Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
WILSON EXCHANGES BLOWS
WITH CONGRESS OVER KNOX
PEACE PLAN AND MANDATE
President Vetoes Resolution Declaring War With Ger
many at an End Regardless of Treaty at Versailles
Says Method Would be Stain on Honor of United
States--Foreign Relations Body Rejects Plea of
President to Accept Rule Over Armenia. '"
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

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Washington, May 27.-President
Wilson and congress exchanged
blows today in the conflict over the
peace treaty and the league OF
nations covenant.
The president vetoed theJ joint
resolution restoring a state of peace
with Germany, which he said would
place an incffaceable stain upon the
gallantry and honor of the United
States" because the resolution fails
to accomplish the purposes for
which the nation went to war as
embodied in the rejected Versailles
treaty.
The senate committee on foreign
relations rejected, the presidents
plea to accept the mandate for
Armenia, only two of the demo-
cratic members supporting Mr.. Will
son. This action means the burial
of the Armenian mandate proposi-
tion by congress.
Report Resolution to Senate.
By vote of II to 4 the commit
tee reported to the senate a resolu-
ton providing that congress hereby
respectively declines to grant the
executive the power to accept
mandate over Armenia" Voting for
the resolution were Senators Lodge,
Nc Cumber, Borah, Brandegee, Fall,
Knox, Harding, Johnson of Cali
fornia, New and Moses, republicans,
and Shields, democrat
Opposing it were Hitchcock, Will
liams, Smoth of Arizona and Pitt
man, democrats; Hitchcock and
Smith being against mandate, but
objecting to the form of the resolu-
ton.
The president failed to resubmit
the peace treaty with the veto of the
Knox peace resolution. as had been
predicted by Senator Hitchcock, and
information from the White House
indicates that Mr.. Wilson revised
his plans and postponed the broad
side he contemplated unloosing on
the league of nations issue.
Chairman Porter of the foreign
affairs committee said that an effort
would be made in the house tomor-
row to repass the peace resolution
over the vote but neither he nor
other republican leaders are san
guine of success. The peace reso-
luton is regarded as defunct. with
the democratic 1916 slogan, "He
kept us out of war; being echoed
by the republican 1920 campaign
cry, He kept us out of peace"
One Alternative Left.
The only alternative left by the
veto is repeal of the war legislation
to which the democrats in the house
committed themselves. Senator
Borah is demanding this action but
Mr.. Porter thinks it would be a
futile move, being convinced the
president would veto any measure
withdrawing his extraordinary war
time powers.
"We should take off the statute
books the arbitrary measures which
were passed for war purposes and
which should be permitted to re-
main no longer,"' said Senator
Borah. "This should be done be.
fore congress adjourns."
Mr.. Porter pronounced it signifi-
cant that the president did not dis
pute the constitutionality of the
peace resolution.
"The presidents criticism that
congress makes no reference to the
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