Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-20

Opinion as to what may be eH-
pected then is divided. Senator
Lodge, minority leader, who led the
forces opposed to adoption of the
Treaty as presented, declared the
failure of ratification last night
killed the pact unless President Will
son "circumvented the Senate rules
by Withdrawing it and then submit
ting it at the new session next
month.
1t is the opinion of Senator Lodge
that the Treaty is dead SO far as
the Senate is concerned
Republican leaders said the Sem
ate need not advise the President
of its action nor return the Treaty
to him with formal notice.
The President may withdraw it
when the Senate reconvenes," Sem
ator Lodge said. ''and, of course,
he can then resubmit it in the next
session.
But the Treaty is dead in this
Senate and they killed it as l told
them they would if they voted
against it." ~
Senator Hitchcock said the Treaty
was not dead and that he presumed
the President would resubmit it on
December first, although he had no
definite word from the President to
that effect. lie said he thought the
Republicans had worked themselves
into a very awkward position" and
had split themselves in the Senate
and the country.
viii Hasten Negotiations
Although not changing technically
the existing status of relations be-
tween the United States and Ger
many, the Senate's failure to ratify
the Peace Treaty, is expected by ad-
ministration officials and diplomats
to have an indirect result OF some
importance on the steps now being
taken 10 restore the world to a
peace basis.
One of the first consequences, ac-
cording to the view taken here, is
likely to be the Fastening of the ne
gotiations in Paris, including promul-
cation of the process Verbale, which
will restore full commercial and dip
lomatic relations between Germany
and the powers which have rati-
fled the Treaty. Paris dispatches
have said this step was waiting for
one thing, on the action of the SEN
ate, but it is thought there will be
no further delay now for that reason.
Not Before January
The new Congress will meet on
December ]. but not even the most
ardent supporters of the Treaty be-
lieVe it would be possible to take it
up again at the outset of the session.
The Christmas recess was expected
to intervene before much could be
accomplished, with the result that
clear field for Treaty consideration
would not be opened before January
at the earliest.
Once the other great powers have
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of full trade and diplomatic relations
with Germany. officials say, new ar
rangements will have to be made by
the United States to fit into the
commercial scheme thus created,
whatever trade the United States
has with the central powers.
L. 5. Not Represented
At present the war arrangement
by which Spain is taking care of
American interests in Germany con-
tinues in force. and that is not en-
pected to be disturbed. The ration
ing of supplies of various sorts to
Germany must begin under the
Treaty terms, however and the DOW
erful reparations commission will be
set up to determine all the details
of Germany's commercial intercourse
with other nations.
on this commission the United
States will have no representation,
though it is hoped to work out a
plan by which this country can keep
in close touch with the body's work
in order to protect American inter-
ests. The administration officials
We're not prepared to-day to predict
just what form this unofficial con-
nection would take nor to outline
Just what could be accomplished by
such action.
The State Department is emphatic
in its stand that no American consuls
can be sent into Germany until peace
has been definitely established be-
tween the United States and that