New Britain herald., 1919-09-10

Difficulties Experienced.
 Recalling the senates responsibili-
 as equal with the presidents, the
 ort recounts at some length the
 iculties the foreign relations com
 tee experienced in getting informa- of the treaty, being obliged to d to Paris for maps, being com led to get imperfect information
 m press reports' and having at it's Posal few official documents. Col #eral treaties having d bearing, the
 ort says, the committee was unable &get. Of the sum of information re
 Fed in conferences with President
 lson and Secretary Lansing, the re-
 t remarks:
 XThe people themselves know how #c oh information in regard to 1fe
 aty was received by the commit
 uoor those two o>caslons.'
 Replies to Criticisms.
 &Vhile criticism for delay has been 8ed at the foreign relations com- Xtee, the report points out. no ac-
 has been taken by France. Ja-
 or Italy. The argument that the
 hty speedily should be ratified that
 1ing with Germany might begln 8 report dismisses as ''rather faded
 declares the CriteH Sta:es has
 n trading with Germany since the $ning of the armii:tice in increasing
 tune. The statem an1 that trade ¬ be resumed lnul the treaty
 ratified is characterized as a mere Fusion"
 Attacks Lloyd Georges Speech. Before leaving this subject says
 report ''it may not be amiss 10 #hark that MT. Lloyd George has Gently made two important speeches pressing grave apprehensions as to
 social and political unrest and
 economic troubles now prevalent # #England. He seems to have failed 8 point out. however, that the ratl- &tion of the covenant of the league # nations by Great Britain had re- $ked the situation which he had de- #ibed. He was apparently equally $nindful to suggest that prompt ac-
 n by the senate of the United States Xadopting the covenant of the league
 nations would immediately lower R price of beef.
 d The dillG1uIllIllt oiLIA CNA 8nmittee relates to the league. It #proposed so to amend the text as
 secure for the United states a Etc in the assembly of the league laI to that of any other power, &eat Britain now has under the &rne of the British empire one vote
 the council of the league. She &s four additional votes in the as- nbly of the league for her self Eerning dominions and colonies
 ich are most properly members or
 league and signatories to the &aty. She also has the vote of lndla &ich is neither a self-goVernlng do- 4nion nor a colony, but merely a 8rt of the empire and which ap- &rently was simply put in as &,natory and member of the league inc peace conference because Feat Britain desired it. Great Brit Sa also will control the votes of the $ngdom of Hejaz and of Persia. With ' ese last two of course we have 4thing to do. But if Great Britain & Is six votes in the league assembly, reason has occurred to the com- &ttee and no argument had been &bde to show why the United states &ould not have an equal number. If &her countries like the present ar #ngement that is not our affair; put 8e committee failed to see why the #hited States should have but one &te in the assembly of the league &hen the British empire has six
 Refers to Shantung.
 "A n4hndments 39 to A, inclusive, &ansfer to China the German lease rights, if they exist, in the Chi 8bse province of Shantung, which are =yen by the treaty to Japan. The ma- ritv of the committee were not silling to have their votes recorded any stage in the proceedings Tn vor of the consummation of what 1 ey consider a great wrong. They {nnot assent to taking the property faithful ally and handing it over another ally in fulfillment of a hrgain made by other powers in a acret treaty. It is a record which hev are not willing to present to eir fellow citizens or leave behind bem for the contemplation of their Baildren.
 Amendment No. is simply to pro Hide that where a Uleulbei ci hiio iCe' Eue has governing dominlons anc Rolonies which are also members O kne league. the exclusion of the dis 4utants under the league rules shal Rayer the aggregate vote or the mem Ter of the league and its selt-goVern dominions and parts or empirf Scn1bined in any one of them is involv kd in the controversy.
 Rf,licycd of Representation.
 .eThe remaining amendments with &ngle exception, may be treated a Tne. for the purpose of all alike is t |.e1ieve the United States from haVln Eepresentatives on the commission Ista blished by the league which dea Evith questions in which the Unlte' Estates has and can have interes in which the Unite |5tates has evidently been inserted b E7es+gn. The exception is amendmen hk which provides that the Unite |states shall have a member of tn commission but that sue
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