The Washington herald., 1921-06-14
HOUSE ADOPTS
RESOLUTION TO
: DECLARE
Porter Plaa 0verwhelms
Opposition by Vote
305 to 61.
DEMOCRATS BOLT ("
PARTY LEADERSHIP
Conferees Get Measure
With Deadlock AL
most Sure.


the Porter resolution declaring the
war with Germany and Austria
terminated.
The democratic opposition, which
began by raIIyinE round the Wilson
peace program and the Wilson veto
Of a declaration Of peace. went 20
pieces in spectacular manner. s
democrats joining the republican
majority on the final roll call The
negative votes were cast by 90
democrats and Representative Kelly,
of Michigan, republican.
How long it will be before peace
is formally declared remains TO be
seen. A conference committee will
endeavor to harmonic the differing
resolutions OF the two houses. the
senate having provided for the re-
peal Of the declaration Of war.
while the house proposes merely 10
/ declare the war terminated The
house objected that the senate reso-
luton would repudiate the deelsra-
tion of war.
May Require Compremise.
II a deadlock should develop in
the conference committee the dec
Iaration Of peace would be delayed
and il might become necessary for
President Harding to effect a COM
promise. The President has been
in no hurry UP TO date. however.
10 obtain a declaration Of peace and
the house leaders have furthere1
his purpose. The senate leaders
have been chsfing at the delay but
will now find they can Obtain
speedy action only by yielding ana
accepting the house resolution
When peace is formally declsree
the question Of a treaty with Ger
many settling var ACCOUNTS srt
providing for future amicable r9s-
tions will come TO the fore. whether
this shall be done in a separate
treaty with Germany or through
ratification Of the Versailles treaty
with reservations is a matter OF
policy to be determined by the
President. While the President has
definitely scrapped American par
ticipation in the league OF nations
to congress that he regards other
parts Of the treaty with reserva-
tions as affording the most feasible
basis OF a peace settlement. The
irreconcilsble senators strongly op-
pose any ratification Of the treaty
and even Majority Leader Lodge re-
Gently pronounced such action i'm
possible.
Disarmament Rejected
Before the final roll call wss~tsk-
en- the democrats made an unsuc-
cessful effort TO recommit the reso-
luton with instructions to the for
eign affairs committee TO report a
new measure requesting and au-
thorizing" the President to enter
into negotiations to bring the war
to an end by treaty. After con-
siderable parliamentary wrangling
. IL was ruled out on a point Of order
raised by Representative Rogers, of
Massachusetts
Representative Flood then offered
a motion to recommit with instruc-
tions to insert a new paragraph in
the peace resolution reserving 70 the
United States the right to entsr
into any kind of a dissrmament
agreement outside Of the treaty OF
Versailles. Republicans contended
that the reservation was wholly un-
necessary, and the motion was vot-
ed down-ll2 to 25L
Follows Party Lines.
The debate on the peace resoiu-
2 tion was notable chiefly for its close
adherence TO party lines. The only
: conspicuous exceptions were the
speeches Of Representative BOurke
Cochran, of New York, democrat,
who urged adoption Of the resolu-
! tion, and Representative rat Kelly.
r Of Michigan, republican, who opPos-
: ed IL vigorously. Representative
: Cochran advocated withdrawal OF
the American troops from Germany
and told his democratic colleagues
tAy were standing on unsound
ground in opposing a measure for
ending the war.
Representative Burton, Of Ohio,
former senator, republican, support
ed the resolution. but also advocst-
ed prompt ratification Of the treaty
Of Versailles with reservation.
The political and economic future
of Germany is largely under con-
troll OF the allies, and no separate
; treaty can afford an adequate soIu-
tion ~ the situation said Burton
Forty-nine democrats bolted their
party leadership and voted with the
republicans for adoption of the res
olution. They were:
Representatives Almon. Alabama;
Aswell. louisiana; Black. Texas:
Blanton, Texas; carew. New York:
Carter, Oklahoma: Collins. Missis-
sippi:. Crisp. Georgia: Cullen. New
York: Dominick. South Carolina;
Driver. Arkansas: Dupre, Louisiana:
Favrot. Louisiana: Fulmer, South
Carolina: Grimm, New York; Hawes.
Missouri; Huddleston, Alabama Hum
phreys. Mississippi: Jones. Texas:
Kindred. New York: Kunz, Illinois:
Larsen. Georgia: Lankford. Georgia;
Lazsro. Louisiona; Logan. North
Carolina: Lowrey, Mississippi; Nc
Clintic, Oklahoma: Mansfield. Tex
as: Martin. louisiana; Mean. New
York; o'Brien. New Jersey: o'Con-
nor. louisiana: overstreet. Georgts;
Park. Georgia: Parks. Arkansas;
ouin, Mississippi: Rsiney. Illinois:
Rankin. Mississippi; Sandlin. Lou
isians: Smithwick. Floridss Sullivan.
New York: Swsnk. Oklahoma.
Tague. Massachusetts; Taylor. Ar
kansas: Ten Eyck. New York: Ty-
son. Alabama; UpshaH- Georgia.