The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-22
PLACE OF SENATOR MARTIN HARD
TO FILL AS DEMOCRATIC LEADER
Intense Satisfaction Prevails
In Germany Over Status Of Treaty
DR.. Zimmerman Beams With Joy, But Max Hardin
Considers the Senate's Action Most Deplorable
for the World and Germany

them and confronted Germany with
so great a question mark ard render
ed the European situation 90 extra :
ordinarily complicated that II was
utterly impossible to sec clearly what
effect it will have on England and
France and what the consequences
for Germany will be-
This refusal Of public comment was
reiterated TODAY and word was passed
around among the mem hersa of 4the
government not 10 grant interviews ar
this time. Furthermore. there is rea
son TO believe il has been suggested
to the German press to restrain it.
self and to indulge in as little iubila-
ton or criticism as possible.
One fairly unanin1ous keynote
rose out of talks had with
public men. psrlia n1entarians and
others namely, intense satisfac~
tinn. This Is especially true of
the members of the old regime
and those connected with the
nationaiistic parties
NO TIME TO COMMENT
Exchancellor Won BethmanHoil
reg told me ne did not consider al
this time that 1t was his place r.
comment
1. D.. Zimmerman. former for
eign minister OF Mexican note
fame, whom / NOR in the street.
vas tive one man who unreser-
vedly expressed satisfaction.
~ II clearly understand. he
said, that this action was taken
not out of friendship for Ger
many, bur am cad the Ameri
can people have found out Mr.,
Wilson and how he led the
American people into the en-
tangiements at Paris
Macmillan Harden. who Away
has been the most energetic champion
OF President Wilson, told me he con
sidered the senata.s action most de
plorable for the world and Terms n,
"a retrograde movement in the pros
ress of civilization and peace, H
added
Il cannot understand hcw Presi
dent Wilson could 80 have deceived
himself IN the views and the senti
! ment Of the Of the American peopl'
in building up A. policy In which h.
is now repudiated.t
Without America the league o
f, nations will be shipwretked and go Il
I pieces 1t means the return TO ma
ticraiist movement which arr thu
! given new stimulus.
Only general ruin and hankruptc.
perhaps will prevent renewed ffvals'
in ornaments
| REyENTLoW's VIEW.
! Count Ernest Zu Rfventicw. poll
teal editor Of the leading Nationals
r newsra per Deutxchs IageE ZitunG
made this statement:
Tn principle, the senate's re-
lection of the neace treaty can
only be greeted by everybody
with satisfaction and the feeling
that without SO intending. II in
directly does Justice 10 Germany
Whether the practical effect vii
be sdvsnta geous ar f1isadvant geou
; To Germany is open tn question
! is impossible 70 see the conseque nee
clearly at this moment.
"Howeynr, the moral effect 70
I America in tire world cannot he az
/ acEersted T. cannot interpret tn
senate'S action as meaning tina
America withdrsws from Europe an
I is perhaps indifferent wha, Enslan
and France dc to Germany. Tha
may be one disa ivantage for us.
Naturally we should like 70 So
! America strongly represented in Ger
/ many's foreign relations--not only i
our own. but In Americas interest a
well---snd we naturally do not war
/ tn see America force us commercial
and economically into the hands o
the allies"
f. The immediate effect ~ the sen
aic's action in Germany has been I
increase and intensity the feeling o
uncertainty with regard to the fu
, turs,