Arizona republican., 1920-04-07
ADOP PT|ON IF RESOLUTION OF
 PEACE FAVORED
Committee Favorable Re ports New Measure to End War-Will Come Up For Debate Thursday Committee Cites Author ities

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The ma jority of the house committee on for eign relations, recommending adoption of the resolutions declaring the state of war with Germany at an end, was introduced today by Chairman Porter, accompanied by a special clause pro viding for nine hours debate under which it will be taken up in the house Thursday. The minority report, pre- pared by Representative Flood of Vir ginia, ranking democratic member of the committee, will be introduced to- morrow.
 today on the peace matter during which it was indicated that the democrats would vote almost solidly against the resolution. Representative Nenable democrat, Mississippi attacked the constitutional power of congress to take such action. characterizing it as an attempted usurpation of the treaty making functions, while Representative Mondell, republican leader. asserted that as congress had the power to create a condition of war it had the power to end it.
 Cite Many Authorities
 The majority report cited a number of authorities on international law to support the committees contention that there were three methods of ter minating belligerent status-by treaty, by conquest and subjugation of one combatant, or "by the mere cessa- tion of hostilities long continued that it is evident that there is no in tention of renewing them"
 It has become "the plain duty of con- gress" to declare "the admitted fact that the war with Germany was ended, the report said.
 "There has been.' it continued. "a complete suspension of hoStilities on both sides without any intention of re- stunning them. Congress is clearly ex- ercising powers which are within it's constitutional rights in recognizing and declaring that the war is at an end. As. by the resolution of April 6, 1917. congress officially recognized the fact that war has been thrust upon us, so now it becomes the duty of congress to give official recognition to the fact that the war is ended.
 Would End Presidents Power
 Moreover, the general welfare of the United States imperatively de- mands that all uncertainty upon this subject shall cease and that the extra ordinary war powers of the govern ment shall be vacated and set aside.
 "The laws conferring extraordinary powers upon the president for the duration of the war are still in full force and effect, and constitutional rights are still suspended. Many of these laws are extremely drastic, and could be justified only war neces- sities; but since the war has, in fact, long since ceased, the Justification for these laws no longer exists.
 'sThe effect of this resolution on all of the war legislation will be pre- cisely the effect that the ratification and proclamation of the treaty would have had. Laws that were to be in force for the period of the war would have ceased with the presidents proc lamation; under this resolution they will cease with the date of it's passage. On the other hand. laws that were to continue in effect for time after the ratification and proclamation of the treaty of peace will continue in effect for the specified time after the passage of this resolution. The resolution, therefore. has no effect upon existing laws other than the effect that the ratification and proclamation Of the treaty would have had