New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-14

I. = mons sense way to settle the differ
atcflces over the treaty, and it Is the COM
aay: '' '''''N' w.
II want to say to the majority leader
OF the Senate that he is not doing his
s ,s{uH duty to his country by waiting
ldly for something to turn IN. or for
he President to withdraw and resub-
virm,t the treaty, or waiting to see if
trashe minority in This body will submit
vrY proposition to him for compro-
Ssaampise
20 "This needs Affirmative action.
realize that the question goes beyond
s-she Senate, and that it would be idle
X, Tor sixtyfour members Of the Senate
y TO reach an agreement to ratify the
treaty If that agreement would not be
rs ratified by the President. The Presi-
aa dent has one vote in the ratification
~ Of the treaty, and the Senate has
the other. Those two. votes must be
satmade TO comply if the treaty is to be
On ratified.
srs Wants Cancellation Committee
g5s "The treaty as it was submitted to
-she Senate represented the work of the
ac'peace conference. The President had
s9ssigned the treaty as it was and his
esH'ands We're tied SO tar as making any
aYnompromse was concerned until after
eaiof the unconditional ratification of the
nsrreaty. The Senate has voted. The
people of the United States demand
81 peace. The time has come when
unreasonable compromise should be made
1T ahat can be approved by the President
-naient; do not know whether he would
s9;approvc compromise or not.
-:ir but there is only one way by which
iiato reach compromise on this matter.
That is for the majority leader to
agree to the appointment of commit
%.sfy Senator Pomcrene."
~. II do not agree entirely with the
S;.Senator's position" interrupted Sena-
,assor King, Democrat, of Utah. The
'rs Greatly should not be made a party
question. The responsibility for its
~. present position is upon the Demo
Gratis as much as upon the other side.
81 don't feel that the burden of seek
ing a compromise rests solely upon
Sss1the other side of this chamber. think
sa't hat we have a joint obligation to seek
compromise that could be approved
s.,,?,pv the President"
~ Urges Majority to Act
XIV, "Of course, we are all response BILE"
.isssaid Senator Underwood. ut ought not
s,geo be partisan question. But this is
-.esfa parliamentary body, in which the mi
- mi alton OF action rests with the major
s-UStY. nc1tlOIc, i say lutt tue III ~
.a~ move IN this matter rests with the
majority and it is their derellction II
they fail to act.
ae "As far | am concerned, | realize
s~'shat compromise has to be made. If
&sszhe members on this side are not will
,canng to meet the other side half way
rsahcn they subject to criticism. But
-t1cTe or this side cannot act alone.
Il, for one, would be willing to vote
.~.-ror any resolution of ratification that
the Senator from Massachusetts and
The President of the United States
3tlan can go further than that. That is
GEkertainly not throwing any logs In the
Ex*say of an agreem ent.
20 'lf the maj ority party and the Presi-
Silent cannot agree on compromises
:,hen the majority party had better let
:,he country know it. If the majority
party will not reach any agreement
with the President, then they ought to
skend the treaty back to the President.
Primarily, the country is entitled to
sbeace. | ask the Senator from Massa-
sthusette if he is still averse to the ap
;bointmeut Of a committee on concil'a-
Hon, that would get the majority and
;.he minority Of this chamber AMI the
president to"ether in an agreement to
!iati'v the treaty of peace.
& eve cannot accomplish any results
.by bringing the treaty before the Sen
.ate again and debating it. But there
Us way TO secure ratification. 1t lies
IN tn hands of the Senator from Mas
;sachusetts.
!: Would Sound President
!. "The ma jority in the Senate may
yjay that the President is on a sick
bed and that he would be unable to
receive such Il committee. But the
president is we'll enough to appoint
representatives to meet with the SEN
lite and represent his views, If he de-
nires to do think we should
lind out if he desires to do so, and
tlhen give him the opportunity TO act,
i If the Senator from Mas. achusetts,
Xhe leader Of the majority party. de-
itires peace, he can move for the APP
continent of committee of conclla-
zion and let the country rea lie that
DE wants peace. If he is unwilling to
10 SO responsibility for present con
.ditions in peace and business must
rest tho shoulders Of the Senator
from Massachusetts"
! Senator Lodge replying to Mr.. I'm
;aerwood referred to the Ackermann
s@rti"ls, and said
There is no doubt about the condi-
.ton of exchange. or course, we all
know that; we have watched them fall
The ratification Of the treaty. amended
or unamended. with reservations OF
without reservations, would have no
more effect on the course of the
NOR DIS exchanges than 1t would have
on the incoming and outgoing of the
eide.
at is an absolutely vacant insincere
argument. There is no connection be-
Tween the two things, and that is very
wei known by the people who are put
ring it forward | am going to waste
tao time on the question of exchange
That involves too many economic laws
70 be brought in in connection with the
jubject With which it has nothing to do