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Democrats voting for it were Senator.
Myers, Montana; Shields, Tennessee
and Watson, Georgia. Two others
Reed and Walsh, were announced a.
favoring the resolution.
The resolution now goes to th,
house with prospects of prompt ac.
tion there. No change was made by
the senate in the Knox resolution as
reported by the foreign relations
committee. 1t would repeal the war
resolution affecting Germany and
Austria-Iungary, impound alien en-
emy property and remove the United
States from all rights and privileges
under the treaty of Versailles and 9TH
cr peace treaties
An effort to amend the Knox reso-
luton made by Senator Townsend, Re
publican, Michigan, who moved to
strike out the clause repeating the war
declaration of peace, was defeated, A
to 2G, shortly before the final vote.
Senator Lodge, Republican leader, OBJ
posed the Townsend amendment. stat
ing that it had been considered care
fully by the foreign relations commit
tee, which decided that "the direct
method was the best"
Senator Lodge in inaugurating do
bate for the day, told the senate that
treaties with Germany and with other
nations with which the United States
has been at war would following the
Knox resolution. He also gave notice
that the United States would not aban-
don the allies.
Substitutes for the Knox resolution
prepared by Senator King, democrat,
Utah, were not offered. MI King said
that the Republican majority appeared
determined to support the Knox rcso-
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 rehabilitation. He promised to
offer his measure later.
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 paired against it.
The roll call follows: i
For Adoption-Rcpubl blicans: Ball.
Borah. Br2ndegec. Bursom, Cameron,
Cappcr, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dill
lingham Elkins, Fernald, France,
frelinghuysen Gooding, Hale, Har-
reid, oJhnson, Jones Washington
Kenyon, lteyes, Laid, La Toilette Len
root, Lodge, Mccormick, Mckinley,
McNary, New, Nicholson, Nerdcck,
Norris, Oddie Pcnrose, Poindextcr,
Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stans-
field, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend,
Wadsworth, Warren, Weller and VIII
lis. Total 46.
Democrats: Myers, Shields, Watson,
Georgia. Total 3.
Against Adoption - Republicans:
None.
Democrats: Ashurst, Broussard.
Caraway, dial, Glass, Harris, Harri
son, Hcflin, Hitchcock, Jones' New
Mexico; Kendrick McKellar Pittman,
Pomerene, Robinson, Sheppard, Stan
ley, Swanson, Trammell, Underwood,
Walsh, Montana, and Williams. Total
23.
senator Reed was paired in favor Of
adoption and Senator Walsh, who was
absent was announced as a supporter
OF the resolution. Senator Nelson, Re-
publican, Minnesota, was paired
against the resolution with Senator
Knox, its author, for it, In announce
ment OF pairs, it was said that ali
other Democrats not voting opposed
tho measure and all other Republicans
favored it.
In the final clashes today, the third
day OF debate, on the resolution, the
league Of nations battle was fought
anew. Senator Borah declared that
President Harding had "scrapped" the
league with the approval of the Amori-
can voters. Democratic senator's de-
MED that the last election was q dcci-
sion against the league declaring that
many supporters Of the Republican
ticket favored the league and believed
that President Harding would endeavor
to secure ratification of the treaty of
Versailles.