Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-03
PEACE RESOLUTION
PASSED BY SENATE
BY 49 To e VOTE

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The adj
ministration's first step toward plac-
ing the United States on techni-
cal legal basis of peace was taken
tonight by the senate in adopting the
Knox peace resolution. The vote was
40 to %. Three Democrats voted
for the resolution and although no
Republicans voted against it, Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota, was paired
against it.
The Democrats voting for it were
Senators Myers, Montana; Shields,
Tennessee, and Watson, Georgia. Two
other Democrats, Reed, Missouri, and
Walsh, Massachusetts,, were announc-
ed as favoring the resolution.
The resolution now goes to the
house with prospects of prompt ac-
ton there. No charge was made by
the senate in the resolution as re-
ported by the foreign relations COM
mittee. 1t would repeal the war res
olutions affecting Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary, impound alien enemy
property and reserve to the United
States all rights and privileges un-
Ger the treaty of Versailles and 9TH
er peace treaties.
An effort to amend the resolution
made by Senator Townsend, Repub1i-
can, Michigan, who moved to strike
out the clause repeating the war dec
iaration and substitute a simple dec
laratiou of peace, was defeated, A to
rs, shortly before the final vote.
Lodge Opposes Amendment
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,
Republican leader, opposed the Town
send amendment, stating that it had
been considered carefully by the for
eign relations committee which de-
cided that 1.-The direct method was
the best
Senator Lodge in inaugurating de-
bate for the day told the senate that
treaties with Germany and others
with other nations with which the
United States has been at war would
follow the Knox resolution. He also
gave notice that the United States
would not abandon" the allies.
substitutes LII llIC IAllOA 1SoO1u
ton prepared by Senator King, DEM
ocrat, Utah, were not offered. Mr..
King said that the Republican ma
jority appeared determined to sup
port the Knox resolution as offered.
Senator France, Republican, Mary
land, also did not offer his plan for
a general world conference to consid-
o1-jn a o.
Mobilization. He promised to offer
his measure later.
The vote on the peace resolution
did not come until after Z o'clock to-
night and was preceded by tense par
isan clashes. The Republicans lined
ure and all but five of the Demo-
Gratis voted or We're paired against
It.
The Roll Call
The roll-call follows:
For adoption-Repubica Ball,
Borah, Brandegee, Bursum, Cam
eron, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
Dillingham;, Elkins, Fernald, France,
Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Har-
yon, Keyes. Ladd, LaFollette, Len
root, Lodge, Mccormick, Mckinley,
McNary. New, Nicholson, Norbeck,
Norris, Oddie, Penrose, PoindeXter,
shortridge, smoot, Spencer, STAND
field, Sterling, Sutherland, Town
send, Wadsworth, Warren, Weller
and Willis. Total 46.
Democrats: Myers, Shields ana
Watson (Georgia). Total 3.
Against adoption - Republicans:
None.
Democrats: Ashurst, Broussard,
Caraway, Dial, Gerry, Glass, Harris,
Harrison, Heflin, Hitchcock, Jones
On. M, Kendrick, Mcclellan, Pitt
man, Pomerene, Robinson, Sheppard,
Stanley, Swanson, Trammell, I'm
derwood, Walsh (Mont.), and Will
liams. Total %.
Senator Reed was paired in favor
of adoption and Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts, who was absent, was
announced as supporter of the reso-
luton. Senator Nelson, Republican,
Minnesota, was paired against the
resolution with Senator Knox. Re-
publican, Pennsylvania, it's author,
for it. In the announcement of
pairss it was said that all: other
Democrats not voting opposed the
measure and all other Republicans
favored it.