Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-05
Reservations to Hun Agree
ment Recommended by SEN
ate Foreign Relations Com
mittee After Long Argument.
AUTHORITY GRANTED TO
WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE
Other Reservations Passed on
Are Question Dealing With
Monroe Doctrine, Domestic
Questions and Article 10.

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Associated Press.)-The senate for-
eign relations committee late today
finished its work on the peace treaty.
with Germany and after adopting
four reservations to the league OF
nations covenant, ordered the treaty
reported to the senate with about
two-score amendments previously
incorporated.
The treaty now passes so far as
the United States is concerned, into
its final stage-that of open con-
sideration by the senate for ratifica-
ton or rejection. Committee action
was deferred on the special treaty
to protect France and one other
treaties submitted.
Chairman Lodge will return the
treaty to the senate with a formal
majority report late next week. a.
minority report by the democrats
opposing both amendments and re-.
servations is to be filed within three
days thereafter and it is expected
that actual consideration of the
treaty will begin about September
IS. Weeks of debate before the
final vote are expected. The. fiEsts
contest will be over the committees
amendments with the final and de-
clsive struggle over the reservations,
which the resolution provides must
be specifically accepted by three Of
the four great powers - France.
Japan, Italy and Great Britain.
Conclusion Unexpected.
Conclusion of the committees
work-which has taken nearly two
months-came somewhat unexpect-
edly at a special executive session
of three hours stormy debate.
The four reservations which were
sponsored by Chairman Lodge and
written into a resolution providing /.
for conditional ratification of the
treaty, provide:
First, for unconditional" with
drawal of the United States from
the league.
Second, refusal of this nation to
assume any foreign territorial guar-
antee der section ~ of the league
covenant or mandate without action
by congress.
Third, exclusive action by the
United States on domestic affairs,
and
Fourth, Interpretation OF the
Monroe doctrine solely by this ma,
ton.
On all four reservations the party
lineup of the committee was shat
tered. Senator McCumber, republic
can, North Dakota, voted with the
democrats in opposition to those
dealing with article 10 and the
withdrawal provision, but joined his
colleagues in supporting those pro-
visions affecting the Monroe doc
trlne and domestic affairs. Senator
Shields, democrat, Tennessee,
joined the republicans in supporting
all of the reservations except that
concerning territorial guarantees ON
which he withheld his view. The
other six democrats of the commits
tee voted against all reservations.
Amended Pact Ordered 81
After the vote on the resolution
of ratification and the reservations,
the treaty was ordered reported
without record.
The ratification resolution and,
reservations follow:
Resolved (two- thirds of the sem
ators present concurring therein1.
That the senate advise and consent
to the ratification of a treaty of
peace with Germany, signed by the
plenipotentiaries of the United
States and Germany and by the
plenipotentiaries of the u allied
and associated powers, at Versailles.
on June 28. 1919, with the following
reservations and understandings to
be made a part and condition OF
such ratification, which ratification
is not to take effect or bind the
United States until the said follow.
ing reservations and understandings
have been accepted as a part of and
a condition of said instrument OF
ratification by at least three of the
four principal allied and associated
powers, to-wit: Great Britain.
France. Italy and Japan:
Il. The United States reserves
to itself the unconditional right to
withdraw from the league of nations
upon the notice provided in Article
of said treaty of peace with Ger
many.
Declines Obligation.
"2. That the United States de-
clines to assume under the pros
visions of Article 10, or under any
other article, any obligation to pre-
serve the territorial integrity or
political independence of any other
country or to interfere in the con~
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