PEACE TREATY.
UNITED STATES' CONTROVERSY
(fy Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received April 7th. 8.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 6. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that Mr S. G. Porter (Republican), Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee of Foreign Affairs, declared that it was clearly within tho Constitutional powers of Congress to declare peocc. He offered to rule in such way that no amendment could be submitted to tho Pence resolution when it was taken up in the House of Representatives. Mr Venable declared that thei resolution, if passed, would not have any effect so far as itß legal efficacy -was concerned, and was an important assault upon the Constitution.
Representative Little insisted that Congress had power to end the war since it could declare war.
THE SHANTUNG QUESTION.
PEKING, April 6. Several hundred Chinese, representing more than 20 educational and commercial organisations, f have petitioned tho Government to reject Japan's proposal to negotiate regarding the Shantung question, and to submit the matter to the League of Nations, and to abrogate the Chino-Japanese joint defence pact and other secret treaties.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16803, 8 April 1920, Page 6
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