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submitted by him last August, provid-
ing as follows:
Resolved, That the Senate OF the
United States unreservedly advises


ing as follows:
"Resolved, That the Senate Of the
United States unreservedly advises
and consents to the ratification of
this treaty in so far as 1t provides
for the creation of status OF peace
between the United States and Ger
many"
Senator Underwood said that he was
willing to accept the proposal. ana
leave it to the people of the United
States to determine later whether they
would elect Congress that would act
to admit the United States in the
league OF nations"
Senator Knox explained that should
his motion be adopted. the league, as
now set up, would continue to function,
but without the United States, the
United States would conclude peace
with Germany through the treaty and
would be free to enter the league OF
nations at later date, if the people
of the country wanted to enter it.
eff the Senator is willing to go that
far now" asked Senator Lenroots OF
Senator Underwood, "why was he not
willing to accept the so-called Locgc
reservations
because, as the President said, they
would have nullifed the treaty" re-
piled Senator Underwood.
Senator Brandegee, Republican, Of
Connecticut one of the group Of
"irreconcilable" foes of the tire ty, said
hat he would agree to support the
Knox motion. He declared that the
treaty is dead, however.
at is very distressing" said Sena-
tor Brandegee, ITO listen to the vail
ings that come after funeral. The
infanticde was committed by the
friends Of the treaty across the aisle
upon the written order of their leader.
cannot support the suggestion of this
committee OF humiliation to try to
compromise the rrcducblc minimum
on reservations, so hat the infantl-
cides may evade the responsibility they
have assumed because they obeyed the
orders of their leader.
~ hope that the two candidates for
Democratic leadership will not hold a
wake over the treaty every afternoon
and prevent the passage Of the railroad
bill. There will be no committee OF
Cancellation, so far as | am concerned,
on the remains which were inferred
before we took the recess"
Senator Brandegee then engaged IN
an animated discussion with Senator
treaty.
"The Senator is trying to send his
corpse over to this SIDE" said Senator
Underwood.
Don't shake your CORY locks at me"
retorted Senator Brandegee. II am not
the father of the hybrid"
Senator Brandegec said that the
thing to do was to ratify the treaty
without The league of nations covenant,
and then let the voters decide at the
next Presidential election whether
they wanted to enter the league.
The two Senators then discussed who
should 20 TO the White House and ask
the President what should be done
with regard to compromise. Senator
Underwood insisted that Senator Lodge
should go voluntarily, as he is leader
Of the majority in the Senate.
Il would like to have a reserved
seat at that conference" said Senator
Brandegee.
Senator Bankhead Democrat, Of
Albania, then sugee: ted that a commit
zee of ten Senators, five to be appointed
by Senator Lodge and five by Senator
Hitchcock, try to arranre compromise
on reservations.
Senator Knox, as substitute, then
asked for unanimous consent to con
idcr his motion for the ratification Of
he treaty in so far as it established
a status of peace between the United
States and Germany.
81 object" said Senator Hitchcock.
Senator Knox then asked unanimous
consent to have n resolution declaring
the existence of Il status Of peace con-
sidered Immediately.
II object" again said Senator Hitch
cock. The Senate then resumed con-
sidcration Of the railroad bill. i