Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-01
RESOLUTION
DECLARING
PEACE: IS
ADOPTED
Senate Takes the First Step
in the Administrations
Program to End the War
With Germany.
3 DEMOCRATS VOTE
FOR KNOX MEASURE
No Republicans Oppose It,
But Senator Nelson of
Minnesota Is Reported
Paired Against It.
(By The Associated Pressa


Washington. ADril 80. -
The administrations first
step toward placing the
United States on a technical
legal basis of peace was
taken tonight by the senate
in adopting the Knox peace
resolution.
/ The vote for adoption was
49 to %.
Three democrats voted for the
resolution, and although no repub-
licans voted against 1t, Senator Nell
son of Minnesota, was paired
against 1t. The democrats voting
for 1t were Senators Myers, Mon
tana; Shields, Tennessee, and Wat
son, Georgia. Two other demo-
Gratis, Reed, Missouri, and Walsh,
Massachusetts,, were announced as
favoring the resolution.
Now Goes To the House.
The resolution now goes to the
house, with prospects of prompt
action. 1t would repeal the wal
resolutions affeotirs Germany end
Austria Hungary, impound alien
enemy property and reserve to the
United States all rights and privi-
leges under the treaty Of Versailles
and other peace treaties.
An effort to amend the resolu-
ton made by Senator Townsend, re-
publican, Michigan, who moved to
strike out the clause repeating the
war declaration and substitute a
simple declaration of peace, was
defeated, "A to 26.
Senator Lodge. in inauguratlng
the debate. told the senate that
treaties with Germany and with
other nations with which the United
States had been at war, would fol-
low the Knox resolution. He also
gave notice that the United States
would not abandon the allies.
No Substitute Offered.
Substitutes for the Knox resolu-
ton prepared by Senator King,
democrat, Utah., were not offered.
The vote on the peace resolution
did not come until after o'clock
tonight and was preceded by tense
partisan clashes. The republicans
lined up almost solidly behind the
measure and all but five democrats
voted or were paired against it. The
roll call:
For Observation-Disclosures: Ball.
Borah, Brandgee, Bursum, Came
ron, Capper. Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
1{x,c l,a II - n a | n
France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding.
Hale, Harrel, Johnson. Jones.
(Washington), Kenyon, Keyes,
Ladd, La Toilette, Lenroot Lodge,
Mccormick, Mckinley, McNary,
New, Nicholson, Norbeck, Norris,
Oddie, Penrose, Poindexter, Short
ridge, Smoot. Spencer, Stanfield,
Sterlin, Sutherland. Townsend,
Wadsworth. Warren, Weller and
Willis. Total, 46.
Democrats: Myers, Shields and
Watson (Georgia). Total, 9.
Against:
Republicans: None.
Democrats: Ashurst, Broussard.
Caraway, Dial, Gerry, Glass, Harris,
Pittman, Pomerene, Robinson,
Sheppard, Stanley, Swanson, Tram
mel. Underwood, Walsh (Montana),
and Williams. Total. 30.
Reed Paired I'm Favor.
Senator Reed was paired In favor
of adoption and Senator Walsh. of
Massac who was absent,
was announced as supporter of
the resolution. Senator Nelson, re-
publican, Minnesota, was paired
against the resolution with Senator
Knox, republican, Pennsylvania, its
author. for 1t. In announcement of
pairs 1t was thought that demo-
Gratis not voting opposed the meas.
ure and all other republicans ia.
vored II.
In the final clashes today, the
league of nations battle was fought
anew. Senator Borah declared that
President Harding had "scrapped'
the league with the approval of the
American voters. Democratic sem
ators denied that the fast election
was a decision against the league.
Refutes Borah's Charge.
Senator Borah charged that the
treaty was not being executed and
that the allies, in fixing German
reparations. were acting without
authority from the treaty Senator
Borah's statement brought sharp
reply from Senator Hitchcock,
democrat. who declared Senator
Borah primarily responsible foi
Americas lack of q voice In the
peace settlements.
Republican leadership today
came strongly to the support of the
resolution, although its author was
absent. Besides Senators Lodge
and Borah, Senators Mccormick. of
Illinois, La Toilette. of Wisconsin,
and other republicans spoke for the
measure. Speeches against the
resolution were made by many
democrats. Including Senators
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