Evening star., 1921-06-12
Vote to Give Porter Proposal
Precedence Over Knox's
Assures It's Success.
REPUBLICANS ACCUSED OF
SEEKING GERMAN VOTES
Opposition Says Measure Repu'
dates Allies and Will Please
Slackers and Traitors.

The House will pass tomorrow after
noon the Porter peace resolution ter
minating 'the state of war" between
the United States and the central pow
ers. as a substitute for the Knox meas
ure repeating the declaration OF war.
This was assured last night after
a fierce partisan fight The final roll
call is expected at 4:30 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. when more than
a score Of democrats have promised to
vote with The republican majority.
Passage Of the resolution is GER
tain, any lingering doubt In the minds
of democratic leaders having been re-
moved through adoption. 24s to los. Of a
rule giving the Porter proposal right
of way in place of the Knox resolution
already passed by the Senate. Two
republicans voted with the democrats
opposing it's consideration, while three
democrats stood with republicans in
the fight to put it through.
Democratic members. in beginning
their attack yesterday on the meas
ure, first criticised what they char
acterized as the "throttling Of the
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resolution which. they said. had been
framed in secret by republican men,
bers of the foreign affairs committee.
and would not permit of amendment.
Then. turning sharply upon the reso-
luton itself, the democrats declared
it would meet the hearty approval
''of every German. every Stacker and
evarv Arerican traitor"
Would Not Repudiate War.
Chairman Porter of the foreign at
measure. asserted the House was not
ready to 60 as far as the Senate and
repeal the war declaration. for that.
he said, might be regarded as an ac-
- tuaI repudiationNft the wear. in-Which
thousands Of American lives had been
sacrificed.
Statements Of opponents Of the res
olution that BY omcially declaring
the state Of war at an end America
was abandoning the allies or its fight
ing associates were denied by Chair
man Porter ~ . gross misstatement
Of fast"
All nations that signed the treaty
Of VersaiIles,~ Mr.. Porter said. did
20 with full knowledge that it was
not elective 10 far as the United
States was concerned, until ratified
by tho Senate"
Mr.. Porter insisted that since the
allies had made peace in 1919. If
there had been any abandonment,
'it has been Of the United States by
the allies"
Waiting for Germany.
1T may not be out Of place to call
attention to the fact" he said. that
when the peace resolution reached
the House. the allies had invaded
Germany for the enforcement Of the
adjustment OF the reparationa, and
your committee decided it should
forego action until Germany had
conceded the demands Of the allies,
and had shown her good faith by
payment Of the earnest money in the
form of the first installment of the
Indemnity. We have given the allies
the traditional square deal,' and now
AhlcHu u put OUE own mouse In
order"
Representative Bourke Cochran,
democrat, New York. declared he was
ready to vote for peace. but not on
the terms proposed by republican
members Of the foreign affairs COM
nittee.
Representative Cochran told the House
that by delegating its great powers of
legislation to a small committee it could
not get as much space in American news
papers was given to a dance"
The people," he added, have ceased
to regard You seriously because you have
failed to exercise your rightful func-
hons.''
Called a Party Issue.
Attacking republican members Of the
foreign affairs committee framing the
peace resolution secretly. Representative
Flood. democrat. Virginia. opposed its
consideration under gag rule" He do
clared it was the first time in the his
tory Of Congress that an important ques-
ton bearing on Americas foreign rela-
tons had been made a party issue.
THE spirit of usurpation exercised by
the republican steering committee" said
Mr.. Flood. has spread to other commit
tees until the House has become mere
moot court. About the only right left
TO members is the privilege of debate"
Touching on the majority commit