New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-01
Knox Resolution Ending
State of War Adopted
After Bitter Debate
Lasting Through Day
Formal Treaty With
Germany to Follow
Lodge and Borah Say Pact
of Versailles, Even With
Changes, Is Impossible

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WASHINGTON, April 30-The Ad-
, ministration's first step toward placing
the United States on technical, legal
basis of peace was taken tonight by
the Senate in adopting the Knox peace
resolution.
The vote for adoption of the resolu-
tion was 40 to %.
Three Democrats voted for the reso-
luton and although no Republicans
voted against it Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, wss paired against it.
Prompt Action in House Expected
The resolution now goes to the House
with prospects of prompt action there.
NO change was made by the Senate in
the resolution as reported by the For
eign Relations Committee. 1t would
repeal the war resolutions affecting
Germany and Austria Hungary, i'm
pound alien enemy property and re-
serve to the United States all rights
and privileges under the Treaty Of
Versailles and other peace treaties
An effort to amend the resolution
made by Senator Townsend, Republi-
can, Michigan. who moved to strike
out the clause repealinethe war decla-
ration and substitute a simple decla-
ration of peace. was defeated, 44 to 26,
shortly before the final vote. Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, opposed the
Townsend amendment, saying that it
had been considered carefully by the
Foreign Relations Committee. which
decided that "the direct method was
the best"
The vote on the peace resolution did
not come until after o'clock to-
night, and was preceded by tense par
tisan clashes. The Republicans lined
up almost solidly behind the measure
and all but five of the Democrats voted
or were naired against it,
The roll call follows:
For Adoption
Republicans-Ball. Borah Brandesee,
Rursum. Cameron, Capper. Colt Cummins,
france. Freunghuysen, Goodinr. Good . Hale Haze
Harreld, Johnson. Jones. -lwashington).
knyen Keys daad a MeKtnsy F1stte
New, Nicholson, Norbeck Norris Oddie,
Penrose. Poindexter, shortridge. smoot.
and willis Total as.
Observation-Disclosures Shields and Watson
(Georgia). Total 3.
Against Adoption
Neutrality-suspicious.
Democrats-Ashurst. Broussard. Cara
way. Dial Gerry. Glass. Harriss Harrison,
Helm Hitchcock. Jones tNew Mexico),
Kendrick, Mcclellan: Pittman Pomerene,
Trammell. Underwood. Walsh {Montana)
and Williams Total. ga.
Senator Reed was paired in favor of
adoption and Senator Walsh, OF Massa-
nounced as supporter of the resolu-
ton. Senator Nelson, Republican, Min
,nesota, was paired against the resolu-
tion with Senator Knox, Republican,
Pennsylvania, it's author, for it. In an
nouncement of pairs it was said that all
other Democrats not voting opposed the
measure and all other Republicans
favored it.
Predicts Treaty Next
Senator Lodge expressed the belief,
in the course of the debate on the reso-
luton, that a new treaty Of peace with
Germany would be negotiated as soon
as the ground had been cleared by the
passage of the Knox measure. How
ever, he said, this was matter to be
taken up by the President.
4 ne ueDdtc CO"Uay was SNdFp, CnaT-
acterized by partisan attacks Of Demo
cratic Senators. The Senate met at
III o'clock this morning to consider
the resolution and it was under fire
throughout the day.
Senator Lodge opened the discus
sion by an exposition Of the purposes
of the resolution and defense of it..
He declared the League Of Nations was
dead, and made i. plain he did not be-
lieve it practicable to adopt the Yer
sailles Treaty minus the league cove
nant and with reservations. He said
that according to the best calculations
he had been able to make it would re-
quire "at least seventy-two amend
ments to the Treaty or Versailles to
get the league out of it, and when we
have got it out nothing but the shell
remains"
Borah Attacks Treaty
Senator Borah also made an attack
on the Versailles Treaty. Although he
did not say SO, he left no room for
doubt that if the Versailles Treaty
with reservations were ever signed by
this country and submitted to the \Sen-
ate he would fight to the limit against
it. He charged that it was worse than
the league, that it had thrown Europe
into economic chaos, that it was un-
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