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WILSON MAY SOUND
ALLIES ON PA
49, -
If President De.
War

The treaty of peace W s1any adt
of the league of nations. % far as the
United States is concerned, today
Again is in the hands of President
Wilson.
Failure yesterday and last night oil
all efforts to have the treaty ratified
a some form by the senate brought
me situation just where it was six
months ago when the pact was sub.
nited to the upper house of congress
and, technically, peace is no nearer
nan it was on armistice day, more
han year ago.
Must Wait Till Dec. 1.
1 With the much debated and much
| contested document thrust back upon
IN, the next move is up to the presi-
dent, and today there was no intima-
Ion what course he would pursue.
a any event, it was not believed there
would be any developments until con-
! sress reconvenes December 1 in re-
| ,ular session. Opinion as to what may
| Je expected then is divided.
President Mute.
The president will have no state
-nent to make on the failure of the
administration leader, and Underwood
ienate to ratify the peace treaty, it
Was said today at the White House.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
4 Alabama, called at the White House
Turing the morning, but did not see
secretary Tumulty, who was with the
PRESIDENT on the south lawn. They
-ook philosophical view of the ac-
lion of the senate.
Democratic leadership played its
cards to the limit and for all they
we're worth, and lost-that's ALL" said
senator Underwood.
"As long as the treaty is not dead
here is something to be joyful about,
Senator Hitchcock said.
New Treaty Idea Dropped.
The presirent has considered the
possibility of negotiating, new treaty
IN the event of the rejection of the
present treaty, administration officials
said, but he virtually has rejected that
alternative as impracticable and now
probably will take up with the prin-
cipal signatories what compromise re-
servations would be acceptable to
them.
tf1h l. T.
ed the president, upon the converting
of congress, Dec. / to withdraw the
treaty and later resubmit it, possibly
with suggestions for acceptable re-
servations.
No CIoture as Next Step.
In statement Senator Hitchcock
predicted that with resubmission of
the treaty by the president a compro-
mise could be effected between sena- |
tors favoring ratification in some |
form.
Concessions on both sides must |
be real and not merely nominal" he |
said
IL TSSuDultl0Q lQ6 treaty WOuiu /
come before the senate as new busi- !,
ness and debate on it would not be |
governed by the cloture rule invoked
in the closing days of the session just |
adjourned.
Lodge Resolution Remains
Should the president fail to re-sub- |
NIT the pact promptly when congress |
re-assembles, it was believed the re-
publican leaders will, without delay,
take up Senator Lodges resolution.
introduced last night after the treaty
had failed of ratification, proposing
the congress declare the war with
Germany at an end. The resolution t
would require concurrence by the
house. On this question there also is
! division of opinion, democratic
leaders holding that such a resolu-
ion would have to be approved by teh
president to become effective and re-
publicans holding that presidential
would not be necessary. I