Arizona republican., 1919-06-11
KNOX POLICY IS
 NAR A|D PLEDGE
 .TO AL EUROPE
Would Base Treaty on War Issues Only Also Obi
 gate United States to Help Keep Peace Over seas Resolution Suggests Startling Departures s

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The sen ate fight over the league or nations was brought to a more direct issue to- day, with the introduction of a reso- lution by Senator Knox of Pennsyl vania, providing that the senate give formal notice to the peace conference, of opposition 10 be expected, should the peace treaty be submitted for ratifica- ton in it's present form.
 Senator Knox, member of the for eign relations committee, and a former secretary of state. drafted the resolu- tion after conferences with other league opponents, and presented it with the apparent support of those who have led in criticism of the league covenant. He expected to crystalline opposition sentiment, as did Senator Lodge, with the circulation of the round robin in the closing hours of the last senate.
 While declaring for immediate con- clusion of treaty dealing with the di- rect issues Of the war only. the reso- lution contains far reaching proposal which would lay it down as a policy Of the American government. that when ever the freedom and peace of Eu rope is threatened. the United States will consider it obligatory to again CO., operate in the removal of that menace. Membership to Be Optional Decision as to acceptance of mem bership in the league of nations should | ha laf will faa 4. ton, the resolution declares, for future separate consideration. It also asserts the lack of authority by the treaty making power of the government, to make treaty which in effect amends the American constitution. At Mr knoxs request, the resolution was re- l1erred without debate to the foreign relations committee. He will attempt 1 to get committee action tomorrow or i Thursday, and hopes to bring it up in ! the senate for consideration by the end of the week. The resolution issue is sure to open d new chapter in the league of nations fight and to develop 8 debate which may be even more bit i ter than that over publication of the treaty text
 There were many conferences among senators over provisions of the treaty. published in full in today's Congres- sional Record, and the foreign relations committee made plans to resume to-
 morrow it's investigation of how treaty copies reached private hands in New
 York. Of the six financiers the com mittee had summoned. three-J. r
 Morgan, Henry P Davison and Frank A. Nanderlip sent word they would be ready to appear tomorrow.
 The comm itte.a a,-ponroa
 tomorrow on other witnesses to be called later in the week.
 Criticise Peace Terms
 Thomas W. Lamont, one of the if
 nanciers summoned. is said to be in
 France and it is considered unlikely
 that the committee will make a furthel
 effort at this time to have him come
 to Washington. Another Jacob Schiff
 asked to be excused because of ill
 health, and Paul Warburg had lefi New York for Detroit when the sum-
 mons arrived and had not replied to- night
 In comment on the treaty text. pui into the record after a long fight yes
 terday by Senator Borah. republican ot
 Idaho, there were three topics abou , (which interest centered. They were tht provisions affecting Shantung and tn, l; Saar valley and the section providins for an international labor control. Sev-
 eral senators opposing the treaty sai, + the text revealed that the right of self . determination in Shantung and tn . Saar had been more closely curtaile,
 than had been apparent heretofore. an, f that the international labor section f went much further than they had ex | Dected