The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-11-20
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Senate Adjourns Sine Die
After Turning Down the
Peace Treaty
nY J. RARr cAMrnELI..

WASHINGTON. Nov 2o-The peact
treaty Of Versailles. rejected BY the
senate. awaits the action OF President
Wilson. The next move must come from
the White House
At the close Of one OF the most dra-
matte sessions the senate has ever seen
that body adjourned sine die after turn
ing down the peace treaty.
The treaty with the Lodge majority
reservations was defeated by a vote Of
81 20 81.
The treaty as sent BY President VII
son and the peace conference was de-
feated by vote of 3s to SO.
Efforts at compromise were pract.-
cally null.
The door is closed" Senator Lodge
declared. and the administration lead
ers accepted his verdict.
The only way the German peace
treaty can be ratified by the senate Is
soz the administration forces to later
agree to the majority reservations they
turned down yesterday. il was an
rounced today by Senators Lenroot.
~ Wisconsin and McNarry. or oregon
and other leaders OF the so-called
can side.
Defeat Of the majority resolution ot
-atiflcation at last nights session ot
the senate does not mean hopeless de-
feat for the treaty" Senator Lenroot
statd The letter the president sen;
TO Senator Hitchcock tire administra-
tton leader. in which ne advised against
acceptance of the majority reserva-
lions. was directly responsible for ths
treaty remaining unratified when int
arst session Of the Sixty-sixth congress
vas adjourned sine die last night. he
added.
When the regular session begins on
Dec. l. the first Monday in December.
IN accordance with the constitution. the
senate can take no further action with
-egRrd the treaty unless the presi
dent calls a special session Of congress
pefore them. 1t Is not believed he will
DO so.
After congress meets on Dec. l the
resident can withdraw the treaty and
send II back to the senate. II can then
Be re-committed to the senate foreign
-elettons committee when it can b
held until an agreement by which il
can be ratified substantially when ths
.itv reservation il reached.
The treaty will remain dead in this
senate unless our reservations arc ad-
opted," Senator Lodge. majority leader
laid y think the republicans have
worked themselves into an awiew ard
Dosition." Senator Hitchcock. the min
orltv Lender said. They counted or
the enemies OF the treaty being abb
10 frame reservat iors they could ran
down our throats and they were un-
able 10 do so.
We were willing - reach com
promise with the adm nistration rorces
out they flatly refused to accept ou
-eservations." Senator Lenroot said
We wanted the treaty ratified Will
adequate reservations. am sorry w
failed to ratify II before we adjourned
The fault was not ours. but theirs.
do not regard the situation as hope
less
~ believe the treaty VIII be ratified
later after the next sessio nbegfns-
with the majority reservations substan-
TALLY accepted as a part of resolu-
tIon Of ratification"
other republican senators said they
we're not sanguine that the treaty coulC
be 50 successfully revived" They Do
cribed u as dead" and predicted ever
II the president resubmitted 1t to tn
senate. after withdrawing Il, Il woult
no be 50 easily resusclated.