The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-09-15
ATTACK
ON LODGE REPORT
BY A REPUBLICAN
Senator McCumber Demands
Rejection of Amendments and
Modification of Reservations.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-Rejec-
tion OF all proposed amendments %
the German peace treaty and mod A.
cation OF the recommended strong
rcservattons was urged in an individ-
ual minority report fled with the
Senate to-day BY Senator McCumber,
Republican, Of North Dakota, next in
rank " the Foreign Relations Commit
tee to Chairman Lodge. Senator Nc
Cumber did not join in the recent
Republican majority report and voted
with the Democrats on amendments
and several reservations.
Attacking the majority report OF
Chairman Lodge, Senator McCumber
denounced most OF the majority
amendments Us Selfish. immoral ard
dishonorable," and charges tha. they
seek to isolate the United states
from the rest OF the world and aban-
Ndon our allies"
ITO the substance OF some OF the
proposed reservations" Senator Nc
Cumber's report declared. there can
be no serious objection. But against
the manner in hich they are assert
ed I do most earnestly protest. They
are couched In "a defiant. discourteous
and overbearlDg manner. and seem
intended TO express n jingoistic spirit
that ought to be eliminated from
American statesmanshlp."
Scoring the committee reservation
on Article X. of the League of Ma
tions covenant Senator McCumber
said At really is an amendment pure
and simple" and designed 20 take the
United States entirely out OF the
league.
Special opposition was expressed by
Senator McCumber to the proposed
amendment TO the Shantung provl-
sion. BY this amendment. he said,
japan would be Kicked OUT OF the
league by the United States and
Shantung possibly. lost to China.
Calling attention to what nc
termed the failure OF the committee
majority TO explain the purposes OF
the League. Senator McCmber said:
MOT n word is said, and not a sin
gle allusion made concerning either
the great purpose OF the League OF
Nations or the methods by which
those purposes are to be accom-
plished.
"Irony and sarcasm have been sub
stituted for argument. II is regret
table that the animQsity which cen
tres almost wholly against the
League should have been engendered
against subject so important TO
the worlds welfare. 1t is regrettable
that the consideration OF a matter SC
foreign TO craftsmanship should be in
fiuonced by hostility toward or sub
servtency to the President"
Analyzing the committee amend
ments. Senator McCumber said that
the amendment to give the United
States equal votes in the League with
England and the British colonies was
unnecessary"
The plan OF giving each member
nation one vote without regard q
size or Importance was the only
possible plan, the Senator argued
adding that to all intents and pur-
poses the British colonies are inde-
pendent,
Senator McCumber said his only
| objections to the Lodge reservation
ON withdrawal from the League wa;
| OF form. AS to the Lodge reserva.
tion 10 Article Ten, Senator McCum,
ber said he had many objections
First, IL is an amendment pure
and simple" he said. "oF the
most important article in tho
League. It's purpose is to take
the United States, as a power for
the peace OF the world, out of the
League entirely.
Second, il places this country
in false and wrong position an
attitude OF encouraging powerful
countries TO infiiet or impose any
wrong upon weaker nations, by
our declared policy Of non-inter-
Vention."
With his report Senator McCum-
Der admitted the six reservations
he champions as substitutes for the
@ mmittee reservations. These re-
Gently were made public.