Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-02
SAY RESERVATIONS
BY SENATE SHOULD
Be PART OF TREATY
Proposal of Seven Republi-
cans Provides Against De-
tached interpretations.
RESOLUTION AS DRAWN
INCLUDES FOUR CLAUSES
President Submits Short Protocol
to Versailles Pact and Agree
ment With Allies.
BARUCH is BEFORE COMMITTEE
Fcars Germany Will Never Pay
Damages, but Advises Delegate
for Preparations Board.
BARUcH is BEFORE COMMITTEE
fBy Associated Press.1

BY Associate Pressl
WASHINGTON. August THE re-
servation proposal agreed to by seven
Republican Senator'S as the basis OF
ratihcat!on OF the league OF nations
covenant is SO worded 1t became
known tonight. that the reservations
and Understandings enumerated shall
become "a part of the treaty" and
snail not stand simply as a detached
Interpretation by the Senate.
While some Of the sponsors Of the
program regard II as merely inter
pTe'ative In effect clarifying the
language of the covenant without
changing the meaning Of any pro-
VISION, others OF the seven believe
u goes further and greatly softens
certain features which. they say. vio-
as agreed to in definite terms are eni-
bodied in a proposed ratihcation reso.
''!:Th Tha, Feaqbtns ibs ssDi9a as fellows; ,s ,
states advise and consent to the rat!-
icanoh or SAID treaty with the fol-
to~fns 10 IN o:sd Tessrva,ions and Understandings
the instrument % OF ratification
motto. tnat N .,,hMr, whenever me Two years
ol naIons shall have been given by
me United States as provided in Arii-
ooiigations and all irs obligations un-
ssr ssr ,his covenant shall have been full
-, ~ Interpret Article y.
That the suggestions of the coun-
ell Of ,hs league OF nations as to the
Article ". into effect are only ad.
dd.soryi d.r y. and that any uadsr,akInk 10
execution of which may require the
use OF American military or naval
der the Constitution be carrisd oa,,
ohiy by the action OF the Congress and
that the failure OF the Congress to
or OF the league. or to provide osus s,,sh
military or naval forces or economic
,iea ,neasoresi snail not constitute a viola
"si; The United states reserves unto
, ,tse,f the right to decide what ques-
dict!on and declares that ali domestIc
ana poiit!cai questions relating TO its
,na internal anIrs. including Imra!gra-
ION. coastwisc traffic, the tariff com
mercc and all other purely domesIi,
aueStions. are solely within the juris-
dlction OF the United States and are
not by this covenant submitted in anv
way either TO arbitration or to III.
sonS cons derauon OF the council or the as
ssWp!S o! the league of nations or TO
tne decision or recommendation OF
any other power.
Itself 10 submit for arbitration or i'm In.
quiry by the assembly or the coun.
eli any question which. in the JUDI
upon or involves it's long-esta biisbed
policy commonly known as the Nnnron
Doctrine and IT Is preserved unaffected
contained"
Seven Senators Agree.
The seven Republicans who agreed
10 TINS proposal as a basis for the ef-
senators 0F1fs on bo1b on TO middle ground
Senators McNary, Oregon: McCumber.
sndtho Ssorih Dakota; t,'ta Colt. Rhode Island !;
kellogs. Minnesota. and Lenroot, Wis.
II became known tonight that the
sented to Republican Leader Lodge
or to senator Hitchcock. administra-
ti9n leader in the treaty fight. and the
plan probably Would be Ons diTectnd tne fne
the present to enlarsing the NUMBER
IN order to hold indisputably the bal
ance or power. Negotiations with ad-
ministraton leaders along the general
line laid down in the resolution have
been in progress, however. for several
days.
League opponents declared today that
all possibility of unrescrved ratifica
'1on no bl OF uiI the league bad been removed
ber and McNary, regarded as the wa-m
est friends of the league among the
fiepuoiiTan iie G, majority. to accept reserva-
replied that vote on ratification still
was long way off. adding that with
.Nch hepuplicanS lined un TOR reSerra-
tions or the character proposed there
was no loneer possibility that more
RADICAL qualifications could be included
in the ratification.
Although the Mccumber McNary
reservation program held the center of
1,,., interest IN discussion among Senators
during the day, several other angles
of the treaty controversy came to the
surface Ia the Senate and at n pubijc
nearing OF the Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
Wilson Submits Protocol
President Wilson submitted short
provisions, and Chairman Lodge nut
into the record an agreement hitherto
unpublished in this country. in which
Mr.. Wilson. NJ Cemenceau and pre-
mer Lloyd George had embodied Ger.
tain resnlations for the government
also presented a copy OF the treaty
between the big five powers and Po.
land. not yet submitted to the senate
treaty, was by Senator Fall Rcpubii, ,fi
can New Mexico, who opposed the
for his course in the Versailles nego-
tiations.
Before the Foreign Relations Com
mttee Bernard NJ. Baruch. economic
tion. replied to number Of questions
regarding reparation sections of the
treaty. He said he doubted whether
;. indemnity that. would be assessed
against her. and maintained that even
if the United States were to receive no
part OF the e, indemnity. 1t was i'm
portant In dollars and cents" that there
be an American representative on tho
reparations committee. which Is to SUI
pervise collection Of the bill from Ger
nany. Mr: Baruch Will continue his
tsStimony tomorrow.