New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Demands Reason Demo-
Gratis Have Failed to
Offer Some Sort of a
Compromise Proposal
President to Blame.
Declares LenroOt
Charges Propaganda to
Place Onus for Defeat
on Republican Forces
.Netc York Tribune
Wdshtr gton Bureau


WASHINGTON, Dec. IA de-
mand to know why President Wilson
and the Democrats IN the Senate do
not make some proposal which would
permit the ratification Of the peace
treaty, and the statement that the
responsibility for the delay rests
fatty upon the President and the
Democratic Senator's, were made in
the Senate to-day by Republican
leader Lodge, speaking for the ma
jority, and Senator Lenroot, of Wis
consin, speaking for the mild reser
vationist" group.
Mr Lenroot charged that a propa-
ganda was going on in the country
to create the impression that the Re
publicans had killed the treaty, or
were now obstructing its ratification
Says Wilson Controls Votes
The fact is, he declared, that the
President controls enough votes to
prevent its ratification on any plan
not acceptable to him, and the ut
most efforts on the part of the Re
pubhcans who favor the treaty have
failed to disclose any proposition at
all from the President or Democratic
Senators on which they will permit
the treaty to be ratified.
Not knowing what the President will
accept, Mr.. Lenroot declared, there is
no use in the friends Of the treaty on
the Republican side making any move.
They are forced to wait, he said, until
the Democrats agree upon some reser-
vatlons which they Will accept.
Puts Blame on Democrats
The Senator from Alabama has un-
aertaken general lecture of the Re-
publican side with reference to the
legislation that has failed to pass
said Senator Lenroot "The Senator
rom Alabama seems to have forgotten
mat since the Republicans came into a
majority IN Congress the telegraphs
and telephones. which were taken un-
oer Democratic adm.nistra tion, have
oeen returned to their owners; he
seems to have forgotten that the food
contro act has been largely extended
N N accordance with the request of the
resident and severe penalties have
oeen provided for its violation
might go on and name other iegis =
iatlon which has been enacted since the
majority passed to this side, but it is
uue, as the Senator from Alabama has
SAID, that the conside ration of the
peace treaty during the long time that
I, was before the Senate did prevent
me consideration of other important
public measures.
The Senator from Alabama. how
eyer did not say what the fact is, that
ne long consideration of that treaty
ma me 'ect that it is not ratified to-
uay belongs not to the Republican side
y. tne senate, but to the Democratic
sloe OF the Senate. While know that
.na' subject is one that we are al,
..'ed OF, | do think this is an opportune
ume to place upon the record lust
WAT the status of that matter was and
"here the responsibility lies
Protest by Underw ood
great propaganda is now going
on over the country by certain forces
attempting to lay blame for the nresent
status OF the peace treaty upon the Re-.
puoilcan side. Nearly every Senaror
on the other side of the aisle knows
mat the blame does not lie here hut
hes with rNe Democratic side and The
President OF the United States. Tho
senator from Alabama knows | am
Sure'' "'
He does not know that" broke in
Mr. Underwood IF the Senator from,
Wisconsin wants to make that predic
ton | am willing for HIM to do so. anc
to make it as his own, but | cannot
Allow the Senator to continue to sa,
mat know because | do not want tc
interrupt his speech when do no,
know that, and | repudiate the state.
ment that the Senator is attempting tc
make in my name"
nave known the Senator from Ala
oama Mr. Underwood) for many
years retorted Mr.. Lenroot, "and
.steem esteem HIM so highly and he is so in
en'gent that rather took il for
granite that he knew these facts"
"r' Lenroots statement was greeted
" laughter from the galleries
.s,,l me doorkeepers will eject from the
sa'ieries s''a persons who are violating the
W. s1.es OF the Senate by laughter" said
@e vice Pres dent.
NM NY intelligence runs on different
me from his lMr. Lenroot's) on tha,
sJvc, sWc,, observed Mr.. Underwood.
well, mine does not run in the
H. ssvye made for me by the President of
IT ohited States" said Mr. Lenroot.
10 think 1t is proper at this time
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