The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-08
OPEN FIGHT FOR
SEPARATE PEACE
Adoption of Republican Resolution by House
Friday Indicated as Motion to Limit Debate
to Nine Hours Passed by 213-155 Vote
Democrats Joining With g. O. p Members -"War With
Germany Over and Congress Should Assert Fact,
Urges Campbell - Pou Opposes Measures.

| the republican peace resolution TO-
morrow by the house was indicated
today when the rule limiting debate
on the measure to nine hours was
adopted with some democrats join
ing the republicans in supporting II.
The vote was 21s to 1866. Imme-
diately afterwards the debate on the
resolution itself was opened. 1t Will
continue until pm. tomorrow. when
vote on the resolution is expected.
Seven Democratic Ayes.
Democrats voting for the rule num-
bered seven, while one republican.
Representative Fuller. of Massachu-
setts. voted against II. The demo-
Gratis joining with the republican ma
jorty were: Caldwell. New York.
Evans. Nevada; Gallivan and Oiney.
Massachusetts,: Sherwood. Ohio, and
Goldfogie, and Ganly. New York.
| York.
Declaring that the war with Ger
many was over and that congress
should assert the fact, Chairman
| Campbell, of the rules committees,
opened In the house today the night
for adoption OF the joint resolution
| declaring the state of war at an end.
The galleries were crowded at the
beginning OF the debate, which will
| close late tomorrow to be followed
by vote on passage of the resolu-
| tion.
The first phase of the battle be-
I gan on presentation of the special
rule limiting debate to nine hours.
Two hours were allowed for discus
| sion of the rule, the vote on which
win give the first test of strength.
lThe house met an hour earlier to be.
gin the debate.
| Mr.. Campbell said the people were
wcaried by year and a half OF life
under an executive with war powers
In time of peace and longed for tha
| freedom of government with three
separate and independent branches.
Passage OF the peace resolution, he
continued, would put the United
States back on n normal basis with
out sacrificing or surrendering any
OF the rights or privileges to which
II was entitled by reason of Its par-
ticlpation In the war. He added that
grave domestic questions make the
proposed action imperative.
'that is known by everyone. Con-
gress In therefore within It's rights
IN declaring a state OF war no ionGe1
exists Labor, industry, business aInt
commerce are all impatient to re'
sumo a status under the laws and
conditions that pertain to peace. A
liz the duty OF congress to withdraw
from tho president the powers
granted to him for war purposes.
We take no powers from him that
belong to him In time OF peace. He
is left with the utmost freedom 10
negotiate treaty with the advice
and consent of the senate, as pro-
vided In the plain terms Of the Con-
stitution."
| "The Peace Humbua."
Representative Pou, North Carolina.
ranking democrat on the rules CONT
| mlttee. made the first address In OPP
position to the resolution, which he
| characterized as the peace humbuk
TO be debated for two days" Passage
| OF the measure. he decaired. would
be playing 0ermsny's hand. ,s d..an,.,,.. :.
| were seeking to make political capital
| for the next campaign and were o1erinE
| the resolution as an excuse for broken
party pledges. Howls from republicans
greeted his statement that the meRsaAaA
NJ
Wilson and they were renewed when he
said the president had no selfish am
| billions"
"Few members OF the house beileva
anything viii ever come Of the resolu-
tion." Mr.. pou declared. 1T Ia another
| stunt OF the steering COMMITTEES and
| the autocratlc power which has ruled
the house during this congress. You
you want Il or not. The house has
no more power to propose peace than
| any other body OF men. II Il utterly
powerless. But II seems ready to ini-
tiate treaty-making powers"
| Representative pou said that In deA
| feating ratification OF the peace treaty
| the republicans had played the game
that Germany wanted you 20 play"
| News OF the passage bysthe house %
| the miserable. makeshlft. peace reso-
| luton. he declared. would he more well
come IN Germany than any since the
| announcement OF the senate's failure
! to rstify the treaty.
The resolution Is q ''business proposi-
| tion from start 10 nnish." Representa-
tive Smell. republican. Of New York, de-
clared.
| Warns Wilson Foes.
Representative Flood asserted they
were mlsrepresenting the presidents
position In connection with the mat
ter lie warned them that they were
I playing with n most dangerous and
4 delicate situation" When they at
| tempted illegally and uneonstitutionalix
10 encroach upon the treaty making
/ powers.
The pending resolution. Flood as
! serted. should IL be passed by congress
| and become the law, would make tha
| United States an ANY OF Germany
! against Great Britain. France and italy.
/ and land this country In position
whereby II would have 10 assist Ger
many.
For America First.
''It must be obvious TO everybody who
| has studied the question that II the
| treaty had been ratified as presented
! by the president the country today
would have an army of anywhere be-
tween $4,000 20 soe,e9o In Armenia and
would have obligated itself to expendi-
lures OF not less than S75. .0o0 600, ac-
cording TO the report OF MAJ. Gen. Har-
bord," said Representative Madden. re-
publican. Of Illinois.
Il verify believe that foes- nfths Of the
American people are for America first
I believe the United States as an in
dependent entirety can be more useful
10 the world without entangling al
liances than as a member OF n league OF
nations"
Representative Campbell. Of Kansas
said: 1T was claimed for President
Wilson that he kept us out of war
nov he would keep us in"