The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-20
May Declare War at End

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Should the President fail to
resubmit the pact promptly
when congress reassembles, it is
believed the republican leaders
would without delay take up
Senator Lodges resolution intro
duced last night after the treaty
had failed of ratification propos-
ing that congress declare war
with Germany at an end. The
resolution would require concur
renee by the house.
Decision of the senate last
night to lay aside the treaty
came after two attempts to rati-
fly it with the foreign relations
committee reservations attached
and one attempt to adopt it with
out reservations of any sort had
all failed. The first vote on the
treaty with reservations at
tached showed 80 for and IS
against. The second showed Al
for and 81 against. The vote on
straight ratification recorded
only 38 for and So against.
NO TECHNICAL CHANGE
Altho not changing technically the
existing status of relations between
/ the United Srates ana Germany the
senates failure to ratify the peace
treaty is expected by administration
officials and diplomats to have an in
direct result of some Importance on
the steps now being taken to restore
the world to peace basis.
One OF the first consequences accord
ing to the view taken here is likely to
be the Fastening of the negotiations in
Paris including prolmulgation of the
process verbal which will restore full
commercial and diplomatic relations
between Germany and the powers
which have ratified the treaty Paris
dispatches have said this step was
waiting for one thing on the action Of
the senate but it is thought there will
be no further delay now for that rea-
son.
| The new congress will meet on De-
cember 1 but lot even the most ardent
supporters of the treaty. believe it
would be possible to take it up again
at the outset of the session. The
Christmas rcss was expected to inter-
vcne before much could be accomplish
ed with the result that clear field for
treaty consideration would not be op-
encd before January at the earliest
UNITED STATES OUTSIDE
Once the other great powers have
gone ahead with their establishment OF
full trade and diplomatic relations
with Germany officials say new ar
rangements will have to be made by
the United States to fit into the com
.mercial scheme thus created whateve:
trade the United States has with the
central powers.
At present the war arrangements by
which Spain is taking care of Ameri-
can interests in Germany continues in
force and that is not expected to be
disturbed. ..
The rationing of supplies of various
sorts to Germany must begin under
| the treaty terms however and the pow
erful 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 tho
it is hoped to work out plan by which
this country can keep in closer touch
with the body's work in order to pro-
tect American interests
WILSON SAYS NOTHING
President Wilson will have no state
ment to make on the failure of the
senate to ratify the treaty of Versailles
it was said today at the White House.
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska the
administration leader and Underwood
of Alabama called at the White House
during the morning but they did not
see Secretary Tumulty who was with
the president on the south lawn. They
/ took philosophical view of the action
! of the senate.
Democratic leadership played its
cards to the limit and for all they We're
worth and lost--that's ALL said Sen
ator Underwood
''As long as the treaty is not dead
there is something to be joyful about =
said Senator Hitchcock.
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