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on the action Of the Foreign Relations
COMMITTEES. Both are expected 10 finger
in the offiug during the earlier stages Of
the general debats and finally swing
into line when the depth OF the Demo-
cratic opposition to the President Is dis
closed
Senator Mccumber IN d. recognized
IS committed 10 the Administration In so
far as Article x Of the treaty Is con-
eerned. except for n suggestion OF modi-
fication on his own part, gave out a
series of six substitute reservations for
which he will plead in the Senate dur
Ing the long discussion. The McCum-
her substitute reservations read:
Resolved, (two-thirds Of the Senate
present soucuTrins). That the Senate
advise and consent to the ratification Of
the treaty OF peace between the United
States OF America. the British Empire,
France, Italy. Japan. Belgium. Bolivia,
Brazil. China, Cuba, Ecuador. Greece.
Guatemala. Haiti. the Hedtaz, Hon
duras. Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru. Poland. Portugal. Runiania, the
Serb-Croat-siovers state. Siam. Szecho-
slovakia and Uruguay, Of the one part,
and Germany Of the other part, con
summated at Versailles, In the Repub-
lie OF France, on the 2sth day of June,
1919, with the following reservations
and understandable 60 be made a part
of and CONDITION. Of such ratification.
1. That whenever the two years no.
tice of withdrawal from the League Of
Nations shall have been given by the
United States, as provided in Articlei.,
the United States shall be the sole judge
whether all Of its International ohliga-
| tons and allof It's obligations under this
covenant shall have been fulfilled
2. That no obligation rests upon the
United States under Article x. unless
and until the Council Of the League
of Nations shall advise. and that the
advice and suggestion Of the council as
to the means Of carrying the said obli-
cations into effect are only advisory.
| and that any undertaking under the
provisions Of Article X the execution
Of which may require the use Of Ameri-
can military and naval forces or eco
! homie measures can under the Consti-
| tuition, be carried out only by the action
of the Congress, and that failure Of
| the Congress to adopt the suggestion
of the council OF the league, or to pro-
vide such military or naval forces or
economic measures shah not constitute
| a violation Of the treaty.
3. The United States reserves to it.
self the right to decide what questions
| are in its domestic Jurisdiction and de-
questions relating 10 its internal affairs.
including immigration. coastwise traffic,
the tarif. commerce and all other purely
domestic questions are solely within the
| Jurisdiction of the United States and
are not by this covenant submitted in
any way either to arbitra ton or to the
consideration Of the council or the as
| sembly Of the League Of Nations, or to
| the decision or recommendation of any
other party.
4. The United States does not bind IT.
self to submit for arbitration or inquiry
| by the assembly or council any ques-
ton which. In the judgment OF the
United States, depends upon or involves
its long established policy common
known as the Monroe Doctrine, and it
I Is preserved unaffected by any provision
| In the said treaty contained.
5. That In advising and consepting
! to the ratification of said treaty. the
United States understands that the
German rights and interests. renowned
by Germany in favor Of Japan under the
provisions of Articles CLvI-. Civil
and CLVIH. OF said treaty are to be re
! turned by Japan to China at the termi-
| nation OF the present war by the adop-
! ton Of this treaty. as provided In the
\ exchanged notes between the japanese
| and Chinese Governments Of date May
IS. 1915.
| 6. That the United States under
stands and CONSTITUTES the words dispute
| between members and the words dis
| putes between parties" In Article v.
to mean that dispute with a self
| governing dominion. colony or depend
| cncy. represented In the Assembly, is
a dispute with the dominant or principal
member represented therein, and that
a dispute with some dominant or prin-
| cipal member Is a dispute with all OF
| the self-governing dominions. colonies
or dependencies. and that the exclusion
| Of the parties to the dispute provided
In the last paragraph OF said article
| will cover not only the dominant or
| principal member, but also its do
minionS colonies and dependencies.
| 1T will be noted" Senator McCum-
Der said, that In both the committee
proposal and IN the substitute proposal
| this country IL at liberty. II the Con-