Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
REPUBLICAN PEACE
|. PROPOSAL PASSES
SENATE, 43 TO So.
Knox Resolution Repeats
Congress- Action Declar.
ing State of War.
REED, SHIELDS AND WAL Ssh
SUPPORT MAJORITY MOVE
While Two Republicans Align
Themselves With Democrats !
in Opposition. ~
UNDERWOOD ASSAILs G.. O. P.s
While Senator Hitchcock Charges
Action Futile and Taken to ,aj..i
Deceive the People.
REED, SHIELDS AND WAL SH &
SUPPORT MAJORITY MOVE.
UNDERWOOD AssAns @. o. RI
While Senator Hitchcock Charges
Action Futile and Taken to ai.s
Deceive the People.
fBy Associated Press


thrills and no hitch In the prear.
ranged program the Senate adopted
today, 43 TO IS. the Republican reso.5
luton declaring the state OF war
with Germany and Austria Hungary
at an end. The measure was in tho
form of substitute for the peace;
resolution recently adopted by. the
House, which dealt with Germany
alone. The two proposals will be. adj
justed in conference beginning next
week, the result will be Endorsed by
both houses and the final resolution
will be sent to the President for Sig
nature. sSgsc
That the President will veto 1t is,a
foresone conclusion. uncRallensed by
any speaker during debate lin the
House or Senate. It is uncertain
when the final resolution will reach!
the White House, but Republican
leaders anticipate no difficulty In
putting through n conference draft
with little delay. The Senate vote
today gave the majority OF Ave pre-
dicted by Democratic leaders for the
Knox substitute. Z.
Alignment AZ Anticipated. t 81
Tho party alignment; was about.
that anticipated. Three Democrats.
Reed. of Missouri: Shields, of Ten.
:hesaee. land Walsh, of Msssachusetts,l
Joined the Republicans in supporting
tho resolution. Two Republicans
AfcCumber. OF North Dakota. and
Nelson, OF Minnesota, who I. were
paHedv-lined UP with Democratic on.t
posltionr Predictions by leaders on
both sides that tho treaty OF YerS5
sailles would remain in Its presensS
unratiaed position indefinitely were
made during the debate. iS q;
Senator Underwood, OF Alabama In
his first speech In his now role as
Democratic, leader. declared the Re-
publicans had apparently "foreclosed"a
action on the treaty for tbn-pressnrs
session OF Congress. From the Re-
publican side SYSehiator Harding,
Ohio, declared the resolution. was "a
demonstration against "one man
rule" OF President Wilson. s@z&
The resolution WAS denounced as
futile. impotent, useless and done
for no other than political purposes
to deceive tho people," by Senator
Hitchcock, OF Nebraska, administra:S
tion spokesman. He also reiterated;.
against Republican denIaIs that's
President Wilson's pronouncements
had pledged" the nation to tho
league OF nations, IL
Goes TO House Monday. y
The Senate substitute goes TO the
House Monday with the promise of
| early arrangements for conferences,
although there was said to be- senti-r
ment for immediate concurrence by.
the House in the Senate measure.
The prospective House conferees ard
Chairman Porter and Representative
Rogers. of Massachusetts. Republic.
cans. and Representative Flood, &of.
Virginia. Democrat. OF the Foreign
Affairs Committee. Representative,
Porter said tonight that members
could rest assured that there would
be no quarrel over a peace resoIu-.
ton"
Senator Walsh. of Massachusetts,,
in explaining to the Senate his vote.
in support OF tho Knox resolution
said: ~
I'm my opinion the treaty OF YER;
sailics is so full OF international I'M
justices that It is service to our
country 10 do whatever can be done
to prevent ratification In Its original.
form" .6
Tho Knox resolution, he added, was
the only constructive measure sug-s
sested tending to remove the chaotic
! state OF tho country and protested
against his party being compelled. to
make any such defense In the nexts
election OF the international s'injus-
ticc and robbery" which he said had
been placed in the treaty. ~,
How tho Senators Voted.
The roll call on adoption Of the
( resolution follows:
For adoption:
Republica Rorah, Bran-,
degee. Calder. Capper. Colt, Curtis.
Dillingham;, Edge, Elkins, Fall.g
Fcrna!d. France. Gronna. Halo, Hard
inS. Johnson (Cai). Jones twash.),
Kellogg. Kenyon. Keycs. Knox, Len. ::
root. Lodge. Mccormick. Mclean, Me-
Nary. Moses, New, Norris, Page.
Phipps, Poindexter. Sherman. Smoot,
Spencer. Sterling, Townsend, Wads-
worth and Warren-40.
Democrats - Reed. Shields and
Walsh tMass.)-s. Total for, AZ. I. 5.
Against:
observation-disclosures. "a.
Observation-Disclosures. Chamberlain.
Conner. cuiberson, Dial. Gay.tlGerryS
Harris. Harrison Henderson. Hitch-
cock. jones On. Nj. Kendrick. Klps,s
Mckellaf, Myers. Nugent. Overmah,
Owen. Phelnn. pit,man. Pomrrenss
Ransdel. Robinson Sheppard, slrp.;
mons. Smith fAriz). Smith < (aid.}ss
Smith Is. ca, Stanley. swanson.
Thomas. Tramniell. Underwood,
lContinued on sixth Paxe.l ~ r,,s