Show BIG ISSUE p COMING ELECTION FORECASTED I j That President ill Veto Peace Resolution Resolution Resolution tion Inference Likely L By David 1020 b bY br Jt v D. D C. C Ma May 17 Pre Preal lt l- l Jt t Wilson is sharpening h his veto eto resolution ll for tor the Knox peace It u p present form even as amended th the Senate It Is s objectionable to toI White House Houe but there have havo been I many inan vital tal changes since the tho meas- meas I K i passed tho the House that i it may be repeal of or war-time war laws when tho the conference been beten be- be Peonies comes out of or ireen ten en both houes houses of ot Congress Congre Judg- Judg fest t t must be ed therefore the resolution actually comes to White House but unless further It Jt will wul be bec are made c toed and with the veto eto message will f a th the treaty treat of or Versailles as tho the fulfilled of ot the Senate I. I 4 Interest centers more moro upon what hat nd the President will choose for forI I veto vHo message than In the and t be he might sign tho the resolution Int to ita HI Inn inadequacy b by referring treaty of at peace itself to the Sentor Senu Sen- Sen u for tor action Generally speaking he President Is Jo said to contemplate t l ing the peace resolution on the round und that It distinctly Interferes th the constitutional prerogative of ot ote je e e executive c in making peace pence with a reIgn government While there might I IJ i no no objection for tor Instance In the i ip p peal J al of oC war time la laws s from a do- do viewpoint tho the President could that it deprives him of ot one ono most Important weapons needed s It the thc be ii n negotiating peace with a n. foreign For one thing it enors en- en of oC German property ors to dispose l the United States In the sense that removes remo from Crom Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's hands handshe hold that property as 38 a he e power to o U f S' S u hn ln Bub b over O jermany m In mo Inc is u v cm au llla new negotiation for tor a treat treaty with might later become rr Lodge One Objection s Senator Lodge himself has shrew shrewdly l from the tho Knox resolution ie e C request for a s separate parate peace with one patt pat pat- C t objection which the executive could could've ve ve ye raised namely that the resolution an an effort to force the hand of ot the e in with a for for- Im jn government b by introducing legis legis- the stipulations bearing upon the I themselves Senator or ox too recognized in the House when hen he be eliminated the he requiring Germany to give erica certain commercial rights rights- kt it t this could be arranged only b by bet between cen the American and a 0 foreign government government- I But th tho dilemma for the President li Ii recognized comes from tho the fact I t t House Democrats were willing to a resolution simply repealing ar arUme laws Yet Mr r Wilson and h he Democrats on Capitol Hill ha have 0 not tely been In too close contact and II be he action of ot the latter atter is generally I h bought i to have ha been of oC their own The President himself has once before that peace canot canot can can- ot t b be made b by resolution of oC Con- Con ress and he is unlikely to sanction uch h a precedent at this sta stage c of his with Congress over o the reI re- re I e J rights of oC the tite legislative and o branches of oC the government Con Originally Right I r. r Wilson knows that In the con con- at which the constitution of ofIl of Il he lie United States was framed the I article gave Congress the rl right ht declare war an and peace but that o 0 I words worda and peace were eliminated vote ote because It was conI con- con I ended that th the legislative e bod body would be too unwieldy to conduct ne- ne with a foreign government go I enough h it was also ar argued hat peace making b by Congress would o 0 difficult if It not embarras embarrassing ln beI bo- bo i I use ause It would be a matter of oC debate I hus bus making Impossible confidential held to be nece necessary sary to nn any or successful agreement 5 The Senate Is dU duo due to pass the Knox Ino cace Uce resolution Satur Saturday a r Arno- Arno rats rais have decided It w would uld be wisest o 0 let the resolution pass without ebato so sos as s to hasten tho the Presidents President's II eto and the return of the treaty of or Versailles to tho the Senate Then hen it will L come necessary for tor tho the Republican convention con at Chicago to ox- ox rees ress Itself definitely on what action t proposes with Ith reference to the treaty ind ml ld it will similarly compel the thc Demo- Demo c convention to state Its program J with Ith reference to the treaty A simple negative announcement such as tho the Endiana Republican convention con has Used Passed might be bo sufficient while tho the treaty reaty of ot Versailles is It lodged lods-ed in the Mm House pigeon hole but hut when It I t 8 8 before the Senate an affirmative or I course of action will become U essential to th tho th platforms all of oC po political po- po parties And when nhen the the rouble will begin bes as Bryan Brul endea ors to lo commit the Democrats to the tho Io Lodge te reservations and as the tile President urges indorsement n with wIlh tho the Hitchcock resor- resor while at the same time lime Senator iram tram Johnson and Senator Borah in- in that hat the thc t treaty tat of Versailles b be fl C condemned r reservations and all and ando o nn and his supporters in in- the treaty with Ith tho the reservations lp ed upon b bl by tho the Senate majority iB WA r M r Wilson and Mr Ir I Lodge have o 11 ad their way th the treaty Is tho the big bigI i tsue sue ue ot of the campaign D. 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