Bisbee daily review., 1920-03-21
TWO THOUSAND KILLED w GERMANY
SENATE AWAITS ACTION OF THE PRESIDENT ONI TREATY WITH GERMANY
Resolution to Declare War At End Is Held in Allowance by Republicans; Bulky Document Is Delivered the White House. May Negotiate New Pact with
 Ebert Government or Let People Decide

, part bv undetermined factors in the house which also would have to act on | d peace resolution and whose leaders | baked at similar proposition last December. Most of the ranking mem bers of the house foreign affairs con- mittee, in whose hands the peace resO- lution would fall, were out of town and had not informed their associates Of their attitude.
 House Has Resolution During the day the senate was nut in session but the question of q declar- ation was introduced in the house by Representative Tinkham, Republican, Mass, who introduced a declaratory resolution and had it referred without debate to the foreign affairs commit tee. Tn its general provisions it fol lows the resolution of Senator Knox, Republican, Penn, which is backeu by the Republican senate leaders. Both praovide for repeal of the declaration of war, for certain settlements with Germany, and for declaration of in ternational policy.
 Until some affirmative action is taken by congress or the president to end the war status legally, the techni- cal position of the country remains just what it was the day the armistfce was signed! War legislation contin- ues in force and under the war depart ment interpretation of the situation the president retains his war powers a nln,1n n al n-oh of fn can troops at whatever posts in Ger many he thinks necessary to enforce the armistice terms.
 May Overcome Veto
 The president has expressed empha- tic disapproval of securing a technical peace status by any method except rat ification of the treaty. Senators gen. erally do not believe he has altered that position, and the Republican sen ate leaders confidently expect that if they pass a peace resolution he will veto it. They hope, however, to se cure enough Democratic support to repass in both houses by the necessa ry two-thirds majority.
 Senate officials who have had phy- sical custody of the treaty since July 10, when President Wilson himself carried it into the senate chamber lost no time today Tn oDeying the man. date to return it to the White House. Accompanied by several messengers, George A. Sanderson. secretary of the senate. took it to the executive of fices bright and early this morning. and had to wait nearly an hour before MT. Humility appeared for it.
 The big volume, wrapped in brown paper and bound up with red tape. at first was taken into the office of Ru- dolph Forster. executive clerk, but Mir. Sanderson declined to leave it until he had a receipt signed by the secretary to the president.
 After the receipt had been signed, one of the messengers took up the Urea ty to hand it to Secretary Tumulty, hut the latter demurred.
 Let it lie there" said MT. Tumulty, and the delegation from the senate departed.
 Three courses are open to MT. Will. son. He can return the treaty to the senate, in which case the Republican leaders declare it will be pigeonholed indefinitely; he can do nothing, while he waits for the verdict of the people i'll the political campaign, or he can treat the treaty as dead letter, so far as international diplomacy is con cerned. and proceed to negotiate a sep arate peace with Germany. step which he alone, under the constitution, could initiate.