The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-11-20
TREATY BACK
TO WILSON AS
SESSION ENDS
Peace Proposition Technically
Where it Was on Nov. II,
1918 - Important Bills
Passed by Congress.
TO RECONVENE DEC, |
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-The fate
OF the treaty Of peace with Germany
and the League Of Nations, so far as
the United States is concerned. today.
again is in the hands of President Will
son. Failure yesterday and last night
of all efforts to have the treaty rati-
fled 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 it was on armistice day,
| more than a year ago.
With the much debated and most
| protested document thrust back upon
him, the next move is up to the pres
| ident and today there was no intima-
| tion as to what course he would pur-
sue. In any event 1t was not believed
there would be any developments un-
til congress reconvenes in regular ses-
sion. Dec. 1.
Opinion as to what may be expected
then is divided. Senator Lodge, ma
jority leader. who led the forces op-
posed to adoption Of the treaty. as
presented. has declared the failure of
ratification last night killed the pact,
unless President Wilson "circumvent-
ed the senate by Withdrawing 1t and
then submitting 1t at the new session
next month.
| President Wilson will have no state
ment to make on the failure of the
senate to ratify the treaty of Versai.-
les, it was said today at the White
House. Senator Hitchcock. OF Ne
braska. the administration leader. and
Senator Underwood of Alabama, called
at the White House during the morn
ing but did not see Secretary Tumul-
ty, who was with the president on the
south lawn. They took philosophical
view of the action Of the senate.
democrats Lost"-Underwood.
Democratic leadership played its
cards to the limit and for all they
were worth and lost-that's ALL" said
Senator Underwood.
LAS long as the treaty is not dead.
there is something to be joyful about"
said Senator Hitchcock.
Complete records today showed that
only three senators, LaFollette, Re-
publican. Wisconsin,; McCumber, Re
? publican. North Dakota; and Shield.
. Democrat, Tennessee, used the entire
hour given each senator under the clio
ture rule which was applied to bring
. action on the treaty.
, During the days the rule was In
operation q hours, 50 3-4 minutes Of
' the maximum 95 hours was used
t among AS senators, an average OF
| about 81 minutes. Forty-seven SEN
ators used none Of their time. Ma
jorty leader Lodge spoke only 1S
: minutes under the rule and admin
stration Leader Hitchcock % IL
minutes.
: The president has considered the
2 possibility of negotiating a new treaty
: in the event of the rejection of the
: present treaty, administration officials
} said, but he has virtually rejected
that alternative as impracticable, ard
= now probably will take up with the
< principal signatories what compromise
I reservations would be acceptable to
them
Senator Hitchcock said he expected
), the president, upon the convening of
. congress December /, to withdraw the
/ treaty and later resubmit it, possibly
/ with suggestions for acceptable reser-
. vations. Administration leaders in
:, the senate also are known to be con-
: sidering negotiations OF compromises
' with the mild reservation Republicans
:, but no active moves toward compro-
l. mise negotiations are planned until
y congress recOnvenes.
}, May Submit to Allies.
d Democratic leaders suggested that
\ the president during the recess might
:. see fit to feel out the other powers
d as to their altitude ON reservations
d with view of bringing the treaty to
r, some sort of ratification at the De
!. cember session. If resubmitted the
/, treaty would come before the senate
r, practically as new business and de
l. bate on it would not be governed by
h the cloture rule invoked in the closinc
J. days of the session just adjourned
5, Should the president fail to resub
Z, NIT the pact promptly when congress
v reassembles, it was believed the Re
d publican leaders would without delay
I take up Senator Lodges resolution
L. introduced last night after the treatS
:. had failed of ratification, proposing
that congress declare the war WITH
Germany at an end. The resolution
would require concurrence by tht
= house. On this question there is also
. a division Of opinion, Democratic lead
i, ers holding that such a resolution
=. would have to be approved by TIL
- president to become effective, and Re
= publicans holding that presidential ap
;, proval would not be necessary.
- Decision of the senate last night I,
=. lay aside the treaty came after two
attempts to ratify II with the foretgr
relations committees reservations at
~ tached, and one attempt to adopt y
- without reservations of any sort, haC
y, all failed The first vote on the treat,
:, with reservations attached, showed
=, SO for and 55 against The second
80 which came some hours later. showed
>. Al for and 81 against. The vote or
straight ratification recorded only 81
for and 53 against
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 Will,
le considering of the treaty of Versatile:
was the outstanding event OF th'
d, first session of the 66th congress-th'
~ first in 6 years in which republican,
ly have controlled both branches-con
le siderable important legislation wa!
e. completed and many other measure
lie prepa red for disposal when the regu
S, lar meeting begins Dec. ].