The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-11-10
SENATE To SCRAP
WILSON LEAGUE
LIEVE THERE Is NO CHANCE
OF AGREEMENT.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 10.-Of-
ficial Washington is speculating on
what President Wilson will do with
the Versailles peace treaty after con-
gress cOnvenes. The treaty is in the
presidents custody, where it was re-
turned by the secretary of the SEN
ate after it's final rejection.
In view of the election it is the
general opinion that the president
will not resubmit the treaty to the
senate, but whether he does, or not,
it is certain that the senate will not
agree to the entry of the United
States into the league as proposed by
the Wilson treaty with or without
reservations. Senators with all
shades of opinion who have returned
to Washington make this emphatical-
ly clear.
Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota, the lone republican to vote for
ratification of the Versailles treaty
without reservations, said today on
his return to the capital that be does
not think the Wilson league will be
accepted by the senate in any form.
In his opinion a new association of
nations must be formed
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota,
views the situation along the same
line. He voted for the Lodge reserv-
ations and would do so again, as
would Senator McCumber, who, while
favoring the treaty as written, sup
ported the republican program in the
hope of bringing about ratification.
Senator McCumber said
There is no chance of the senate
agreeing to go into the present lea
que of nations, even with reserva-
tions. There will have to be some
new association of nations for peace.
1t would not be possible to get two
thirds vote of the senate to ratify the
treaty with the present league coven-
ant. 1t is not unlikely that the treaty
of peace proper as agreed upon can
be agreed to-"
Senator McCumber would not VEN
ture an opinion as to whether res
olution declaring state of peace
would be put through first when the
new administration comes in or
whether Mr.. Harding, as president,
would undertake to negotiate with
the allies a new plan for an associa-
tion of nations.
Suppose" Senator Sterling COM
mented, President Wilson at the
coming session should resubmit the
peace treaty with the understanding
he would accept reservations, known
as the Lodge reservations. 1t is
doubtful even then that it will be
possible to muster a two-thirds vote
for the ratification of the treaty"
Senator Sterling said that it had
been thought a resolution declaring
state of peace with Germany and
Austria would be put through con-
gress and signed by President Hard
ing as the new. administration
comes.
'It is a safe conclusion, l think, :"
he said, that any such new associa-
ton of nations will be minus article
10 of the present league of nations
if the United States is going into it.
I believe that the proposed perman-
ent international court of justice
will be the main feature of any new
plan.
II believe, too, that the decision OF
such a court in cases voluntarily sub
mitted by the nations ard backed up
by the moral support Of all of the
nations entering into the association
will be more strongly upheld than
would be the case under the plan OF
the present league, which relies upon
force"