New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-29
Wilson Peace
Veto Sustained
By House Vote
Knox Resolution Lacks %
Of Required Two-thirds;
Rallot for Overriding the
President. 2l9 10 l52
Democrats for
por,er Declares Constitution
Doesn't Give Executive
sole Power to End War

n, T~banc's Washington Bureau
wasBINGTON. May 2S.-The House
pnnres entatiyes to-day failed to
the Knox peace resolution over
toto Of President Wilson. The
,in.ion lacked 20 votes of the
...sssrv two-thirds to override the
- the vote being 219 to 1852. Be
ssa Of the defeat Of the resolution
he House il Will not be acted on
s-,her by the Senate.
seventeen Democrats voted with the
,,,,br;cans TO override the Presi-
..,.s disapproval Of the resolution,
-s,,b repealed the declarations of
-, with Germany and Austria. Two
..oub,icans voted with the Admins
.-.,;on forces TO sustain the veto.
rhe Democrats who voted against
=. President were: Representative
,.tbrook Ohio; Caldwell, New York;
crew New York; Cullen, New York;
-,oYnr. New York; Gallivan, Massa-
,gse,ts; Ganly, New York; Gold
,,e New York; McKiniry, New
york; Mclean. Pennsylvania; Maher,
ysr York: Mead, New York; O'Con-
II New York; O'Connor, Louisiana;
raev Massachusetts,; Sherwood, Ohio,
md Tacue. Massachusetts. They all
- GOV the resolution when il was
.aop,ed by the House.
REPRESENTATIVES Fuller, of Massa-
,opsetts. and Kelley, of Michigan.
ere The Republicans who voted with
-se Administration forces.
There was less than an hour Of dis
..sion before the vote was taken.
representative Connally. Of Texas,
sUeoged the Republicans TO put in q
.rsIght-out resolution for repeal of
rhine legislation and promised
Ia. such a measure would obtain
enough Democratic votes to pass 1t
s7cr veto.
Later Mr.. Connally introduced a joint
resolution providing for repeal Of all
-zr-time legislation, effective on the
s.e Of the resolutions passage. Soon
s.,er Representa- Alderman, Repub-
lean, New Jersey, presented similar
rssolution Neither resolution is eX-
s:ted 70 be called up before the sum
asr recess or adjournment.
The Connally resolution calls for re
-4a' o. al acts and resolutions passed
tHce April s, 1917. which by their
arms are 70 be effective only during
.rd for a specified period after such
-.r OF such present or existing emer-
71cy.'
Porter Attacks Veto Message
Chairman Porter. Of the Foreign Al
LIS Committee, opened the discus
On with q long reply to the Presl-
sn.s veto message. He called par
1crlar attention to the fact that the
resident had not questioned the con-
E.utionality of the resolution.
The President carefully avoided the
,-enable position that war could
My be ended by q treaty OF peace, y
aid representative Porter Il hope
hat the failure of the President in
-ot even mentioning the word 'consti-
MON may not disturb the confidence
7a!ch his eminent followers have in
heir opinions on constitutional law
SuDAIl Lt d SUITE VI QtSP IdIAilNd
on to those who, without precedent
Is a guide. believed that Congress
v1ch mas power to declare war, has
50 the power 20 declare that war q,
Z end; that after all common sense
Constitutional and prevails as the
1T Ct the land; that the Constitution
Of the Republic does not place the sol
nd exclusive authority to terminate 2
TGr in the hands OF one person anc
MT the power and authority in such
atal matters still rest in the hands OF
.ae chosen representatives of the
american people,
The resolution had only one object
III. Porter continued. That u.s." he
aid, 10 remove the blighting infu-
nee Of var legislation from the &C
aNues of the American people and
lspend the rights Of the belligerents
mil treaty has been duly ratified
Stain Only on Liberties
Replying to the Presidents statement
ae' re could not ign the resolution
Because It would place an inefaceable
AIN upon the gallantry and honor OF
a- United States" Nj. Porter said
j Z no. TACT that unless we succeed
''e1riolrg MS veto, thus terminating
ae technical state Of war and restoring
country TO It's pre-war condition
Ii OF the ineFaceable stain be upon
Tie liberties Of the American people
'.a not upon their gallantry and
The President did not fairly state the
a4Sons Tor the Senate's rejection OF
ne Versailles treaty Mr.. Porter de-
'sied. adding that the President sought
MS veto message to give the country
ae IMPRESSION that the differences be
'een the Executive and the Senate
ere over the terms and conditions OF
lie treaty Of peace, whereas they were
YER the Inclusion Of the league of ma
y1s covenant in the treaty.
"epiiylng TO the Presidents statement
-a' the resolutions contained no ref
.eAce TO the aims for which the United
.'-.ei entered the war, Mr. Porter said
AoaAdoned by President Himself
me freedom Of navigation upon the
'''S was one OF the fourteen points an
'ouaCad by the President. which he
'5.eoned a. the peace table. The
gay Of Belgium have been vindi-
-'eo' at least TO the satisfaction OF