Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
KNOX'S RESOLUTION
MAKES HARD VETO
. BY THE PRESIDENT
Two Courses of Action for
Democrats Are Being
Debated.
BN DAVID L,wEI:>tE.

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his leadership are particularly pleased
with the changes made by senator
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state q ptaSt "hi'H ""H i'Ss'f :!
the republican majority IN ih. House
of R.presentatiyrs hut II is il fact
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Jtctionable than Is pEtdtt"Ss"F ana
makes m"rt dlficuit = Ntto H''SstSe
from tht hitt fi"usr-
Two courses 81 acton -. nsihs
oehattu y 'he u'i'''t u !"
TnaS r,.s,Im,,an a,,i IL ranItnuons
talk delay action until after The mo
political conventions next month nave
nominated candidates for the pfcSl-
dency, or 70 let the resolution pas
Tor the repuDicans pr"habl! naFt ""
Notes-and thas be anle when me
conventions arrive 70 point "ui sHat
the JOINT resolution does not Ih"Ne
peace.
Rewritten for Critics.
san.tor Knox who was once an At-
,orney General ana i Secretary Of
~ rnit.d states lewrote
~. ao,,Sa resolution wi.h an eye to
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-, 80 - ~. Linl ~ treaty. ace
!, sbo1,ld 1e"ntiat, ;1,a that 4. u.u
II snouln i.eS".iats 80" n ~
De M tiie si.hpi's. i';1 si1"'' ia
PRESIDENT iiSoh - N'to " T.
uon ana slt3 Nt.sH's
support his acton.
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les aisia;ion - domestic char'.tvf
and forb!ddlns. moreover. tne u'SPo-
sition Of the German property - me
United states ttk.n hy authority "i
the trading with the -efeIn. .tet, an
other congress- .ai pfiNi.es's. NEE. - ~
hhoa -, :, ,,s,..p neaca
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hesoeta'iois "t-
No Rights Waived.
IN 81 rar also AZ the resolution de-
c,aras tbat the t-u;ted States does
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aetuaiiE p'to "a
unless SO Ho'iata - .-,.
bianch q "a. 1hltea -. -.
ment. with whoin y "sais .i..
in matters OF that NAha. -
cannot urder Pur CONSTITUTION 49,.
into communication Or aSs
with foreign governments
Thus. broadly Speaking fresiociH
Wilson cannot velo The Knox r"srla
ton merely becauS. II SNiffsSstS sh
opinion or requests him 10 adopi
certain course. And fore The reso-
luton il finally passed ay the s--nSSte
the fact that congress "rtqu -ts
rather than orders ,ae 'Neto.iNe
pianIh 80 ~ IL ~ :; 4h.s vhI,.,l
would otherwise come TO US under ne
treaty of Versailles Itself will T.. .sfl-
Dhasized. ard all constitutional Or
technical objections TO the Knox reSo-
lution will nave been removed.
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The PRESIDENT Wouia ha>' - ~
some general ground .'f NttoihS ~,
resolution ana ms action w"ulu
be unprecedented n could say that
tsSe treaty OF Versa -iisS - All eia.' ~
'operatlon ana th2t ne otiieNes - -
be the best compromise asreehArnA
that can ne p3taintd- ann h,oit -"
vantageouS PACT 70 IRE mica StdttS
than separate reace WIN ''erhia.!Y
He cocld. moreover. retuse - ntaos.-
ate Win Germany Sci -. - -
that IL W"uia pt = .toia 80 - -
terms OF .ne arhlis:..t L1t.'a' :.
siSn.d ny al the aSpt latei t..M t.s -
! tHe % , ~ pL,i.r,.;.. e ,.,,a III,
o. our !hoiai opi ", - c., .t..i., -
the aiiies - "it'i
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,.basa n,,;n .c,io, = r,.I..iy ! renr4i
of ,l,n,aS+;c IapiSlati,p anJ :, rarittSt
20. = NV treaty. - NOT eoin. 10 lie
an a,ey one for tba presid,ut ana
The dam,cratic marty Indeed House
democrats themselves proposea a suit
stitute resolution repeating wartime
laws.
N;,-bt auo,y to BECOME law.
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H.. - ~ become !. ~ a rt.r the Inns.
q IN : davs and hen to send hicl,
~ tha senate The treaty. 81 Yer
,oi,t.s as his dafian, answer "a IN.
r1.u.st for !. senarat. naaea Win
1.arm.ny This would throw TN.
whole matter into The ,am,n.ign as
the President on the one hand and
senator Lodge on the other are eager
70 do
But the request for = Separate
peace with Germany Was denounced
BY ! Homer Cummings. the democratic