The New York herald., 1921-05-01

The Senate passed without amend
ment at 1925 p. NJ. the Knox resolu-
tion to end the state OF war with Ger
many. The vote was 40 10 90, all the
Republicans present voting aye ex-
cept Senator Nelson (Minn.). who was
paired against il, together with three
Democrats-Senators Myers (Mon) !.
Shields (Tenn.) and Watson (Ga.).
Senator Walsh (Mass) and Senator
Reed (Mo.) would have voted for the
resolution had they been able to wait
for the end of the long debate. They
were paired for it.
The roll call follows:
For adoption.
Republicans-Ball. Borah, BraDde-
gee. Bursum, Cameron. Capper, Colt
Cummins. Curtis. Dillingham;, Elkins
,Fcrnald. France, Frelinghuysen. Good
ing. Hale. Harreld. Johnson. Jones
(Wash.). Kenyon. Keyes. Ladd, La
Toilette Lenroot. Lodge, Mccormick
Mckinley. McNary. New. Nicholson
Norbeck, Norris, Oddie, Penrose. Poin-
dexter. Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer
Stansfield, Sterling. Sutherland. Towns
end, Wadsworth. Warren, Weller and
Willis. Total. as.
Democrats-M Myers. Shields and Wat
son (Ga.).
Against adoption
Republicans-Nouc.
Democrats Ashurst. Broussard
Caraway. Dial Gerry. Glass. Harris
Harrison. Hefin. Hitchcock, Jones
IN. NJ. Kendrick. McKellar. pittman
Pomerenc. Robinson. Sheppard. Stan
ley. Swanson. Trammen. Underwood
Walsh (Mont) and Williams. Total, %
The action OF the Senate is the first
long step toward terminating n technical
state OF war that has existed between
the United States and Germany for more
than two years while the Allies have
been at peace.
The next step will be taken IN tho
Touse next week. when unqucstionably
the Committee on Foreign Affairs viii
report favorably on tho declaration tha {
has been carried through the Senate and
give opportunity for an carly vote. II
Is expected here the resolution will be
signed BY President Harding before a
week has passed.
Debate Delayed Vote.
a vote on the resolution was delayed
by hours of debate. I'm which the minor
ity. led ny Senator Hitchcock (Neb. }.
Senator Harrison (Miss.) and Senator
Heflin (Ala.) hectored the Republicans.
manouvrIng for partisan advantag &c.
Mr. Harrison. slilful guerrilla fighter.
made q special drive at Mr.. Rorah in
charging that tho national election Of
1920 was won because the Republican
party was able TO deludc the people
Tho Democrats realized. OF course.
how utterly futile their opposition was.
but they persisted in talking TO :he gal
.eries and into the record to the mixed
exasperaton and amusement Of the ma
,ori,y. who desired to get the days work
Gone with and 60 home
Senator Lodge opened the debate with
a statement of the meaning and purpose
Of the resolution
THE passage Of this law--for II Il
not 3 treaty but q law--iuvadcs 10 ex-
ecutiye power said Mr. Lodge. ut
simply declares the Law of tho United
States. which undoubtedly viii be con-
sidered By ncgotiators Of any treaty
with Germany which may follow. The
President In his speech Of acceptance
last July declared that ie would sign a
resolution for peace with Germany a.
soon as Congress presented II to him.
In his address 10 Congress on April T.
he specifically stated that the present
technical state OF war ought not 10 be
allowed 70 continue. This resolution is
IN exact accord with the policy there
laid down and the request made by the
President. VIC are acting In accordance
with his expressed wishes.
AS to our attitude toward tho Powers
that were associated with ~ In rn-
great war ! call attention TO tho fact
that every ono Of them made peace with
Germany. concluded IN June 1919. They
20 arranged tho treaty as ~ provide
that II could go into effect when three
% the allied or associated Powers had
signed ". and therefore they have been
at peace for two years. Is u to he
supposed that we arc to 70 on IN = ccndi-
tion Of war when all tho other countries
arc ~ peace They did not ask our
leave when they made peace.
"1f VIC choosc to mako peace with
Germany by n treaty which will prob
ably follow this resolution surely w-
are not betraylng thtm.
This resolution unti-s our nanfs
England has been trading with Ger
many. has heen represented in Berlin.
in Vienna and IA The other fragments
of the Austrian Empire Arc We to re-
main uureprcsentedg Arc wc ~ be cx-
cluded from furthcring trade?
After NJ. Lodtc Nar spoken tho mi.
nority leaders began ~ harry tho re-
puhlicaus with quotations from the - at
Senator Harrison reading from tho man
lfesto IN the interest OF the league which
was published above the signatures
Of thirty-one Republicans, including
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