New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
Overwhelming Majority in
Favor of Ending State
of War With the Central
Powers Is a Surprise
Cochran Leader of
Break in Opposition
Only One Republican Is
Among Minority; Meas
ure Goes to Conference
From The Tribune's Washington Bureau

From The Tribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 13.-With
little more than half the Democratic
side voting against it, the Porter
resolution to terminate the state Of
war between the United States and
the Central Powers passed the House
of Representatives this afternoon by
the overwhelming vote of 305 to 81.
The resolution is substitute for
the Knox resolution, already adopted
by the Senate, repeating the declara-
ton Of war.
The resolution will go Immediately
to conference. The Senate conferees
will be Senators Lodge, Knox and
Hitchcock, while the conferees for
the House undoubtedly will be Rep
resentatives Porter, chairman CT the
Foreign Affairs Committee; Rogers,
of Massachusetts, ranking member
of the committee, and Flood, of Viz
ginia, ranking minority member.
Harding Favors Il
While there is more or less talk Of
a deadlock developing in conference,
President Harding has made it plain
that he is entirely willing that such
a measure should be enacted, and it
is, therefore, highly probable the
conferees will reach an agreement
on modification of the Porter reso-
luton without great delay.
The adoption of the Porter resolution
by the House came after two full DAYS
consideration, under a special rule pre-
venting amendments. General debate
began last Saturday, and continued un-
til 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon. the hour
scheduled for the vote, when the minor
lty made two attempts to send the
measure back TO the Foreign Affairs
Committee. Both motions to recommit
the resolution were made by Repre-
sentative Flood. The first of these
sought to have the measure amended
oO No AiANASAS w I4lSll Vie IIGSlU0lI
TO negotiate a treaty of peace with
Germany. This was overruled on a
point of order by Mr.. Rogers to the
effect that it invaded, the prerogatives
of the Executive by attempting to in
struct him with regard to treaty.
Disarmament Plan Defeated
The second attempt to defeat the
Forter resolution temporarily was IN
tba form nf r. ba
mittee amend the measure to provide
for special reservation "of the rights
stipulated for under the Treaty of Ver-
sailles to enter into an agreement pro-
viding for joint disarmament" A roll
call was obtained on this, and il was
lost by vote of 254 to 1l2.
The support of forty-nine Democrats
was distinct surprise, for while the
Republicans had expected to obtain
some Democratic votes. they did not
anticipate this number. Compared with
this, only sixteen Democrats and one
Republican opposed the Porter resolu-
ton. Representative Patrick H. Kelley,
of Michigan, was the lone Republican.
The determination of the large num-
Der of Democrats to abandon their
leaders followed an impassioned appeal
by Representative w. Bourke Cochran,
Democrat, of New York, who, after de-
claring that at is almost treason te
hesitate about declaring the state OF
peace" fervently cried:
-In Gods name let us take this acS
tion called for in the Constitution"
Democrats Supporting Resolution
The Democrats who voted with the
| Republican side were:
Almon, Alabama Asweli, Louisiana.
BLACK, Texas; Blanton, Texas; Carew. New
nrS art L slah fr- ecfe
! Fippi; Crisp Georgia; Cullen. New York.
Dominick, South Carolina: Driver, Arkan-
| sas; Dupre, Louisiana; Favrot, Louisiana
Fulmer. South Carolina; Griffin, New
York Hawes Missouri: Huddleston. Ala
6 6ama; Humphreys. Mississippi Jones,
nois; Larsen. Georgia Landlord. Georgia
/ lazaro. Louisiana; logan. North Carolina
/ Lowrey Mississippi; McClintic. Oklahoma;
! Mansfield. Texas; Martin Louisiana; Mean,
! New York; O'Brien. New Jersey; O'Con.
nor Louisiana; overstreet Georgia; Park,
| Georgia; Parks. Arkansas. Qutn, Missis-
! slppi: Kainey. Illinois; Rankin, Missssippi:
| Sandlin. Louisiana smithwick. Florida
| Tagpe. Massac chusetts Taylor. Arkansas:
| Ten Eyck, New York; Tyson Alabama:
! Gpshaw. Georgia; Vinson. Georgia Wilson.
! Louisiana.
Acting Minority Floor Leader Finis
j. Garrett, OF Tennessee, led the fight
against the Porter measure. He termed
the resolution peace of incapacity"
He said the resolution does nothing but
reserve rights and provide for the ex-
change of ambassadors.
Fairehild AssaiIs Opposition
"This resolution does nothing to
make the law of the world the prin-
ciples men died for at Chateau Thierry,
the Argonne and Belleau Wood" said
he. Nowhere will you find soldier
of this country who viii have the temer-
ity to say ne fought to retain alien
property or keep ships"
1.-The President could bring home the
remainder OF our troops Tomorrow and
no power in the world could stop him.
he continued. "Do we need this reso-
luton in order to exchange ambassa-
: dors? am in no hurry to have Won
Bernstorff again take up his spying ae-
tiyities here"
Representative Rogers, Republican
declared that unless the peace resolu,
} tion is enacted Small vexations vii
. continue under the present situation"
The opposition was Asyed by Repre
sentative Benjamin L. Ayairchild, Re