The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-20
Full Relations With Ger
many Will Be Resumed
at Once.
OUR STATUS IN DOUBT.
Spain Will Continue to
Look After Our In
terests.
rpv Associated Press !

WASHINGTON, NOV. 1V'--A4lnOu6A
not changing technically the existing
stains OF the relations between the
United States and Germany, the sen
ate's failure to ratify the peace treaty
at its special session is expected by
administration officials and diplomats
TO have an indirect result of some I'M
portance on the steps now being TAX
en- to restore the world to a peace ba-
sis.
One of the first consequences, &C
cording to the view taken here Is ike
" 10 be the Fastening Of the negotia-
tons in Paris in promoting promulga-
tlons Of the process verbale which
will restore full commercial and Dip
lomatic relations between Germany
and the powers which have ratified
the treaty. Paris dispatches have said
,this step was waiting on the action OF
the senate, but 1t is thought there will
be no further delay now for that rea-
son.
The new congress will meet on De-
cember l, but not even the most ar
dent supporters Of the treaty believe 1t
would be possible to take It up again
at the outset Of the session. The
Christmas recess is expected to Nter-
yene before much could be accatn-
pllshed with the result that q clear
Held for treaty consideration would not
be opened before January at the
earliest.
At present the war arrangement By
which Spain is taking care of Amert~
can interests in Germany continues in
force ts1d that Is not expected to be
disturbed. The rationing Of supplies
OF various sorts to Germany must be-
gin under the treaty terms and the
powerful reparation commission will
be set up to determine all the details
OF Germany's commercial intercourse
with other nations.
On this commission the United
States will have no representation,
though it is hoped to work out a plan
by which this country can keep in
close touch with the body's work in
order to protect American interests,
The State department is emphatic
in its stand that no American consul
can be sent into Germany until peace
has been definitely established be-
tween the United States and that
country and they declare only an i'm
perfect trade relation can be built
up without the consular officers who
are in charge OF the legal end ot'in-
tenational trade.
contrary view is held by some OF
the senators who oppose ratification OF
the treaty. Notable in that connection
is the stand taken by Senator Knox,
Pennsylvania, a former secretary OF
state, who holds that by the language
of the treaty full commercial and Dip
1omatic intercourse can be resumed
with Germany by all Of her late enc
mics as soon as the process yeIoale
is exchanged.
Voted Down Three Times.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-Failing
after three attempts to ratify the
peace treaty, ithg senate late last
night laid it aside, ended the special
session and went home.
All compromise efforts to bring rat
ificatlon failed, the three resolutions
of ratificatin all going down by over
whelming majorlHes. The Republic
can leaders apparently despairing Of
bringing two thirds of the senate to-
| gether for any sort Of ratification,
then put in a resolution to declare
the war at an end,
Two Of the three ratification votes
were taken on the resolution drafted
by the Republican majority, contain
ing reservations which President Will
son had told Democratic senatcIs in
a letter earlier in the day would
mean notification OF the treaty. On
each Of the votes most Of the Demo
cratic supporters Of the treaty voted
I against ratification.
The first vote, on this resolution
stood 80 for to .55 against. On the
second vote taken after several hours
4 Of preliminary wrangItng in which
the Democrats made vain efforts to
win over some Of the Republican
group Of mild reservations Al sena-
tors voted in the affirmative and 81
in the negative.
The third vote was on a straight
out resolution without reservation
which got only 5 votes to SO oppo-
sing it. Only one Republican, sena-
tor cCumber Of North Dakota voted
with the Democrats IN its support.
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