The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-25
TREATY REJECTED;
SENATE ADJOURNS
ALL EFFORTS AT COMPROMISE
FAILED. POSSIBILITY PACT
MAY BE REVIVED LATER.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The peace
treaty of Versailles, rejected by the
senate, today awaits the action of
President Wilson. The next move
must come from the white house.
At the close of the most dramatic
sessions the senate has ever seen that
body adjourned sine die Thursday af-
ter turning down the peace treaty.
The treaty with the Lodge MAORI
ty reservations was defeated by a
vote of Al to 81.
The treaty as sent to the senate by
President Wilson and the peace con-
ference was defeated by a vote of SO
to SO.
The vote rejecting unqualified ratl-
fication was 38 for adoption and SO
against. Advocates of unqualified rat
ification included 35 democrats and
one republican, McCumber. Seven
democrats, Gore, Reed, Shields,
Smith Georgia., Thomas, Tram
nell and Walsh (Massachusetts),
voted with the republicans in opposi-
ton.
The treaty is dead today, as far
as the senate is concerned. 1t went
back into the hands of President Will
son, following failure of the ratitica-
ton votes.
Republican Leader Lodge declared
that under the rules the senate action
was final unless the treaty was with
drawn and then resubmitted by the
president The democratic leaders
did not agree with him.
Says door Is Closed"
Efforts at compromise were prac-
tically null.
"The door is closed" Senator
Lodge declared, and the administra-
ton leaders accepted the verdict.
Senator Calder, republican, New
York. said it would be useless for
the president to submit it again un-
less he is wiling to accept reserya-
tions fully as effective as those his
party associates defeated.
democratic leadership played It's
cards to the limit and for all they
were worth and lost-that's all" SAID
Senator Underwood.
GAS long as the treaty is not dead
there is something to be joyful
about" said Senator Hitchcock.
The only way the German peace
treaty can be ratified by the senate
is for the administration forces to
later agree to the majority reserva-
lions they turned down, it was an
nounced by Senators Lenroot, of Wis
consin, and McNary, of Oregon, and
other leaders of the so-called mid
reservationists" on the republican
side.
Defeat of the majority resolution
of ratification does not mean hope
less" defeat for the treaty, Lenroot
explained.
He added that the letter the Presi-
dent sent to Senator Hitchcock, the
administration leader, in which he
advised against acceptance of the
majority reservations was directly
responsible for the treaty remaining
unratifed.
Can Withdraw Treaty.
Until the regular session begins De-
cember 1, the first Monday in De-
cember, in accordance with the con-
stitution, the senate can take no
further action with regard to the
treaty unless the president calls a
special session of congress before
then. 1t is not believed he will do so.
After disposing of the treaty Sen
ator Lodge introduced a resolution
proposing that congress declare the
war with Germany at an end. The
resolution was referred to the foreign
relations committee.
The Lodge resolution, which would
REQUIRE assent of the house, declares
that the actual hostility of the Ger
man government recited in the Amer
lean declaration of war had ceased,
that an armistice has been signed and
proposed that congress declare that
the estate of war is hereby declared