Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
BY NEWBOLD MOVES.

ME destinies Of the treaty Of Versailles
were not materially complicated dur
i ing the course Of the week. despite
the action Of the House of Repre-
sentatives. which upon Friday by vote of
S42 to $50 passed the joint resolution declaring
this countrys state Of war with Germany to
be at an end. The treaty continues to lie
In the Presidents hands at the White House.
II the Senate. whose favorable action upon
the resolution is by many taken for granted.
shall concur, the measure will be forwarded to
the White House for the Presidents signature!
Small doubt exists but that 1t will there be
vetoed With the vetoed resolution it is high
peace treaty to the Senate for second time
and again seek its ratification. Or It may
await the onno% g h II mort to PASS the
resolution over his veto.
Jim IN. and Jane fretting over the inability ad.a
to make dignified and effective peace with
Germany, will not be overmuch enthused by
For even IL the quality Of dignity and effec.
tiveness be granted to the peace resolution.
will be- a long time at best before any benz
eft , can be derived from It There is app par
sary two-thirds OF the House and Senate could
be obtained to pass the resolution over the
so passed. It seems almost inevitable that a
long legal battle would remain to be fought
to decide the oonstitutionaiity Of the measure.
Thus the peace tangle remains unsnarled TO
9 the aer an ron
seem that the efforts of all concerned might
best be directed Immediately to the major task
confronting them rather than to the creating
of additional and collateral muddles.
The trend Of Germany's tangled affairs took
a new turn during the course Of the week,
which, reduced to simple terms, was as fol-
number Of days been in negotiation with
the socialist elements In control of the Ruhr
aey nn =. tina. IL Trce ot fh
indicated region to bring it under control.
This despite the refusal Of the French govern
a military force into the district which lies
within the zone to which German military oc-
Of versailles France. acting alone. since both
the United States and England demurred in
her threat Of occupying Frankfort. Darmstadt,
Homburg, Hanau and Dieburg. The occupa-
" and with comparative lack Of violence.
The German government force, at some dis
lance from territories occupied by the French,
so-called ''red army" France. having taken
a step which she regarded as essential to in
protective clauses Of the treaty Of versailles,
issued an appeal to all of her former allies
consolidating the occupied points sat down to
await events. Germany issued an appeal to
intervention under article XXI Of the Covenant
Announcement was made by Great Britain
that France had acted entirely upon her own
initiative.
whatever the action Of the United States
is to be in the light Of this unexpected turn
in European affairs, there can be little
doubt but that the nation as whole win un-
derstand the motives which prompted France
to take the bold step on the Rhine. And there
are few who believe that her course under the
circumstances connotes any serious tendency
toward militarism. The fact that France has
acted alone is entirely the result Of the opin-
ion Of the American and British governments
that the real danger in Germany today Is boil
shevism and not Prussianism, while the French
and 1t should be borne in mind that the
French should be counted wise from long ex-
perience-have concluded that the peril comes
from the militaristic element The indicated
divergence of opinion is readily understand
able the basis that any immediate danger
and England are concerned. was removed with
the destruction Of the German feet, while to