Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-20
SITUATION AS It NOW
STANDS DOES NOT ALTER
GERMAN RELATIONS
Adjournment Of U. S. Senate
Causes Great Surprise IN
Peace Treaty Circles in
France, Dispatches Show
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-Although
not changing technically the exlstihs
status of relations between the United
States and Germany the senate's fall-
ure to ratify the peace treaty at It's
special session is expected by admin
istration officials and diplomats 10
have an indirect result of some I'M
portance on the step now being taken
to restore the world to peace basis.
One of the first consequences, ac-
cording to the view taken here, u
likely to be the Fastening of the ne
gotiations in Paris including promul-
CATION of the process verbale, whlcn
will restore full commercial and dl-
plomatic relations between Germany
and the powers which have ratned
the treaty.
Paris dispatches have said this step
was waiting for one thing on the ac-
ton Of the senate, but it Is thought
there will be no further delay for thae
reason. The new congress will meet
December 1 but not even the most
ardent supporters of the treaty be-
lieve it would be possible to take IL
up again at the outset of the session.
The Christmas recess was expected to
intervene before much could be ac-
complished, with the result that q
clear field for treaty consideration
would not be opened before January
at the earliest.
Once the great other powers have
gone ahead with their establishmentl
| Of fun trade and diplomatic. rela
with German officials say It,
rangements win have to be made by
the United States to fit into the COM
mercial scheme, thus creating what
ever trade the United States has with
the central powers.
At present the war arrangement.
by which Spain is taking care OF
American interests in Germany con-
tinues in force, and that is not ex1
pected to be disturbed. The rationins
of supplies of various sorts to Ger
many must begin under the treaty
terms, and the powerful reparation
commission will be sent up to deter
| mine all the details of Germany's
commercial intercourse with otlfer ma
tions.
On this commission the u. S. Will
have no representation so 1t is hopeo
| to work out plan so that this coun-
| try can keep in close touch with the
bodys work in order to protect Amer
| ica's interest The administration Of
hcials were not prepared today to
| predict just what form this unofficial
connection would take, nor to outline
Just what would be accomplished. The
state department is emphatic in its
stand that no American consuls can
been definitely established between
the u. s. and that country. They
declare only an imperfect trade rela-
tions can be built up without the con-
suar officers in charge of the legai
end of international trade.
A contrary view Is held however by
some of the senator's who oppose rati-
fication of the treaty. Notable in that
connection is the stand taken by Sena-
tor Knox, Rep, Penn, q former sec
rotary of state, who holds that by the
Language of the treaty full commercial
and diplomatic intercourse can be re-
sumed by Germany by all of her late
enemies as soon as the proces verbale
| is exchanged.
The fate of the treaty of peace with
Germany and the League of Nations
so far as the United States is concern
ed, again is in the hands of Presldent
| wilson Failure yesterday and last
night to have the treaty ratlhed IN
| some form by the senate brought tne
| situation Just where 1t was SIX months
| ago. Senator Lodge, majority leader,
who led the forces opposed to adop-
I ton of the treaty as presented declar-
er the failure of ratification last night
| killed the pact unless President VIII
| son "circumYented the rules" by with
! drawing it and resubmitting at the
new session
| Should the president fail to resub-
| init the past promptly when congress
reassembles, it was believed the Re
| publican leaders would without delay
| take up Senator Lodges resolution.
| introduced last night after the treaty
| had failed Of ratification, proposing
that congress would declare the war
with Germany at an end. The reso-
luton would require concurrence by
/ the house. On this question there
also is division of opinion. DEM
ocratic leaders holding that such q
resolution would have to be approved
| by the President to become effective
| and Republicans holding ahat presi-
dental approval would not be neces-
| sary.
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