The Washington herald., 1921-05-01
Upper Chambers Action
Ends War With Aus
tria and Germany.
LODGE FORECASTS
SUBSTITUTE PACT
Ratifying Treaty With
League Omitted Held
Impracticable.

The Senate last night by a vote
Of 80 to 20 adopted the Knox reso-
luton declaring the war with Ger
many and Austria formally at an
end.
The measure now goes to IN.
House. where favorable action Is,
expected promptly. President Hard
ing has already indicated that he
will sign the resolution without de-
lay.
In the Senate vote the RepubIi-
cans presented a solid front in sup
port Of the resolution. The UnIy
Republican who declared himself in
opposition to the measure-Senstor
Nelson. of Minnesota-was paired"
so that his name doesn't appear in
the official roll call. senator Reed
OF Missouri. and Senator Walsh. Of
Massachusetts. two more Democrats.
would have voted for the resolution
il they had been present. It was
announced
Amendment L. Rejected.
An amendment by Senator Town
send. Of Michigan. amending the
language Of the resolution. was de-
feated ~ TO es Senator Sterling.
Of South Dakota. was persuaded ~
Republican leaders not TO offer his
amendmAnt declaring the support Of
the United States for the allied
position in the reparations contro-
versy.
The Knox resolution repeaIs IN.
declarations Of war against Ger
many and Austria and declares IN.
war formally ended. It reserves
all the rights obtained by the United
States under the Versailles treaty.
Senator Lodge. Republican leader.
announced that adoption of the res
olutiou undoubtedly would be fol-
lowed by a treaty with Germany.
Foresees Mig DImeuItie.
At the same time he pictured the
dIfficulties OF ratifyiuE the YER
ssilles treaty without the league
OF nations. as suggested By Presi-
dent Harding in his annual addres,
10 Congress, as weIlnigh insurer
able. Senator Borah. OF Idaho. fol-
lowed this with a statement that il
would be infinitely worse to ratify
the Versailles treaty proper than
the league covenant
g Senator Lodges prediction afa
rev treaty came out in the d,hs,e
when Senator Shields, OF TepncS.
see. Democrat, had declared (; inn
possible 10 separate the league COW
enant from the treaty.
rs il to be supposed" asked
Senator Lodge. that We are 20 60
on in a condition Of technical war,
The allies did not ask our leave 10
make their peace. They cannot ex-
pect us 10 remain at war while thov
are all at peace. And IL we choose
TO make peace by this resoIutiop
and by treaty with Germany.
winch Probably will follow. we
surely are not deserting them.
Nothfne But the sh~u.
The covenant Is 50 intertufned
and involved that it will REQUIRE.
on the best calculation that have
been able To make. az least severely
two amendments to the treaty 81
versailles to get the league ont Of
II and when We have got II nut
nothing but the shell remains"
Senator Robinson, Of Arkansas
Democrat. charged that the efect
OF the Knox resolution was TO en-
courage our former enemies and 70
discourage our allies in their effort.
to enforce their reparations claims"
The difficulty on the Democratic
SIDE OF the chamber" retorted SEM
ator Lodge. is that they wonf
recognize that the war is over. and
that their treaty and their lesrue
has been beaten and beaten badly
by the people"
F1Eat Campaign Over.
Senator Lodges remark led 70 ths
Senate's h=hting the Presidential
campaign all over. II was an ami
mated review Of views. issues ana
events.
Senator Harrison. of Mississippi.
Democrat. who was one Of the Gov
managers, declared that Mr.. Hard.
ing during the campaign SO con-
stsntiy changed position that s-no
one ever knew where be stood-
The Senator read the stster,ent .
signed by thirty-one prominent ne
league Republicans headed by Wri-
lam Howard Taft, Charles Evan, 3
Hughes. Eiihu Root and others, on
October Is, appealing for vote, fer
Harding a. votes for the .iesxue
The charges of pro-Cernan .xr
pathy made against Senator Knox
on several occasions since nj. cor-
oemnation Of the economic clsuse,
OF the treaty soon after tts nre-
TO the Senate in 1915 ~.
renewed by Senator King OF rJtsh
Democrat who assaIIed Senator
knoN's conduct throughout the di,-
cussion Of the treaty, SAYING ne
Pennsylvanisn wanted 10 ',rnltte,te
the penalties on Germany rNe,
they were written into the treaty.-
SenEtor Mccormick Of uUpo..
discussing the reparations issue,
said:
The reparations must be r-~-s-
ured, not by the damage urouehf
bv CrerURnV In fhe -~s A.