Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
PEACE RESOLUTION PASSES THE
SENATE AFTER HOT DEBATE
Ainox's Measure Oflcialiy Ending the
War With Germany Finally
... Enacted.

The Senate passed tho Knox peace
resolution at 1885 o'clock tonight by
vote OF 40 to %. Three Democrats
voted for the resolution. and although
Do Republicans voted against 1t Sen
s,tor Nelson of Minnesota was paired
against it.
The Democrats voting for 1t were
senaa ors Myers, of Montana, Shields
of Tennessee and Watson Of Georgia
Two other Democrats. Reed of Mis-.
souri, and Walsh OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
We're announced as faWoring the rcso.
luton.
An all day long debate, in which the
Democrats hazed and hectored the Re
l,ublicans, attempting by multitudinous
quotations to show that the Rapubli
can party had been divided and that
it's course has been inconsistent. pre-
coded the passage or the resolution.
HOURS WASTED IN OItATORY
The leaders Of the minority realiz-
ed the utter futility of their tactics,
lut consumed hours In oratOrical ell
>counters with Senators Lodge and
Bsrah especially Senators Harrison
Hitchcock and Helm.
Mr.. Harrison sought to convey tho
impression that tho Republicans
won the national election by quilting
he people as regards tho League Of
Nations and the Treaty Of Versatile:
and made several speeches devoted to
the idea that President Harding AS II
candidate had maneuvred to hold the
support of all wings Of his party by
'yptic utterances. 49,
The greater part Of the debate was
little more than a political argument.
enator !Borah corr lending that the
PEOPLE in the last election plainly had
indicated what they wanted and Sen
mtor Harrison mai,ttairNqg that the
people had been deluded by Mr.. Hard
ing and the other Republican lead.
Crs.
4 clash between Senator Hitchcock
and Senator Bornh marked the clos.
ing moments Of the debate.
Mr.. Borah had been denouncing the
Versailles treaty ns unavoidable and
saying that if he had his choice he
would prefer that we be a party to
the League OF Nations rather than to
the treaty apart from the league, he
cause In his Judgment It was destroy
! ing the poise OF Europe" and being
violated by every nation party to
it,"
."The Senator from Idaho Is the last
! man who should attack the VcTSail-
les treaty" Senator Hitchcock aaid,
] because It Is due to his mnsterfui
leadership against IL that we are not
now parties to 1t and are not In q posi-
ton to enforce 1t as 1t should be cI,
forced. BY his leadership America
lost her opportunity to retain the lend
crship Of the world. He made us i'm.
potent after we tried to have Justice
done. Because Of the Idaho Senator
leadership Japan now has Shantuag.'
,i,pEPLoREs RAISING eEEAGl;x-
. ISSUE.
4 Senator Hitchcock deplored, the
bringing OF the league issue INTO the
\ ebats and insisted that passage III
the Knox resolution was merely IN
! attempt by the Senate to assume the
I leadership OF the foreign policy ATT;
takc power from the President.
/ Il know there are many De nocrats
A,rd some Republicans" he said. who
ere quietly working for reservation
or some par of the Versailles Treaty
say here and now there Is nothing
/ n Europe so universally despised ana
.iisregarded as the Versailles Treaty.
/ He read from Premier BRAND OH
cause we have no.: studied it's bane'
hat ut is dead because 1t does not
work: that 1t is ideally perfest' be
! muse IN it you can find anything you
Want" He continued:
Tho only place know OF where
he Versailles Treaty Is defended Is
IN tho Senate OF the United Statos
nd some of us are defending 1t he
! hat treaty. quoting him to the effect
full influence"
Quoting Mr.. BRAND, who snid +"our
only treaty with our Allies Is our nc.
y cord and understanding, with them. "
Mr.. Borah said that the American
troops are in Germany not by the
terms Of the Versailles Treaty. but by
an agreement made before that treaty
was negotiated.
while we defend the Versailles
Treaty" he continued, at is being de
fled by those who are supposed to
- he hound by tive would better be Il
party to the League Of Nations then
4 to the Versailles Treaty. Europe new.
sr will regain its poise until the Yer
f,ailles Treaty Is destroyed"
When Senator Pomerene interrupt
i ed to ask about s,he property proyis
ions and insisted that it left us with
50 out protection, Bornh denied the con
tention and said that we have tho
! German property now and will keep
s. 1t until satisfactory treaty Is made
with Germany. Until then he said.
Germany will have nothing to say
about it.
Barrier in the day Senator Loaet
explained the precise meaning OF TIL.
RESOLUTION and urged it's passage
80 New York Herald.)