Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-06-26 | Page 2 | Senator Fall's Measure Lost

SENATOR FALL'S MEASURE LOST Attempt to Declare War Ended by Resolution Is Blocked. WASHINGTON. June 25 Failing to command the united support of p-ponents p-ponents of the league of nations '.h' proposal for an immediate declaration , of peace by congress was blocked o-day o-day in the . senate foreign relatit-CU committee. After a lone and lively discussion the committee voted twelve to Pour to defer action for the present on the resolution of Senator Fall, Republi .n, New Mexico, embodying th" peace declaration F'ive senators opposing the league, including Chairman Iori,r:e, joined the league advocates in sup porting the postponement motion Besides Be-sides Mr. Fall, those voting for immediate im-mediate action were Senators Ronh. Idaho, Johnson. California and Moces, New Hampshire, all Republicans. Later a special meeting to resume consideration of the resolution was called for Monday, and Senator Fall j predicted a favorable report of ihe measure would result. Its opponents however, declared the discussion tod ly rvealed such strong opposition In lhe committee that favorable action would be impossible After the committee's derision Mr Fall announced in the senate he would I not ask for action on his amendment to the army bill, also embodying the peace declaration The amendment thus failed actually to come before the, senate, haing been techniealh j posed of previously when a SCCtiot to which 11 had been attached weni rut of the bill on a point or order. Although the peace declaration proposal pro-posal was not discussed In Ihe senate Chamber during the day. Senator Bor ih nroused a three-hour debate on oher. Issues of the treaty fight by renewing his attack on the league covenant, citing the arm;, bill's provision fol in army of 400,000 men, th" Idaho u-ator u-ator declared the league would ;n-crease ;n-crease rather than decrease armament