Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-14
.HouseVotes,
305 to 6l,
To End War
Porter Resolution Carries
Overwhelmingly, 49 Demo-
Gratis Joining Republicans
In Affirmative.
Deadlock Is Possible
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNlNG.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Washington, June Is. - BY the
overwhelming vote of sos to 6l the
house today passed the Porter reso-
luton declaring the war with Ger
MANY and Austria terminated.
The democratic opposition, which
began by rallying round the Wilson
peace program and the Wilson veto
of a declaration OF peace. went to
pieces in spectacular manner. 49 DEM
ocrats joining the republican major
ity on the final roll call. The mega
tive votes were cast by 90 democrats
and Representative Kelly OF Michi-
gan. republican. ......
How long it will be before peace is
formally declared remains to be seen.
A conference committee will endeav-
or to harmonic the differing rcso-
lutions of the two houses, the senate
having provided for the repeal OF the
declaration of war, while the house
proposes merely to declare the war
terminated. The house objected that
the senate resolution would repudiate
the declaration OF war.
May Cause Deadlock.
If a deadlock should develop Sin
the conference committee the decla-
ration of peace would be delayed and
it might become necessary tor Presl-
dent Harding to effect a compromise.
The president has been in no hurry
I'D to date, however, to obtain dec
laration OF peace and the house lead
ers have furthered his purposes: The
senate leaders have been chating at
the delav. but will now find they can
obtain speedy action only by yielding
and accepting the house resolution.
When peace is formally declared
the question of treaty with Ger
manv, settling war accounts and pro-
y;ding for future amicable relations,
will come to the fore. Whether this
shall be done in separate treaty
with Germany or through ratification
of the Versailles treaty with reserva-
tons is a matter of policy to be de-
tcrmined by the president. While
the president has definitely scrapped
American participation in the league
of nations, he indicated in his first
message to congress that he regards
other parts of the treaty with reser-
vations as affording the most feasible
basis for a peace settlement. The
irreconcilabie senator's strongly op-
pose any ratification of the. treaty
and even Majority Leader Lodge
recently pronounced such action inl-
possible.
Democrats Stage Fight.
Before the final roll call was taken
the democrats made an unsuccessful
effort to recommit the resolution
with instructions to the foreign at
fairs committee to report a new
measure requesting and authoriz-
ing" the president to enter into ne
gotiations to bring the war to an end
by treaty. After considerable par
liamentary wrangling it was ruled
out on point of order raised by
Representative Rogers Of Massa-
chusetts. Representative Flood then
offered motion to recommit with
instructions to insert a new para
graph in the peace resolution reserv-
ing to the United States the right to
enter into any kind of 4 disarma-
ment agreement outside OF the
treaty Of Versailles. Republican,
contended that the reservation was
wholly unnecessary and the motion
was voted down, liz to 254.
The debate on the peace resolu-
ton was notable chiefly for its Close
adherence to party lines. The only
conspicuous exceptions were the
speeches of Representative Bourkt
Cochran of New York, democrat
who urged adoption of the resolu-
ton, and Representative Pat Kelly
of Michigan, republican, who op
posed it vigorously. Representative
Cochran advocated withdrawal o.
the American troops from German,
and told his democratic colleagues
they were standing on unsoune
. ground in opposing measure fol
ending the war.
Representative Kelly opposed the
, resolution because he feared it die
not provide adequate guarantees fo1
the future and because he regarded
it as an encroachment on the presi
dents authority to deal with foreign
affairs.
: Representative Burton of Ohio
former senator. republican, support
ed the resolution, but also advocated
prompt ratification of the treaty o
Versailles with reservations.
"The political and economic future
of Germany are largely under con
troll of the allies and no separate
treaty can afford an adequate soiu