Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-03-30
TREATY IS KILLED
BY THE SENATE
Votes to Keep Out of the League
of Nations.
GOES BACK TO PRESIDENT
Body by a Vote of 40 to IS Makes the
Controversy a Campaign Issue
Members Prepare to Vote
Separate Peace.
GOES BACK TO PRESIDENT

Separate Peace.
Washington, March 22.-The senate
rejected the treaty of peace with Ger
many and sent it back to the White
House with a resolution informing the
president that the senate would not
consent to its ratification.
For the second time since the treaty,
with the covenant of the League OF
Nations. was brought back from Paris
by President Wilson, the senate re-
fused to give it the approval that is
necessary to bind the United States TO
the engagements which it imposes
upon the nation.
Exactly four months ago to the day
the treaty was refused ratification by
the vote of Al to 81. Today's vote was
40 to 80, the majority in favor of ratl-
fication being seven votes short of the
two-thirds required by the Constitu,
ton.
Immediately following the vote by
which the treaty was rejected, the SEN
ate adopted a resolution by Senator
Lodge directing the secretary to return
the treaty TO the president and notify
him that ratification could not be ac-
complished. The vote on the adoption
of this resolution was Al to 81.
Before the senate c0nvenes next
Monday a messenger from the Office of
the secretary of the senate will have
deposited at the White House the doc
ument which has been the cause of
the most bitter struggle in the history
of the senate.
Once in the HANDS of the president
the senate will have no authority to
recall it, and the president is not like
ly to return it to the senate unless he
can obtain reasonable assurance that
ratification can be had
In view of the presidents desire to
take the treaty into the campaign, it is
not believed by any of his followers in
the senate that he will for moment
consider sending the treaty back to
the senate, at least until after the
campaign is over.
The senate will Immediately turn its
attention to the proposition of declar-
ing peace with Germany by a resolu-
ton which both houses of congress
will be asked to pass.
Senator Knox began the discussion
of his resolution on the subject shortly
after the vote against the treaty had
been recorded
That such a resolution will pass is
conceded by the ablest leaders of the
senate, in view of the second failure
of the attempt to bring about peace by
ratification of the treaty.
The Knox measure is a joint resolu-
ton, requiring passage by the house as
well as the senate.
1t provides in addition to restoring
a state of peace, that unless Germany
confirms all the rights, privileges. in
IDENTITIES, PREPARATIONS and advan-
tages" to which the United States
would have been entitled under the
treaty of Versailles, the president may
prohibit commercial intercourse with
or financial assistance of Germany.
The Knox measure is a joint resolu-
ton requiring passage by the house as
we'll as the senate, and signature by
the president. If it should be passed
and vetoed by the president it could be-
come law, Notwithstanding the veto,
by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
When news of the senate's action
was flashed to the White House il
failed to bring forth one word of com.
ment. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary
to the president, was at the executive
offices until the senate adjourned, and
the information of the defeat of the
treaty was promptly transmitted tc
the president. But after the adjourn.
ment of the senate, Mr. Tumulty went
home. He announced there would be
no statement from the president.
Senator Lodge-''The treaty is gone
1t has been rejected by the senate and
sent back to the president. If the
president chooses to return it to the
senate it will have to go through the
same process as before. If it goes &c
the foreign relations committee he will
have a mighty hard time getting il
out. If the president desires to make
a campaign issue of it the Republic
ans are perfectly willing to meet it,"
Senator Hitchcock-"I am glad the
ratification did not carry on the Lodge
reservations. but the result was about
what expected. 1t will now be up &c
the president and he will have to take
the initiative"
The treaty, with essentially the same
reservations commanded Is more votes
Friday. than In November, when it
was p votes short of two-tllirdS.
These votes were contributed by the
following Democrats:
Ashurst, Beckham, Chamberlain,
Fletcher. Henderson, Kendrick. King.
Nugent, Phelan. Pittman. RansdeIl,
Smith (Md). Trammell. Walsh
MONTY and Wolcott. The irrecon-
c.lables gained two votes-Penrose
tRep.) and Shields (Dem. )-both of
whom voted for the treaty in Novem-
Der.
DoIdrums of oratory.
The ratification roll call came short
ly after six O'Clock, following a day
of liStless oratory on the subject OF
the covenant and the reservations.
The roll was called in a tense silence,