The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-10
ON TREATY
SAYS WORLD LEAGUE
WILL BREED WAR.
NOT SECURE PEACE
Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations Characterises Covenant
as Alliance in Recommending as
Amendments and 4 Reservations
FIRST PACT OF KIND TO
TO BE DEBATED OPENLY
Report Declares All Proposed
Changes Are Made With Sin
gle Purpose and That Is to
Guard American Rights.


Washington. sept. iO.-- Character
ized AZ an alliance and not n league
which will breed wars instead OF
securing peace" the German peace
treaty. including the covenant for
league OF nations was formally re-
ported to the senate today by the for
eign relations committee with a.
amendments ard four reservations
n will be the first great document
OF ~ kind to be discussed In the
open--wiihout tho confines OF "eN-
ecutive session"
Accompanying the trenty vas the
majority report of the foreign reln-
tions committee. subscribed to by
every republican member. eacept
senator McCumber OF North Dakotn.
EXPLAINING the amendments aud res
erVations. all OF which II was declared
were governed by single purpose
ana that is TO guard American rights
and roNereigntN. the Invasion OF which
would stimulate breoches OF faith. en-
courage conflicts. aud gen rate wars.
Prpo.,sI Reservations.
Tho reservations proposed:
i-t'nconditionaI right Ia with
ti-aw from the league.
2--iRSiinntiO,, by the United
States tO astspt ANY Of tlus legal
ar moral obliGntions OF tlsc much
ts-e'i~,-,i nriie'c ten. or "a assSp,
any n,nnslntory rrom the lcasic'-
excerpt hy actlun of the s-oilr1rss
of the United STATES.
'-irs~fNhg " uc ,niHh
states tir c~'in-i,d risiit 10 hc-
eide what qus--iions within IT.
own domestic Jurisdiction.
l-AbSo,utc reservation Of the
MOntrH Doctrine to the Judgment
Of the tuitc,l States alone.
The principal amendments are
proposed TO provide;
Equnl soting power FOR the
United Stais.- with Great britain
In the assembly OF thc kaguc.
Giving To China instead or
Japan the proVince of Shanfung.
Rellef of the United States
from hatlnn REPRESENTATIVES, ON
commissions deciding matters In
which IL has no concern
Others CONCERN phrnscoIoav.
doNrtEint an AiiinUtF.
THIS covenant ot the league OF ma o.
tions is an alliance ana not a league.
~ ~ amply SHOWN hN the provisions
ut the treaty with trrmanN Whlch
vests all essential power IN hNe gfeat
nations Those same NATIONS the
princlpai allied ana associated powers
hA7' NIAAfiA'fhN' ~ t'"N"N ffH'HNh ~
council.
Ihe committee heheNes that the
league a. u stands VIII breed wars
instead OF securing peace. Ihey also
| believe thht the covenant OF the leasue
demands sacrihces OF American inde-
pcndenco ana sovereignty which
would ia no way promote the world
peace but which are iraught with me
grdNest dangers 90 me future sateN
and wen being OF the United states
/ The amendments ana feserNhuohs
alike are governed ny single puf-
| pose, ana that u ia guard american
rights ana American soNereiEnN, th'
l invasion oI Whlch would stimulhi'
/ hrehch's OF iahh. encourage c"nhct'
an generate wars Ihe United Stht''
| can serve the cause OF peace pest, ~
she mas served ~ IN the past ana d'
] more 10 secure hperty anu olNili1atioi
throughout the World ny proeeeuiht
i along lhe pains she mas nlWhys TO-
! loNeu 'hN ~, ~ Pe.ihit.ihs nc.S.N
70 ne i"t'ereu ny the nl,tates OF pthsl
nations or iihholHec anu ehl"nkleu "
an the nlohs ahu ."n,hc.s o. HuI"Po
NJ huNt hpout ~,
! we nave he"rd " frequently ~,
ihat the United states must 90 thh
ana 90 thht IN fes.ru 70 thls lNaku'
OF nations ana lhe termH OF tne yer
| man peace; iheIe " no hiuet hn"u
u. MuHl ~ NOT Mora 70 ne uten %
foreign nhuphS OF uehio'raue op1oial
10 the american people or theW rep
resen'a,'NeS, , hiua',y un,,ss m ~ ~,