Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-06-11
Knox Proposes Resolution
Giving Notice to Peace
Conference.
FFARS PROVISIONS
INIMICAL TO. U. s.
Whole Protesting Against Entrang-
ling Alliances. Resolution Pro-
yides for Z. s. Aid in
Maintaining Peace.

Washington, June 10-The senate
fight over the league of nations was
brought to a more direct issue today
with the introduction Of resolution
by Senator Knox, republican, OF
Pennsylvania. proposing that the SEN
ate give formal notice to the peace
conference of opposition to be expect
ed should the peace treaty be sub
mitted for ratification in its present
form.
Senator Knox, member Of the for
eign relations committee, drafted the
resolution after conferences with 9TH
er league opponents and presented it
with the apparent support OF those
who led in criticism of the league
covenant He expected to crystaliZe
opposition sentiment, as did Senator
Lodge, with the circulation of the
round robin in the closing hours of
the last senate.
Would Protect Peace Of Europe.
While declaring for immediate con-
clusion of treaty, dealing with di-
rect issues of the war only, the res
olutiOn contains far-reaching pro-
posal which would lay it down as a
policy of the American government
that whenever the freedom and peace
of Europe is threatened, the United
States will consider it obligatory to
again cooperate in the removal of
that menace
Decision as to acceptance of mem
bership in the league of nations
cho,1d ho loft without proi,,d;oo to
each nation, the resolution declares
for future separate consideration. 1t
also asserts lack of authority by the
treaty making power of the govern
ment to make a treaty which in eff
feet amends the American constitu-
ton.
Will Start Another Fight.
At Mr.. KnOX's request, the resolu-
ton was referred without debate to
the foreign relations committee He
will attempt to get committee action
tomorrow or Thursday, and hopes to
bring it up in the senate for consid-
Grafton by the end of the week. The
resolution is due to open new chap
ter in the league of nations fight, and
to develop a debate which may be
even more bitter than that over pub
LEGATION of the treaty text.
Discuss Treaty Clauses.
In comment, on the treaty text, put
into record, there were three topics
about which interest conferred. They
were the provisions affecting Shan
tung and the Saare valley and the
section providing for an international
labor control. Several senator's OBJ
posing the treaty said the text reveal
ed that the right of self-determina-
ton in Shantung and the Saare val
ley had been more closely curtailed
than had been apparent heretofore,
and that the international labor sec
ton went much further than they
had expected.
Senator Walsh, democrat, of Mon
tana, league of nations supporter,
gave notice during the day of his in
tention to speak tomorrow on that
subject.
There were many conferences
among senator's over provisions of
the treaty, published in full in to-
days Congressional Record, and the
foreign relations committee made
plans to resume tomorrow it's inves-
tigation of how treaty copies reached
private hands in New York. OF the
six financiers. the committee had sum-
moned, three. P. Morgan, Henry P.
Dawson, and Frank A. Vanderlip-
sent word they would be ready to an
pear tomorrow