Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-05-08
PEACE ALSO WITH AUSTRIA.

|, differs from tho House rcsoln-
zion in several particulars. Peace with
Au%tri" rs we'll as with Germany is
Gre important change and the House
provision for applying an economic
EoNfCtt TO Germany. If the peace con
ditIorS We're not accepted in As days
is eliminated. Scna' or Knox and
others believed this latter, provision
implied Il threat unnecessary under
the circumstances.
There will probably be two distinct
battles waGcd in the Senate when
the resolution comes up for discus
"'on. The first will center about eff
fcrts made by Republicans as we'll Ms
democrats to amend ii, and the sec
ond Will be the organized campairn
OF the administration senator's to de
Il action ana defeat it, Unless the
Henublicans split in the heat of tho
''Shl TO chan"c the resolution in
certain particulars it will undonb,.
GUY pass III some form when IL
comes to a vote. Some Of the social
Ell mild rescrvationistS are not Salts
lled with it, some prefer the House
resolution and ono Senator McCumb
en- may oppose it altogether.
IilTCHCOCK no LEAD FIGHT.
senator underwood the new Demo
cratic leader said yesterday that Son
alor Hitchcock would lead the con
t"at against the resolution. Mr.. Under
wood expects that most Of the Demo
craS' including himself, will fight
1t. Senator Hitchcock said:
The resolution leaves all tho con
Tor instance, who is responsible for
me war? DO we get any reparations?
are mo old treaties restored to effoc
uVencss? The resolution does moi
''o germany at all. All the effective
ness that was in the House draft I'm.
oeeii taken out and it appears to ME
70 DC pretty weak sort of affair. II
taxes the prcpostcrouS position Of
ciai'hlnS all the benefits Of the Vor
Hal'ies treaty to which we are not en-
titled at ALL"
III is known that some Of tho Domo
Gratis viii support the resolution.
senator Walsh, Of Massachusetts for
example, said:
FAVORED BY WALSH, OF MASS
1T would lie most impolitic tbinc
Tor Democrats to oppose the pe,co
resolution. If they did so thew would
De placed in the position Of having
voted three times against nnoco
t"loe when they defeated the treaty.
ana third time in voting ap,ins,
the peace resolution. Democrats con-
MOI afford to put themselves IN s,,",,
2 position" 'i
Other Democrats, Senator'S Rad
Gore and Shields are cxpectnd 70 w.
among the first of their Marty ~.
plead for the resolutions odnn,,on
a,1. e'ore, unless Republican strife
~" patty ranks the resolution may
~ - 'It TO pass, to be agreed to
by the President. '''
me foreign relations committee
SESSION. o'iei
ION coMM1TTFE DO NOT VOTE
Those supporting it were Senators
lodge Lodge borah, Prandcgce. Fall, Knox
narolng, johnson California; Now
ana MOSES. Those ap~irrt 1t w,ro
senators Hitchcock. Williams, Swan
S r,, F"meren", Smith fAr;zona) and
rit'man. Senators MrCru,hcr and
Sn'eios aid not vote AZ Senators
borah' Hardin" and Johnson woro
:psent their votes wore cast nv Soma
TO- Knox, who ha.1 tno:r cuthority
ana Senator 4I'tchnock recorded th,.
voCes or Senators W',frms and
swanson who were absent.
me fact that som" of the mild
feservationists ere norcomuifo, 70.
"ard the resolution must not be in
teFTir'ed to mean that these sepa-
Tors. with tho exception OF Senator
McCumber are against the proposi-
ton OF declaring peace with Ger