Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-20 | Page 1 | Fate of Treaty is Now up to Wilson

FA IE 7 E OF TR TREA EA T TY Y IS 1 NOW UP T TO WILSN rR IU r I S 1 I NEXT ACTS ACT 11 ii O. O fJ t I i v J t- t l All JEf rt tOs' tOs t i Ba ave ve Pact a J Jr r Ratified 4 f Fal t and nd th the the r i 1 1 Senate Seriate AdJo Adjourns 1 t Until Un Un- I til First of December 1 1 i By By Associated Press WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Nov 20 ln In In a statement statement statement state- state ment late t today day Senator Hitchcock predicted predicted predicted pre pre- that with resubmission of the treaty by the president a compromise could be effected between senators favoring favoring favoring fa fa- ratification in some form Concessions op 01 both sides must be bereal bereal bereal real and no not merely nominal he said i i TV ASHINGTON Nov 20 1 W The fate of the treaty of W peace with Avith Germany any and the the league of nations r so far as the United States t t 58 is c concerned t today day again Is hi In the hands h hands of pe President ident WH 1911 1 Io son i Failure allure yesterday e l and last Jast night of ot all to to ha have hae e the treaty Ia ratified titled in some form torm form form-by by the senate brought the situation Just where it was six months ago when the pact was was' submitted submitted sub sub- to the upper house of ot congress and technically p peace ace no is-no nearer that It was on armistice day more than a year ear ago With the much debated and Sand much contested document thrust back upon him the tile next move is 18 up to the president president president dent there was was as n no intimation what course he would pursue purse In an any event event- it was was was- believed there would woul be any developments Until congress s re reconvenes reconvenes reconvenes re- re convenes December J 1 in In regular ses- ses don Bion Opinion Opinion as to what ray may ay be be ex- ex pece th then n ls s divided h j i PACT HELD DEAD Senator L' L Lodge dg ma majority leader wh who led the forces opposed d to adoption of ot ottoe the toe presented declared the tile failure of ratification ratification- last night killed the pact pact unless un i Wilson 1 circumvented circumvented ciri cir the senate rules s by withdrawing withdrawing withdrawing with with- drawing it and then s submitting it at atthe atthe the new session next month I Democratic leaders suggested that I the president might feel teel out but the oth other r powers as to their attitude attitude on reservations reservations reservations reserva reserva- with witha a View of oC br bringing nging the treaty aty to tome some sort of ot ratification at the theDe December December December De De- cember session If t resubmitted the treaty woUld o ld come before the senate aRnew as aR new bu business iness and debate debate on it would not be governed by byte the cloture rule Invoked in the closing days pf of t the ses sea slon sion j just st adjourned RESOLUTION BY LODGE Should the president fall fail to resubmit the pact promptly when congress reassembles reassembles re Te- assembles it was believed the Republican can leaders wo would ld without delay take up Sen Senator tor Lodges Lodge's resolution Introduced Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- last night after atter ter the e treaty had tal failed ed of n proposing that I eon congress ress declare the war with Germ Germony Ger- Ger end I m mony nr at an The resolution would require Concurrence concur Concur- concurrEnce concurrence rence by the house On this question there also in li a 8 division dJ of ot opinion I Democratic leaders holding that such a resolution would have to be approved d by the president to become effective and Republicans Republican l holding that presidential a approval would not be necessary ar WILSON SILENT President W wl Jil have no to statement state I ment to 10 make of on o- othe the failure ot of the the senate nate to n ratify r the t ace trea treaty treaty treaty-it It was nab ti at t l House C ih d on page age a 8 FATE fAT Of r ACT IN HANDS HAND Of I Ir 1 PRENT r I 1 I Wilson Vilson Move Awaited as the thel t c l f Senate Fails to toe 0 i R Ratify all f y t 1 4 Continued from Crom pare page 1 11 Senators v Hitchcock k of ul Nebraska the leader Iader and Underwood ea fit fitI Alabama I ma called at the White louse House the morning but did not eee e i iea ea wh ahn way was wt with the 1 w ent nt on the south lawn The They I view of or the action La a a. philosophical o d ot o Uc leadership played I h limit and tor for all they were that's lost lost that's air said Rid Sena- Sena ena- ena erwood 0 t the treaty s oL dead something t 19 be Joyful about ti said 1 A ugh ough not changing technically toting lating relations bet between the 1 State States and Germany the senttUre sen- sen r AllUre to ratify the peace ace treaty to 0 have an Indirect result I ame e Importance on the stew steps now I 1 k jaken J ken en to restore the world to tl a i cads 1 of or the first tint consequences is II likely e hastening of the negotiations a which will restore full tull full com com com- I J. J diplomatic relations beT be be- GT T and the powers rs which stifled the treaty i ilIe lIe congress will meet meet D Decem- Decem cem but not