The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-21
HITCHCOCK SAYS
RIGHT MOVE WAs
MADE IN NAT TEL
President Wilson H.
Only Four Moves He
Can Make in Regard y
Refused Paper.

Washington. D. c., March IL
| Opinion among the ,senAte 1ead6I1
here tonight is pretty well settle4 1A
the point that no further act1a1
| looking toward consideration OF ffI1
peace treaty will be taken. al toH4E
until after the election. Soua11
Hitchcock said he believed the eoie4
ate did right in returning the donus
ment to the president, although 49,
this action was first proposed W Ao1
ator Lodge he protested againR alSe
'precipitate action" rhA L. iu 81
cratic leader showed his coxap3 - 20
satisfaction with the situatton
taking q late afternoon train 90 11a
gusta Ga. where he will sp464SsX
week playing golf. Senator HAeA I'D
several other senator's also left IN
city. f' "a 1's.'sS
senator Watson, chief praiias y.
| tary aide of Senator Lodge, ~ Fl + Il
canvass Of the Republican, stl1 4 4 Z 3l q
announced that no n9ttBh vi rAe61Ir
made by. any Republican senafof Hkg
| was frankly stated that n such mfg
ton Should be made BY any naAly1h
a filihusfer would be started Nh3&3f h
VIII be made to extend beyond q ~
period during which time d molten
to reconsider IL in order. III M
Senator Hitchcock said he was "a
hdent no attompt to revive the trsAsy
VIII be made. Senator Borah aid Il
that although he has many reQuNssa
from speeches in various parts NJ I
the country he intends TO reuan III n
here until satisfied that the treaty TT
dead beyond all recall
The Knox resolution deciAfhae%
peace with Germany will NOT III
brought un until late next week Fa4gs
Is due to the fact that Senator Ka0x
is suffering from a severe attack M
rheumatism. which will confne him
/ to his home for several days Sea-
timent in favor OF the resolution ID
becoming stronger In both houses.
-FOUR LINES FOR ACTION m
The lines on which the president
can now move with respect to tie
treaty are few:
First. he could send the re1ectoA
document back to the senate with As
message in which he might possibly
assign more reasons than he has. donaN
Tor its favorable consideration.
Second, he could let the proposed
pact lie where 1t is until the next s4s-
sion OF congress.
Third. he could negotiate q aaI,g~
EaL -IrsAtY--nf -ueace with Gefunnisx I
and at the same time make a forn.Ai
arrangement with the allies for TIN
preservation of the present reiatioae
with them until treaty with Car.
many shall be ratified Aszs ssa
Fourth. in order to negotiate -
treaty he could without any sugeee-
ton of congress by joint or ceGegp-
rent resolution appoint commfasien0Fa
or permit the new secretary Of SkS(Hs
to negotiate the separate peace vffiYa
Germany. ssssssSYSsa
1t Is not thought the president woa5&a
sign the resolutions presented ii A6Ss
gress and declaring peace with Co.,
mahy, and they would be tnAfEeef3ta
without his signature, II is held. 3ss
the same time however, he wou11 n
obliged TO submit any separate trSaafSss
negotiated by himself or his con Si1~S
sioners to the senate. together m n
the special arrangement or mode ti .s
yendi to keep the United STATE
touch formally with all questions = ~ eil A
would be covered by tho unttaA RI SYS1 ~
had the Versailles treaty been r. NJ q
TREATY Is RUTURNnu sassSi]
The peace treaty was dslivGrS1 II
the White House at I1:45 this nnDS q
by George a. Sanderson. se6refs ~ E
the senate. in ohedlence u the
resolution ordering tho return SH fl{SS
document to the president from ssi9Ia
hands 1t was received nearly 49, N ~
ago. y was carried to the ThIta afS4iI u
in a~brown letter portfolio. " &e S3sSs
OF soiemnity was added ~ tn u h q
mony by the attendancS az aoyeSsfy "
ored messengers and by tho ionrT 70 wv
coat which Secretary EAnAer9ot SgS9S
with most imposing dignity NJ sSS
Secretary Sanderspn prs0nA ASs1
visit with telephone message II oss m Sdd
effect that ne WAS on the 80 Win ~ pa