The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
SENATE LEADERS FEEL HUMILIATED
 AT HARD|NG'S MOVE
President Has Agreed With House Leaders That Knox Resolution Imperfect and
 Must Be Rewritten
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age Herr
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 Washington. May 30. o.(special )-Sen- ate leaders are deeply humiliated In that President Harding has agreed with House leaders that the Knox resolution is imperfect, and does not adequately protect American interests, and, therefore, must be rewritten This humiliation is more keenly it that be possible, appreciated by those l few democrats. who imbued with a strange hatred for Woodrow Wilson, embraced the scheme of republican l leaders.
 ] The Knox resolution has been in the hands of the foreign affairs commit i tee for the House for several weeks, House leaders found little satisfaction in it's provisions. They visited Presi- dent Harding and to him stated their opinion The President agreed So, next Thursday, the House com mitte will meet to report out & reso- lution of it's own to supplant that of Senator Knox. As the President sup ports the proposal of the House, the Senate will in all probability, proceed dutifully to the mastication of it's bait | of crow.
 Changes In Draft
 | Instead of repeating the declaration of war as provided in the Knox reso- lution, the House draft will state that the war is at an end House leaders contend that a repeal of the war dec taration would be tantamount to wip- ing out the record that America went to war because Germany had unjustly waged war against the United States.
 As the President sanctions this ac- ton of the House committee, he indi- rectly but none the less seriously, in Iicts the Senate.
 The House draft will improve the Knox resolution by adequately safe guarding Americas interest in seQues- | tered German property in the United | States, and expressing in positive lam guage that in proceeding with such i seizures, the United States was entire- i ly justifiable. This action followed pe- 1 titions by the custodian of alien prop erty, who considered the Knox reso- lution unduely kind to Germany and German nationals who formerly had property in the United States.
 This change constitutes another cause of deep embarrassment to the senators, especially demcratic senators, who strayed into republican pastures l Try for BergdoIl
 The House committee Is considering an additional clause providing that the United States cannot resume relations with Germany unless Germany yields that arch stacker, Grover c. Bergdol, l in order that he might be punished by the United States. The release ot American prisoners, as previously re- 1 ported, is demanded of Russia prior to any consideration of recognition of 1 that country by the United States. l There is some fear on the part of the senators who are confused and em- barrassed by the success of House lead CTS in respect to foreign affairs. tha, l the House will make the peace resolu- ton so strong that Germany might spurn it. For Germany, as is known has not asked the United States to make peace. And it Is said that Ger | man statesmen are viewing with amusement the effort of America tc beguile Germany, defeated power into an agreement that hostilities be l discontinued.