South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21
u. S. PEOPLE
AWAIT NEXT
TREATY MOVE
Text of Pact Returned TO
White House by Senate
Factions.
ISSUE FOR CAMPAIGN
Unsettled Condition of Senate
Opinion Slows Up G. o.
p. Plans.

Hy Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. March 20.-After
troubled eight months sojourn In
the senate. the treaty with Germany
was back In the keeping Of Prest
Wilson tonight with a note append
ed saying that ratification had been
refused.
What the presidents next move
would be remained conjectural. The
white house officials declined 70
comment.
The general feeling of officials
elsewhere about the capital, how
ever. was that Mr.. Wilson probably
would let the treaty lie on his desk
while the bitter controversy It has
raised Is fought out In the political
campaign.
Returned TO White House.
The treaty was taken back TO the
white house early in the day by "a
hevy of officials and messengers
from the senate, In pursuance Of an
order adopted last night after a
fourth vote on ratification had
failed % muster the necessary two
thirds IL was delivered to Sec'y
Tumulty. who receipted for 10, IL
the name Of the president
Scarcely had the bulky document
the bone OF senate contention
through many weeks OF stormy de-
bate and negotiation, passed phys
icaly out OF the capitol building
when some OF the senators who
worked for ratification began a
movement TO recall IL, and try once
more for a compromise. Mild res
walton republicans and cOmpro-
mise democrats discussed the posi-
bilities Of such an effort. without
decision. however. and the predic-
ton OF leaders on both sides was
that no proposal for another recon
sideratiOn vote would take serious
form.
Halls G.. .. T.. Plans.
The unsettled condition OF the
senate opinion. however will have
the effect OF slowing uI the plans
OF the republican leaders for pas
) sage OF a declaration or peace and
- was decided after many confer
ences that the resolution for that
purpose probably would not be
urged before late next week. Pre-
Viously the purpose had been 70
bring IL up Monday and press IL for
early action.
In making this decision the ma
jOrlty managers IN the senate are
understood 10 have been Influenced
En- part by undetermined factors in
the house. which also would nave
20 act on n peace resolution and
whose leaders baked at a similar
proposal last December. Most Of
The ranking members OF the house
foreign affairs committee i'm whose
hands tho peace resolution would
fall were out Of town and had not
Informed their associates of their
attitude.
No Session.
During the day the senate was
not in session but the question OF q
peace declaration was raised in the
house by Rep. Tinkham, republican.
Massachusetts, who introduced q de-
claratory resolution and had IL re-
ferred without debate TO the for
eigu affairs committee. In It's gem
traI provisions IL follows the reso-
tuition OF Sen. Knox republican.
PENNSYLVANIA. which Is backed by
tho republican senate leaders. Both
provide for repeal OF the deClara-
ton Of war. for certain settlements
with Germany and for a declaration
90 international policy.
Until some Affirmative action is
taken by congress or the president
20 end the war status legally, the
technical position OF the country
CONTINUED on PAGE SIE.)