Evening star., 1921-07-06
How Can U. S. Keep Rights
Under a Treaty Discarded
Is a Question.
PRESIDENT is EXPECTED
TO BACK LEGAL ADVISER
Senate Irreconcilables Believed in a
Tight Place and Must
Eventually Agree.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

the United States Senate unwittinely
piayed a Joke on itself? This group
opposes the Versailles treaty and
would prefer not to have 1t submit
ed. even with reservations, but
CHARLES Evans Hughes. Secretary of
state and lawyer extraordinary, has
srasped one sentence in the Knox
Porter peace resolution, which has
just been signed by President Hard
ing. and that one sentence is the key
10 the whole situation. 1t is that sec
tion of the peace resolution which
announces that while the United
states declares state of peace with
Germany. The Washington govern
ment does not yield any Of the rights
tice or through the Versailles treaty.
Ihe resolution of Congress specifical-
~ mentions the Versailles pact.
Now, asks Mr.. Hughes. in effect how
can the government here conserve
American rights under the Versailles
document. Mr.. Hughes doesn't intend
to throw 1t aside. He intends to use
H. he regards the resolution of Con-
gress as imposing a duty on the ex-
ecutive branch of our government to
sa1eguard all American rights under
way, he will recommend ratification of
that treaty with reservations.
President Harding will have the final
say as to what shall be done and he
is besought by members Of the Senate
to forget the Versailles treaty and
make a new pact with Germany call
ing 1t not treaty OF peace, but a
treaty OF "amity and commerce"
loses No Time.
But Secretary Hughes has gone at
his job with the same energy as he
used to give to the preparation of
case before the Supreme Court of the
United States. Ever since Congress
passed the peace resolution Mr..
Hughes has been concentrating on his
part of the task. Congress having
acted. he feels 1t is up to the executive
to move next. Mr.. Hughes has lost no
time. He has been in constant con-
ference with Mr.. Harding for Two
days. and while he refuses publicly
to, discuss his plans there is no doubt
about the kind Of advice he is giving
Mr.. Harding.
Secretary Hughes gives the impres-
sion Of big lawyer advising his most
valuable client He will tell the
United states government what should
out OF the European war. He will
recommend certain things as a lawyer
and a jurist.
1t will be up to Mr.. Harding az
President and custodian Of American
foreign policy to say whether he will
true the irreconcilabIe element is
making considerable noise, but the 3r-
reconcilables are not as strong as thew
were when the Wilson administration
was in power and the entire republic
can party was conducting a general
ter.
Could Swing Senate.
One Of the irreconcilables himse1f
privately admits that If Mr. Harding
and Mr.. Hughes get together on
program and announce 1t there will
be considerable support for the same
even from the irreconcilable eroup
He predicted that If Mr. Harding made
the treaty a party matter probably
only half dozen votes would be cast
against it.
Certainly the democrats would ann.
port the Versailles treaty, even though
they will make determined but prob
referring to the league Of nations
More than two-thirds Of the Senate
favor the ratification of the Yer
sailles treaty with reservations. Pre-
vious votes show that and present
sentiment confirms it.
n.
ably advise his client that unless the
Versailles treaty is used as a basis
Just as President Harding said in his
first message to Congress that he he
lieved 1t would be the wiser course to
follow. the entire foreign policy of
Certainly one big fact has already
leaked out Of the Department of STATE,
1t Is that there Is no present inten-
tion OF renewing diplomatic relations
with Germany until a treaty Is signed
between Germany and the United States.
one-sided affair. 1t proclaims state
OF peace SO far as statutes Of the
United States are concerned. Il doesn't
bind Germany. and Mr.. Hughes is going
slow about giving Germany the adj
,tth vansaFes ee ,ea,. OF pease-time relationship
signs on the dotted lines a treaty dis
posing Of the many claims which the
United States holds directly and indi.
rectly against her.
Delay In Significant,
Even the proclamation of a at,t. -,
peace. which usually makes peace an 40
taonsned TACT after a treaty has been
by the White House. 10Sueu
The delay Is significant. II IL m.
thing to have a congressional resolus
ton declare state Of peace. n IL ar
other thing to put forth a procjama.
ton notifying the world, incIndins
Germany that the United States con.
were true there would be no nesS er
a treaty OF peace at all. and the Iaw.
yers are expressing themseIv.,
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