The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20

The new congress will meet Dec. !.
PVT not even the most ardent supporters
~ ehe treaty believe II would be pos
elhle to take 1t up again at the outset
of the next session The Christmas re-
cess is expected to intervene before
much could be accomplished, with the
result that a clear field for treaty con
sideration would not be opened before
January, -
Once he other great powers have
gone ahead with their establishment Of
mn trade and diplomatic relations with
HNrmany, officials say new arrange
Tnents will have to be made by the
United States to fit into the commercial
seheme thus created whatever trade the
United States has with the central
At. present the war arrangement, by
Which Spain is taking care OF American
interests in Germany, continues in
r9Ece. and that is not expected to be
disturbed. The rationing OF supplies OF
various sorts TO Germany must begin
under the treaty terms, however, and
the. powerful reparations commission
VIII bet set up to determine all the
details OF Germany's commercial inter-
course with other nations,
90 this commission the United States
VIII have no representation, though II
is hoped to work out plan by which
this country can keep In close touch
with the bodys work In order to pro-
teet American interests. The admins
tratlon officials were not prepared to-
day to. predict just what form this un-
official connection would take. nor to
outline just what could be accomplished
by such connection.
Consuls Barred.
The state department is emphatic in
ITS stand that no American consuls can
be sent into Germany until peace has
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United States and that country, and
they declare only an imperfect trade re-
lation can be built up without the con-
sliiar officers who are in charge of the
legal end Of international trade.
some Of stiie aenafprs ! wiS WIN opposed w Tatis.
fleation OF the treaty. Notable in that
-eonheet1oN - the stand taken by Sem
atpr Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, a
former secretary OF state. who holds
that by the language Of the treaty full
commercial and Diplomatic intercourse
can be resumedk. with Germany by all
Of her late enemies as soon as the
proces yprbale Is exchanged.
The fate Of the treaty and the league
of nations. so far as the United States
ls concerned, today again Is In the
hands OF President Wilson. Failure
yesterday and last night of all efforts to
have the treaty ratified In some form by
the senate brought the situation just
where it was six months ago, when the
pact was submitted to the upper house
Of congress, and technically peace Is no
nearer than 1t was on Armistice day,
more than year ago
Decision OF the senate last night to
lay aside the treaty came after two at
sImpts to ratlfy It, with the foreign re-
lations committees reservation at
tached, and one attempt to adopt y
without reservations of any sort, all
had failed.
: The first vote on the treaty with res
srYatIons attached showed 80 for and
66 against. The second, which came
several hours later, showed Al for and
Il !. against. The vote on straight rati-
Z }d&ation recorded only 3S for and 50
against.
After these three Intellectual attempts
ia ratify the treaty, the senate last
might laid IL aside, voted to end the
special session and to go horne.
FtRepublican Leader Lodge declared
Yesterdays voting constituted a final
decision on the peace treaty unless
President Wilson circumvented the sem
ate rules by withdrawing 1t and then
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