Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-23
COMMITTEE ADOPTS
TEN RESERVATIONS
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authorize the employment Of military or
naval forces of the United States shall
by act or joint resolution so provide
3-No mandate shall be accepted by the
United states under article % part one.
or any other provision of the treaty of
peace with Germany except by action Of
the Congress Of the United states
i--The United States reserves to itself
exclusively the right to decide what oues-
lions are within tits domestic Jurisdiction
and declares that all domestic and
political questions relating wholly or in
part to'.its internal affairs including
immigration. labor, coastwise traffic the
tariff. commerce and all other domestic
questions are solely within the Jurisdiction
Of the United States and are not under
this treaty to he submitted in any way
either to arbitration or the considera ton
of the council or the assembly of the
League of Nations. or any agency there
OF or 10 the decision or ratification of
any other power
'-The United states will not submit
to arbitration or inquiry by the assembly
or by the council Of the League Of Nd
tons. provided for in said treaty Of peace
any question which in the judgment Of
the United states depends upon or
relates to its long esta bished policy com
monty known as the Monroe Doctrine
said doctrine is TO be interpreted bv the
United States alone and is hereby de-
clared to be wholly outside the iursdic-
ton of said League of Nations and en-
tirely unaffected ny any provision con-
tanned in the said treaty of peace with
Germany.
6-'Thc United States withholds its assent
to articles 1876. 157 and l5s 'Shantung) and
reserves fun liberty OF action with re-
spect to any controversy which may arise
under said articles between the republic
OF China and the empire of Japan
Number seven in the committee list
was passed over without action.
S-Thc United States understands that
tho separations commission will regulate
Tor interfere with exports from the United
States TO Germany or from Germany to
the United States only when the United
States approves such regulation or inter-
ference.
THE United States shall not he obi
gated to contribute to any expenses Of the
League Of Nations or of the secretariat
or of any commission or committee
or conference or other agency, organized
under the League of Nations or under the
i'''H' " io' me purpose OF CARVING out
| '"' He"'s PROVISIONS uh'esS ana unt' an
appropriation Oh iunoS aNa''ao'e ior Such
expenses shall have been made by the
Congress Of the United States.
my" '7'",eS Snan at any
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ne 'h'teu states reserves 'he right
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" 'oN'h"u' "Ie'k'hs state AZ oenheo
W ar''c!e IN OF the covenant OF the
League or Nations. 10 continue their
'o''''''e'c'a' I'nahcidi ana personal reia-
lions with the nationals of the United
states,
Number H. the hnal reservation on the
list, also went overD
The administration members Of the
committee made a stubborn fight to mod
ify the majority's reservations, propos.
ing change after thange. and offering
numerous substitutes without avail
In the withdrawal reservation. Senator
Hitchcock proposed that Joint resolu-
ton" he substituted for concurrent reso-
luton" because tho former reouires the
Presidents signature and the latter does
not.
For the Monroe Doctrine reservatior
Senator Hitchcock nrceertad -, e,hs,i.,,a
providing that no ,ueet,o, dananain.
upon or relating to the doctrine .ho,Ia
he submitted for arhi,,o,i -
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