even the Uie most ardent tore ers ers' of ot the treaty reaty believe Iti It i 4 4 be possible to take it iu Hr again I e o outset of ot the session Beulon MUST LOOK OUT I Ithe the other great powers powers' have hav have bead Ahead with their establishment of ot rode and tlc diplomatic relations with why any officials say aay Ia new ane c l. l will have to be made b by the th Ud States to 10 the commer chemo ch mc thus thull created whatever er e 0 ethe the United States has hall with the powers The stale d department I is emphatic in int t f that no American consuls 4 lo c e sent Into Germany Getman until peace d s been definitely established between be be- tween the he t e United States Slates and that f. V A contrary view vie Is held by some of is the e Senator Knox Vc anthan n Pennsylvania a formed farmer secret secretary rr of T slate Mate holds that b by the language of ot Use Ole treaty full tun and matte Intercourse can be resumed with Germany by bo all of her late enemies as edi nas three e countries ratify It k there re seems little prospect however r hat TO at t the state slate department will accept tuc uch R a construction officials say a American trade will have to le fl Itself to 10 the facilities s of at the Span- Span a agents in Germany until a 1 stall ft ir peace pe e has been ben defined o ern t country and th the U d atis t a. a Te i T e l senates senate's failure to act net left on an th ot t the administration a II big bit of knotty of-knotty- knotty knott problems problem chief amoB is the Question ue of oC prop- prop f t ij In the C German nl ships hips and qt q property of ot enemy enemy stiens seized l' l by e a government In this count countr country As Asa s a a corollary to this problem stands x- x tse ute queston of 0 what le is to become of 0 the vast vast American interests In Ger- Ger filmy VOTES ON MOTIONS BecJ J on of ot the senate to lay aside the he treaty treat came after two attempts to toUy ratify Uy It with the he foreign r relations committees committee's reservations attached and ne n 1 attempt to adopt It without 1 reservations reser reser- wf vt any sort had bad all failed tailed T The first vote on the treaty with res res- Ilona attached showed 39 for tor and against t The second which came several se bourn D hou ure later showed 41 for tor and 51 81 t. J To vote ote on straight ratification recorded recorded re- re corded ed only 38 for Cor and 53 against WARTIME PROHIBITION 1 v One effect of the senates senate's failure to ratify the treaty will be the continuation continua continua- t tion n Of 0 various wartime laws and continua I r regulations regu regu- guj gu- gu j lations lona at least st until the new session Opens ens Among Amon these Is the wartime prohibition act o Th The on the Underwood resolution reso relo- reso-I reso bitten lution for tor unqualified ratification follows follows fol fol- lows For adoption Democrats Demorat Ashurst Ahurst Bankhead B Beckham Chamberlain Dial Fletcher way Gay Gerry Harris Harrison Hender Hendel son on Hitchcock Hitchcock- Johnson South Da- Da kola kotu Jones Jonos New e Mexico KID King Mci McKella r. r Myers Nugent overman Over over- man Own Owen Phelan Pittman NUman Pom- Pom erene on Sheppard Simmons Smith Arizona Smith I Maryland larland I Smith South Carolina Stanley Swanson lt II Underwood Walsh I f Montana William Williams and Walcott I Total rout E. 37 I Against adoption 1 I Republicans Bull II Ball Borah Br i store Capper CalIper Colt m CUl Cummins n Curtis urtis Dillingham Elkins Fernald ernald jI j I Vance Yance Fre Gronna Half Hale j I Harding larding Johnson California Jones lones Jonesi i Washington Kellogg Kenyan Keve Knox Lenroot Lodge Mc- Mc Cormick McLean McNary MNary k ary rOles Moses New e Newberry orrl Page Penrose Phipps ter r. r Sherman Smoot i I Spencer Sterling Sutherland townsend Town Town- I send nd adworth Warren and WaLt Watson lion 1 Total Total 46 Democrats G Gore G re Reed Shields Smith Georgia Thomas Tremmell I and 1 Walsh Massachusetts Total Total-i. Total 7 Total against 53 ra I Senator Oem Dem Texas Tex I Was Vas paired for the reo resolution with Senator Senator Sen- Sen Senj en j ator Nelson Rep flap Minnesota a against i I and Senator Fall Hep New ew Mexico Me t who was absent nt was Wall announced as j I 3 against adoption j LODGE RESOLUTION i The Lodge Lodle revolution resolution to declare j I peace e- e with Germany which in is a conI CUll con I current measure requiring ap approval of r the house houe but bur according to genera I r r. r no O action by t the e president I r t follows 1 i Whereas By t resolution of or congress l i t adopted April 6 1917 anti by reasor of I self Acts committed by 11 the ohe then r. German If i gO government gO a 1 state slat o of or war a was aas or de If declared I f dared t to exist between that government govern govern- government ment and the United States Stales and I Whereat Whereas The ld acts cb of the Herman Her ler- lerman man man go government have lon long since I ceded ceased and i Whereas n By fly an armistice signed t I No 11 ll II 1918 hostilities between I C u any tamy and the allied ale and nd associated 1 pt re pJ tvete i 8 wet 0 terminated and I II I Whereas 11 By Bv the terms of the treaty treah of pr Versailles Germany ermall Is 1 at peace peace