The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-20
FATE OF TREATY
WITH WILSON
Eyes OF Nation Focused on the
White HOuSe-SpeCuIation
Runs Rife.
MAY BE PIGEON HoLED
Senate May Undertake to End
Technical State of War
With GERMANY,
(BY ], BART cAMPBELL,l

The entire attention of the nation
was focused on the White House
following the senate's refusal 10
ratify the treaty for the second time,
Conjecture as to the president Is
course ran rife, but the weight OF
opinion was that the chief executive
would pigeonhole the document and
submit II to the Solemn referendum
which he advocated in his Jackson
day message-the next election.
1t is highly probable that the pres
ident will issue statement to tho
. nation or send a message TO the sem
ate outlining his attitude upon the
future OF the treaty. =
II the president has not acted by
Monday when the senate rcconvenes,
II Is expected that efforts will be
made in that body to end the tech
nical state OF war In which the
United States flnds itself Senator
Knox's resolution declaring the war
with Germany at an end was pend :
ing in the senate last night when adj
iournment was taken. on Monday
efforts viii be made to bring II up
and secure action snpon It.
Efforts TO Continue.
Democrats who believe the treaty
should be ratified with the majority
reservations viii not stop their eff
forts to dispose OF the pact in that
manner. A new group of democratic
leaders probably under the leadership
OF William Jennings Bryan are ex-
pected Immediately 10 bend their ef-
forts to bring about sufficient pres
sure to get the treaty before the
senate again and dispose OF II before
the elections, On Monday some of
these democrats are expected to at
tempt to have the senate vote on
reconsideration of its action OF last
night when the treaty was defeated
by a vote Of S5 to 40 and returned
to the president by vote Of ~ 10 81,
The treaty was delivered TO Sec
rotary Tumulty at the White House
shortly before 1880 this morning by
George A. Sanderson. secretary OF
tho senate.
There was no intimation as &c
what Presi emit Wilson would dc
l with the treaty. White House Off
ciala said the usual procedure woulc
be to send Il 70 the state department
for burial" In the archives there,
The document, which was dcliv-
cred to the senate by the president
in person July 10 last, was taken {
the white House by George A. San.
derson, secretary of the senate. He
was accompanied by two senate
clerks and the party was received 10y
Rudolph Forster executive clerk o
the White House. MIR. Forster die
not accept the treaty, however, The
visitors being referred to Secretary
Tumulty.
The treaty, which would ordinaril,
go to the state department for SAT-
keeping, is being held at the white
House pending action 10y the presI
dent.
Leaders Defend.
Political leaders today were defend
ing the course taken by tho senate
Twenty Eight republicans and twenty
one democrats voted for ratification,
Republican campaign activities
choked M today with the final nctlol
on the treaty by the senate settled.
Senator Harding left last night fo
a campaign trip and Senator johnson
is 10 return TO Michigan Other sen
ators with presidential aspirations were
preparing to take the stump.
After long weeks of weary debate
and conferences and pickering tho sen
ate today was the scene OF absolute
inactivity Most OF the members ha'
taken advantage Of the e-day recess
10 leave town and only a few appeared
in their offices TO take up tho daily
business.
Fourth Defeat.
| Ratification was defeated last night
by n vote OF 40 to SO, the line up beinl
% republicans and n democrats fol
and % democrats and ~ republican,
against Tho net result Of four months
OF compromise negotiations was th'
addition ~ seventeen democrats 4
those voting for ratification
The final adverse vote was tho fourtl
by which the senate has refused TO-
/ at
been taken IN November. Action b.
| the house OF representatives would NJ
necessary TO consummate declaration
Of peace by resolution AS contemplated
by Senator Knox. His resolution pro
poses the repeal ~ the ioint resolution
declaring war md provides that unlos'
Germany notifies the United states ol
It's acceptance OF oil undertaking.
| contained IN the treaty NJ NcrSnilirf
| the president would have the power 70
prohibit by proclamation commercial IN
torcourse between the two nations nj
the giving Of any assistance TO Ger
many. ..,
when the Knox resolution was pm
forward last December. conHl1eIhNl.
oppositlon 70 II became manifest "
the house.
After a conference with the prcsi
dent Secretary Tumulty announced
that the president had no Tiaiemcn'
10 mako as 10 the defeat ~ fhc treaty
or his future course with regard
| to ". .,
An agreement OF modus vivcud'
between Germany ana the United
states and the United states ana inc
allies bv which the United states
might continue TO take advantage oi
The terms OF the treaty Of versailles
without ratifying the treaty " bclnH
considered by administration ON
cials. IL was learned today Under
such an agreement the nrmistct
terms would ho ended and the United
states would maintain troops ln Ger
many and carry out other provisions
~ the treaty by agreement but al
I the same time not being bound 70
any Of the terms OF the treaty
Such an agreement % moduH We
! vendl would have no binding power
but would be- gcntlcmen'R agree
ment between this country and Ger
many and The allies.
The failure Of the senate 20 raiiN
, the treaty docs not change thc sttiu'
OF this country with regard to th'
3 Turkish settlement n was poirtc.
out today that. this country vaI
never Mt war with Turkey. and while
, her ald was Of e. nsequcncc in th'
: defeat Of Turkey. the United state
b technically be- not party 10 th'
p treaty. with Turkev. but that % wil
be allowed a voice in such scttlcmtr
. bv agreement by the allies and d
D expected 10 abide hos THE decision col
the Turkish settlement