The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-29
RATIFICATION
YET FAR AWAY
Partisan Leaders Unable to Con-
troll Situation in Open Sen
ate as Planned.
MAY GO INTO CAMP PAIGN
Article Ten Opposed by Demo
Gratis Again Proves Obstacle
in Way of Agreement.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Another day
Of oratory and maneuvering in the
senate ended tonight with virtually all
elements agreeing that treaty ratifi-
cation seemed far away.
There seemed to develop among the
treatv's friends and foes alike dis
position to bring the debate to an end,
take a final vote and if necessary let
it go into the presidential campaign.
Determination of democrats to fight
to the last ditch on article ten brought
their leaders into touch with Borah,
leader among the irreconcilab1es, while
in the same way a break between
Hitchcock and mild reservation repub-
licans was brought to an open beach
during the debate.
Another new element was brought
into the senate debate by Senator Ke1-
1ogg of Minnesota, one of the mild
reservationists, when he congratulat-
ed Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
the administration leader and Sena-
tor Borah, republican of Idaho, a lead
er of the irreconcilables on their new
alliance" 10 defeat the treaty.
The two senators a short time be-
fore had been in consultation on the
senate floor and Senator kellogg, re-
ferring to reports that they were
working together to prevent ratifica-
ton with the republican reservations
declared he had believed for a long
! time it is the purpose Of the senator
from Nebraska to defeat the treaty,
with republican votes if he can, but if
not with democratic votes.
! Senator kellogg said the president
without justification had undertaken
to dictate absolutely an Adriatic set
tlement. He added that the develop
ment was "discouraging'' to friends of
the peace treaty. The senator said he
did not know "why Italy should not
defend herself
"My position is that it is none of
! our business he continued. Il do not
believe the president is justified in
attempting to dictate an adjustment.
II we're going to dictate in that way
before we have any treaty at all, what
are we going to get into, until we have
we have adequate reservation to arti-
Gle ten after the treaty is ratified"
| Quoting from the presidents refer
ences to self determination in his re-
cent notes to the allied premiers, Sen
ator kellogg asserted in many cases
territory was "parce1Ied out" at Yer
sailles without regard to the desires
| of the people interested.
| HOW nuCh OI 1t part uiu SelL- dt
! termination play in the settlement OF
the Saar basin?" he asked. 1T played
| no more of a part than it did in the
settlement of 1871 when Germany de-
manded and took A1sace-Iorralne
from France. How much of part
did it play in determining the Shan
Tung settlement? How much of a part
did it play in the cases of Serbia and
| Montenegro? Self determination had
nothing to do with the erection OF
these new nations. And are we tc
pIedge ourselves for all time to main
| tain the nations that have been thus
| erected?'
| Replying to Senator Kellogg, Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, the democratic
leader. declared the peace treaty, by
providing for a plebiscite in the Saar
valley at the end of fifteen years, hao
preserved the principle of self-deter-
mination for the people of that val
/ ley.
! Senator Hitchcock added that at
tacks on the president for failing to
carry out all of his proposals for self
determination came with poor grace
from republican senators who hae
tried to discredit him during the ne
| gotiationS.