New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
Porter Resolution, Affect
ing Germany, Austria,
Hungary, Favored in a
Ballot ON Rule, ,2O8- los
Two Republicans
With the Minority
Author of Measure Says
Adoption of Declaration
Is Not Slap at Allies
From, The Tr4buns,s Wnshin oto,, Bureau

FROM ne 1rtbune's WGshtn 0tots bureau
WASHINGTON, June 11.z-With vir-
tually all of to-day devoted to consid-
GRAFTON of the Porter peace resolution,
the House, when it recessed tonight,
had gone long way toward adoption
OF the measure, declaring state of
peace with Germany and Austria
Hungary. The vote on the resolution
will be taken at 1880 o'clock Monday
afternoon.
Two hours of the discussion to-day
were consumed before the House
adopted a special rule preventing
amendments and@setting the hour for
voting Monday The vote on the rule
-20S to 105-was along strict party
lines and it undoubtedly is an excel
lent indication of how the resolution
will finally pass the House. Only two
Republicans voted against the measure
publicans were J. d. Beck, of Wiscon-
sin, and ]. M. Nelson, of Wisconsin
Democrats voting for the resolution
were Whitmell P. Martin, of Louisiana;
George K Favrot, of Louisiana, and
William C. Lankford, of Georgia.
Democratic opposition to the special
rule was based on the claim that the
House has invoked the gag" rule to SO
great an extent that it has become
"abased." 1t was claimed that if the
practice is continued the House will
lose the eminent place provided for it
by the Constitution in the order Of the
government.
Cochran Leads Opposition
Representative w. Bourke Cochran,
Dem ocrat, of New York, made the prin-
cipal address for the opposition, while
Chairman Stephen G. Porter, of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, author of
the peace resolution. opened debate af-
ter adoption of the rule
Mr.. Porter declared the assertion
that by officially declaring the state
of war at an end the United States is
abandoning the Allies sis gross mis-
statement of fact" All the nations that
signed the Treaty of Versailles did so
with full knowledge that it was not
effective so far as the United States
is concerned. until ratified by the Sen
ate, he added.
"Yet. unmindful of their rescue by
this country from defeat and possible
vassalage, and with a total disregard
for our rights in case the United States
Senate failed to ratify the treaty" he
said, the Allies included in the treaty
provisions under which any three of
them could make q separate peace with
Germany and leave the others in &
state of war.
Mr.. Porter then reviewed the various
steps leading to the present situation
in industrial affairs, in which the
United States is the only country still
technically at war. In his reference
in the Senate had not disclosed sat
. isfactory reason for repeating the
declaration of war as we'll as declaring
state of peace. This is not desired
by the President, he declared.
For Technical Peace Only
further, the Senate resolution fixes
many terms and conditions of the
treaty to be made with our late enc
mics" he said, thereby Enthusiastically
invading the Executives prerogative,
which invests him with the exclusive
initiative in the making of treaties"
Continuing, Mr.. Porter said
"ln these circum stances, your COM
mittee concluded that it was under an
imperative duty to submit substitute
for the Senate resolution. 1t declares
the state of technical peace and un-
dertakes to do no more. Section re-
serves all the rights Of the United
| States by reason of our participant ton
W W.
of the President, 'the qualifications es-
sential to protect all our rights 1t
does not in the slightest degree in
/ fringe, upon the treaty making powers
of the President. 1t is simply find
ing of fact that state of peace exists,
and carefully preserves for future ad-
justment all the rights of the United
States. Their status is the same after
it's passage as before, and the Presi-
dent is as free and unhampered in the
making of a treaty as If the resolution
| had never been passed.
"The Constitution vests in Congress
all the war powers, among which is the
power to declare war and, by necessary
implication. the power to declare a
state of peace. A declaration of a
state OF war and declaration Of a
state OF peace are findings of fact
| The declaration of state of war has
been executed by bringing the conflict
| to successful termination; it, there
fore, becomes the duty Of Congress to
lind this fact officially by declaring a
state of peace"