The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-17
PEACE RESOLUTION
PASSES The HOUSE
Forty-nine Democrats Join
In The Land Slide
For Peace.

Washington. June 13.-By vote
OF exactly five to one. the House to-
night passed the Porter resolution to
terminate the state of war between
the United States and the Central
powers.
As a substitute for the Knox reso-
luton, already passed by the Senate,
repeating the declaration of war, It
was put thru, sos to 81 as a Repub-
lican measure with the loss of only
one Republican vote-Kelley, of
Michigan. Forty-nine Democrats
Joined in the landslide.
First throwing out, on a point Of
order, a motion by Representative
Flood, Democrat. Virginia, to send
the resolution back to committee with
instructions to report a substitute re-
questing the President to negotiate
with the enemy countries for trea-
~ of peace, the House voted down,
254 to 112, another recommitting
proposal relating to disarmament.
There was no debate on the latter
motion, which provided for an
amendment to the pending measure,
reserving the right under the treaty
of Versailles Ito enter into an agree
ment with Germany and her allies
and the powers associated with the
United States in the war for joint
disarmament"
Democratic Minority CTumbles.
The effort of the Democratic lead
ership to hold the party in line
against the resolution failed, and the
minsrity crumbled on roll call. The
crack Of the gravel, ending two solid
days of debate, which leaders agreed
had not changed one vote, brought
sigh of relief to weary members.
Springing a surprise at the last
moment, Chairman Porter of the For
eign Affairs Committee, in charge of
the fight. presented Representative
Bourke Cochran, Democrat New
York, TO make the closing argument
for passage of the resolution. There
had been talk 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 calcu-
lations. In the end, however, the
New York member did not actually
vote. as he was paired.
Mr. Kelley, who is chairman OF the
House conference at work on the Ma
val Bill with its disarmament amend
ment. made a bitter attack on the
resolution, declaring Congress would
live to apologize for it's act, which he
described as making peace with a
mere clasp of the hand, after the
fashion of professional wrestlers.
American Rights Debated.
The principal attack on the reso-
luton was based by Democrats on
the ground that it did not properly
protect American rights and that the
United States, in attempting to nego-
tate 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. Re
publicans held, however, that all
rights were safeguarded,
Representative Garrett, Tennessee
the acting Democratic leader, Repre-
sentative Connally, Democrat, Texas
and Mr.. Flood made the principal
speeches against the resolution, all
declaring that the chief argument in
support of its adoption was that 1t
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 confer
ence. Most of the Republican speak
ers declared Congress ought not to
repeal the war declaration itself,
holding it would be regarded as a
repudiatlon of the war, but Demo-
Gratis reminded them that Republi-
can House twice had passed peace
resolution with that provision.