The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-20
PEACE TREATY TANGLE.
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this step was waiting for one thing, on
the action of the senate, but it Isl
thought there will be no further delay
now for that reason.
The new congress will meet Dee. l.,
but not even the most ardent supporters
of the treaty believe it would be pos
sible to take it up again at the outset
of the session. Once the other great
powers have gone ahead with their es
Enlistment of full trade and diplomatic
relations with Germany, officials say,
new arrangements will have to be made
by the United States to fit into the com
mereial scheme thus created whatever
trade the United States has with the
central powers.
At present the war arrangement by
which Spain is taking care of American
interests in Germany continues in force
and this is not expected to be disturbed.
The rationing of supplies of various sorts
to Germany must begin under the treaty
terms. however. and the powerful repara
tions commission will be set up to deter
mine all the details of Germany's COM
mercial intercourse with other nations.
On this commission the United States
viii have no representation, although it
is hoped to work out plan by which this
country can keep in close touch with the
commissions work in order to protect
American interests
The state department is emphatic in
it, stand that no American consuls can
be sent into Germany until peace has
been definitely established between the
United States and that country and they
declare only an imperfect trade relation
can be built mp without the consular oili.
Ger, who are in charge Of the legal end
OF international trade
\ contrary view i held. however. by
some Of the senator's who opposed ratiii
cation of the treaty Notable in that
connection i the stand taken by Senator
Knox, Republican. OF Pennsylvania. who
holds that by the language OF the treaty
fun commercial and diplomatic inter
course can be resumed with Germany b,
all OF her late enemies a. soon a tn,
process yerbale is exchanged.
President Wilson will have no state
ment to make on the failure Of the sen
ate 10 ratify the treaty. it was said toda,
at the White House Senator Hitchcocl
Of Nebraska, the administration leader
and Underwood Of Alabama. called AT tn
! White House during the morning, bu
did not see Secretary Tumulty who wa
with the President on the south lawn.
| Democratic leadership played ii
cards to the limit and for all they wer
worth, that's all said senators Under
wood
As long as the treaty IS no, dea
there Is something to be joyful about
said Senator Hitchcock
The President has considered the 20,
sibilitv Of negotiating n new treaty
the event of the rejection of the Npre1
ent treaty. administration oiieia
said, but he virtually has rejected thi
alternative as impraeticable and no
probably will take up with the prime
,Tal Sgnatories what compromise re
: ervations would be acceptable to ther
Senator Hitchcock said he expected Il
President on the converting of col
gress Dee TO withdraw the treaty m
later resubmit it possibly with sugge
tions for acceptable reservations.
The senate failure To act left on Il
hands of the administration n big &c
\ lection of knotty problems. Chi
among them is the question of pr
I perty rights in the German ships M
/ other property of enemy aliens seiz,
I BY the aliens of this country II
state department expects they W
I claim there is no legal sanction for I
I tention of this property unless the tire
ty which contains a provision legal
\ ing it is ratified.
: In these property questions is unde