Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-27
Provisions for Americans On Score International Boards Stricken Out, Changes Treaty. Language in Fifty Places
G. O.P. WOULD DODGE
 "ENTANGLING ALLIANCES"
Despite Multiplying Delays, Wilson and Supporters Still Are Confident Treaty to Be
 Ratified Dduring September

] WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Provision | for American representation on a score of international commissions to
 carry out details of the peace settle
 ment would be stricken out of the
 peace treaty under a sweeping amend
 ment adopted today by the senate for eign relations committee.
 Later in the senale Irseir the con-
 mittees previous decision to amend the Shantung section raised a whirl- wind of debate with Senator McCum- Der, North Dakota, bitterly attacking the committees course and Senator Borah, Idaho, defending it. Both are Republican members of the commit tee.
 At the end of the day Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska the Democratic leader, talked overithe possibilities of the situation with President Wilson at the White House and predicted after ward that all amendments would be defeated eventually and that the trea- ty would be ratified during September.
 Committee Split on Party Lines
 In it's decision regarding American participation in the reconstruction commissions, the committe divided on party lines, the nine Republicans pres ent standing as unit for the amend ment and the seVenlDemocratic votes all being recorded in the negative. Senator McCumt CT, who voted, with the Democrats against the Shantung amendment, was absent.
 Although the committees action would change the language of the treaty in more than 50 places, scat tered through many sections, an ex- ception was made of the reparations commission which is to have charge of the collection of Germany's indem- nity bill. Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico, who presented the amendment, said he had not proposed taking the American representative from this commission because he felt l American interests might be directly l involved in it's work.
 Sees "EntangIins Alliances"
 In the commissions which are af- | fected by the amendment, MT. Fall l said, American interests would be so 1 indirect as not to compensate for the | dangers of becoming hOpeiessly in 1 volved in European affairs.
 Among these commissions are the l bodies set up to rectify the bound l ary between Belgium and Germany to | establish the free city of Danzig, to | supervise numerous plebiscites and to | der the treaty.
 The amendment also omits refer ence to the commissions that are to l be appointed by the league of nations, | committee members saying that was | subject to be dealt with after action | had been taken regarding the league covenant itself.
 Shantung "PoIsoned Blade"
 In his speech in the senate, Sena- tor McCumber declared the committee | majority really intended the Shan tung amendment to drive "poisoned 1 blade" into the treaty with the pur- pose of killing the league of nations. He asserted that the change which would give to China instead of to Japan the old German rights in Shan tung province, was actually a blow at China because it could accomplish no result but to drive Japan out of the league. and leave her free to pursue course of spoiliation against Chi nese territory
 Senator Borah replied that China had nothing to hope for under the league because the same powers which will control it's decisions already had decided her case in favor of Japan. He reviewed the history of Japanese diplomacy in the east and said all the facts argued against Japan's keep ing her promise to return Shantung to China.
 The president, Senator Hitchcock said, seemed well pleased with the senate situation and was confident the treaty would be ratified without any amendments or reservations that would reopen negotiations. L