Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-08
HITCHCOCK WILL
TEST OPPOSITION
TOPEACE TREATY
1.-THE Atlanta Journal News Bureau
623 Riggs Building.
nv THEODORE TLLEER

WASHINGTON, April 6:-Demo-
Gratis of the senate will offer the
amendment to the Porter-Knox peace
resolution when that resolution
comes before the upper chamber.
Furthermore, Democrats of the SEN
ate say there will be prolonged dis
Cussion of the peace resolution and
predictions that the senate will vote
promptly on it are unjustified.
In offering the League Of Nations
covenant as an amendment, Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchcock will separate
the covenant from the treaty proper.
This move is to put Republicans on
record as to the real basis of their
opposition to the peace treaty and
to show whether their enmlty is TO-
ward the entire peace treaty or the
League of Nations rider.
Senator Hitchcock said that when
the peace treaty comes before the
senate it will be subject to amend
mont. 1t is his purpose to force the
Issue by offering as an amendment
ord vote.
The acting Democratic leader also
said since his return to Washington
he had found no Democratic sena-
tor as yet willing to support the reso-
luton. as it will be offered in the
cock believes the vote on the resolu-
ton will be quite close in the senate
and there Is a prospect of getting a
few of the mild reservationists on
minority against the joint resolution.
Can't BE Passed Over Veto
Senator Hitchcock said also It
would be impossible to pass the joint
resolution f 2XeE veto Of the president
approve it. Mr.. Hitchcock said he
had not been advised as to the pres
ldents purported program to return
the peace treaty to the senate in the
near future.
Majority and minority reports on
the Porter peace resolution were
completed Monday by members of
the house foreign affairs committee
and we're formally submitted today
Chairman Porter will contend in his
majority report that the joint resolu-
ton is constitutional, that the reso-
tuition is framed along the lines of
reciprocity and tariff acts and the
presidents peace making power have
not been usurped to any extent The
'constitutionality of the resolution
and point out the dangerous results
which may come to the country un
ger such unprecedented action. House
~D ~ said they knew nothing
CT Ct the presidents program for SUI
uniting the peace treaty to the SEN
ate once more, but they will not be
surprised by such act ton.
.s AO MUSE situation IS unchanged
with the two parties aligned almost
Solidly for or against the peace reso-
tuition. Representative Kahn. chair.
man of the military affairs COM
m1ttee, said today that after adop-
tlon of the peace resolution the
American troops abroad may be
brought home Immediately. He also
referred critically to official reports
indicating that America has more
troops now in Germany than has
Great, Britain, although this coun-
try obtains nothing material under
the the peace settlement while Great
Britain does. That American troops
can be brought home by order of
the president with the adoption Of
the peace resolution is insisted by
Mr.. Kahn. If the peace treaty is re-
turned, however Senator Hitchcock
and other Democrats surmise that
the psychological moment for that
return will be when the president
sends in his veto message on the
KnoX-Porter peace resolution. Demo-
Gratis generally believe the president
Will promptly veto the resolution,
because OF it's unconstitutionality.
Action on Treaty Unlikely
Nevertheless, if the president does
send back the. peace treaty there is
little likelihood of action in the SEN
ate before the campaign. Only great
pressure of public opinion would
bring the treaty out of the foreign
relations committee, to which it
must be referred. Senator Lodge