
were:
Republicans - Cummins. Freling-
! huysen, LaFollette. Penrose. Suther-
land and Watson-6.
| Paired against, Republicans--Mc'
| Cumber--1.
Democrats - Beckham, Fletcher,
| Johnson, South Dakota; Kirby and
( Wolcott-~5.
| Absent and not voting: Eepubli-
! can, Newberry-1.
! Democrats-Gore. Smith, Georgia
..
| G. o. P. PEACE PACT IS
SENT BACK TO HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Re-
/ publican peace resolution. adopted
! Saturday by the senate, but in diff
| ferent form, went back today to the
! house, where it originated. Chair
! man Porter, Of the foreign a1f3lrs
| committee. was prepared to ask that
! it be sent to conference. and there
was no indication OF opposition. No
| program has been agreed upon for
rushing the measure through the
| conference, but Republican leaders
| said the differences would be ironed
out so that it might so to the presi-
| dent this week.
Democrats and Republicans agreed
that the president would veto it, the
| former asserting that it would die
| then through. failure to obtain a