Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
Senate Passes Measure After
Caustic Criticisms by Demo
cratic Members.
ACTION iLL-CONSIDERED,
UNDERWOOD DECLARES
Republicans in Air as to Next
Move in Connection With
Treaty With Germany.
by John GirisSncr,

w n NC r 0 y. July 1.-pe,re
with Germany now awaits op,, -,
signature OF President Harding.
zen minutes after the Senate TODAY
mad placed its official approval unon
'hc dcciaratorN joint resolution >,
Greet an end TO the technical state
o. hostilit!cs still in force Tn. mcas
ure was on its way to tho viii,
House
Inc President had left for a shor,
vacation trip TO the home OF Senator
freiinEhuyscn. at Raritan. \. l. hut
special messenger can reach him
with the document for signing either
saturday or Monday. The only neccs-
sary delay in routine was that in.
voived in Secretary Hughes pcrusal
and approval OF the declaration be-
iore It's submission TO the President.
Little Enthu,insn,.
fasSaEc of the resolution in the
Senate followed an afternoon of de-
bate. during which Democrats hit
terly criticized it's terms.
No formality attended the conclu-
sion OF tho part OF Congress In
the peacc-makinG process Senator's
cried. Vote! Vote" after Senator
LA Follctto. of Wisconsin. had con-
demned the seizure of German prom
crty. and the clerk called the roll
Fewer than sixty of the ninety-ciEht
members of the Senate were present
and they were obviously glad that
the long discussed peace was about
TO be established.
The scene contrastcd with the en-
try OF America into the war. There
was none of the enthusiasm of war
days. none of the patriotic fcrvor
and no sense on the part Of the Sen.
ate of having accomplished a his
toric event. y few persons were IN
the galleries, where In 1917 galleries
were packed and the corridors we're
crowded with those who could not
he accommodated The Senate spcnt
most OF its time discussing the
claims OF America against German.
rather than what tho war had ac-
complishcd There was no appla Use
when tho resolution was finally
adopted and nothing to Indicate that
tho roll call marked tho end of
Americas greatest war The entire
performance vas pcrrunctory. for Il
was foregonc conclusion that the
resolution would pass, and Demo-
cratic opposition was rather from
principle than from any belief that
the passage of the resolution might
he mpcdcd.
Three Democrats with Majority.
The vote was IS TO 10. Three Dem
ocrats voted for the resolution.
Shields. OF Tennessee: Walsh. of Mass
achusetts. and Watson. OF Georgia.
All the Republican Senator'S who
were present voted in favor OF the
resolution. Democrats who voted
against il were Ashurst. Broussard,
caraway. Fletcher. Gerry. Glass.
Harris. Harrison. ieflin. Hitchcock.
King. Overman. RandselI. Robinson,
sheppard, Smith, S~nnson. and I'm
derwood Democrats argued that pas
sage of tho resolution meant that
America must make separate peace
with Germany or enter the treaty
OF Versailles.
Senator Lodge. Republican leader.
and chairman OF toe Committee on
Foreign Rotations. interrupted a
Democrat. to remark that King was
mistaken IL he thought the treaty
of Versailles would be resubmitted.
There is no plan to resubmit the
treaty of Versailles" said Lodge.
Senator Brandegec. OF Connecticut,
member of the Foreign Relations
Committee. an irreConcilablc in the
treaty fight. said that passage OF the
resolution does not necessarily mean
that America will negotiate treaty
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