The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
PEACE RESOLUTION
 VOTE IN SENATE
 SET FOR SATURDAY
Measure Attacked From Both Republican and Democratic Sides, Blasting Hope for
 United Front
By Associated Press

Washington, April 28.-Zhe Sen ate will vote on the Knok peace res- olution next Saturday under tact agreement reached today during the opening debate. It's adoption was conceded on all sides, with few sena- tors desiring to speak and the repub- lican and democratic leaders, Sena- tors Lodge of Massachusetts and Un- derwood of Alabama, arranged at to- days session for final disposition on Saturday to clear the way for con- sideration of the emergency tariff bill next Monday.
 The peace resolution was attacked from both republican and democratic sides to- day Senator Nelson, republican of Min nesota, unexpectedly opening the debate with broadside at the resolution that disslpated republican hopes for united front on adoption of the measure. Sen ator Underwood also spoke at length aganst the resolution, but with no other senators ready to proceed the Senate re- cessed until tomorrow. when Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska ranking demo- crat on the foreign relations committee and Senator King of Utah and Pomer- democrats scheduled to speak
 Defense of the resolution probably will come on Saturday, when Senators Lodge knox, Borah and others are expected to cake the floor.
 WILL COMFORT GERMANY
 Senator Nelson. who was a mild res- ervationist' in the controversy over the treaty of Versailles, criticised the Knox resolution today as "halting equivocal f.. ft. ure 10 support reparaton and disarma- ment demands of Germany, and said it's adoption would encourage Germany to continue with her reluctance to comply With the treaty of Versailles as to dis armament and separations.
 Senator Underwood assailed the reso- lrtion as "inopportune" in view of repa- rations negotiations, and also as an abandonment" of the allies He declared it would compromise the honor of our people, and make the United States ar outsider in claiming the Island of Tap or other war settlements.
 Senator Mcclellan. democrat of Ten nessee interjected statement that the resolution was unprecedented and that the United States could not receive claims under the treaty of Versailles without be- ing a party to that treaty Senator Borah, republican of Idaho, replied that it was a good precedent to be estab- ished.
 AS UNDERWOOD SEES IT
 We may not have right to expect that the party in power should ratify the treaty of Versailles, but we do have right to expect the conclusion of peace which would be in accord with the aims of the war Senator Under wood said during the address.
 Senator Watson. democrat of Georgia. interrupted 10 say that the present UT certainty should be ended speedily, and Senator Underwood replied that adoption of the pending resolution would not fix a definite status of peace" as tkere was no knowing that Germany will agree to the provisions of this reso- lution" Senator Watson said the pres ent and preceding administrations had taken the position that the United States was entitled to the spells. and asked whether the United States would not be abandoning American claims by the resolution.
 "Unquestionably." Senator Underwood replied, I've abandon our allies, aoso- lutely and internationally, and reach status of peace. By passage of this res olution we abandon our rights as a war associate.