Show I PEACE TREATY TY I II I I MEANS PUZZLE I II I FOR U. U US U.S. S. S HEADS HEMS I T Time of V Wars War's ar s End Will Govern Op Operation of Numerous s Laws I Paris March 14 u By the Associated of or Importance importance Im im- im- im Press Press An Interesting question to the United States has arisen here Upon its answer depends the Iho continued operation ot of much war of or railroads railroads rail rall- legislation such as control roads the prohibition of or th the manufacture ture and sale eale of oC liquors and similar enactments with reference to the tho date dale will cease I on oil which the war Assuming that SecretarY of State Slate I Lansing will sign the thc peace treaty trealy th the States Stales along aloni with Co for the Iho United associated with the United States State powers In the the- war when Jt It- It Itis is signed I It 11 Is pointed out that b by the thc Germans become effective so thus this act acl will ivill not concerned United States Stales is Is' the far as Uis jm t dby l the Senate itt W th that t Vor disposed E It was stated today ratification might be long iong deferred because the Senate t will remain until is in recess and so I the b called caned Into Inlo special session by President n It is true the President might do cabled proclamation his p personal personal per per- r- r this b by the session not attendance upon at best It is bein being required hut even asserted It is possible that thai the United Ital j I States tal s Ight be placed In the peculiar position of technically being alone aJon at long lont after her associates asso asso- war with Germany elates s had hat formally concluded peace of or the problem that has One Solution t been suggested 10 is that In tho peace I treaty Itself the date for Dr formally en endIng end end- I log Ing the war bo be placed far ar enough h In Inthe Inthe Inthe the future to of or action by the Senate Senale In tho Iho interim but bul thus Ihus far no definite conclusion has been reached r Senate Must Act First Says Thomas Washington March 1 14 H. 4 Senator Thomas of ot Colorado member of oC the tho committee and one of oC foreign relations authorities in iii tho the Senate I the l leading a on International law lass said laid tonight that with Germany could not be te proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed peace pence until the thc Senate lad had ratified aid avd there had been tho the peace treaty trealy of ratification between an exchange Washington and Berlin Senator Thomas explained that there were throe three distinct stages In treaty treaty- making the ne negotiation and signature of ot tho the state stale department or executive branch of ot tho the government Su ratification of or b by the tho Senate and finally exchange ratification In other Quarters It was said the iho declaration of ot pence would would- havo o little since effect on war time prohibition the thc prohibition net lct provided that it shall remain effective until completion of tho the demobilization of or the war arm army arnn had hall been proclaimed b by iho tue President However Howe thc the laws haws empowering the thu President Pre to 10 take over 1 0 the Die railroads 0 and the tho telephone an anti and 1 t companies com U provided fo for fo the tho control of or orthe the these e pr properties for Cor sp specific periods after the tho proclamation of peace pence Such war-time war agencies as the food tood administration the fuel administration tion and the thc W war trade hado board also nUl may maybe maybe be bo continued until peace Is declared d. but hut all such uch war agencies are r rapidly winding up UI their affairs I |