New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
House Leaders
Decide to DELAY
Peace Measure
Owing TO Absence Of Many
Members for Easier Holi.
days Plan for a Vote on
Monday Is Abandoned
Lodge Outlines Program
Administration Senators
Prepare for Filibustcr:
Resolution Is Corrected

From The IriburcS Hdshinqtcr, Su-sdu
WASHINGTON, April .-Considera-
ton Of the peace resolution will be de-
isyed until the middle of next week.
Republican leaders Of the House of
Representatives decided to-day The
absence of many members from Wash
ington over the Easter holidays would
prevent vote on Monday, as was
planned, it was stated.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts.
chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee OF the Senate, returned 70
his desk today and took charge Of the
resolution in Congress-
The resolution will be taken I'd by
the Senate immediately after the
House has adopted ii. Senator Lodge
said. He added thai the Republicans in
tae Senate arc preparing for fiji
custer on the part of Administration
Senators, who have received word that
President Wilson will veto the resolu-
ton II it is adopted. and that he wants
,ae Democrats TO defeat it if they can.
q don't think there will be a long
debats over the resolution" said Sena-
TOR Lodge. The Senate has debated
tie treaty and all that it involves at
great length, and l do not think there
will be much disposition to go over the
croutd again. There probably will be
fiieuster attempted against it, but |
90 nor think a flibuster will get any
where. We will take up the resolution
IS soon as it comes over from the
House.
Senator Lodge said he was satisfied
with TIE form of the resolution as it
WAS reported to the House from the
Foreign Affairs Committee.
The House committee to-day rere-
ported the resolution. 1t was discov-
cred last night that when the measure
was reported yesterday three or four
words had been misprinted, and the
resolution was recalled and corrected
and then reported again.
Congress will not be able to adjourn
before the national political conven-
lions, Senator Lodge said. Legislation
IS proceeding at satisfactory speed in
the House, he said. but the Senate has
large calendar of important meas
ures to dispose of. due to long con-
sderstion Of the peace treaty.
The army reorganization bill will be
taken up next, Senator Lodge said. and
Z. long battle over universal military
training, WHiCu Is pIONiutu iOr IN tNe
bill as reported from the Military At
fairs Committee of the Senate, is
looked for.
The Senate bill would require every
youth to spend four months in train
ing camp while he was between the
ages OF eighteen and twenty-one. There
is strong opposition to universal train
ing among the Republicans in the Sen
a:e, and majority of the Democrats
are believed to be opposed to it. Sena-
tor Wadsworth, of New York, chairman
Of the Senate Military Affairs Commit
Tee, is planning to make long fight
for its retention in the bill.
Passage of the army bill also will be
delayed while the question. of con-
scription is fought out. The bill as re-
ported to the Senate provides for con-
scripton in case of future war.
After the army bill the Senate will
take up the dyestuffs tariff bill. bonus
legislation, changes in the revenue
laws and merchant marine legislation
said Mr. Lodge. He believes recess
will be taken while the national con-
ventions are meeting.