New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-29
wilson to Get
Peace Action
Early in April
RESOLUTION Repeating War
Declaration To Be Intro
duced This Week; House
Expected to Act First
Veto Believed Probable
Closest Friends Of Admin
istration Are Ignorant
Of Presidents Intentions

r,.u The Tribwne's Washington Bmreaw
WASHINGTON, March 2s.---A reso-
h.;on declaring that peace exists be-
.~.an the United States and Germany
Iii be brought into Congress this
~.ss. According to Republican lead
~ Of the Senate and House, the reso-
,nt;en will be adopted and sent to
rrssident Wilson before the middle
Il April. -.
ne House Committee on Foreign Az
airs. Republican Senate leaders
liked the House to take the first
.tsps toward establishing peace, be-
esuse of the wide difference Of opin-
ian that existed among the House
lssders as to the form such a resolu-
ton should take.
The committee will report a resolu-
ton repeating the declaration of war
with Germany and repeating the war
time legislation. In the Senate an eff
iort will be made to include in it
limited States would assure Europe
that this country would help to pre-
.erys peace in Europe.
Wilson Veto Expected
Republican leaders do not believe
that President Wilson will sign the
,ssolution when it reaches him. His
veto of it would keep the country in
technical state of war.
The various factions in the Senate
treaty fight are anxiously watching
animation of the Presidents plans.
The Administration Senator's are as
much at sea regarding what the Presi-
dent intends to do are the Republicans.
Every report that has been published
r,rsrding the Presidents intentions
bss been denied promptly at the
white House, and neither the Repub-
liean nor Administration leaders in
The Senate know whether the Presi-
dent intends to send the peace treaty
and league Of nations covenant back to
the Senate.
Should the treaty be resubmitted to
the Senate it would not be acted upon
NATL after the November election.
Senator Lodge declared before he left
Washington last week for few days
rest that it would be kept in tho For
sgn Relations Committee until after
tho Presidential election.
Denies Treaty Will Be Issue
Senator Capper, Republican, of Kan
sas, who voted for ratification with the
Lodge reservations and who has OPP
posed modifying those reservations,
declared to-day that in his opinion
there is no possibility of the treaty
being made an issue in the campaign.
while President Wilson was only
one reason for the defeat Of the treaty"
said Senator Capper, che was such a
deciding factor in its defeat that he
cannot we'll make political issue Of
it before the country.
Party lines were interviewer in tho
treaty fight, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis breaking away from their leaders.
Others were held in line by the Presi-
dent against their will. The vote on
the Democratic side showed only a
slight advantage for the President
against those who wished the treaty
ratified as modified. He could not
command the support Of the Democrats
in making it party issue. His party,
In word, does not follow him.
Public Sentiment Changed
1.-THE sentiment of the country has
changed toward the treaty, as / view
It. Six months ago the people would
rally about a plea for the league OF
nations. To-day they understand, or
are beginning to understand, that TIE
league without reservations would bind
u to enter the fights of European ma
lions far removed from US both in dis
lance and in spirit. No one denies
that. The President was not willing
to let those who continued to follow
him approve the treaty with reserva-
tons which would have kept us from
European troubles except by action of
the will Of the people.
THE possibility of the treaty being
made an issue favorable to the Presi-
dent has died"