Show Senate Passes P Peace ace R Resolution JIS 1 The senate last las Saturday night by bya I a vote ote of 49 to 23 3 adopted the Knox resolution declaring the war with Germany and Austria formally at atan atan t tan an end The measure now goes goe goes to the house where favorable action Is expected expected expected ex ex- promptly President Harding has already indicated that he will wUl sign the resolution without delay In the senate vote the Republicans presented a solid solid- front in support of the resolution The only Republican who declared red himself in opposition to the measure Senator measure Senator Nelson of Minnesota Ml was Minnesota was was paired so that his name does not appear in the of official official official of- of roll call c. c The lineup of the senate on the resolution was was' as f follows For adoption Republicans Ball Republicans Ball Borah Brandegee Brandegee Brandegee Bran- Bran Bursum Dursum Cameron Capper Colt Cummins Curtis Dillingham Elkins Fernald France Fj sen Gooding Hale Harreld Johnson John- John son sou Jones Washington Kenyon Keyes Ladd La Follette Lenroot Lodge McCormick McKInley Mo- Mo Nary N New w Nicholson Norbeck Norris Norris Norris Nor- Nor ris Oddle Oddie Penrose Poindexter Smoot Spencer Stans- Stans field Serling Sutherland Townsend Townsend Townsend Town- Town send Wadsworth Warren Weller and Willis Total 46 Democrats Democrats Myers Myers Shields and Watson Georgia Total 3 3 Opposition Vote Against Republicans Republicans None Democrats Democrats Democrats-Ashurst Ashurst Broussard Caraway Dial Gerry Glass Harris PIttman Pomerene Robinson Sheppard Sheppard Sheppard Shep- Shep pard Stanley Swanson Trammell Trammel Underwood Walsh Montana and Williams Total Total 23 I Senator Reed was paired in favor I of adoption and Senator Walsh of ot I Massachusetts who was absent was was announced as a supporter of the resolution res res- Senator Nelson lelson Republican can Minnesota was paired against I I the resolution with Senator Knox I Republican Pennsylvania Its author author nuI au nu- thor for it In announcement of I pal pairs it was said sald that all other Democrats DemI Democrats Dem Dem- I c ts not voting opposed 1 oPPosed the measure meas meas- u ure and all aU other t e Republicans favor favored favored or ored d it An ame amend amendment ment by Senator Townsend Townsend Townsend Town- Town send of of l. l Michigan amending the langu language ge of the reso resolution resolution was was was-de dei de- de i I 44 to 26 Senator Sterling of of- I South Dakota was persuaded by Republican Republican Re Re- publican leaders not to offer his amendment declaring the tho support of the United States fo for the allied position position position tion In to In the tho reparations controversy The Knox resolution repeals the declaration of of war against Germany and Austria and declares the war formally ended It reserves all th the I I rights obtained by the United States under the terms of Versailles treaty Senator Lodge the Republican leader announced that the adoption of the tho resolution undoubtedly will be folI followed wed by a treaty Germany At the same time he pictured the difficulties of ratifying the Versailles treat treaty without the league of nations as ns suggested by President Harding in his annual address in congress as well-nigh well insurmountable Senator Borah of Idaho followed this with a statement that It would be infinitely li worse to ratify the Versailles treaty treaty pr proper per than the league covenant Senator Lodges Lodge's prediction of anew a anew anew new treaty came out In In the debate when Senator Shields of Tennessee Democrat had declared it Impossible to separate the league covenant from the treaty Is it to be supposed asked Senator Sen- Sen ato ator Lodge that we are to go I In a a. a condition of or technical war The allies ames did not ask our leave to make their peace They c cannot expect us to remain at war while they are all at peace And if we choose to make peace by this resolution and by a treaty r a r with Germany which probably will follow we surely are not deserting them After Senator Lodge had said that I separation of the covenant of the league of nations from the treaty of i Versailles would be difficult if not impossible Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- Republican Interrogated ted him himat himat himat at some length in an attempt to es establish establish es- es that the covenant was only a small part of the treaty and could be eliminated d to leave the much more important economic parts That would not Dot be very difficult would it the the- the WisconsIn senator asked Perhaps not not replied Lodge I once tried to disentangle the treaty from the league of nations and I found it a pretty difficult ing ring But If ft of of course the treaty of Versailles is to be made over that is only a small part of what is to be done There Ther e Is part 13 There is the Shantung provision and taking us out of all the commissions in which ec e c are Included and In which we do not want to be and in which nobody wants us to boo bo I think the senator I will find when he got through t that at att t there would no be very much left 1 Senator Senator Robinson of Arkansas Democrat charged that the effect of the Knox resolution was to encourage encourage age e our former cn enemies les an and to dis dis- d I I I courage our associates in their efforts ef- ef elI ei- ei forts forta to enforce e their reparations claims nep Replies Replica 1 to Robinson The difficulty on the Democratic side of the chamber retorted Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Lodge is that they wont won't recognize recognize recognize rec rec- that the war is over arid and that their treaty and their league have been beaten and beaten by the peo peo- It is dead for the time being at least for four tour years Senator Lodges Lodge's remark led to the senates senate's fighting the presidential Continued on last Page r PASSES PEACE RESOLUTION y From Page One campaign all over again It was an n animated review review of views issues and events Senator Harrison who was one of the Cox managers declared that Mr Harding during the campaign campaign cam cam- so constantly changed position that no one ever knew where he stood The senator read the statement statement statement state state- ment signed by thirty-one thirty prominent prominent nent neat pro-league pro Republicans ns headed headed head head- I ed b by William Howard Taft Charles Evans Hughes Elihu Root Herbert Hoover and others on October 15 appealing appealing ap ap- p pealing for votes for Harding as rotes vot rot votes votes es for tor the league Senator Robinson a also so read speeches speech speech- es and statements by Mr Hoover highly favorable to the league Oh that was before the election interjected Senator Johnson of California Cali Cali- fornia Hoover has nad nail opportunity ty to change his mind many times Umes since then Many Changes of View Yes there have been many many- manyI I changes of mind since then Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Robinson rejoined except by the senator from California and the senator senator senator sen sen- ator from Idaho r And they were the Republicans to attract th the greatest crowd and do dothe dothe dothe the most good for the Republican party Senator Harrison said The charges of pro-German pro sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy path made mage against Senator Knox on several occa occasions lons since the condemnation condemnation nation of the economic clauses of the treaty soon after Its presentation presenta presenta- tion to the senate in 1919 was renewed renewed re re- by Senator King of Utah Democrat Some s subtle sinister design is back of this resolution Mr King said The resolution was born of or ofa ora a spirit t of helpfulness ss to Germany It seeks seel s to relieve her Iler of a part of I t the e Just penalty for her conduct r. r Senator King then assailed Senator Sean Sena tor Knox's Knots conduct throughout the I discussion of or the treaty saying the Pennsylvanian Pennsylvania wanted to mitigate the penalties on Germany when they were written Into the treaty McCormick of Illinois discussing discussing discussing dis dis- cussing the reparations issue said The reparations must be measured ed not by the damage wrought t by Germany in the war not by the wanton wanton wanton wan wan- ton devastation of northern France Franca b by ruthless German generals but by bythe bythe bythe the ability of Germany to pay J |