Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
PEACE RESOLUTION PASSES THE
SENATE AFTER HOT DEBATE
IIno1's Measure Officially Ending the
War With Germany Finally
Enacted.

The Senate passed tho Knox pencA
resolution at 1885 o'clock tonight by
vote of 40 to %. Three Democrats
voted for the resolution. and although
40 Republicans voted against II Sen
,,tor Nelson of Minnesota was paired
against 1t.
The Democrats voting for it were
:cna sors Myers OF Montana. Shields
sf Tennessee and Watson of Georgia
Two other Democrats. Reed of Mis-
souri, antY Walsh OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
were announced as f;EToring the rcSO
luton.
An all day long debate. in which the
Democrats haZed and hcctorcd the Re
| lublicans. attempting by multitudinous
quotations to show that the Republi
can party had been divided and that
it's course has been inconsistcnt pre-
coded the passage or the resolution.
HOURS WASTED IN ORATORY
The leaders of the minority realiz-
ed the utter futilty OF their tactics,
lut consumed hours in ora,Orical en-
i counters with Senators Lodge and
Bsrah especially Senators Harrison
4 Hitchcock and Heflin.
Mr.. Harrison sought to convey tn.
Impression that tho Republicans
i won the national election by quilting
no people rs regards tho League Of
Il Nations and the Treaty Of Versatile;
Il and made several speeches devoted 10
4 the idea that President Harding Us
s. candidate had mancuvrcd to hold the
j support Of all wings Of his party by
q 'yptic uterances.
il The greater part Of the debate Was
a little more than a political argument.
q cnntor !Borah COZ. ending that the
Il reople in uhe last election plainly had
Il indicated what they wanted and Sen
sstor Harrison mailttailN(g that the
q people had been doludcd by Mr.. Hard
81 ing and the other Republican lead.
a CrS.
II \ clash between Senator Hitchcock
II and Senator Bornh marked the clos.
81 ing moments OF the debate.
II Mr.. Borah had been denouncing the
4 Versailles treaty ns unavoidable and
II saying that if he had his choice he
~ would prefer that we be a party to
8 the League Of Nations rather than to
the treaty apart from tho league, he
cause III his Judgment It was "destroy
Il ing the poise Of Europe" and being
q violated w every nation party to
G. it :"
= 1.-The Senator from Idaho Is the last
man who should attack the VcTSatl-
l,S treaty" Senator Hitchcock said.
4 -because it Is duo to his mnsterful
leadership against IL that we are not
now parties to 1t and are not In posi-
: ton to enforce 1t as 1t should DO eli
forced. BY his leadership America
lost her opportunity to retain the lead
crship of the world. He made US i'm.
potent after we tried to have Justice
done. Because Of the Idaho Senator'S
leadership Japan now has ShantuHS.'
DEpLOREs, RAISING EsAGTH
ISSUE.
Senator Hitchcock deplored the
bringing OF .hc league issue INTO the
! ebate and insisted that passage ii
the Knox resolution was merely an
attempt by the Senate to assume the
Membership OF the foreign policy atG
fanC power from the President.
Il know there are many De uocra,s
lrd some Republicans he said. who
t-e quietly working FOR reservation
OF some par of the Versailles Treaty
say here and now there is nothing
! II Europe SO universally desptsed ana
tisregarled as the Versailles Treaty.
He read from Premier BRAND on
i cause we hnve no. studied its bane-
hat at is dead because it does not
work. that 1t is ideally perfect be
nuse in 1t you can find anything you
want" He continued:
THE only place I know OF where
he Versailles Treaty Is defended is
IN tho Senate OF the United States:
T. nd some OF ua are defending 1t he
1,s,~ AZ an
i full influence"
Quoting Mr.. BRAND. who said "our
only treaty with our Allies Is our ne.
cord and understanding with them"
i Mr.. Borah said that the American
troops are in Germany not by the
scrms of the Versailles Treaty. but by
an agreement made before that treaty
wAs negotiated.
while we defend the Versailles
Treaty." he continued, "it is being de
fled by those who are supposed to
- he bound by tive would better be Il
party to the League OF Nations then
Il to the Versailles Treaty. Europe new
- ar will regain its THisc until tho Yer
sailles Treaty Is destroyed"
When Senator POmercne interrupt
ed to ask about she property provif
ions and insisted that it left us WIFI:
= (out protection, Borah denied the con
tcntion and said that we have the
German property now and will keep
it until a satisfactory treaty Is made
with Germany. Until then he salt
Germany will have nothing to say
about it.
Earlier in the day Senator Lohe
Explained the precise meaning OF tn.
RESOLUTION and urged its passage.