Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-11-28
Covenant Is Laid Aside and
Senate Adjourns.
WAR LAWS IN FORCE
Senator Lodges Reservations Twice
Turned Down and Mo- Dserva-
tiOnists Also Beaten.

Washington, D. C.-Failing after
three attempts to ratify the peace
treaty, the senate late Wednesday
night laid it aside, ended the special
session and went home.
One effect of the senate's failure to
ratify the treaty will be the continual
ton of various wartime laws and regu-
lations at least until the new session
opens. Among these is the wartime
prohibition act.
A resolution presented by Senator
Lodge to declare state of peace will
come up at the beginning of the new
session and is expected to start an
other stubborn fight. The administra-
ton is understood to be opposed to
such method of legally ending the
war and in the background is con-
SllIuttCHdt GucotlOu DIS W WucIucT COu-
gress can do so by a resolution not
requiring the presidents signature.
The first vote on this reservation
stood 80 for to SIS against. On the
second vote, after several hours of
parliamentary wrangling in which the
democrats made vain efforts to win
over some of the republican group of
mild reservationists, Al senators voted
in the affirmative and 81 in the mega
tive.
The third vote was on straight out
ratification without reservations, get
ting only 3S votes to SO opposing it.
Only one republican, Senator McCum-
Der of North Dakota, voted with the
democrats in it's support.
Republican Leader Lodge declared
the voting constituted final decision
on the peace treaty unless President
| Wilson circumvented the senate rules
by withdrawing it and then resubmit-
ting it. In other quarters there was
some difference of opinion, but the
general sentiment seemed to be that
there was only a slender chance that
the treaty would come up at the be-
ginning Of the next session of con-
gress beginning next month.
1t was suggested among democratic
senators that President Wilson might
be asked to feel out the other powers
on their attitude on reservations with
the idea of bringing the treaty to some
sort of ratification after congress
reassembles.
The second vote on the majority's
ratification resolution was made pos
sible by the mild reservationists who
voted with the democrats to get the
measure before the senate and thus
give an opportunity for any eleventh
hour compromise proposition Once
that had been accomplished, however,
the mild group held out against all
efforts of the democrats to put in their
substitute reservations, so that when
the second vote was reached after sew
eral hours Of sparring, the situation
virtually was unchanged.
Senator Lodge, after adjournment,
declared: "The treaty is dead so far
as this senate is concerned"
Republican leaders said the senate
need not advise the president of it's
action nor return the treaty to him
with formal notice.
"The president may withdraw it
when the senate reconvenes," said
Senator Lodge, land of course, he can
then resubmit it in the next session.
But the treaty is dead in this SEN
ate and they killed it as told them
they would if they voted against it,"
Senator Hitchcock said the treaty
was not dead and that he presumed
the president would resubmit it on
December l, although he had no def
mite word from the president to that
effect. He said he thought the repub-
licans had worked themselves Unto a
very awkward position" and had split
themselves in the senate and the coun-
try.
The final vote on adjourning sine
die was AZ to q.