New-York tribune., 1919-07-22

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communicated with any British of
ficials with regard to reservations
to the league covenant or treaty,
and that he had received word that
they had no objections. 1t is learned
on excellent authority, however, that
Arthur Balfour and Viscount Bryce,
of the British government, and Am
bassador Jusscrand, Of France, were
consulted by "a Republican leader'
and had replied to such inquiries
that their governments had no OBJ
lection to the reservations proposed
by ex-senator Root. The Root reser-
vations are practically those being
now urged, except that instead of
striking out Article X. the proposed
reservation now would merely re-
serve power to the Congress sitting
at the time as to whether it would
act under Article X. or not.
Senator Spencer, of Missouri sub
mitted to the Foreign Relations
Committee the first draft Of the
resolution of ratification of the peace
treaty. which has been drawn. 1t
makes reservations and dcplores the
Shantung section.
Fall to Urge Publicity
On the convcning Of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee tomorrow the tlght
over the Presidents request Tor ap-
proval of his appointment of American
representatives on the reparation com
mission will be taken up. Immediately
Senator Fall will move that the doors
be opened and the discussion be held
publicly His purpose is to give the
American people the information Ad-
ministration Senators are expected to
submit in favor of speed.
Senator Hitchcock, the Administra-
ton leader, while holding that the
committee has no uoWer to act or en-
power the President to act in this
matter, thinks the President himself
has the power under his power to nego-
tiate peace.
There is great need for speed he
said; "the reparation committee is
working now, and we should have rep
resentatives on it. The President,
think, merely was resorting to the con-
stitutional injunction to negotiate by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate when he wrote the note received
to-day. 1t was not obligatory. The
treaty is now before the Senate and
tho Foreign Relations Committee might
be expected to advise on it and on mat
ters> arising under it, even before its
ratification"
Text Of Presidents Letter
The text of the Presidents letter
follows: .
"My Dear Senator:
There are some things in eonrec-
ton with the execution of the treaty
Of peace which can hardly await the
action of the several governments
which must act with regard to tnc
ratification of the treaty, and the chief
of these is the functioning of the rep
aration commission. 1t is Of such i'm
portance to the business interests o1
the United States, as we'll as to tho
nations with which we are associated
that the United States should be repre-
sented on that commission, and repre-
sentcd now while the work Of the com
mission is taking shape, that | nm TAX
ing the liberty Of writing I o ask if yol
will not be kind enough to consult th'
Committee on Foreign Relations with
regard to the particular appointment
and say to them that l would yer!
much appreciate their approval of m.
appointing Professionally q representa-
tive of the United States to act upol
the reparations commission.
"Very sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON,"
Text of Spencer Resolution
Following is the text of Senate
, Spencer's draft Of the ratification reso
, luton:
i Resolved (two-t thirds of the Sena-
tors present concurring thercin)
That the Senate advise and consent
to the ratification Of the treaty of
r peace between the Allied and Asso-
ciated Powers and Germany, signed
: on the 28th day of June, 1919, and
e presented to the Senate by the
- President on the day OF July,
s 1919.
: Resolved further, That the advice
and consent Of the Senate to such
: ratification is given with the full
n understanding, which Is made a part
t of the instrument Of ratification
It and is the basis Of the consent of
G the United States to the treaty, and
@ is the condition of the identification
t of the United States with the league
of nations, that nothing in the said
treaty or in any part thereof shall
ever be construed as in any degree
either interfering with or restrict
ing the following three essentia
principles, which are a part of the
established policy OF the Unite(
States:
First--That the Monroe Doctrine i
70 an essential national policy of th'
~ United States, and that the neccs
J.. sity and extent of its application ant
. enforcement are matters to be de
termined by the United States alon
as the occasion for interpretatio1
may from time to time arise an
IS without interference, direct or in
w direct. on the part of any othe
>" nation.
s. secomd-That internal questions en-
10 tirely domestic in character, such g
I'd immigration and tariff, notwith
49, standing certain international re
10 suits that may from time to tim
ne naturally be connected therewitf
are matters to be determined solcl
q by the country in which they aris
and are under no circum stances (
ne be regarded as within the jurisdio
tion or under the control Of tn
league of nations
Congress to Pass on War
:. Third-That inasmuch as the Unite
- States is governed by q write
constitution, the provisions of whic
ct are supreme and controlling in th
Republic over every act Legislative
executive or judicial, and by sue
constitution it is expressly provide