Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-25
WILSON VETO AWAITS
KNOX PEACE SCHEME
Republicans in Congress Confer
on Chances of Overriding it;
House to Act First.
Corrsuondencc My. sun-Herald.


Washington, March 25.-President
Wilson intends to fight the proposal
for peace with Germany by separate
resolution, according to reliable infor-
nation obtained yesterday, Just as vigor-
ous,v rs he did the reservations to the
treaty OF Versailles. Adyices are that IT
the resolution is adopted by Congress,
as is the present program, veto Is certain
to como from the White House.
Further information on the attitude
Of Mr.. Wilson was that the Austrian peace
treaty will be held up IN the State Depart
ment until after the German situation ls
definitely out of the way. The Austrian
treaty. with its League of Nations cove
nant' of course, is basically the same rs the
German treaty, which has been rejected
after wears fight.
Indie ations now are that trst action
ION a peace resolution may come IN the
,House. After Representative Glliett
ffMass.). Speaker of the House; Rep
hrsentative Mondell (Wyo.l, the Rep
IpubIican leader IN the House, and Senator
hodge Mass J, the Republican leaders in
lshe Senate. had conferred yesterday an
~,ther conference was had with the Foreign
Affairs and the Steering committees OF
tho House. The main outcome OF the
latter conference was that the Knox peace
resolution was found unsatisfactory IN ITS
,prrsent form Republicans on the Foreign
iAfair, Committee were instructed to
Lnake a study of the situation and y pos
ssble TO frame peace resolution.
In the House there is a strong desire
IN sccornplish in some manner the repeal
of the war time restrictive legislation.
THE opinion of House leaders seemed to
kavor resolution declaring state Of
a,eace and providing that Tor all plir-
moses the war shall be considered ended
r,n the approval of the resolution by the
president or the overriding of his veto.
This would end all war legislation and
,sffects about seventy acts. House lead
sars saw such resolution is not uncon-
,stitutional and believe Congress can
make It effective by overriding a Prcsl-
dental veto.
As matters now stand. il apparently
As going to take longer time to make
lx,eace than ii did Ia win the war. That
lihe whole problem of restoring peace tune
relations with the world will he finished
inside another wear Is the expectation of
Jew who are familiar with the elements
m the situation. Repeal OF the war laws
Is said hv some to be out of the question
until the technical state of war IS at an
end. But others insist these laws must
be repealed if the President opposes inn
mediate restoration OF peace.
The immediate business Is to deter
mine in what form the Knox mkhsm
resolution should be framed 10 command
the largest strength in case of veto.
Ii all the Congressmen would vote as
they feel there would be doubt of adopt
ing it over a veto, but nobody expects
all will do that. and in both houses the
question Of adopting it over We to Is
the subject of careful investigation.
All this again is beside the innme-
diste question of the power OF Congress
to legislate the country back 20 peace.
Senator Thomas (Col.) discussed yester-
day the constitutional aspects of that
matter. He insists that Congress can
not by resolution end the state Of war:
it is the Presidents business TO initiate
peace. and even if Congress should adopt
the resolution over a veto, In his opinion,
II would have no standing constltutionally