Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-10
PEACE RESOLUTION
ADOPTED IN HOUSE
BY VOTE OF 242-19]
Senate Approval by econ
siderabIy More Than Ma
jority" Is Predicted.


With the adoption by the House of
the joint resolution declaring the war
with Germany at an end the Senate
today again became the battle-ground
for peace" Both republican and DEM
ocratic leaders expected the measure
to be taken up there without great de-
lay, probably Monday.
Opposition to the resolution from
| those who have fought SO bitterly for
the adoption of the Versailles treaty
| was assumed, but opponents of the
treaty and the league of nations were
comment its passage would be OBJ
| tanned with considerably more than a
| majority. and that the affirmative vote
would include a fair percentage of
democrats. as was the case in the
House.
Adopted by 24:-150 Vote.
The resolution was adopted late yes
terday by the House. 242 to $50. Only
two republicans Joined the democratic
forces, while twenty-five democrats
broke away from the minority ranks.
An attempt earlier to have the resolu-
ton recommitted to the committee on
foreign relations was decisively
checked. 222 voting to keep the meas
ure in the form laid out by it's sup
porters against III to recommit
Much of the wartime legislation
would be wiped out by provisions of
the resolution, but the motion that it
be sent back to the committee provid-
ed for its redrafting in such manner
as to wipe out all the wartime meas
ures and powers granted the Presi-
dent
On the democratic substitute. Of
fered as motion to recommit, the only
vote other than that on adoption of the
resolution permitted under the rule,
i three democrats lined up with the re-
puolicans. while two republicans Joined
tne minority. The greater break in the
democratic ranks came on Nhe final vote
Chairman Porter of the foreign af-
fairs committee claimed after the roll
call that twenty more votes would carry
me resolution over presidential veto.
democratic members. however, said
vote on that question would see party
alignment virtually intact
Two-Day Battle of Words.
The vote ended a two-day battle of
words in the House. The rule was
rigid. preventing all attempts at amend
| ment of the resolution put forward by
republicans or direct offers of substi-
tutes. Only the recommitment motion
| was acceptable. and there was no pre-
proposal.
Former Speaker Clark and Repre-
sentative Kitchin of North Carolina
took a leading part in the fight on the
democratic side. while Representative
Mondell. the republican leader, who
closed the debate, received warm
greeting from his party colleagues.
Representative kitchin's speech
aroused the democrats to an outburst
hcan membership. charging them
with "pretense and hypocrisy" and
challenging them to submit a
straight-out proposal for repeal Of
! wartime legislation if they were
sincere.
Representative Longworth. repub-
ican: OF Ohio was particularly sharp
| in his references to President Will
| sons attitude on the league of ma
tons, which he described as an "un-
| American monstrosity."
symPosium Of Prepared Papers.
The debate was unusual in that it
| consisted largely Of a symposium of
prepared statements few members
speaking extemporaneously. The
usua! interruption of speakers also
was lacking and the House sat hour
after hour through the flood of ora
tory with perfunctory applause for
the most part and strict party diyi-
sion governing even that. There was
little attempt at applause from the
At one point party support sud-
denly shifted. When Representative
Kelley. republican, Michigan, was rec
osnized to oppose the resolution
democratic seats were filled as the
republicans were massed Thursday
~hen Representative Huddleston.
democrat. Alabama. declared his in
tention to vote for the measure
Cries of Go on greeted Representa-
| tive Kelley. and he was accorded ad-
ditional time by the democratic lead
ers. concluding his address with an
he
| to strike hands with Germany and
say. It's all over. Let's call it
square"
Not with my VOTE" he shouted, as
| ne took his seat. and a roar of cheers
came from the democrats.
Representative Gallivan of Massa-
| chusetts, the second democrat to sup
| port the resolution in an address, de-
clared there was mo government in
Germany with which we were at war
\ and there is no government in Ger
! many with which we are bound in
! necessity to negotiate at ALL"
The Roll Call.
The roll call on the passage of the
| resolution was as follows:
Republicans for-Ackerman, Ander-
son. Andrews (Md.). Andrews (Neb },
Anthony. Baer Barbour. Begg, Ben
| ham. Bland UndD. Boies, Bowers,
| Britten. Brooks (In.). Brooks (Pa.).
Browne, Burdick. Burke Burroughs,
! Butler. Campbell (Kan.). Cannon.
Chirdblom. Christopherson, classen.
Cole. Cooper. Copley. Costello, Crago,
Cramton. Crowther. Currie Mich },
| Dales. Dallinger. barrow. Davis
! (Minn.), Dempsey. Dickinson (Iowa).
| Dowell Dunbar. Dunn. Dyer. Echols.
| Edmonds, Ellicott. Ellsworth, Elston.
| Emerson. Esch. Evans (Neb.), Fair
field. Fess. Focht. Fordney. Foster.
Frear. Freeman. French. Fuller In.).
Garland, Gwynn. Good. Goodall.
Goodykoontz. Gould. Graham Ill),
Green Gowa). Greene (Mass;), Greene
Harreld, Haugen. Hawley. Hays. Her
nandez. Harsey. Hickey, Hicks. Hill,
Hoch. Houghton. Hulings. Hull
| Iowa), Hustled. Hutchinson. Ireland,
James. Jeffenis. Johnson IS. d.,
| Johnson (WashD. Jones Pa), JUL
Kahn, Kearns. Kelly (Pa.). Kendall
Kennedy (R. ID Kiess. King. Kinkaid'
Kleczka. Knutson, Kraus. Krieder,
Lampert. Langley. Layton: Lehlbach,
Arthur. Mccullough. McFadden. Nc
Kenzie. Mckinley In.). Mclaughlin
(Mich.), Mclaughlin (Neb.). Mac
Mapes, Mason, Merritt. Michener
Miller, Monahan (Wis). Mondell
Moore (Ohio). Moores Und). Morgan,
NORM, Mott. Mudd, Murphy. Nelson
(wis.), Newton (Minn.). Newton
(Mo.). Nichols (Mich.). Nolan. Ogden.
Porter. Purnell. Radcliffe. Ramsey,
Ramseyer. Randall (Wis.). Reavis.
Reber. Reed On. ". Reed CIV. va),
Rhodes. Ricketts,. Riddick. Robson,
Rogers, Rose, (Pa.). Rowe On. ". San
ders Gnd.). Sanders IN. ". Sanford,