Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-20
DOCUMENT Is
RETURNED TO I,
THE PRESIDENT
will Be One Of Main Issues
In the Presiden
Campaign.
Seventeen More Democrats
Voted in Favor Of
Ratification.

Washington. March zo.rhe
treaty of Versailles was returned to
after it had failed of ratification last
night for a fourth time.
There was no intfmation as to what
President Wilson would do with the
treaty. White House officials said the
Usual procedure would be to send Il
to the state department for burial"
in the archives there. The dOcu-
ment, which was delivered to the sens
ate by the president in person last
House by George A. Sanderson, secrc-
tary of the seante. He was accom-
panied by two senate clerks and the
party was received by Rudolph Fors-
ter, executive clerk Of the White
House. Mr. Forster did not accept
the treaty. however. the visitors be-
ing referred to Secretary Tumulty.
Mr.. Tumulty was with the presi-
dent at the time and when he return
the treaty he said there would be no
statement from the president.
The senate was not in session today
but when the house met. Representa-
tive Tinkham, Mass, offered joint
resolution declaring state Of peace
between the United States and Ger
many
Under the resolution Germany
would recognize all rights which tho
United States might have had under
the Versailles treaty. Should Ger
many fail to agree to this, the presi-
dent would be authorised to prohibit
resumption OF trade relations or the
extension of loans or credits.
Tinkham's Resolution.
The text Of Mr.. Tinkham's resolu.
ton follows:
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives Of the United
States Of America in congress asseni-
bled that the joint resolution Of con-
gress, passed April 6. 1917, ..declar-
ing state Of war exists between; the
dmperia1 German government and tho
government and people of the Unite&
fS.Htes, and % MARKING Sprpviuaynsts1s
Fpr0secnts the same be- and the akAnS
Fis hereby. repealed: Provided, how
ever. that unless the German govern.
ment notifies the government Of the
United States that it acQuiesces Il in
and confirms irrevocably to- the Unit
ed States all undertakings and COW
enants contained in the treaty Of ver-
sailles comforting upon or assuring
to the United States or its nationals
any rights. powers or benefits what
soever and conceded to the United
States all rights, privileges, indemns-
ties. reparations and advantages to
which the United states would have
party to said treaty. the president Of
the United States shah have power,
by proclamation. to prohibit COM
mercial intercourse between the Unit.
ed States and Germany and the maxi
ing of loans or credits. and the fur.
nishing Of financial assistance or sup
plies to the German government or
to the inhabitants of Germany, di-
rectly or indirectly, by the govern.
ment of the United states or the i'm
habitants of the United States.
ANY violations Of the prohibition
contained in such proclamation BY
the president shall be punisl1ab Bile as
provided for in Section is Of the
Trading With the Enemy Act ap.
proved october s. 1917.
'1t is further resolved that It shall,
be the declared policy Of the United
States that the freedom and peace OF
Europe being again threatened by
any power or combination Of powers,
the United States will regard such 1
situation with grave concern and wilt;
consider what, il any. action it will
take in the premises
In statement explaining his reso :;
luton. Mr.. Tinkhan said Common.
sense and the logic Of events dictate
this course much more powerfully
now than when the treaty failed last
November" !. 3 &y25ss@! IL,
The present anomalous condition
OF the United States. being neither q.
peace nor at war with Germany il
neither marked by dignity nor com.
mon sense" declared Mr.. Tinkham.
declaration in relation to the in
terests Of the United States in the
freedom and peace Of Europe is =
Americans can object no matter how
vigorously and profoundly opposed
! to any political alliance between
America and Europe. Z,
! Negotiations Confinue.
Failure Of the senate to ratify the
treaty. 1t was learned today, WIN NOT
halt the negotiations between the
United States and the Allies on the.
Turkish settlement It was explain
asked for the Americani Eovefnn,ent'a
opinions and that United states
would be Justified In exprensanx III
views because if It should evSnfpalIv
enter the League Of Nations It would
be interested in what was done WIN
regard to Turkey before itF BECAME q
member OF the league. sSss
As TO the situation now existing bS@
tween Germany and the YnsfSd
States It was sid that America costd
negotiate = modus yivendi WITH Gsf-
many and with the Allies covering IL
rights under the treaty. III atlso gva1
tsaid that the United StafAa. conffnsfN
/ TO police the 10nes Assigned S ~ 81 E
pending the holding OF the piob icit
in certain German diskrdc4s Aocnsl66o6 =
The sxpense q thi. = borne 81 0ses