Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-21
PEACE RESOLUTION
|. NOT SURE TO KILL
PACT, SAY FRIENDS
Some Treaty Must8e Made
and Modified Fofm May
Be Adopted.
PREsIDENTsNEWs WAIT
o" #IYc M MESSAGE
SENATOR Discuss Situation Which
Will Confront Them on
December l.

III S0u11OuI 1uCm vi
December /.
Passage OF a resolution declaring
peace between this country and Ger
DSany by Congress and its approval
by the President would not neces-
sarily have the effect of killing the
treaty negotiated at Versailles. This
was pointed out by senator's friendly
to the treaty today
After the passage of such a reso-
luton, treaties of some kind would
have to be entered into with Ger
many, they said, and there would be
nothing to prevent the final ratifica-
ton of the Versailles treaty by the
Senate in some form.
Presidents View in Message.
President Wilson will take up the
whole subject of the treaty of Yer
sailles in his message to Congress
December 1. it was stated officially
today at the White House. Until
then he will have nothing to say
concerning the Senate's action in re-
jeoting the treaty.
The passage of peace resolution
and its approval by the President
would put an end to the wartime
legislation which now stands on the
statute books of this country. al
more than a year. II would enable
the country to get back on a peace
basis, so far as business is concerned.
Would Aid Liquor Investors.
1t would give the persons who have
their money invested in alcoholic
stock. and the banks which have
loaned money on liquor in bond, an
opportunity to clean up their business
before nationwide prohibition under
the constitutional amendment be-
comes operative.
If it is found impossible to reach
a compromise on the Versailles treaty
which is acceptable to the President
and to the Senate at least the passage
of this resolution will have made 1t
possible to settle many domestic Ques-
tons, these senators say.
The question as to whether the
United States will enter the League
of nations or not and in what de-
gree then may be left to the cleo
lions in November. 1890. II was sug-
gested
Resolution Must Go to President.
The resolution declaring the war at
an end introduced by Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts is a so-called con-
current resolution. form of resolu-
ton that is not ordinarily sent to the
President for his approval. But the
Constitution of the United States
provides that when resolution re-
During the concurrence OF both
houses of Congress is adopted Tex
cept a resolution to adjourn) then 1t
must be submitted to the President.
This has been interpreted by the
Senate judiciary committee in the
past to mean that any resolution that
contains legislation and deals with
matters that do not merely touch the
two houses of Congress must go to
the President for his approval; that
the substance and not the form of a
concurrent resolution must determine
whether it calls for the Presidents ap-
prevail There seems no doubt that
the Lodge resolution therefore would
In fact, it is said that the resolution
may be changed into joint resolution
in actual form before it is reported
to the Senate.
Compromise Would obviate.
OF course. il a compromise can be
reached between the President and
the Senate on the Versailles treaty
for passing resolution declaring
peace would not remain. But there
is still considerable doubt as TO
whether such a compromise can be
reached, though the friends of the
treaty express the hope that such
compromise may be forthcoming.
It is a fact today that the mild
reservationists" on the republican side
still hold the balance OF power in the
treaty fight. Members Of that group
said positively today that the Presi-
dent must agree to reservations to the
treaty, and that the reservations must
be substantially those adopted by the
Senate and attached to the Lodge res
olution of ratification, which was de-
feated. The preamble calling for at
firmatfye action on the part Of three
of the principal allies accepting the
reservations may be stricken out in
this, compromise, but there will be
little change in the other reserva-
tions, it was said.
Must Agree or Deter Action.
Either the President, it was said.
must agree to such compromise or
the treaty will never come out OF me
foreign relations committee. 1t would
he useless to have the treaty reported
and allowed to stay before the Sem
ate without any prospect of favor
able action. the senator's said.
ON the other hand, the mild reserva-
tionists do not intend TO allow the
opponents Of the treaty to pigeon
lsfactory to them can be reached.
rhev will demand that, once COM
promise has been reached. the treaty
he reported to the Senate without
5eIay. If the committee on foreign
eeiafions' does not act. then a motion
IN he made to discharge the com
,,;ttee from further consideration or
The treaty, and the friends OF the
+rsatv ON both sides will join IN a
,,otiHn to get cloture. so as to put an
end to delay.
Farley May Break Party Lines.
Refore Congress convenes. 1t was
"a ia administration senators VIII con,
Ter. and it is possible that the miio
on the republican sl9e
will participate, with view to work
NC out an acceptable compromise on
Leadership to Be Unchanged.
Regardless of who is selected TO
the late Senator Martin as
leader in the Senate. there
will be no change in the leadership
IN the treaty fight, 1t was said at the
white House. President Wilson con-
,iders that Senator Hitchcock OF Ne
oraska has conducted the fight ably
ind sees no reason why he should not
Senator Underwood of Alabama.
whose name has been mentioned
in connection with the
i Democratic leadership. called at 80