Evening star., 1920-01-01
HOLDS PACT STILL
IS BEFORE SENATE
Mr.. Knox Disagrees With
Leader Lodge, Who Con-
tends 1t Is Not.

The contention of the republican
| leader. Senator Lodge, that the treaty
of peace with Germany is no longer
before the Senate, owing to the par
| liamentary situation following the
refusal of the Senate to ratify at the
! last session, appears to have been
| lost sight of since the holidays. Re-
publican senators today expressed the
opinion that there would be no diff
Guilty abOut-that matter, 1T series of
reservations can be agreed upon sat
isfactory to the republicans and the
democrats.
Whatever the opinion of Senator
Lodge apparently Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania does not agree with
Senator Lodge that the treaty is no
| longer before the Senate. 1t was
pointed out. today that on December
13 Senator Knox introduced a reSolu-
tion providing for the ratification of
the treaty of Versailles in so far only
as it provides for the creation of a
status of peace between the United
States and Germany.
Democrats Objected.
Moreover, Senator Knox sought
consideration for the resolution, and
it was prevented only by an objection
on the democratic side of the cham
Der. 1t seems clear that if part Of
the treaty is before the Senate for
ratification, in the opinion of Mr..
Knox, the entire treaty must still be
there, as contended by the President
and administration senator's. The
foreign relations committee later re-
ported out the Knox resolution. but
in a different form, declaring peace
between the United States and Ger
many and making it imperative that
Germany must carry out the pro-
visions of the Versailles treaty so far
as they relate to the United States.
The holiday was generally observed
1x rryhn hnN
working on a compromise for the
treaty. 1t is expected, however, that
between tonight and Monday, the day
the Senate reconvenes, strenuous ef-
forts will be made to reach COM
promise basis.
Tumulty Calls ON Hitchcock.
The Presidents secretary, Mr.. Tumul-
ty called upon Senator Hitchcock at the
Capitol late yesterday afternoon, and
discussed the treaty situation with the
democratic leader and others for nearly
two hours. Both Mr.. Tumulty and Sem
ator Hitchcock were retcent about
their conservation. The former said
that the purpose of his visit was to
obtain, at the Presidents request, the
latest information about the Senate sit
uation He declared that he did not take
to the Capitol any new compromise
scheme, though it is assumed that Sen
ator Hitchcock took the opportunity to
ask the PreSldentS attitude toward
compromise.
President UncOmprOmising.
Before going to see Mr. Hitchcock,
Secretary Tumulty was with the Presi
dent for some time. 1t appears that
the President sent no word of encour-
agement to his followers in regard to a
compromise. Though the democratic
senators now realize there is no hope
of ratification of the treaty without SUBJ
stantial concessions on the part of the
administration, it seems that the Presi-
dent has not yet progressed SO far.
The talk of compromise, growing
stronger each day during the last
week, may have had something to do
with the Presidents action in sending
Mr.. Tumulty to the Capitol yesterday
prior to meeting of the democratic
mittee last night at Senator Hitch
cocks house. 1t will be remembered
that just before caucus of the demo-
cratic senators on the treaty at the
last session. the President wrote a
letter to the democrats in very clear
terms urging them to oppose the Sen
ate reservations contained in the
Lodge resolution of ratification.
White Sees Reservations Adopted.
Henry White, republican member of
from Paris recently, saw Senator
Hitchcock also. He is understood to
have told Senator Hitchcock that
great deal of misinformation has been
given out regarding the attitude of
the allied nations toward the Senate
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