New-York tribune., 1920-03-21
Peace With
Berlin Now
Wilson Aim
c...ias.s from pass eas

elections, when the people will have
had an opportunity to pass on the
question at the ballot boxes.
It had been expected that the Prcsi-
dent would lose no time. after the
treaty was rejected, in issuing state
ment in which he would undertake to
fix responsibility on the Republican
leaders of the Senate for Its defeat
and at the same time indicate the
course he would follow. Instead of
that. the White House to-day pre-
served absolute quiet on the whole
question.
Meeting Embarrassing
George A. Sanderson, secretary OF
ment to the White House shortly be-
fore 1880 o'clock this morning. Nov
ing picture cameras clicked as he en-
tered the executive offices. The meet
ing between Mr.. Sanderson and the
Presidents secretary was described as
embarrassing"
After he had been kept waiting for
what appeared to Mr.. Sanderson to be
a long time-something like an hour
he said. he was ushered into Mr..
Tumultys Office and approached the
latter's desk.
"By instruction of the Senate" said
Secretary Sanderson. 81 return the
treaty of peace negotiated at Yer
sailles.'
.Put it down there" said the secre-
tary. without reaching out for the docu-
ment. The treaty had been carefully
wrapped up in white paper and tied
with strips of red tape, which gave it
the appearance of dripping blood" as
one spectator remarked who saw it
carried in.
81 also am instructed said Secre-
tary Sanderson. "to hand you a copy
of the resolution notifying the Presi-
dent that the treaty has been rejected
by the Senate"
This, also, he was told to lay on the
desk.
81 would like receipt" observed
Mr.. Sanderson.
Tumulty Gives Receipt
Without a word, Mr.. Tumulty hur-
riedly signed a paper, which read:
Receipt is acknowledged of the
treaty of peace with Germany, signed
at Versailles, June 2S, 1919.
"Time, :45 a. m, March 20, 1920.
-. P. TUMULTY."
That any attempt by the President
to negotiate the suggested modus
vivend would arouse instant objection
in the Senate is regarded in many
quarters here as certain. On the other
hand, it is regarded as entirely unlike
ly that the President will give his ap-
proval to the joint resolutions declar-
ing peace which have been introduced
in the Senate and House, respectively,
by Senator Knox and Representative
Tinkham, of Massachusetts,. The Pres
ident's friends have appeared to think
that once he has signed such a resolu-
h0 lnco Oov%, oS hn ct%
alton and block his own way to ulti-
mate entry into the league of nations.
Still Hopes for League
That he has by no means abandoned
hope of getting the United States into
the league was indicated to-day by the
statement that the United States would
continue to @nslst on having a voice
in the Turkish controversy on the dual
ground that, as a potential member of
the league this country has the right
to pass on territorial arrangements
which the league would have to
guarantee, and, as deciding power in
the war against Germany, this coun-
Try contributed materially to the de-
feat OF Turkey, though not formally
at war with that country.
Akewlse, being party to the Hun
gsrian treaty, the United States will
continue to insist on being heard In
the settlement of the Adriatic dispute.
Among matters covered by the
Versailles treaty, which modus
vivendi arrangement with the Allies
wculd have to cover, it is said, would
be the establishment of title to the
merchant and naval vessels appor-
toned to the United States by the
Paris peace conference. This would
apply practically to all the German
merchant ships taken over by the
Shipping Board, it was explained. as
we'll as to the new naval vessels which
the United States was to acquire title
to under the treaty and the Wilson
Llcyd George collateral agreement