Evening star., 1921-05-01
KNOX RESOLUTION.
TERMINATING WAR,
PASSES IN SENATE
f49 to % Vote on Measure
Expected to Get Prompt
House Action.
TREATY WITH GERMANY
WILL FOLLOW ADOPTION
President Has Repeatedly Asserted
He Will Give Approval to
Peace Plan.


Inc Knox peace resolution. putting
an end to the technical state Of war
existing between the United States
and Germany and Austria, was adopt
ed by the Senate last night by a vote
OF ~ to 23. IT now goes to the House,
where prompt action is expected.
chairman Porter of the foreign af-
falrs committee has offered two peace
! resolutions. more simple in form than
the Knox resolution, and they will be
considered in committee along with
the resolution adopted by the Senate,
president Harding has. repeatedly
asserted that he would give his ap-
!>proVal to peace resolution as soon
as Congress should send it TO him.
Treaty 10 He Negotiated.
| 1t is expected that after this frat
step toward definite peace with the
enemy nations, treaty of peace will
be negotiated by President Harding
with Germany and with Austria.
senator Lodge, republican leader,
gave such assurance in the Senate
during the debate yesterday
Tne vote came at the end Of long
day of debate, in which politics played
no little part. There was none of the
tense interest that was felt in the Senate
when the war resolution was passed in
April, 1917. With the close of hostilities
between the armed forces Of the United
States and the enemy matter of his
| tory-history already more than two
years oid--and a virtual state Of peace
| already long in existence, there was
comparatively little interest in the
action Of the Senate today. The gal
leries were not filled to capacity and the
attendance Of senators was eompa rative-
ly small. That the resolution would be
adopted was foregone conclusion.
Adopted n Reported.
The resolution. which repeals the war
resolution and undertakes to safeguard
, the interests of America and American
, citizens who have claims against tho
enemy nations. was adopted as reported
from the foreign relations COMMITTEES.
Senator Townsend of Michigan. republi-i
can, offered an amendment which, in
stead Of repeating the war resolution.
ended This was rejected. however. by
a vote Of "A to 2S. 1t was supported
only by the democrats and by three
republicans-Senators Townsend Nelson
| of Minnesota and Sterling of South
Dakota.
Vote on Resolution.
The vote on the resolution follows:
! For adoption:
Republicans: Ball, Borah, Brandegee,
Bursum. Cameron. Capper. Colt, Cum
minis, Curtis. Dillingham;. Elkins, Fer
nails. France. Frelnghuysen, Gooding.
Hale, Harreld, johnson, Jones (Wash-
| ington), Kenyon. Keyes. Ladd. La Fol-
lette, Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick, Nc
kinley, McNary, New. Nicholson, Nor
beck, Norris, Oddie. Penrose. Poindex-
ter. Shortridge. Smoot, Spencer. Stans-
field, Sterling, Sutherland. Townsend,
Wadsworth, Warren, Weller and Willis.
Total, IS.
Democrats: Myers. Shields and Wat
son (Georgia). Total. 3.
Against adoption:
Republicans: None.
Democrats: Ashurst. Broussard, Car
away, DIAL Gerry, Glass, Harris, Har-
rison, Helpin, Hitchcock, Jones New
Mexico), kendrick, Mckellar, Pittman.
Pomerene, Robinson, Sheppard. Stanley,
Swanson, Trammell, Underwood, Walsh
(Montana) and Williams. Total, %.
Senator Reed Paired.
Senator Reed was paired in favor of
adoption, and Senator Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts. who was absent. was an
nounced as a supporter OF the resolu-
ton. Senator Nelson, republican. Minne-
sofa, was paired against the resolution
with Senator Knox. republican. Penn
sylvania, its author, for 1t. In announce
ment of pairs it was said that all other
democrats not voting opposed the
measure and all other republicans
favored it.
Substitutes for the Knox resolution
prepared by Senator King, democrat,
Utah, were not offered. Mr.. King said
that the republican majority appeared
determined to support the Knox reso-
luton as offered. Senator France, re-
publican, Maryland, also did not offer
his plan for a general world confer
ence to consider various questions af-
fecting a rehabilitation. He promised
to offer his measure later.
League Fought Anew.
In the final clashes yesterday. the s
third day Of debate. on the resolution,
the league OF nations battle was
fought anew. Senator Borah declared
that President Harding had scrap
ped, the league with the approval Of
the American voters. Democrats
senators denied that the last election
was a decision against the league, de-
claring that many supporters of the
republican ticket favored the league
and believed that President Harding
would endeavor to SECURE ratification
Of the treaty ofaVersailles.
Senator Borah charged that the
treaty was not being executed and
that the allies in fixing German repa-
rations were acting without authority
from the treaty. Senator Borah's
statement brought sharp reply from
Senator Hitchcock. tie democratic
ieAdc. in the treaty fight. who de-
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