The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-06-16
HOUSE VOTES TO
END STATE OF WAR
Porter Peace Measure Passes by Vote
of 305 TO 81

Washington, June BY a vote
of exactly five to one, the house to-
night passed the Porter resolution TO
terminate the state of wal between
the United States and the Central
Powers.
AS a substitute for the Knox re-
solution, already passed by the SEN
ate, repeating the declaration of war,
it was put through, 3O5 to 81, as a
republican measure with the loss of
only one republican vote-Kelley of
Michigan. F%orty-nine democrats
joined in the landslide.
On a point of order, a motion by
Representative Flood, democrat of
Virginia, to send the resolution back
to the committee with instructions
to report a substitute requiring the
President to negotiate with the en-
envy countries for a treaty of peace,
was voted down, 254 to 112.
There was no debate on the latter
motion which provided for an amend
ment to the pending measure reserv-
ing the right under the treaty of Yer
sailles ito enter into an agreement
with Germany and her allies and the
powers associated with the. United
States in the wal for joint disarma-
ment."
Debated Two Days
Tho effort of the democratic lead
ership to hold the party in line
against the resolution failed, and the
minority crumbled on rcll call. The
crack of the gavel, ending two solid
days of debate, which leaders agreed
had not changed one vote, brought a
sigh of relief to weary members.
Springing a surprise at last mo-
ment, Chairman Porter of the foreign
affairs committee, in charge of the
fight, presented Representative Bour-
Ike Cochran, democrat, of New York,
to make the closing argument for
passage of the resolution. There had
been said during the day that Mr..
Cochran would not be found in line
with his party, but putting him for
ward to end the debate upset calcula-
tions. In the neid, however, the New
York member did not actually vote,
as he was paired.
Kelley Attacks Resolution
Mr.. Kelley, who is chairman of the
house conferes at work on the naval
bill with it's disarmament amendment
made a bitter attack on the resolution
declaring congress would live to apol-
ogize for its act, which he described
as making peace with a mere clasp
of the hand, after the fashion of pro-
fessiOnal wreStlers.
The principal attack OF the resolu-
ton was based by democrats on the
ground that it did not properly pro-
tect American rights and that the I'm
tied States in attempting to negotiate
a treaty with Germany and her ally
would sit down with feet and hands
tied and without being able to demand
the rights won by war. Republicans
held, however, that all rights were
safeguarded.
Representative Garrett, Tennessee,
the acting democratic leader, Repre-
sentative Connolly. democrat, of Tex
as and Mr.. Flood made the principal
speeches against the resolution, all
declaring that the chief argument in
support of its adoption was that it
would pave the way for greater trade
with Germany.
Failure of the senate to accept the
house substitute will send the whole
question of peace to conference. Most
of the republican speakers declared
congress ought not to repeal the war
declaration itself, and held that it
would be regarded as a reputation
of the war, but democrats reminded
them that a republican house twice
had passed a peace resolution with
that provision.