The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-29
PEACE WAITS FOR
HARDING, UNLESS
WILSON RHENTS
Congress Majority Ready to
End War, Pursuant to
Election Mandate.
But VETO Is MENACED
New York Herald Poll of
Senate and House DisclOses
Strong Sentiment.
WHITE HOUSE is SILENT
If President Yields Resolution
VIII Be Rushed to Him Be-
fore Christmas.
WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT
"a, ncspatcr to THE New York IIEeAtp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C.. Nov. rs.


Although the country has voted
! Overwhelmingly against the Wilson
League of Nations and in favor of the
| Republican plan of immediate peace
with Germany and Austria. there is
| apparently no prospect of the tech
nical state OF war being ended until
after Senator Harding becomes Presi-
dent on March 4. and the increased
Republican maiorities in the Senate
and House become effective.
/ \ poll taken this week by THE New
! YORK HERALD of Senator's now in the
| city or accessible at their homes. in
dicatcs clearly that while majority
| is in favor of immediate peace by
resolution. there is little chance of the
vote being large enough TO override
the expected veto of such resolution
| by President Wilson.
With this fact well understood by
Republican leaders 1t is not likely that
an effort will be made to pass peace
resolution at the approaching short ses-
sion Of Congress. The situation in the
! House is similar to that in the Senate.
\ large majority favors the Knox peace
resolution. but it is doubtful whether
two-thirds would vote 70 override the
! Presidential veto.
The present plan is that Senator Har-
ding shall call an extra session of the
new Congress Immediately after his
Inauguration as President and that the
l[nox peace resolution OF one similar
shall be adopted without delay b. the
House and Senate. and signed imme-
diately thereafter by President Harding
who would then officially proclaim the
.tatr of war at an end.
Senator Knox believes this action viii
automatically repeal the various war
time laws. such as the espionage act.
the Lever food and fuel control act
the Overman Act, which gives to the
President extraordinary powers over the
various departmental activities, and the
trading with the enemy act. To be on
he safe side. however. the Republican
leaders contemplate adoption Of another
resolution specifically repeating all Of
this legislation
THE NEW YORK HERALD's canvass Of
Senators shows the following In favor Of
tho immediate adoption Of the peace
resolution:
Republicans - McNary (Ore). Nc
Cumbor (N. D.. Knox (Pa.), Moses
CN HI. Jones (Wash). Curtis (Kan.).
France Md. Kellogg (Mnn). suther-
land CIV. Va.). Borah Udaho). Norris
NebD, Cummins (Iowa) Lodge
(MassD. New tTnd.). Calder IN ".
Poindexter (Wash.) and Sherman (Ill).
Democrats-iore (Okla).
Although these are the only Senators
from whom direct replies were received
there Is every indication that all the
Republican Senators will vote for thc
Knox peace resolution II IL comes before
the Senate this winter. and that at least
three Democrats besides Senator Gore
will vote for Il also. namely. Reed (Mo).
Shields (Tenn.) and Walsh CMass.).
Here arc the Senator's who have in
formed THE NEW YORK HERALD that
they will not vote for peace by resolu-
lion. all Democrats Pittman (Nev),
King CUtah), Dial IS. c.. Hitchcock
(Neb). swanson (va.). Glass Cva.).
Fletcher (Fia). MacKellar (Teun) and
Ransdell tLa).
The Knox resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 10. 4S to 3s. This
approximate vote may be slightly in
creased II there should be another test
this winter. but II would take 81 votes
to pass the resolution over the Wilson
veto.
Unable 10 Override Veto,
The vote on the Knox resolution in
the House when & was adopted on April
9 was 242 to $50. Later the House at
tempted TO pass It over the veto. but
failed. the vote being 22O to 1852. or
twenty-eight short of the necessary two
thirds The Senate. OF course. did not
take vote after the veto when IL was
seen that the House could not muster
the necessary two-thirds.
Even II enough Democrats In the
House should agree to support the Knox
resolution 10 insure overriding the veto
this winter IL Is altogether unlikely
Judging from TIE NEW YORK HERALp's
poll. that a two-thirds vote could be OBJ
tained In the Senate
The only possibility Of an immediate
peace after Congress convencs on De-
cember 6 would seem 10 be an announce
mCnt by President wilson tnAN ne was
ready 10 accept the mandate OF the
people as given In such emphatic man
ner at the polls on November ?. and
sign the peace resolution. In such cir
ctmstances the Republican leaders. OF
course. would put tho resolution TO
vote az once and the peace status would
be restored before Christmas.
There has not been the slightest In
timation from the White House on any
of the Presidents advisers. however.
that he intends to follow any such course
OF action.
Senator Knox will reintroduce his res
olutlon when the Senate reconvenes re-
rardless Of any plan for handling the
question which may be decided upon by
,be lea alers. The resolution will be re-
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