El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-10


ment Of eternal Peace
ITO yield helplessly to this clamor,'
declared the report, was impossible
to those TO whom was intrusted the
performance of a solemn public duty
Unable TO Get Information.
Recalling the senate's responsibility
as equal with the presidents, the re-
port recounts at some length the diff
ficulties the foreign relations COM
mitee experienced in getting informa-
ton on the treaty. being obliged tC
send TO Paris for maps, being COM
PEELED TO get Imperfect information
IRON press reports and having al
its disposal few official documents
Collateral treaties having a bearing
the report says. the committee was
unable to get OF the sum Of informa-
ton received in conferences with
president Wilson and secretary Ian
sing, the report remarks;
The people themselves know how
much information In regard to the
peace was received by the committee
upon those two occasions"
While criticism for delay has
been aimed at the foreign rela-
lions committee, the report points
out no action has been taken by
France, Japan or Italy. The nrEu-
ment that the treaty speedily
should be ratified that trading
with Germany might begin, the
report dismisses as rather faded,n
and declares the United States has
been trading with Germany since
the signing OF the armistice in In
creasinE volume. The statement
that trade cannot be resumed
until the treaty Is ratified Is
characterized as n "mere delu-
sion"
Before leaving this subject" says
the report, 1t may not be amiss to
remark that Mr. Lloyd George has
recently made two important speeches
expressing grave apprehension as to
the social and political unrest and the
economic troubles now prevalent in
England He seems TO have failed 10
point out. however, that the ratifica-
ton OF the covenant Of the league Of
nations by Great Britain had relieved
the situation which he had described.
He was apparently equally remiss in
emitting 10 suggest that prompt ac-
ton by the senate OF the United States
in adopting the covenant OF the
league OF nations would lower the
price OF beef
Seeks Equal Vote For Q. s.
The first amendment offered by
the committee relates 10 the league.
It is proposed so to amend the text
as TO secure for the United States q
vote in the assembly OF the league
equal 10 that Of any other power.
name OF the British empire, one vote
in the council Of the league. She has
four additional votes in the assembly
of the league for her selfgoverning
dominious and colonies, which are
more properly members OF the league
and signatories 70 the treaty
No Reason For Inequality.
"She also has the vote OF India,
which is neither a self-governing do
minion nor a colony, but merely
part Of the empire, and which appar-
emily was simply put in as a sigma
tory and member Of the league by the
peace conference because Great Brit
ain desired II. Great Britain also viii
control the votes Of the kingdom Of
Hedjaz and Of Persia. With these
last two, OF course, we have nothing
to do. But II Great Britain has six
votes in the league assembly, no rea-
son has occurred to the committee and
no argument has been made to show
why the Uaited States should not
have an equal number. II other
countries like the present arrange
ment, that IS not our affair; but the
committee failed to see why the
United States should have but one
vote in the assembly Of the league
when the British empire has six.
Transfers ShantunE TO China.
amendments SO TO A, inclusive.
transfer TO China the German lease
and rights. If they exist, in the Chin
sse province OF Shantung, which are
given by the treaty TO Japan. The
majority of the committee were not
willing to have their votes recorded
1t any stage in the proceedings in
favor Of the contamination Of what
they consider a great wrong. They
cannot assent TO taking the property
of a faithful ally and handing i'll
over TO another ally in fulfillment
A. IL sr~s-
In a secret treaty II is record
which they are not willing TO present
10 their fellow citizens or leave be-
hind them for the contemplation Of
heir children
Amendment No. is simply TO
provide that where a member OF the
eague has self-governing dOminions
md colonies, which are also mem
1ers Of the league, the exclusion Of
he disputants under the league rules
shall cover the aggregate vote Of
he member Of the league and its
ielf-governing dominions and parts
II empire combined, If anyone Of
hem is involved in the controversy. I
Bars Z. s. From Commissions.
The remaining amendments, with 4
! single exception. may be treated I
Is one for the purpose Of all alike I
s to. relieve the United States from 4
laving representative on the COM /
which deal with questions in which 4
he United States has and can nave /
10 interest. and in which the United 4
itates has evidently been inserted by 4
esign- The exception is amendment 4
10 IS, which provides that the
United States shall have a member Of /
he reparation commission. hut that
UGH commissioner Of the United 4
tates cannot, except in the case Of +
hipping, where the interests Of the .
United States are directly involved,
.eal with or vote upon any other
uestions before that commission ex-
ept under instructions from the
government Of the United States.
May Offer Other Reservations.
The committee proposes four res
rvations 10 be made a part OF the
esOlution Of ratification when it is
ffered. The committee reserves. Of /
curse. the right to offer other res
rvations II they shall so determine.
he four reservations now presented
re as follows:
1.-THE United States reserves to
self the unconditional right TO
-ithdraw from the league of nations
pom the notice provided in article
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