Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-21
New Congress Hope Of Treaty's Friends
Re=Submission By President Anticipated
May Be Issue in Next Years Campaign
Speculation Rife As to Possible Results at
Home and Abroad Due to Failure of
RatficaiOn-Wlsou to Be Asked
to Sound Other POwers=Seek Their
Attitude on Reservations

Washington. Nov. 2o-Ayanues Of
speculation leading many ways We're
opened M TO-DAY when officials and
diplomats turned over IN their minus
abroad that are 20 follow tsrmIna-
non OF the special session OF Con-
gress last night without Senate racl-
dcation Of the peace treaty.
The thoughts Of me treaty friends
N The Senate conferred on accom-
piishIng some compromise Tor a raj
ificarion n the session beginning
December !. and 70 that end steps
are understood 70 have been taken
70 ask thar President Wilson ascer-
tam from the other powers what re-
sarva11uns they would accept
Al the White House silence was
maintained. and callers got the I'M
preston rnar for the present the
administration was willing 70 await
quietly the outcome OF compromise
efforts among senators. Il was not
revealed whether the president
would permit that policy 70 stand N
the way of undertaking the dipio-
matte exchanges suggested.
Everywhere The SengTe's action
was accepted as meaning al least d
long delay III ratification. and Off
Gals Thought the formal establish
men1 OF state Of peace between
Germany ana rhe powers that have
ratified would proceed nov without
waiting further for the decision Of
the. United States The chief re-
suit il was 1g~eed would be cum-
merrial and financial.
ChIpf among the matters Of do
nestlc concern affected by the SEN
afe's delay IS wartime prohibition.
which TOOK a new lease uf life with
the pnsrpOneIDenc Of a legal status
OF peace In the same class Is varl-
Gus war Legislation and although the
Republican leaders n Congress will
seek 70 end the war formally br a
resolution. constitutional objections
70 that method are likely. IN the
opinion OF some officials to tie I'D
the effort for some time in the
courts.
Another line on which specilia rion
turned was the possible .Tecr sf he
Senate showdown on domestic mil
cies- Although both parties have
disclalned any desire 70 pur rha
treaty into politics. the chancas of
keeping il ont of 1a2n organizations
were admitted on all sides 70 have
been reduced by the bitter clashes II,
reDaTe last night when Republican
and Democratic senators i,url.d
across the Senate chamber their
"hahenEes 70 90 70 the country on the
issue
The stubborn struggle which ~es-
ured me final hours Of the special
Senate session was generally de
ciar"d r nave made ha-de- the rnn-
promise for which The Democratic
leaders lrdav earnestly SGT 70 wora;
They we-e optimistic. however. TN,
IN The openinr DAYS of the new SEES
sian. II not before thew could reacn
some agreement with the Repubiica7
group of mild rese-varinnlstz WIN
held out in yesterdays debate
against all efforts 70 divorce them
from the Republican organization
Democratic leader HitchcnrK AMI
Senator Underwood. Democrat. Ain
hama who took a Conspicuous part
IN the administration fight for rati-
fica+inn. called II the White House
today and although they did not see
President Wilson ara understood 70
have LEFT for MN their estimates ~
possibilities IF a compromise
Afterward Senator Hitchcock is-
sued a stazement pointing our that
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