Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-20
PRESIDENT HAS
REJECTED PACT
No lnkIing of what Mr.. Wilson
Will Do With the Returned
German Peace Treaty.
ACTION Is TAKEN IN HOUSE
Joint Resolution Declaring
State of Peace Between U.
S. and Germany is Offered
This Morning.
By The Associated Press.

BG Ihe a ASSOctdled PTeSS.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
treaty was returned to President Will
son after it failed of ratification for
the fourth time last night. There
was no intimation as to what Presl-
dent Wilson would do with the treaty.
White House officials said the usual
procedure would be to send it TO the
state department for burial" in the
archives there.
The document which was delivered
to the senate by the President in per-
son last July 10, was taken to the
White House by George A. Sanderson,
secretary of the senate, accompanied
by two senate clerks an dthe party was
received by Rudolph Forster, executive
clerk at the White House. Mr.. Forster
did not accept the treaty however,
the visitors being referred to Secretary
Tumulty.
With the treaty back at the White
House accompanied by notification to
the President that the senate had
finally refused to advise and consent
to its ratification" Senator Knoxs
resolution to declare q state of peace
with Germany will take its place OH
the senate floor.
Secretary Tumulty was with the
President at the time and when he
returned to the executive offices to
receive the treaty he said there would
be no statement. The senate was not
in session today but when the House
met Representative Pinkham, Repub-
lican, offered Joint resolution de-
claring a state of peace between the
United States and Germany.
Under the resolution Germany
would recognize all rights which the
United States might have had under
tho Versailles treaty. Should Ger
many fail to agree to this the Presl-
dent would be authorized to prohibit
resumption of trade relations OF ex-
tension of loans or credits.
Consideration last night after the
adverse vote on ratification was
blocked by adjournment until Mon
day. Republican leaders expect some
such measure to be passed. Sugges-
tions that President Wilson might re-
turn the treaty to the senate brought
emphatic statements from the ma
jority that 1t virtually would be
pigeon -holed IN the foreign relations
committee.
In any case the treaty question was
regarded as already injected into
the presidential campaign as one of
the main issues on which the Repub-
licans and Democrats will fight for
national endorsement this fall.
Ratification was defeated last night
by q vote of 40 to 35, the lineup
being twenty eight Republicans and
twenty-one Democrats, for and twenty
one Democrats and twelve Republicans
against.
The net result OF four months Of
compromise negotiations was the addi-
tiop of seventeen Democrats to those
voting for ratification. The final ad-
verse vote was the fourth by which
the senate had refused to approve
the treaty three others having been
taken in November
Action by the House OF Representa-
tives would be necessary to consumate
a declaration of peace by resolution,
as contemplated by Senator Knox. His
resolution proposes repeal of the joint
resolution declaring war, and provides
that unless Germany notifies the
United States Of its acceptance of all
undertakings contained in the treaty
of Versailles the President would have
the power to prohibit by proclamation
commercial Intercourse between the
two nations or the giving of any as
sistance to Germany.
When the Knox resolution was put
forward last December considerable
opposition to It became manifest in
the House. There is question whetn-
er the two legislative branches could
get together on an acceptable draft Of
the resolution or II tho President
would accept 1t, If passe. His sigma
ture is required to make joint resolu-
tions effective