New Britain herald., 1919-08-20
DEBATE ON TREATY
 RESUMED TODA
Four Reservations on tH
 League of Nations Cova nant Embodied in Resol] ton By Senator Pittmal

Washington, Aug. 20.-China
 Sards American acceptance of II Shantung provision of the peace trea5 as q deviation from the America policy of friendly cooperation" Il ward the Chinese government, fl senate foreign relations committee VI told today by John C. Ferguson, | American and an official advisor to tl Chinese president.
 While not speaking officially for tI Chinese government Mr. Fergus said he based his statement on an II innate knowledge of Chinese offici opiniOn
 China's case in the peace confaI ence, he said. was based on the unah nous advice of some of the ablest ternational lawyers of France, Russ Belgium and Holland, who agre that the Chinese declaration or w nullitied the 1915 treaty by whi China agreed not to take excepti{ make With Germany regarding t with any settlement Japan migG German possessions in Shantung.
 Resume Considerations.
 With many facts developed at ye1 terday's conference with Preside} Wilson before ii the senate foreign II lations committee today was ready resume consideration of the peal treaty There was no indicatlI whether the committee again woN confer with the president
 In the senate today with Senat| Mccormick, republican, IllinoI scheduled to speak on the league covl nant, Senator owen postponed his al dress.
 Positions Justified.
 The only expressions of opinion t| day as to the conference Xesterdl were from Senators Borah, Idaho, al Johnson, Cal, republicans. who joint statement set forth the facts d VclOped at the conference as thl viewed it and declared these rad showed the position they had mai tained "in respect to this covenant l the league of nations is justified al confirmed"
 President to Answer Questions.
 President Wilson had before himI series of 20 written questions suI mitted to him after yesterdays col ference by Senator Fall, of Nd Mexico, republican member of t1 foreign relations committee.
 The questions, which he presideI agreed 10 answer after a study, vel in regard to the policy of declari1 the war at an end prior to a ratiheI tion of the treaty, the disposition GermanN's former colonial posse| sions. and the reasons for AmoriSi participation on the various recol struCtion commissions created by tl treaty.
 Prepares Reservations.
 Four reservations on the League Nations covenant are embodied i1i separate resolution prepared today Senator Pittman, of Nevada, a deml cratic member of the foreign relatio] committee. for introduction in ta senate.
 Senator Pittman said the resolutid was in line with the suggestion mud to the foreign relations committ] yesterday by President Wilson that. reservations are to be made th} should be embodied in sepa'a| resolution and not in the resolutid of ratification which might make md ncGotia ions necessary.
 Not Submitted to Wilson.
 The senator said the rcscrvatioi had not been submitted to the pred dent They arc similar to thosei p"I posed by a group Of seven republtcd senators and deal with the right withdrawal from lhc league, Artie N., domestic questions and Il NnOroa Doctrine
 Text of Resolution.
 That when the senate of the Unit States shall advise and consent to q ratification of the treaty of peace w Germany, signed at Paris, on the aS day of June, 1919, now pending In ~ senate, that it be done with and consideration of the following unde standing as to the present and futu construction and interpretation to given 10 the treaty:
 That whenever the two yea, notice of withdrawal from the ieaes of nations shall have been given any member of the league, as provio in article 1. the government Pivn such notice shall be the sole iur