The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-25
State of War to Ter1ai.
nate on Approval by the
President.
SUBSTITUTE FOR
KNOX RESOLUTION
Proclamation Not Neces-
sary to Nullify Various
War Laws Under Pro-
posed Plan.
BY w1NDER r. HARRIS

BY wINDER r. HARRIS
! Washington, March 24.-The drst
move for peace by resolution Of con-
gress will be made in the house.
The Knox resolution pending In the
senate now is believed to be made
! quate for the purpose and will be dis
I carded.
! This new turn in the situation
created by the senate.s rejection Of
the treaty OF Versailles was plainly In
! dicated by house leaders today fol-
! lowing conference at which all
| phases of the problem were consid-
| cred.
| Speaker Gillett and Republican ffcor
! leader Monden conferred with Sem
| tor Lodge earlier in the day ana II IL
understood that they brought back tho
senate leaders approval OF the now
/ plan.
/ DISCUSS RESOLUTION.
/ A tentative draft of thu resolution
10 be proposed in the house was dia-
/ leaders. but no agreement was reach
/ ed. it was stated. Participating In
! this addition to Speaker Gillett ana
Mr. Mondell were Chairman Porter
and other Republican members; cf fhesa
foreign affairs COMMITTEES and nae6sxsl
4 berS nf the steering COMMITTEES.
Another conference will be held IN
| Chairman Porter and some Ut the
ranking Republicans on the fcr1len
affairs committee tomorrow when fur
| Their efforts will be made to whip the
| measure into shape for submission to
/ a later session OF the leaders VINO 81
tended today's meeting.
| Upon final approval, the resolution
will be introduced by Chairman PORT
I RI htc -
the rules, and reported back - tho
| house with the Recommendation that
| 1t be passed. There was no indication
/, as to when the measure will be ready
| to be introduced. but the leaders ara
/ determined to lose as little time a
possible.
TENTATIVE DRAFT.
The tentative draft OF the resofu.
ton considered today provides:
For declaration OF state
of peace between the United
! States and Germany.
/ This section carries q stipula-
+; ton that the state OF war shall
be considered as having ternfrl-
ated on the date of approval or
| the resolution by the president.
| THAT insofar as the United
| States is concerned its part In the
making of peace will be fulf1uad
| with the presidents approval III
the measure. In other words.
the technical state OF war shall
no longer exist as It effects thla
country when the resolution 49,
comes effective.
3--That before Germany can
enjoy the benefits Of peace with
the United States It must uottfy
this government that It recognises
and grants to this country All the
advantages and Dement'S that
would have accrued TO the UniteA
States under the terms or ~
treaty of Versailles
1t is intended to SO word tls> NJ
section OF the resolution. which ~
ciares state of peace, that ~ preaa.
dental proclamation VIM noe q -
necessary to nullify the VARIOUS -
laws which carry provisions tAaFs u
shall cease to be effective uu0u 3i7e
termination Of the war saa s
In other words. It n tho ~
so frame the resolution thar ~
peace In the event. that the preG Haf7k
should decline to issue such : pfSc3S1s
nation. FL B gSss sEs 4
EMERGENCY LAVE
/ Many Of the war statutes pxevt1o
/ that they shall cease 70 ~ 0perAtl1S
when the president Issues = pr6QAn
ton declaring state OF peaee. NIB
Other emergency laws cArryin4
minating clauses which make fsa
operative for certain periods 4 ~
peace is declared, it u coutefn nfI1o
automatically will become tnopesNkiSS
at the end OF those periods. usim8 ~
date Of approval Of the reooIutAc1 ~
basis for Determining tho date O.
which these acts will terminate.
The Republican leaders have 1t&fiAs
hope that the preaident VIII steN ~
n