with will WHiT j I jall t all the lle nations engaged engaged- Ir it war wal against j I h her r wh whenever never three Jo governments designated designated i therein have ratified said Ire treaty treat I now be it Br fly the senate I the house of ol representatives representative concurring tha thit he le said state of wat between en Germa and the United United- States Is hereby declared declared de de- tobe to-be at an end I VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS DEMOCRAT I The second lei it vote te teo o or oti the majority majority's ratification resolution was a made i I ble by li life mild ts ts who I voted with the Democrats to get Jet the I measure b ore before the senate and thus thu Rive Rive- hC an opportunity for any clevent cle t I II I hour compromise compromise- proposition Once j I that had been accomplished however the mild the the- mill group hel held out out- against all efforts efforts ef ef- 1 forts farls of ot the Democrats to put in their I f substitute 1 reservations reservation so that when I Itne the second vote vOle was reached after artel seer se severa see sev- sevi i er era oral l hours of ot sparring the situation j i virtually was unchanged I The resolution for tor ratification without without with with- I out reservations was put in by Senator Underwood Dem Alabama after the I j second defeat of the other measure I It was hel held In order arder and voted upon I I without debate but when Senator Pitt- Pitt I man Oem Dem Nevada sought to lO get ac action action ac- ac aC 1 tion on another resolution containing j Interpretative e resolutions the treaty I consideration was cut short by a point j of oC order by Republican Hel Leader Lodge Ladge Vice President Marshall r I held l that previous pre pre- i I 11 PJ ehne s decisions I of or the senate e In overruling over over- ruling his rulings s would operate to sustain sus- sus sus-I sus I taut tain the position taken by Senator la Lodge ge i It was on a viva vl voce oce vote voLe that the I treaty after affer being before th the senate I Ifor Ifor for far many weeks was laid aside On Senator Lod Lodges Lodge's es e's motion to take up legislative leg- leg legi j i business no was r- r rI 1 I I quested d an and the vice president declared I II j It adopted b by acclamation I I Republican lead leaders rs said the I ena senate te need neld not advise the president of Its ac action action ac- ac I a-I tion nor return the treaty to him him with alth formal no notice lice jI j I I TOLD YOU YOl I IThe The president may withdraw it if I the Senator when hen senate reconvenes Lod Lodge e said laid and of or course he can then I resubmit It to the next neat session But I the treaty e is 8 dead e in n this senate sen sen- i ate and they killed I It as I t told I them they would if It they voted voled against it it j Senator Hitchcock said the treaty was not nat dead and that he presumed the president would resubmit It on an December December December De- De I 1 cember 1 1 although he had no definite word from the president to La that effect He said he thought thou ht the Republicans had worked themselves into a very ven awkward position and had split themselves themselves themselves them them- selves In the senate and the country The final vote on adJourn adjourning Ins sine lIne die was wa 47 to 27 7 I I The on the he Lodge I II I follows s I IFor I i For or adoption I Republicans Republicans Ball Ball Calder Caider Capper i Colt Curtis Dillingham I Edge Fr Hale j Harding Jones Washington Kellogg II i I Kenyon enon l Keyes eY Lenroot Lodge McCumber Me- Me I I Cumber McLean an McNary Nelson New Newberry Page Penrose Phipps Smoot moot Spencer Sterling Sutherland Townsend Wadsworth Warren and j Watson 3 Watson 36 i Democrats Democrats Gore Gore Shields Smith Georgia and Walsh Massachusetts t. t l i I 4 I Total for tor ado adoption Uon 39 Against adoption I n Republicans Republicana-Borah Republicana Borah Brandegee Pernald Per Per- Kei fel j France Franc Gronna Johnson Call Cati- I forma F Knox nox Lafollette McCormick I Ii I I i Moses Mo es Norris orril Poindexter and SherI Sherman Sher- Sher I man man 13 I I Democrats Ashurst Bankhead I If f I Beckham Chamberlain Culb Culberson I j jI I I Dial Fletcher r. r Ca Gay Gerry Harris HarI lIar afar I I Henderson Hitchcock Johnson I South Dakota Jo Jones s New ew ewI Mexico I 1 Kendrick King Kins Kirby Kirb McKellar IcI ellar Myers My- My ers Nugent Overman O Owen Phelan Pittman Pomerene Ran Randell dell Reed Robinson Sheppard Simmons Smith Arizona Smith Maryland Smith mth t t South Carolina Stanle Stanley Swanson Thomas Trammell Underwood Walsh I I Montana Williams Imams and Wolcott WOlcott 4 Wolcott 42 I Senator Fall Rep New ew Mexico texico the only a absent n member r. was opposed I I to the Lodge resolution according toan to 10 an announcement b by Senator Curtis Republican whip I In the general excitement the live senate senate failed to follow the time honored precedent prece- prece dent of appointing a committee to wait walt I I upon I the president and notify him Or of ithe i I the senates senate's 4 Intention to adjourn i iI Revolutions Resolutions thanking Vice Ice President I I I Marshall and President Pro T Tempore Tempore I I Cummins had been n prepared but no noI I II I I 1 action was taken