El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-07
TREATY RECORD
VOTES COMING
Both Parties Likely to Have
Their Chance at the
Treaty.

49,
the latter are ready TO explain 20 the
country that the ratifying resolution
with the extreme reservations IN
was tantamount TO destruction OF fne
treaty. and they felt II incum bent IN
themselves to refuse to approve sucn
resolution in order that the senate
might vote on another kind OF resolu-
ton IN which sererVauOns not so eN-
IRENE would be inserted.
The blk question is thiss
When the first ratifyinE reso-
luton fails to get two-third
vote because Of the action of nj
least 83 members Of the senate
is the treaty sffinaIly disposed or
rs the phrase Is used in the pro-
poSaI Of senator Lodge TO end
the dehafef Is the senate able TO
bring IN other notifications con-
tuinine less drastic reservations
or must the president notify other
nations Of the world that America
has not ratified the treaty and
that a separate peace with Ger
many must be negotiated.
If the Democrats would promptly
ask vice president Marshall for ru--
ing he would unQuestionably rule that
the treaty is before the senate for
further action, but an appeal from lis
decision could be taken TO the senate
as a whole and IL would require only
a majority vote to overthrow his III
ing and Kill the treaty. The Republic
cans could muster such vote, but u
is quite another question whether
they would thus wish 20 take respon-
sibility. not merely FOR killing the
treat ~. but preventing the senate from
having another opportunity 70 vote on
compromise proposal
Extremists In Control.
Probably II the senate should sus-
tain the vice president and rule that
the senate can still act on other ratl-
fyfnE resolutions. the Democrats would
try to secure a record vote on reso-
luton which embodies no reservations
whatsoever. This could not get the
necessary p, as at. least g Re-
pubiicans are adamant in their in
tention 10 refuse to ratify the treaty
without reservations to protect Ame-i-
ca on most points so as avoid mis-
understandings in the future concern
ing Americas obligations.
Many Democrats recognize the
position on the part Of their poll
teal opponents os valid and are
ready, therefore, to enter into m
agreement on set OF reservations
which are mutually acceptable
IT. after disposing OF the first two
ratifying resolutions-the one offer@d
by senator Lodge embodying the ex-
IRENE Republican position and the
other offered by senator Hitchcock
as a matter Of record on behalf OF the
presidents Dosiuon-Lhere should
come before the senate a ratifylng
resolution containing reservations
along the lines suggested by Charles
Evans Hughes or William Howard
TAFT, and II such a resolution is II
Tered by one Of the so-called mild
reservationists" among the Republi-
cans, it would be comparatively
simple matter to get the necessary
two thirds vote 10 ratify the treaty.
Must Permit Record Votes
But so long as the extreme Repuo-
Mcaus CANDY parliamentary maneu-
yer or otherwise bring about defeat
OF the peace treaty. which they think
would be a good thing for America.
just so long will Il be impossible FOR
resolution. Once the two sides have
seen that the question Of giving the
senate an opportunity L vote on the
ratifyiuE resolutions OF the majority
and minority is something that Should
have nothing te do with the merits
Of the respective resolutions. but g
merely a right TO each side 10 get a
record vote-the senate itself beiug
the judge Of what il wishes passed OF
defeated-then there viii be q change
in the situation,
The Democrats srill have their eau
Gus today when a definite line or poll
Icy viii be passed. The Republican,
too are comforting as TO whether they
should allow the treaty to be killed
By parliamentary maneuTers, ex-
planning to the country that the
Democrats were responsible, OF
whether they should obtain a definite
agreement with tie Democrats on
reservations in advance Of the first
vote on the rztifying resolution, a
course that Is being urged by some II
the mild reserVationists
But the whole thing IS now coming
a.
night the country VIII know just
which members Of the senate are sin
cerely anxious for some league OF "a
tons and the approval Of the peaLe
treaty and those that are as intensely
determined that Americas signature
shall be withheld from the whole
thing for an indefinite ieriod.-Copy-
right 1913. the FL Paso Herald.
GARNET PREPARES FOR A