Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-03-25
TREATY IS KILLED
BY THE SENATE
Votes to Keep Out of the League
of Nations.
GOES BACK TO PRESIDENT
Body by Vote Of 80 to 35 Makes tho
Controversy a Campaign Issue
Members Prepare to Vote
Separate Peace.

Washington, March 2O.-The senat te
rejected the treaty Of peace with Ger
many and sent it back to the White
House with a resolution informing the
president that the senate would not
consent to its ratification.
For the second time since the treaty,
with the covenant of the League of
Nations, was brought back from Pafis
by President Wilson, the senate re-
fused to give it the approval that is
necessary to bind the United States to
the engagements which it imposes
upon the nation.
Exactly four months ago to the day
the vote Of Al to 81. Today's vote was
~ to 80, the majority in favor of rati-
fication being seven votes short of the
tWo-thirds required by the Constitu-
ton.
Goes Back to Wilson.
Immediately following the vote by
which the treaty was rejected, the SEN
ate adopted a resolution by Senator
Lodge directing the secretary to return
the treaty to the president and notify
him that ratification could not be ac-
complished. The vote on the adoption
of this resolution was AZ to 81.
Before the senate convenes next
Monday messenger from the office Of
the secretary of the senate will have
deposited at the White House the doc
ument which has been the cause of
the most bitter struggle in the history
of the senate.
Once in the hands Of the president,
the senate will have no authority to
recall it, and the president is not like
ly to return it to the senate unless he
can obtain reasonable assurance that
ratification can be had.
A Campaign Issue.
In view Of the presidents desire to
take the treaty into the campaign, it is
not believed by any Of his followers in
the senate that he will for a moment
consider sending the treaty back to
the senate, at least until after the
campaign is over.
The senate will Immediately turn it's
attention to the proposition of declar
ing peace with Germany by resolu-
tiOn which both houses of congress
will be asked to pass.
Senator Knox began the discussion
of his resolution ON the subject shortly
after the vote against the treaty had !.
been recorded.
That such resolution will pass is I,
conceded by the ablest leaders of the
senate, in view of the second failure
Of the attempt to bring about peace by
of the treaty.
When news of the senate's action
was flashed to the White House it |
failed to bring forth one word of COM
ment. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary
to the president, was at the executive
Offices until the senate adjourned, and
the information Of the defeat of the
treaty was promptly transmitted to
the president. But after the adjourn
ment of the senate, Mr.. Tumulty went
home. He announced there would be
no statement from the president.
Statement by Leaders.
Senator Lodge-"The treaty is gone.
It has been rejected by the senate and
sent back to the president If the
president chooses to return it to the
senate it will have to 60 through the
same process as before. If it goes to
he foreign relations committee he will :
nave mighty hard time getting it
out. If the president desires to make
4 campaign issue Of it the Republic
ans are perfectly willing to meet it,"
Senator Hitchcock-I am glad the
did not carry on the Lodge
but the result was about
what expected. 1t will now be up to
he president and he will have to take
ha ipifiofiUao