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Show I Faliure of Senate to Ratify Rati-fy Treaty Has Bad Effect. i WASHINGTON. Nov. 20 Although not changing technically the existing relations between the United States and Germany, the senate's failure to I ratify the peace treaty at its special' 'session, is expected by administration .officials and diplomats to have an in . direct result of some important ' on the steps now being taken to restore i the world to a peace basis. One 0f the f irfv consequences, ac I curding to the view taken here, is like ly to be the hastening of the nego I tlations in Par!s which will restore lull tommrcial and diplomats relation- between Germany and the pow era which hae ratified the treat? I Paris dispatches have said this step was waiting, for one thing on the action ac-tion of the senate, but It is thought there will be no further delay now for that reason. The new congress will meet Decern- I ber 1, but not even the most ardent supporters of the treaty believe it would be possible to fake it up aealn I at the outset of the session. The Christmas recess is expected to inter-1 vene before much could be accomplish ed. with the result that a clear field or treaty consideration would not be opened before January at the earliest U. S Left Out of Commercial Scheme, i Once the other great powers have cone ahead with Un it establishment of full trade and diplomatic relations 'with Germany, officials say new ar-1 langements will have to be made by the United States to fit into the com-merclal com-merclal scheme thus created whatever: trade the United States has with the' centra powers. At present the war arrangement by which Spain is taking care or Am-'erlcan Am-'erlcan interests in Germany continues I in force, and It s not expected to be disturbed. The rationing of supplies ot various sorts to Germany must be-:gin be-:gin under the treaty terms, however, and the powerful reparations' commission commis-sion will be set up to determine all the details of Germany's commercial intercourse with other nations. Americans Not on Boards. On this commission the United1 States will have no representation! tnoiign it is noprd to work out B plan bv which this country can keep in elose touch with the body's work in order to protect American interests The slate department is emphatic in Its st:'.nd that no American consuls can Be '--nt into Germany until peace has been definitely established between the United States and that country and : 'erlarc only imperfect trade rela-tlona rela-tlona can be built up without the con-Bulai con-Bulai officers who are in charge of thai end of international trade. Knox Takes Contrary View. A contrary view Is held, however. In some of the senators who oppose ratification of the treaty. Notable In thai connection is the stand taken by Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, Pennsylva-nia, a former secretary of state, who holds that by the language of the treaty, full commercial an'J diplomatic intercourse can be resumed with Ger many by all of her later enemies as soon as three countries ratify it. Various other senators have taken a similar view, and Senator Fall, Kepub liran. Nt-w Mexico, has derlurc-ii repeatedly re-peatedly in the senate that the United States already is tradinp with Germany Ger-many in the full sense of the terms an. i that American consular agents could be installed without overstepping overstep-ping international law. There seems little prospect, how over, that the state department will accept such a construction and official offi-cial American trade will have to ac-eoramodate ac-eoramodate itaelf to the facilities of the Spanish agents in German) U&tU b state of peace has been defined dl-recti dl-recti between that country and the United States. Figures on America's trade with Germany in October have not been fully complied, but during September the United States imported aearlj HQ 111111,1)111) WOrUl 11 l.OIIUl llHUI Mi l ' UMII "itry and sent it goods valued at about 9, 000, 000 For tho nine months end ing with September, the import trade totalled nearly $3.00.( and export? about 84,OOO,OO0 This compared with pre war exports of about $275,000,000 for a nine month period. A further in crease was to be looked for io the fig ures for October. Many Knotty Problems The beuate failure to act left on the hands of the administration a big collection of knotty problems, chief among which 1b the question of prop crty rights In the German ships and other property of enemy aliens seized by the government In this country. The state department experts eay there Is no legal sanction for reten-ikm reten-ikm of 1 his property unless the treaty, which contains a provision legalizing lit. is ratified. As a corollary to this problem stands the question of what is to become of J the vast American Interests In Ger- lman, especially If the technical state of war Ib to continue and no American consuls or diplomatic representatives are to be sent to take up the subject I directly. Republican Plan Objectionable. In the?e property questions Is under stood to lie one of the chief objections of the administration to the plan of ! Republican leaders to declare the state ' of war ended b a resolution of con-' con-' Kress. Without the treaty provisions, officials say, a state of peace would ; leave this country in an awkward position po-sition when It came to establish its llltle to the German ships and the nih er German Interests taken over and In many cases liquidated by the alien enmy propertv custodian. There is every evidence, however, that the Republican leaders in congress, con-gress, anxious to get the country to an actual peace basis so (hat the many wartime legislative provisions may be erased and a more normal legal found Hllon placed under the country's trade, are goinp ahead with their plan of declaring de-claring peace by resolution as soon as the new congress meets Another Bitter Fight A resolution making such a declaration declara-tion was introduced last night by Republican Re-publican Leader Lodge aftei three attempts to ratify the treaty had faiN-d Not only Is it expected to start another an-other bitter fight In the new session reviving many Issues of the peace treaty controversy, but if i' Is passed, the constitutional authority nf inn-gress inn-gress to take such a step Is sure lo be questioned. In the opinion of some officials a situation will result which i only the supreme court can untangle I The Republicans claim that the sole J light of congress to declare war carries with it the right to declare peace In that situation many officials) foresee a posslbilitv tnat the president and congress may soon find them-j selves in a disagreement which will . have to be thrown into the courts to' be decided. On such a question the courts; would be without precedent and it i ;aken lor granted that only a ruling from the highest tribunal in the land would be accepted as final. Foremost of all the domestic prob lerns waiting on some sort of peace I declaration is prohibition Hopeahavel about disappeared for an end of the1 wartime act by senate ratification ot the treaty in time to permit a wet sea- son betore the constitutional amend i mom ui-iuiuva nu'iuic iwiuvi j ju With a constitutional controversy de-1 -.loping about a declaration of peace by resolution that avenue begins to look almost equallv inaccessible The hope of the wets therefore has been transferred to the supreme court b for which proceedings to test the validity of the wartime law were argued today. Rut liquor Is by no means the only consideration Involved in the continuation continua-tion of a technical state of war. Until peace la declared formalh the war-time war-time food and fuel control powers of the executives are in full force, and the splonage act operates unimpaired. I Members of congress are mindful also that the legislation authorizing government operation of railroads gave the preBldenlPpower, if he chose to hold the railway systems until 21 months after peace shall have been accomplished He has announced, however, that he will return the roads on January 1 lr was pointed out that the effect : of the senate's failure to act would be of a negative character only with! regard to the American troops In oc-1 cupled portions of Germany. War de-1 partment officials said if. would mean DO change in the present disposition, I which had been based entirely on the terms of ihe armistice and which did I not depend In any respect on the terms of the treaty. The occupation of Coblenz is re- ' warded both by administration of- fkials and by all elements In the senate to be clearly within the limits j oi the president's power as command ' er-ln-chlef of the armj His authority to use troops to carry out any pro-Visions pro-Visions of the treaty is an entirely dif ferent question, and the war d yArt-menl yArt-menl alreadj has conceded the stand of opposition senators that no such action could be taken until the senate has acted Although a force of American soldiers sol-diers has been sent to Coblenz with l Plew 'o ihelr possible use ultimately i . h li )ollci the plebiscite In upper Silesia, Secretary Raker has an nounced that ihey will remain a part of the Coblenz garrison until the senate, sen-ate, by ratifying the treaty, makes American participation in the plebiscite plebis-cite strictly legal. |