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Show COMMITTEE MODIFIES KNOX NATIONS LEAGUE RESOLUTION Hope to Have Measure Before Versailles Conference Con-ference Before Treaty of Peace Is Signed. Covenant Defenders Expected Ex-pected to Make Vigorous Vig-orous Fight on Pro-- Pro-- posal; Battle Promised. WASHINGTON, June 12. The resolution resolu-tion of Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, a former Republican secretary of state, to have the senate declare def.nitely it i cannot accept the league of nations Inter- j woven with the peace treaty, was put on the calendar of the senate today for coft-: coft-: si'leration early next week. :. ' In reportlTTgthemeasure, the foreign ' relations committee amended it, however, how-ever, to strike out the section which would have declared it a policy of the : American government to co-operate in i combating any future menace to the peace of purope. The provision was eliminated by friends of the resolution after It became apparent that otherwise favorable committee action on the meas- ; 'Jre might be endangered. On the motion to amend, as well as on the final vote for a favorable report, all the Democratic members voted in the :: negative and in eacli case they were Joined by Senator McCumber, Republican, of Xorth Dakota, a league supporter. On final approval the vote stood 8 to 7. r EFFORTS TO POSTPONE PROVE UNAVAILING. Two unsuccessful motions to postpone : action by the committee until next week "ere made by Senator Pittman, Demo-V Demo-V "at, of Nevada, and when Senator Knox :.; later asked unanimous consent to present v : the favorable report to the senate the ' request at first was blocked by Senator : -'. Robinson, Democrat, of Arkansas. Mr. .,. Robinson withdrew his objection, how-ever, how-ever, upon an agreement that the senate 1' should adjourn until Monday, bo there ' would be no debato on the resolution this ..; week. :. When the measure comes up the first ; of the wee( it3 BUpp0rters will try to Press It to an early vote, so that, if .0 Copied, it will reach the Versailles con- 'erence before the signing of the treaty. RJ; The league supporters are expected to make a bitter fight against any such ...s "ftion. While thev disclaim any inten- J!1?? 10 conduct a filibuster, thev say they ,,. "ill not permit a vote until the resolu- l'n has been discussed at length. f. MOTION TO AMEND K: OFFERED BY LODGE. (' The motion to amend the Knox meas-' meas-' Si w.a made by Chairman Lodge and i. -JU iile support of Senator Knox and i" otl,er Kepublican memucrs except J ''.naior McCumber of North Dakota. No s vr,, a"iendments were adopted. The oie to favorablv report stood S to 7. '" i "solution reserving the right of the '""lean congress to determine t ho jusl-,.,- of the obligations imposed upon ! " country under the much-discussed '-! " nin. e X of tlle league of nation's cove- .was meanwhile Introduced today by L0'tr Sterling, Republican, of South -f. n,,lwn Senator Knox later asked unonl-v! unonl-v! "5 consent to present the favorable ri,, n 1,10 senate. Senator Kobimnm. If Arwl"at' of Arkansas, objected. 'The . '"' lim,nsas senator withdraw his objection, ; wever, with the ,lderstanding that -" Vnni mta w'ould adjourn from today to : wP"i?ayS0 there would be no debate this T,,; ."he report' then went in. j(P.' m,'st motion to strike out the last ytl ,ral'ed on a tie vote, but Senator movMW,ho had voted in the negative, r-.;': a 0 reconsider, giving the proposal . majority of two. JRAH AND JOHNSON VJG0R0USLY OPPOSE. Ihvp.h0?'"1"09 discussed briefly its ! HrhJ5i,on of how treaty copies; !: titnei. New York, and tho general son- be reSUm that tlle inquiry never would ' ' relath,,m.0tion to strike out the section '' c"tiimh( European affairs occupied the ; sei''uee during most of its two-hour ,. haho .Senators Borah. Republican, fs ' , , Johnson. Republican. Califor-i Califor-i tire'ssrtcl others are said to - have ex-Its ex-Its ,, , sucn Pronounced ooposltion that , never 'D?rters decided the resolution t t!eunu ulcl be approve l,v the commit -On ,VSS "le provision were eliminated. . , - -iSJ21?tion which struck out the (Continued on Pago 2, Column i.) SUPPORTERS TO PRESS FOB SPEEDY DECISION (Continued from Page One.) , se-tion. Senators Uodrre of Massaohu- ; setts. Borah of Idaho, iuandegee ot con- necli- ut. Fall of New Mexico. Knox of j pennsvlvsnia. Johnson of California. ew i of Indiana and Moses of New llampsmrt. , ail r.epuhlieans. voted in the a:nr:na.ie. and Senators Hitchcock of Nebraska, w h- liams of Mississii-pi, Swanson of lrg'.ma. Pilliran of Nevada. Smith of Arizona, j Democrats, and Ms-Cumber. Repuouean, , of North Dakota, in the negative. |