The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
WILSON EXPECTS

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with the mild reservation Republicans,
but no active moves toward COM
promise negotiations are planned until
congress sTeconvenes.
With the much debated and lluch
contested document thrust back upon
him, the next love is up to the presi-
dent, and today there was no intima-
ton what course he would pursue. In
any event, it was not believed there
would be any developments until con-
gress reconvened December 4 in reg
ular session. Opinion as to what may
be expected then is divided. Senator
Lodge, majority leader. who led the
forces opposed to adoption of the
treaty as presented, dec14red the fail
ure of ratification last eight killed the
pact unless President Wilson "circum-
vented the senate rules" by Withdraw
ing it and then submitting it at the
new session next month.
Feel Out the Powers.
Democratic leaders suggested that
the president, during the recess, might
see fit to feel out the other powers as
to their attitude on reservations with
a view of bringing the treaty to some
sort of ratification at the December
session. If resubn-itted the treaty
would come before the senate prac-
tically as new business. and debate on
it would not be governed by the
days of the session just adjourned
Should the president fail to resub-
init the pact promptly when congress
reassembles. it is said the Republican
leaders will without delay take up
Senator Lodges resolution introduced
last night after the treaty had failed of
ratification, proposing that congress
declare the war with Germany at an
end. The resolution would require
concurrence of the house. On this
question there also is division of
opinion. Democratic leaders holding
be approved by the president to be-
come effective and Republicans hold
ing that presidential approval would
not be necessary.
Decision of the senate last night to
lay aside the treaty came after two at
tempts to ratify it with the foreign re-
latfons committees reservations at
tached and one attempt to adopt it
without reservations of any sort, and
all failed. The first vote on the treaty
with reservations attached showed SO
FOR and 55 against, the second, which
came several hours later. showed Al
for and 81 against The vote on
straight ratification recorded only 50
for and SO against.
No Extra Session
Belief inA some quarters that Pres
ident Wilson would call another spe-
SlAA SeSSlOn DeIOre december L and
rorce the senate to resume considera-
tion of the peace treaty were secuted
by Senator Hitchcock administration
leader. He announced he will to
his home in Omaha during the recess
and that the president has no inten-
ton of calling another extra session
so far as he knows
The German treaty is only the first
of the pacts which must be agreed
upon before the affairs of the Euro
pean war are wound up. There is a
treaty of alliance with France by
which America and Great Britain
would pledge themselves to come au-
tomatically to the aid of France in
event of unprovoked aggression.
Treaties fixing Belgian boundaries,
establishing Poland's claims to new
territory. defining the new boundaries
of Austria Hungary, Turkey and Bull
garia are still to come before the
senate.