Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-12-19
NO COMPROMISE.
SAYS WILSON
Executive Declares Republican
Leaders in Senate Must Bear
Responsibility for Defeat
of Peace Pact.

Washington, Dec. Is. = President
Wilson's statement that he would
continue to hold the senate Repub-
licans responsible for the delay in
the peace treaty ratification again
brought the treaty and the lague of
nations to the front in congress. Re-
yived Saturday by proposal of SEN
ator Knox, Republican, of Pennsylva-
mia, debate on the peace question
promised to consume much of the
time of the senate during the next
day or two.
Democratic Headers declared the
Presidents statement did not mean
that he opposed Il compromise should
one be reached in the senate and said
compromise efforts would be contin-
ucd. Republican opponents of rati-
fication without reservations MAIN
tanned their position that the Presi-
dent was to blame for delaying u
dcclartion of peace and that the next
move must come from him.
Both sides were in accord OH the
view that regardless of compromise
activities of the views of the presi-
dent no result could be obtained until
next month.
The Presidents position, regarded
as peculiarly significant in view of the
recent discussion in the senate of q
compromise, was set forth in the fol-
lowing statement issuel Sunday from
the White House:
at was learned from the highest
authority at the executive offices that
the hope of the Republican leaders
of the senate that the president would
make some move which will relieve
the situation with regard to the
treaty is entirely without foundation;
he has no compromise or concession
of any kind in mind, but intends so
far as he is concerned that the Re-
publican leaders of the senate shall
continue to bear the undivided re-
and the resent condiption Of the world
in consequence of that fate"
"The President says the whole
matter is in the hands of the senate
and agree with him." said Mr..
Hitchcock" "The President says he
has no compromise or concession to
make. That is for the senate. We are
ready to negotiate at any time and
will continue to seek Il compromise
between the Lodge reservations and
those | offered last November" Sem
ator Hitchcock declared positively that
the Democrats never would consent
to ratification Of the treaty without
the league of nations and would not
accept the plan offered Saturday by
Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsyl-
vania, to ratify the peace terms and
leave the league question for decision
by the voters.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
and other prominent Republicans, re-
served public comment on the White
House statement, but the Republican
viewpoint, indicated beyond doubt,
was that the President must contin-
ue to be held responsible for the dead.
lock and until he acts the treaty
must remain at standstill, probably
until January, at least.
Senator Borah, Of Idaho, Republi-
can member of the foreign relations
committee, and prominent among the
treaty's implacable foes, in state
ment, charged that large financial
interests were engaged in propagan-
da favoring q senate compromise and
also propose to keep the treaty and
league from being passed on by the
people during the ensuing presiden-
tial campaign.