Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-05
))6TORMY SESSION
Of COMM TEE
RESHAPESPACT
Party Lines Broken On
Each Of Reservations;
Score Of Changes.
weeks OF DEBATE WILL
BEGIN ABOUT SEPT. Is

Washington. Sept. 4-The senate
foreign relations committee, late today
finished its work on the peace treaty
with Germany, and after adopting four
reservations to the league of nations
covenant ordered the treaty reported
to the senate with about two score
amendments previously Incorporated.
The treaty, signed at Versailles. June
oS, and submitted by President Wilson
to the senate and referred to the COM
mittee July 10, now passes, so far as
the United States is concerned, into it's
final stage--that Of open consideration
by the senate for ratification or rejec-
tion. Committee action was deferred on
the special treaty to protect France and
on other treaties submitted.
Facing Long Debate.
Chairman Lodge will return the treaty
to the senate with a formal majority
report late next week. A minority re-
port. BY the democrats, opposing both
amendments and reservations is to be
filed within three days thereafter. and
it is expected that actual consideration
of the treaty will begin about Septem-
Der Is. Weeks Of debate viii ensue be-
fore the final vote is expected The first
contest will be over the committee
amendments, with the final and decisive
struggle over the reservations, which
the resolution provides must be speci-
fically accepted by at least three of the
four great powers-France. Japan, Italy
and Great Britain.
Conclusion Of the committees work,
which has taken nearly two months
came somewhat unexpectedly, today, at
a special executive session Of three
hours stormy debate, which divided both
republican and democratic membership.
The Reservations.
The four reservations to the league
Of nations covenant which were sponsor
ed by Chairman Lodge and written into
a resolution providing for conditional
ratification Of the treaty, provide:
First, for unconditional with
drawal of the United States from
the league.
Second refusal of this nation to
assume any foreign territorial guar
antees under Article 10 Of the
league covenant or mandates with
out action by congress
Third, exclusive action by the
United States on domestic affairs,
and,
Fourth, Interpretation Of the
Monroe doctrine solely by this na-
tion.
Two Senators Bolt Parties
On all four reservations the party
Senator McCumber. republican, North I
Dakota voted with the democrats in |
opposing the reservation dealing with |
Article 10 and the withdrawal provision I
but joined his colleagues in supporting
those provisions affecting the Monroe
doctrine and domestic affairs Senator |
Shields, democrat, Tennessee, joined the |
republicans in supporting all Of the re
servatlons, except that concerning ter |
ritorial guarantees, on which he with |
held his vote. The other six democrats /
of the committee voted solidly against |
all resolutions.
After the vote on the resolution Of
ratification and the reservations, the T
treaty, as amended was ordered re-
ported without a record vote.
McCumber viii offer Change.
The reservations were offered by
Chairman Lodge and were regarded as
representing the views of the repub-
licans advocating drastic reservations.
Senator McCnmber,s opposition was
said to have been based on the belief
that they were too drastic 1t was an
nounced that he would not file separ-
ate minority report, but would offer a
substitute ratification resolution in the
senate presenting views of the so-caled
mild reservationists. Senator Lodge
said the reservations were the com
posite work only of republican senators
advocating strong" reservations
Shantung Amendment Chief.
The treaty as amended and incorporat-
ing about forty amendments adopted re
Gently by the majority will be reprinted
for the senates deliberations. The
briefly, provide:
For return Of Shantung to China
For withdrawal of the United States
from representation on the numerous
international commissions.
For limitation on the authority of
American repre- sentatives on the repair
ations commissions to act without dircc-
ton of their government, except on
shipping questions.
Voting Power Equalized.
For equal voting power in the league
rouncil and assembly Of the United
States and Great Britain
For prohibition against British
colonies voting in league deliberations on
questions between Great Britain and the
United States.