Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-12
Democrats Open Attack on
Resolution Declaring
War at End.
EFFORT FUTILE,
SAYS NEBRASKAN
Spokesman For President Wiison
Holds Resolution 10 Useless De-
cause War Is Already Ended and
Congress Has No Power 20 Nsoe-
tiate Peace - Says Republicans
Want Benefits Without Obiisatiene
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington. May 12.-Democratio
attack on the republican peace reso.
luton was launched today by Seu-
ator Hitchcock. of Nebraska, admin.
istration spokesman, who declared In
addressing the senate that measure
was futile and inconsistent and
inimical to the treaty Of Versailles.
The mountain has la.bored and
brought forth a mousse he said.
The peace resolution is before N.
1t is not exactly stillbori, but it,
feeble character suggests = dis
turbed CESSATION and a dubious
future.
Great expectations from an oct
of congress that would force a peace
settlement are to be disappointed
High hopes that a resolution by con-
gress could be made to form the In
junction of a peace treaty are
abandoned. Instead Of a treaty to
force mandatory requirements Ne
are merely to repeal the war declara-
ton, declare the war at an end. and
invite the president to negotiate .
separate peace"
Says Congress- Can't Mako Peaee.
Mr.. Hitchcock cited three similar
resolutions which he sai6 had been
sponsored since last November by
Senator Lodge. OF Massachusetts.
and Senator Knox, OF Pennsylvania,
author of the pending resolution.
The latter, Mr.. Hitchcock said. y
the fifth peace resolution. offered by
the republicans.
I'm reaching this Important con-
cIusion." he said Of sthe pandiag
measure, .the suppofteas Of - Dnna
have staggered from side 70 sido
over a zig gag course for six noneh&
Senator Hitchcock deniesA that coa.
gress has the power TO make peaoA
aitho 1t has power to declare war.
''The states declared unanimously
against giving congress peace-mak-
ing Jurisdiction"
Senator Knox's argument that Tie
war is at an end was dismiaso1
briefly by Mr.. Hitchcock who co..
ceded, the point and asked:
Admits War 10 Ended.
"Then why this resolution? Hos.
tilities ceased eighteen months aeo.
Since that time trade relations have
been resumed. We have sold much
to Germany and purchased much
from her. The war which the sena-
tor from Pennsylvania proposes to
end does not exist His able aIRu-
ment and citations argue that It end
ed many months ago What, thea.
is the senator intending to do BY
this measure, which he calls q reao.
luton to terminate the war? He Il
making an utterly futile and hopeless
attempt to make peace settlement
with Germany to take the place OF
the Versailles treaty..
The resolution by the house Last
month was denounced by Mr.. Hitch
cock for its proposals for an embargo
against Germany within forty-flve
days in event OF German objection to
the resolution.
I'm the house resolut, on" he said.
I'VE demand the benefits OF the
treaty which we have refused 70
ratify"
House republicans. he, chareed.
were called into conference ana fhe
house action arranged. aitho he de-
clared the house had meyer been
permitted a voice in the; peace neeo-
tiations previously Mr.. Hitchcock
said there was a sudden change and
the present resolution was drafted as
futile plan to bring peace.