El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15
TYPEWRITER OILED
FOR VETO OF KNOX MEASURE

many later might become necessary
shresd Move by Lodge.


Senator Lodge himself has shreWdly
Withdrawn from the Knox resolution
I the request for a separate peace win
[ Germany, thereby eliminating one
! patent objection which the executive
{ could have raised, namely that the
I resolution is an effort 10 FORCE the
hand Of the executive in negotiations
with foreign nations by introducing
legislative Etipulations bearing on
the negotiations themselves.
Senator Knox, too, recognized that
in the house resolution when ne
eliminated the ultimatum recurring
Germany 70 give America certain
commercial rights-this being a mat
ter. too, that could only be arranged
by communication between the Amer
lean executive and a foreign govern
But the dilemma for the president
It is scognized. comes from the 1act
that house Democrats were Wiling
10 support a resolution simply repeal
the Democrats on capitol hill have
not lately been In too close contact
while the action OF the latter is gem
orally believed 20 have been on their
Historic Convention Recalled.
The president himself has declared
once before that peace cannot pe
made by resolution and he is unlikely
10 sanction such a precedent at this
stage OF his controversy with cen
gress. in view Of his perspective as
70 the rights Of the legislative ana
the executive branches Of the gov
wilson knows that in the conven-
tion at which the constitution Of the
United States was framed, the orig
-inal article gave congress the right
to declare war and make peace, but
that the words "and peace" were
eliminated by unanimous vote be-
cause il was coutended that the leEis-
latiVe body would always be too IN
wieldy to conduct negotiations with
foreign power
Strangely enough. It was also ar
gued that peace making by congress
would be difficult. II not embarrass-
lni, because ~ 4 QUA re a L1@ller OF
debate, thus making impossible con-
ddential exchanges held 20 be neces-
sary TO any quick or successful
agreement.
Due to Vote Today.
The senate IS due 20 pass the Knox
peace resolution today. The Demo
Gratis have decided II would be Wisest
TO let the resolution pass without
debate 50 as to have the presidents
veto and the return OF the treaty OF
Versailles TO the senate. Then Il win
become necessary for the Republican
national convention in Chicago 70 eE-
press itself definitely on what action
1t proposes with reference TO the
treaty. and similarly It viii compel
the Democratic convention IN san
Francisco TO state Its program with
reference TO the treaty. A simple
negative announcement. such as the
Indiana convention has passed, might
be sufficient. for the treaty Of Yer
sailles Is lodged in the white house
pigeonhole. but when 10 IL before the
senate an affirmative or q negative
course will become essential TO the
platforms or both great political par
ties
And that's when the trouble viii
begin, as Bryan endeavors TO commit
lions and as the presidents support
ers fight for endorsement with Hitch
cock reservations. while at the same
time senator Hiram Johnson and sen
ator William z Borah insist the
treaty Of Versailles be condemned,
reservations and all and senator
Lodge and his supporters endorse the
treaty with the reservations agreed
on BY the senate majority.
Both Wilson and Lodge have had
their way-the treaty is the big issue
Of the campaign.-Copyrigh 1929, by
David Lawrence