Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-20

in the hands or President
Wilson. allure yester-
day and last night of all
efforts to have the treaty ratified in
some form by the senate brought the
! situation just where it was six months
I ago when the pact was submitted to
the upper house of congress and tech
| nically peace is no nearer than it
was on armislice day more than a
year ago.
II is believed there will be no de-
vclOpments until congress reconvenes
! December first, in regular session.
Opinion as TO what may be expected
, then is divided.
Senator Lodge, majority leader.
who led the forces opposed to adop-
ton of the treaty as presented, de-
clared the failure OF ratification last
night killed the pact, unless Presi-
dent Wilson "cricumvented the SEN
ate rules" by Withdrawing it and
then submitting it at the new session
next month
Should the President fail to resub.
nit the pact promptly when congress
reassembles. it was believed the re-
publican leaders would without de-
| lay. take up Senator Lodges reSolu-
! tion introduced last night after the
/ treaty had failed of ratification, pro-
posing that congress declare the war
! with Germany at an end.
The resolution would require con-
7 n IN, 10
| ton there also il division of Opin-
ion democratic leaders holding that
such a resolution would have to be
approved by the President to be-
cCme effective and republicans hold.
ing that presidential approval would
not be necessary.
Decision of the senate last night to
lay aside the treaty came after two
att, mpts 10 ratify il with the foreign
relations committees reservations at
tached and one attempt 70 adopt it
without reservations of any sort. had
all failed The first vote on the
treaty with reservations attached
showed 81 for and 80 against. The
| second, which came after several
| hours had passed, showed II for and
80 "N''''''
The vote on straight ratification re-
| '"Ideu only ~ Iof ana % against.
/ oTehlo7' rI an the domestic proo-
!ehi7 "allIhs on some Solt oi peace
| H''iai"uoil = pF"hioltlon. Hopes
nave ABOUT alsdppeafca Tor an end OF
! 'h' war 'iil' act IL tliue To permit d
wet season before the constitutional
! amendment becomes effective January
/ 10 II" mop" pl the vets therefore
4 uaS oerh 'rdi0leitea 10 the supreme
/ Cuurt helOre Wl'ch proceedings to test
/ IN" NdhdI'l OF the ""r''lne law were
argued today
ntii peace Is declared formally the
/ wartime tooa ana luei control powers
| oi the executive are Still in fun force
and the espionage act operates until
/ peace mas o"en declared,
In military seuse the senate delay
/ continues state OF suspended hostil.
tiles say the war department olilclals.
Ihe President has considered the
pC,-iuuty oI negotiating new
treaty IN the event OF the rejection or
the present treaty. officials said but
he virtually has rejected that aitern-
attyc as imprdctIcabIe and now probah.
Nv VIII take up with the principal sig-
nator,p- what compromise reserva-
mons wouId ho pccaptanle TO them
senator tIitchcock said he expected
t1o president on Decemer | TO with.
draw ,be troafy and later resuum,t IL,
,n. .,nr, ,vub suggestions ot accent
,nl, ro.ervotiorv
y,r;,rs othor '.a,,tors hava takep
) sin,iIor yinn. and senator Fan Re.
plDHCdn, New MtNltO. mas uttldI'' e.!