The Washington herald., 1920-03-10
White House May Taxi
Steps to Negotiate Sepa-
rate Peace and Lezye
Treaty Decision Up ID
People at Election.
SENATE WILL OPEN
FINAL FIGHT TO-DAY
No Hope. for Rati6cation
And Maionity Of Aryu
ment, Made BY Solurls
VIII Be Solely for folTh-
cal Purposes.
BY RoBERr T. BARRY.

Suggestions that President wfI-
son may take steps to neEotfate q
separate peace with Germany %
terminate the technical status ef
war, and leave the issue Of Americzn
membership in the league OF nations
for decision by the people at the
November elections were advanced
today by Democratic Senators, I'm
cIuding Gilbert NJ Hitchcock. Of Ne
braska-
Democratic leaders said they had
no authority to forecast the Presf-
dents course after failure OF ratiica-
tion this week, but said negotiation
Of a separate treaty was favored
over the passage Of the Knox reso-
luton repeating the declaration Of
war and requiring Germany to give
title to alien property and enemy
ships obtained by the United States
in the treaty Of Versailles. Il is
believed the President would veto
the Knox resolution. Democrats
contend it could not be passed over
a veto.
Fight On Article Z Today.
The Senate will begin today the
exercises incident to putting the
treaty embodying the league covs-
nant away in lavender until Novern-
Der. 1t will open the hnal night
over Article X. It will enter upon
discussion of the dominant issue in
the great debate convinced that
the Inevitable cannot be foresfsliedI
ts4f hopes for compromise ratihcae
tion will ind expression on the
floor largely for political purposes
The amended Lenroot reservations
was adopted yesterday The vote
was 81 to 20, seventeen Democrats
voting with the Republicans The
reservation now provides that until
the covenant OF the league of ma
tions shall have been amended to
give the United States equal voting
strength with that Of Great Britain
and her five colonial members of the
assembly. the United States gill nor
be bound by any decision of~the
league in which the British empire
has in the aggregate more than one
vote.
watson-Simmsns Plan Fought.
The text of the much discussed
Watson Simmons compromise reser-
tvation on Article X appeared yes
Iterday afternoon. Hitcocock de-,
clared it was not a compromise,
simply a reshaping OF the Lodge
reservation. and said the President
would pocket the treaty il ratified
| on such a basis and that the ad-
ministration Senators would not
vote to ratify with it
/ Mr.. Lodge in a speech in the Sens
ate expressed regret over the Presi-
! dents statements with reference to
! France being under militaristic gov
ernment and characterized Mr.. Will
sons statement as something that
ought not to be said about France;
she desires to have protection
against repetition of her shfferings
! and 1 think that is a feeling which
! we all must share" The Senator
also declared the Presidents refer
ences to Italy's attitude in the Adri-
| attic controversy wholly uncalled
for" and that 1T is to be regretted
that the President should have In
terferred when the question does not
concern u.s." Mr.. Lodge said the
argument for Article Y could have
been made without going out of the
way to say the things the President
/ has said about France and Italy"
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