The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-11-24
ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT ABANDON
 'IE'[i EFFORTS $ FOR jj AD6PT6H | 0F TREATY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-(F)-Thruout the entire morning President Wilson has remained silent regarding the senates failure to ratfy the treaty Both Senator Underwood and Senator Hitchcock visited the White house this morning and had short conference with MT. Wilson.
 After this meeting, Senator Underwood told press representatives that the democratic senators had exere every effort bring about the ratification of the treaty in such form as would make it effective. That they fail cd to achieve the desired result he sad matter of regret both them and Mr. Wilson, but the treaty porers had fear of going home and telling their sup porers and constituents how they fought and what they were fighting for.
 Senator Hitchcock said that he was still hopeful as the treaty is not dead He said that the senates failure to ray the treaty does not technically change the exist ing relations between the United States and Germany. He said that he believed that the failure to act will only hasten to restore full commercial and diplomatic rela tions between Germany and the allied nations which have already ratified the treaty.
 TREATY IS DEAD
 It is expected that the senate will not consider the treaty again until after the Christmas holidays tho it should be resubted it the first day of the next session of congress- December l. The senates failure to leaves several knoy problems for the of the United States to sove Among them is the question of property rights in German ships and other enemy alien property and also of the ownership of vast American interests in Germany.
 It is believed that the republican leaders plan to de- clare the return of peace by resolution when the congress meets Senator Lodge in interview given out this morning, declared that far the senate is concerned, the treaty is dead.
 DEPEND ON SPAIN
 Even tho that should be done until peace treaty has been ratified there be resumption of dplo- matc relations between the United States and Germany It thot here that in all probability the Spanish +o1 1oo1y interests in Germany until such time peace has been drawn up and ratified.
 NEW RESERVATIONS
 WASHINGTON, Nov 2O-(F)-Senator Hitchcock the administration leader in the senate fight instead of taking much needed rest, is today preparing set of compromise reservations modifying the pro- posed by the senate foreign relations committee requiring affirmative acceptance from the other powers cerned in the treaty The indications that the ad minstration will adopt resolution embodyng them It has intention of letting the fight lapse and absolutely no thot of negotiating new treaty.
 BRITISH SILENT
 LONDON, Nov. 20-lP)-All the public of Eng land maintaining discreet silence concerning the disposal of the treaty out of desire of wanting appear to mix in American politics. Liberal publica- tions not silent They unite in declaring that if America stays out of the league the world will still be gigantic whirlpool of competitive armaments, with the great nations of the world png up debts to keep up with each others armies and fleets
 SWEDEN HESITATES
 CHRISTIANA, Nov. 2O.-QP Alarmed at the tion of the United States senate in its failure to ra the peace treaty and fearing for the future of the league of naons the Swedish parliament today decided to post pone any action the league until after the first of next year, by which time it is hoped that America will have taken definite action
 IN WILSON'S HANDS
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-H9-T adjournment of the senate without definite action leaves the fate the treaty in the hands of President Wilson, What he will do with it remains to be seen
 He may resubmit it at the regular session next