Evening star., 1920-03-20
TREATY RETURNED
TOTHEPRES|DENT
BY SENATE TODAY
No Intimation as to What
Will Be Done With
Document.
MOVE MADE IN HOUSE
FOR PEACE DECLARATION
Resolution Would Retain q. S.
Rights and Give Warning
as to Future.

The treaty of Versailles was re-
turned to President Wilson today by
the Senate. after it had failed of rati-
f1cation last night for fourth time.
There was no intimation as to what
treaty. White House officials said the
usual procedure would be to send it
to the State Department for burial"
in the archives there
The document, which was delivered
.. to the Senate by the President in per-
son last July 10. was taken to the
White House by George A. Sanderson,
secretary of the Senate. He was ac-
companied by two Senate clerks. and
the party was received by Rudolph
Forster, executive clerk of the White
House. Mr.. Forster did not accept
the treaty, .however, the visitors be-
ing referred to Secretary Tunu1ty.
Mr.. Tumulty was with the President
at the time and when he returned to
the executive offices to receive the
treaty he said there would be no
statement from the President.
Would Declare State OF Peace.
The Senate was not in session to-
day, but when the House met. Rep
resentative Tinkham, republican
(Mass). offered joint resolution de-
claring state of peace between the
United States and Germany.
Under the resolution Germany would
recognize all rights which the United
States might have had under the Yer
sailles treaty. Should Germany fail
to agree to this, the President would
be authorized to prohibit resumption
of trade relations or the extension Of
loans or credits.
Should the peace Of Europe be again
throo no states
this country would regard such an
international development with
grave concern" and deal with it as
the exigencies of the situation de-
mand. There is no pledge Of mill
tary participation in the measure
States to a definite alliance in the
event of a future European war, Mr..
Tinkham said.
.Common sense and the logic Of
events dictate this course much more
powerfully now than when the treaty
failed last November" Mr.. Tinkham
said. THE present anomalous condi-
ton of the United States. being neither
at peace nor at war with Germany, is
marked by neither dignity nor common
sense. A declaration in relation to the
interests of the United States in the
freedom and peace of Europe is a
declaration of policy to which few
Americans can object. no matter how
vigorously and profoundly opposed to
any political alliance between America
and Europe"
Turkish Negotiations.
Failure of the Senate to ratify the
treaty, it was learned officially today.
will not halt the negotiations be-
tween the United States and the allies
on the Turkish settlement. 1t was ex-
planned that the entente governments
had asked for the merican governments s
opinion, anu that the United States
would be justified in expressing its
views, because if it should eventually
enter the league of nations it would
be interested in what was done with
regard to Turkey before it became
member of the league.
AS to the situation now existing be-
it was said that America could ne
gotiate a modus> vivendi with Ger
many and with the allies covering its
rights under the treaty. 1t also was
said that the United States could con-
tinue to police the zones assigned to
it pending the holding of the plebi-
scites in certain German districts. be-
cause the expense of this is borne by
Germany.
Since the armistice terms continue
in effect as between the United States
tion of peace, it was said that there
would be no change in the status of
the American troops on the Rhine.
These now are acting under orders
only from the War Department. as
the other nations maintaining armed
forces on the Rhine have become
parties to the peace treaty.