Evening star., 1920-04-04
BY NEWBOLD MOVES.

TIME tale OF How Fares the Treaty of
Versailles' may be briefly told for the
week which has just closed On Capt.
tol Hill the foreign affairs committee
OF the House continued during the first half
Of the week to struggle confusedly in its
efforts to decide upon the form of the pro-
posed resolution to declare the war with
Germany at an end. The attitude Of the Sen
ate continued to be what might be fairly de-
scribed as anxious Indifference" On Wednes-
day announcement made that an agree
ment had been reached. and Jim and Jane
were afforded an opportunity to study the
"war-ending' resolution which the lower
house of Congress will act upon early this
coming week.
compromise plan to bring about at once
acceptance of the points Of the treaty upon
which there is agreement between democratic
and republican senators-signed by a group of
prominent Americans-was laid before the
PRESIDENT BY this plan controversial phases
Of the pact would be left to a referendum or
some other means of adjustment.
the Presidents purposes in regard "o to- the he
treaty. though democratic members Of the
to have been Informed that the President
wishes members of his party in Congress to
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question: so vital to the United States and to
the world at large as to precisely what the
with the treaty of Versailles remains unan-
swered. Trained observers of the trend of
European events are nearly unanimous in
their opinion that the suspense and uncer-
tainty arising from this condition of affairs
has contributed in no inconsiderable degree
to the critical problems which are at the
present time confronting practically all of
the European governments.
That the nations of Europe are at the pres
ant firno
serious than those which confronted them dur
ing their four years of war cannot but be
apparent to Jim and Jane, studying from day
to day the trend of the worlds news. The
situation in Germany continues, of course
largely to monopolize the big type allotted to
foreign affairs Yet. as a matter Of fact that
chapter In the story showed during the past
week: few important changes. The Ruhr val
the Rhine and within the zone made neutral
by the terms of the treaty of versailles-con-
tinued as the mise en- scene Of the principal
news developments there. The revolutionary
workmen in that section of Germany contin-
,ped throughout the week to refuse to be won
to submission to the re-established Ebert
government, by either concessions threats.
Ebert. having issued to them ultfmatum
with which they refused to comply. requested
permission of the allies to move substantial!
government force into the district. England.
ably acting upon the theory that under the
circumstances it is highly desirable to hold
up the hands of the moderate elements in
Germany. favored the granting Of this re-
quest France, on the other hand. demurred.
basing her objections upon the theory that
once German armed force was introduced into
the district made neutral to insure French
security. none could tell when it would be
withdrawn. The situation was complicated by
an invitation extended by the leaders of the
workmens army to the allies to send troops
into the district.
Days of pickering ensued. with a succession
Of conflicting reports being issued from Her-
lin and Paris. On Wednesday came the final
definite announcement that the French gov
ernment had once and for all refused the
German request for permission to send troops
into the valley. On Thursday the situation
was materially bettered by apparently Of
fetal announcement that the workmen's gen.
eral conference in the Ruhr had accepted COM
promise proposals from Berlin.
The GOODNESS with which the new Mueller
cabinet received 1t took up it's duties
Berlin is worthy of note. is the n
nouncement that radicals throughout the