Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-21

The thoughts Of the treaty's friends
ing some compromise for a ratification
and to that end, steps are understood tc
Wilson ascertain from the other power
Wilson ReFrains From Comment.
At the White House, silence was
manifested, and callers got the impress
sion that for the present the admins
tration was willing to await quietly the
outcome of compromise efforts among
senators. 1t was not revealed whether
the president would permit that policy
to stand in the way of undertaking the
diplomatic exchanges suggested.
Everywhere the senate's action was
accepted as meaning at least long
delay in ratification and officials
thought the formal establishment of a
state of peace between Germany and
the powers that have ratified would
proceed now without waiting further
for the decision of the United States.
The chief result it was agreed, would
be commercial and financial.
Chief among the matters of domer-
tic concern affected by the senate's
delay is war time prohibition, which
took new lease on life with the post
ponement of a, legal status of peace.
In the same class is various other war
legislation, and although the republican
leaders in congress will seek to end the
war formally by resolution, consttu-
tional objection to that method are
likely in the opinion of some Officials
to tie up the effort for some time in
the courts.
May Be Political Issue.
Another line on which speculation
hirned was the possible effect of the
senate showdown on democratic poll
les.
Although both parties have dis
claimed any desire to put the treaty
nto politics, the chances of keeping II
out of 1920 calculations were admitted
On all sides have been reduced by the
bitter clashes in debate last night when
republican and democrat senators
hurled across the senate chamber their
challenges to go to the country on the
issue.
The stubborn struggle which fea-
tured the finad hours of the session was
generally declared to have made hard
sr the compromise for which the demo-
cratic leaders today earnestly set to
work. They were optimistic, however
that in the opening days of the new ses-
sion, if not before, they could reach
some agreement with the republican
group of mild reservationists who
held out in yesterdays debate against
all efforts to divorce tnem IToih lhe Ao-
publican organization.
SAY Separate Peace Possible.
In a military sense, the senate DC
lay continues a state OF SUSPENDED
hostilities' say the war department OIL
ficials some of whom are. turning owe
in their minds the possibilities OF TN
situation should a separate peace viii
Germany be necessary. They said thl'
might be taken up by President WllsoI
and Secretary Baker as soon as TN
secretary returned from his trip t
Camp Taylor Ky.
During the senate debate, Admins
tration Leader Hitchcock declared tina
IL the treaty failed and a separate
peace became necessary the Unltet
States would find it awkward to at
tempt TO exact drastic requirement
from Germany.
Among republican senators TINS po
sition has been ridiculed. however
and in the war department. it is sail
gross violation of the armistice agree
nent by Germany, such as militar.
novement into one of the neutra
ZONES. would be the only contingenc,
which would lead to resumption o
military effort on the part of the Unit
Z I'd States.
Democratic Leader Hitchcock AM
Senator Underwood democrat, Ala
mama. who took a conspicuous part i
the administrations fight for ratifica
lion. called at the White House toda
and although they did not see the pres
ldent are understood to have left TO
him their estimates Of the possibili
lies Of compromise.
30 Vote For Ratification
Afterward Senator Hitchcock issue
hat
tors in all voted yesterday for ratifi
cation in some form and expressing
belief that the "a necessary to ratif
would get together ultimately.
"I realize" he said. that it will re
nuire very genuine efforts at comprc
mise to bring this about, and that cor
cession on both sides must be real an
not merely nominal"
Tonight the democratic leader ha
drawn up new set OF compromise re:
ervations which he did not make publ
but which are understood to propo'
nrincipally q modification of the PR
amble requirement in the foreign n
latlons committee draft which wou
require the other powers to accept a
firmatively all the senate's qualific;
tions.
VIII Not Abandon Treaty
Everything indicated that the az
minlstration had no intention of le
ting the treaty fight lapse, even du
ing the interval before December 1, al
there was no thought of abandonii
lie treaty and negotiating new or
The general opinion seemed to be tn
the president in order to get Z
treaty into an advantageous parli
mentary position again, probably wou
I withdraw it and then submit it aga
in the opening days of the new sessio
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