Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20

| ashington. MAY l6.-The Republican
button, drafted by Senator knox oe-
ring the state of war with Germany
/ Austro-Hungary at an end was
+,nted according to schedule yesterday
The Senate by a vote of 43 to Is. The
OK resolution by an Identical vote mad
n earlier in the day substituted for the
Iolution recently adopted by the House
icn dealt with Germany alone.
PARTY alignment on the resolution was
but as predicted by the Democratic
ders. only three DemoCrats-Reed OF
ssouri. Walsh of Massachusetts ana
elds of Tennessec-voted with me
publicans, while two Republicans,
lson of Minnesota and McCumper Oh
nth Dakota, who was paired, lined up
ainst the resolution. Two Democrats,
re of Oklahoma and Smith of Georgia,
not vote.
The Senate's action was taken IN the
be of the certainty, unchallenged oy
v speaker in the debate. that Prcsi-
hit Wilson will not accept it as SUD
tute for the treaty of Versailles or as
constitutional method of making peace
of terminating the war between the
hited States and Germany and Austria
is uncertain when the resolution IN It's
al form will reach the White House
ke two proposals will be adjusted by
differences of the House and Senate COM
tees early Ia the week and Republi-
h leaders assert they anticipate no diff
ulty and little delay in putting through
L conference draft.
kenat..r Underwood. in his first speocf
a Il 10. "a hot "a.
publicans had nine months in which t
AXE peece b. ratifying the peace treat!
sosar as il dealt with peace between
@ United States and Germany The,
u!d have taken out the league covenant
said. ana could have brought abou
sting peac3 to which Germany woui
We agreed
|. II was the purpose merely to rejec
e League OF Nations that would hav
me it, and all that is accomplished b
Ia resolution. and more would have bee
accomplished" said Senator Underwood
he opportunity to reject or accept the
element oe the controversy was nc
forded the President. The party
Dwer, when IL returned the whole treat
the President. rejected the who
eaty and thus stopped itself from mai
e peace"
The question OF reese gyations never wa
nportant, Senator Underwood said II
opposed the Knox resolution. ne declare,
ecause it meent making a separat
Face.
Senator ShirlJs of Tennessee late
lpted at this point 20 say;
In his letter to tho supreme counc
few weeks ago. President Wilson sd
hat unless terms were made for settl
hent of the Adriatic question satisfa
brily TO him, he would withdraw Il
+eaty. That would hay, neoess,tated
tparate peace, because il is unthirfab
hat he would have cXpscted 20 keep Il
puntry a; wa with German. |
eEnitely."
I'VE must either ratif" the treaty or
r.ven to separate pcl"o, because ana
his resolution we calu"t resume dip
attic rotations with Gcrmany," said Sc
or Under ood
senator KnoA, autGor II he resoiutic
I'D tha, whilc II was tr'lo ant dip
ATTIC and consular r''|;'ons ruuid =
resumed without jul Arrangement wi
srnany. the "doDi'o of n" 'NsoiIti'
a1, .cuicutiug the '''i hat nps'iut
90 .ratcl "ouid maze 1t the Pre-
......t dr'v 'o Grg0'i.'lo a treaty If pedt
n .yaa r..n3so did GOT want TO =
a,..u :l' .o1i, .nendmcnt to II
,,, t.. a'Eirr out the rlu st
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