New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-26
Favorably Reported by
Foreign Relations Body
by Vote of 9 to 2;
Up for Debate To-day
Passage Expected
By End of Week
Democrats Prepared for
Fight; 2 Similar Meas
llres Before the House
From The Tribune's Washin otom Bureau

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Knox
peace resolution was reported favor
ably to the Senate to-day by the For
eign Relations Committee. Both Re-
publican and Democratic leaders said
they expected It's passage before the end
Of the week. In the House Chairman
Porter, of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, introduced two resolutions, one to
terminate the war with Germany and
the other to end the war with Austria.
They are identical in character. No
effort will be made to pass these reso-
lutions until the Senate has acted on
the Knox measure.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, after discussion behind closed
doors, ordered the Knox resolution, rs
revised. reported by a vote of to 2.
The two votes in opposition were cast
by Democrats, Senators Pittman, of
Nevada, and Pomerene, Of Ohio. They
were the only Democratic Senators
present. Later Senator Swanson, of
Virginia, had his vote recorded against
it. Senate New, of Indiana, was alb
sent. The other Republicans of the
committee voted for the resolution.
Senator Lodge, as chairman of the
committee, in reporting the resolution
announced that Re would call it up to-
morrow as unfinished business. This
means that it will be kept before the
body until voted on.
Reasonable Time for Debaee
Senator Underwood, of Alabama,
Democratic leader, asked whether rea-
sonable time would be allowed for de-
bate. Senator Lodge said that there
would be and that the resolution would
not be pressed with undue haste. He
hoped, however, that vote could be
reached with little delay. Senator I'm
derwood said there would be no dispo-
sition on the Democratic side to delay
a vote unduly, but that he and others
wanted to discuss it. =
Both Senator Lodge and Senator I'm
derwood expressed the belief this eve
ming that the resolution would be dis
posed of quickly.
Informal talks we're held among Demo-
cratic Senators concerning the reso-
luton. The opinion was expressed
that small group of Democratic mem
bers, probably three or four, would
vote for the resolution, but that nearly
all the Democrats would oppose it as
they did before.
Enactment of the resolution will
troops from Germany, according to
Senator'S.
The Knox resolution, as reported,
is in effect an enlargement Of the orig
inal resolution to end the war, so as
to include the Austrian government
and make the same provisions with re-
spect to alien property as in the case
Of Germany.
Text of Revised Resolution
The resolution reads:
"Joint resolution repeating the joint
resolution Of April 6, 1917, declaring a
state of war to exist between the United
States of America and Germany and
for other purposes.
"Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That the joint resolution of Congress
passed April 6, 1917, declaring state
of war to exist between the imperial
German government and the govern
ment and people of the United States
of America, and making provisions to
prosecute the same, be, and the same
ls hereby, repealed, and SAID state OF
war is hereby declared at an end:
"That all property of the imperial
German government, or its successor
or successors, and of all German ma
tionals which was, on April s, 1917, in
or has since that date come into the
possession or under control Of the
government of the United States of
America or any of its officers, agents
or employees, from any source or by
any agency whatsoever. shall be re-
tained by the United States of America,
and no disposition thereof made, ex-
cept as shall have been heretofore or
specifically hereafter shall be provided
by Congress, until such time as the
German government has, by treaty
with the United States of America. rat
ification whereof is to be made by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, made suitable provisions for
the satisfaction of all claims against
the German government Of all persons,
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