New Britain herald., 1920-03-20

claring war and provides that unless Germany notifies the United States of it's acceptance of all undertakings contained in the treaty of Versailles the president would have the power to prohibit by proclamation com mercia1 intercourse between the two nations or the giving of any assis- tance to Germany.
 When the Knox resolution was put forward last December considerable opposition to it became manifest in the house. There is a question whether the two legislative branches could get together on an acceptable draft of the resolution or if President Wilson would accept it if passed. His signature is required to make joint resolution effective.
 Fall Questions Wilson.
 Senator Fall last summer submit ted a series of questions to the presi- dent regarding the peace questions in which he asked if congress and the president could not declare peace by a ''proccs rerbaI' such as a reso- lution. President Wilson was phatic at that time in his disapproval of such a course.
 II feel constrained to Say' he wrote the New Mexico senator mot only that in my judgment I have not the power by proclamation to de- clare that peace exists but that I could in no circumstances consent to take such a course prior to the ratification of a formal treaty of peace.
 "I feel it due to perfect frankness to say that it would in my opinion put stain upon our national honor which we never could effect it after sending our men to the battlefield to fight the common cause we should abandon our assistants in the war in the settlement of the terms of peace and dissociate ourselves from all re- sponsibility with regard to those terms''
 cation resolution in the senate last evening follows:
 For Ratification: Republicans Ball. Calder, Capper, Colt, Curtis, Iillingham, Edge, Elkins, FrEling- huysen, Hale, Jones of Washington, Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes, Lenroot, Lodge, Mclean, McNary, New, Page, Phipps, Shoot. Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren and Watson-2S.
 Democrats - Ashurst Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher. Gore, Hender- son, Kendricl. King, Meyers. Nugent, Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pomeren1, Ransdell Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Trammell, Walcott Walsh of Massa chusetts, and Walsh of Mon tana-21. Total for ratification, 49
 Against Notifications: Republicans
 -Borah, Brandegee, Fernald, France, Gronna, Johnson of California, Knox La Toilette, Mccormick, Moses Norris and Sherman-12.
 Democrats Conner CulbersoD Dial, Gay, Glass. Harris, Harrison. Hitchcock. Johnson of South Dakota. kliNoy. McI1ellar. Overman. Reed. Robinson. Sheppard. Shields, Sim mons Smith of South Carolina, Stanley, swanson. Thomas Under wood and WllanHs-23. Total gainSt, 35.
 Senators paired-Nine republicans and three democrats were paired. Three republicans and one demo- crat were paired against ratification and six republicans and two demo- crats in favor of ratification. The pair fllow. Senators Newberry re- publican, of Michigan and McCum- Der, republican. of North Dakota, for ratification, with Senator Fall. re- publican of New Mexico, against; Senator Nelson, republican. of Min nesota and Senator Harding republi- can. of Ohiq. for ratifica ton, with SentOr PenrOse, republican, of Penn sylvania. against. Senator Cummins republican of Iowa and Townsend, republican. of Michigan, for ratifi- cation, with Senator Poindexter. re- publican, of Washington, against. Senators Gerry, democrat. of Rhode Island and Jones, democrat, of New Mexico, for ratification with Sena- tor Smith, democrat. of Arizona
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