Arizona republican., 1919-08-27
PRUvIDt DRASTIC PACT REv|S|ONS
 IN AMENDMENTS
Would Strike Out Clauses Providing for American Representation on Score of International Commit tees Democrats Conf dent Senate Will Defeat Proposals.
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Provision for American representation on score of international commissions. to car rv out details of the peace settlement, would be stricken out of the peace treaty under a sweeping amendment adopted today by the senate foreign relations committee.
 Later the senate itself. in previous decision to amend the Shantung de- cision, raised a whirlwind of debate, with Senator McCumber, North Da- kota, bitterly attacking the commit tees course, and Senator Borah, Idaho defending it. Both are republican members of the committee.
 confers With President
 At the end of the day Senator Hitch cock, of Nebraska, the democratic leader. talked over the possibilities of the situation with President Wilson at the White House and predicted afterward that all amendments would be defeated eventually and that the treaty would be ratified during Sep tember.
 Tn it's decision regarding American participation in the reconstruction commissions. the committee divided or party lines, the nine republicans pres ent standing as a unit for the amend ment and the seven democratic votes all being recorded in the negative Senator McCumber, who voted witt the democrats against the Shantune amendment, was absent.
 Although the committees actior would change the language of the treaty in more than 30 places, scat tered through many sections, an ex- ception was made of the reparatior committee which is to have charge oi the collection of Germany's indemnity bill
 Senator Fall, republican, New Mex ico. who presented the amendment said he had not proposed taking tht American representative from this commission because he felt American interests directly involved in it's work
 Compensation Too Small
 In the commissions which are af' fected by the amendment. MT. Fal said, American interests would be SC indirect as not to compensate for tht dangers of becoming hopelessly in yolved in European affairs.
 Among the commissions are ths bodies set up to rectify the boundary between Belgium and Germany, tt establish a free city of Danzig, tt supervise numerous plebiscites and tt take care of various other details un- der the treaty.
 The amendments also omits refer. ence to the commissions that are tt be appointed by the league of nations committee members saying that was { subect to be dealth with after action had been taken regarding the league covenant itself.
 In his speech in the senate, Senator McCumber declared the committed majority really intended the Shantuns amendment to drive poisoned blade into the treaty with the pur pose of killing the league of nations He asserted that the change whici would give to China instead of JapaI the old German rights in Shantunt province, was actually a blow at Chins because it could accomplish no resul but to drive Japan out of the league and leave her free to pursue cours' of spoliation against Chinese territory
 China Helpless Under Pact
 Senator Borah replied that Chins had nothing to hope for under tn, league because the same powers whicl will control it's decisions already hat decided her case in favor of Japan He reviewed the history of Japanes, diplomacy in the east and said all tn facts argued against Japans keeping her promise to return Shantung t China
 In the general debate which devel oped, several other republGans at tackled the position taken by Senate McCumber, and Senator Fall an nounced that he would reply to tn North Dakota senator at greater lengtl tomorrow. Republican leaders de clare the amendment is assured 0 senate acceptance, but after his whit house conference today Senator Hitch cock declared 1t would be beaten de cisively and that there would be dozen republican votes against it.
 The president, Senator Hitchcocl said, seemed well pleased with tn senate situation and was confiden 1 the treaty would be ratified withou any amendments or reservations tha would reopen negotiations.
 Tommorrow the committee will re surne consideration of the Fall amend ment, the specific application of whicl to the treaty text was not embraces in today's blanket decision. It i hoped to complete this work tomor row. as the committee begins ol Thursday an eight day schedule o hearings. Today 1t added to the wait 1 ing list of witnesses representative of the India home rule league.
 Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, Isrepublican member of the committe and former secretary of state, an nounced today he would speak in tn senate Friday on the treaty. He i regarded as one of the bitterest op ponents of unqualified ratification.