El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-20
TREATY MAF GET
.INT0THEG1URTS
Problems Left For Inter
probation as Result Of
Senate Fight.

ending with September. the impor.
trade t0raHed nearly fl.lou.lyl and
exports about f51.ulU.00l- This com
pared with pra-War exports OF about
f2f5.0Q0.Qa0 for a nina mouth period.
hnuity Problems Left
The senats'o failure TO act let On
the hands OF the administration big
collection Of knotty problems. chief
among which Is the question oi prop
erty rights 'n the German ships and
other property % enemy aliens seized
81 the government in thls country
there - no lenal sanction Tor rcten-
ton Of this property Unless the
treaty which contains s provision
legaiizing 81. ls rllifleu-
As a eoruiinry % this probes
stands the ruesti6n of wat D.
70 become o. the vast American
Interests in Germany especially
IL the technical state Of war - %
continue ana no American conauls
or ululomltie reuresenfltiVea are
60 De sent &c take I'D the sub
sect directly.
IN these property questions i1
understood 10 DE one 81 the chief
tee plan u Republican leaders 90 de-
Glaze the state Of war ended By a
r1eolltlll OF congress. Without the
treaty provisions officials say. q
state Of peace Would leave this coun-
try n an awkward position when 10
man ships ana the 0ther German i'm
lerests taken over and "a many cases
n9lldated ~ the allen enemy prop
erty custodian
Press nor Declared Pezce.
There is every evidence. however.
that the Republican leaders In cons
sress anxious TO get the country %
an actual peace basis so that the many
wartime leg. sllrive provisions may Be
erased and G more normal legal fdun-
aatlon placed under the countrr's
trade. are going ahead with lheir plan
Of declaring peace by resolution as
soon as the new congress meets
NOT only is this proposal expected
70 start a1o-1er Bitter fElL ID the
new session. rerlring many Issues or
tne peace treaty con lr1gersT. 1ut 10 Dc
b passed the constitutional authority
sure 90 be Ques TONED. Some officials
think situation VIII result which
11iy tna supreme cDurt can uulau1le.
The Heuurli ans claim that the sole
rlslt Of congress 20 declare war car
ries With it the ris1r 90 declare peace.
In that Situation. many officials
1nrcse- q possibility that the pres
ident and eungress may suGn rad
Themselves In disagreement
which win have 90 b. thrown into
the courts 20 Be derlled.
On such a question the courts would
AlE granted llat only ruling from
the highest tribunal In the land would
be accepted as final
Foremost Of all the domestic prob
lens waiting on some sort OF peace
leclar1ti0u ls prchiliticl- Hopes
have about disappeared for an end q
Lla war tlme ll- BIZ senate rllILlca-
ton OF The treaty in time 20 permit
e wet season before the consti-utional
amendment becomes effective January
-d- With a constitutional controversy
ceTelorlEg about a declaration 1l
peace By resolution that avenue be-
ems 20 look almost equally inacces-
sldls-
VETS PIN Hope on Courts.
The hope Of the vets. therefore. has
been transferred 90 The supreme c1rrt
before Whica rroceedi1Es 90 test the
validity 81 the wartime law were
Emf Irq lor s. b. no means the
emily eohsilernti0u Involved In the
confirmation o. technical a1Ife
q war. untu peace a. declared
formally the wartime fco1 and
fuel cenrroi powers Of the eEecu-
lives are en- flu force and the
espionage act operates MINI
paired.
Members Of congress are mindful
also that the war legislation author
lzllg government operation OF rail-
roaGs gave the president power IL
be chose. 90 hold the railway sys-
tens Until Cd months after peace slau
have been accomplished BE has an
louuced. however. that he VIII re-
t-rn the roads on January 2.
il vas pointed OUT that the effect
OF the senata's failure TO act Woulc
Re Of a negative character only with
regard 90 The American troops In oc-
partment 1fficials said Do would mean
no change On The present disposition.
which had been based ullrelT on the
terms OF the armistlce and which did
not DEPEND lu any respect on ne
terms Of the treaty.
Nay Oppose Use or rroopa-
The occupation Of CohleuZ ia re-
Earled both by admlristraLion Of
tillals and nr all elements ln the
senate 90 be clearly within the limits
OF tie presidents power as COM
Uanierinchlaf CT the ARMY. His au-
-hority 90 use troops 10 carry out
ans provisions ol the treaty is an
entirely different question. and the
r1r department. already has con-
ceeded the stand 81 opposition sena-
tors that no such action could be-
taken until the senate has acted.
Tiers has been sent 90 CuhlGu1 with a
view to thsfr posi- DE use Ultimately
b help police the niehlseita In Upper
allasia. secretary Baker has ana
1orncad that they VIII remain 8 part
q the Coblen- garrison unless the
-nate. rr ratIlTlng The treaty makes
American rartlDIruLIru Ir the del hiss