The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-25
ROOT PROPOSES
SCHEME TO LODGE
New Angle to Fight on League
Of Nations Cove
nant
SEPARATE LEAGUE
AND TREATY
Letter to Lodge Endorses Knox
Resolution and Urges It's Pas
sage.

washington, June 21.-f OT1IlST SSll-
ator Root, in letter to Republican
Leader Lodge of the Senate, made
public late today, strongly urged sep
aration Of the league of nations from
the peace treaty, recommended adop-
ton by the senate Of the Knox sepa-
ration resolution and favored adop-
ton by the senate of reservations to
the peace treaty.
The principal treaty reservations
i posed by Mr.. Root relate to Amef-
lean action under article ten, the ter
ritorial guarantee clause, the Monroe
doctrine and for withdrawal Of Amer
lea from the league by it's own action
and without consent Of other nations.
Mr. Root declared the Monroe doc
trine clause erroneous in its descrip-
ton Of the doctrine and ambiguous in
its meaning while the new provi-
sion for withdrawal leaves a doubt
whether the nation could not be
kept in the league Indefinitely
against our will"
The ratification reservations rec
omm endation by the former secretary
were:
cd In advising. and consenting to
The ratification of the said treaty the
senate reserves and excludes from its
consent the tenth article Of the Gov:
nailt for the league Of nations, as to
which the senate refuses it's consent
"(2) The senate consents to the rat
ification Of the said treaty reservins
article 10 aforesaid with the ur:i.A
standing that whenever two years
notice OF withdrawal from the league
Of nations shall have been given g.
provided in article 10, no claim charg-
or finding that International obliga-
nant have not been fulfilled will be
deemed to render the two years nos
Intellectual or to keep the power CIV
ing the notice in the league after the
expiration of the time specified in the
notice.
"(3) Inasmuch as in agreeing to
become a member Of the league Of
nations. the United States of AmerSa
is moved by no interest or wish to
;ntrude upon or interfere with the
political policy or internal adn,;n
sration Of any foreign state and by
no existing, or anticipated dangers in
the affairs Of the American continents,
but accedes to the wishes Of the Eu-
|ropean states that it shall join lis
power 10 theirs for the preservation
of general peace. the senate consents
to the ratification Of the said treaty.
excepting article 10 aforesaid, with
the understanding that nothing there
in contained shall be construed to
imply REIMBURSEMENT by the United
States of America of its traditional
attitude towards purely American
Questions, or to require the submis-
sion Of its policy regarding questions
which it deems to be purely Ameri>.a.
questions, or TO the decision or COM
mendation Of other pwers.
This reservation and these express
sions of understanding" wrote NJ:
Root, ARE in accordance with long es-
tablished precedents in the making o:
treaties. When included in the in
strument Of ratification they will not
require reopening Of negotiation
but if none Of the other signatories
expressly object to the ratification
with such limitations the treat.
stands as limited between the United
States and the other powers.