New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Plan to Make
Reservations
Part of
Changes Offered by Seven
Republican S enators
Safeguard Power of
Congress to Make War
U. S. Sole Judge in
Quitting League
No Monroe Doctrine
Arbitration; Internal
Rights Are Protected

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Rights Are Protected
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The reservs-
ton proposal agrend to by seven Re-
poblican Senators as the basis of
MITIGATION Of the league OF nations
covenant Is so worded, it became known
tonight, that the reservations and
understandings" enumerated shall be-
come y part Of the treaty" and shall
not stand simply as a detached inter-
pretation by the Senate.
While some of the sponsors Of the
programme regard it as merely inter
pretative in effect, clarifying the Ian
guage of the covenant without chang
ing the meaning of any provision
tthers of the seven believe it goes fur
.her and greatly softens certain feat
ures which, they say, violate national
rights.
The reservations as agreed to in
definite terms are embodied in q pro-
posed ratification resolution reading as
follows:
"That the Senate of the United
States advise and consent to the
ratification OF said treaty with the
following reservations and under
standings to be made a part of the
treaty by the instrument of ratifica-
ton.
= U. $. to Be Sole Judge
s.1-That whenever the two years.
notice Of withdrawal from the
league Of nations shall have been
given by the United States, as pro-
vided in Article l, the United States
shall be the sole judge whether all
its internat t'onal obligations and all
its obligations under this covenant
shall have been fulfilled at the time
Of withdrawal.
"0-That the suggestions of the
council Of the league of ma
tons as to the means of carrying the
obligations of Article X into effect
are only advisory, and that any un-
dertaking under the provisions of
Article x, the execution of which
may require the use of American
military or naval forces or economic
measures, can under the Constitution
be carried out only by the action OF
the Congress, and that the failure of
the Congress to adopt the suggestions
OF the council Of the league, or to
provide such military or naval forces
or economic measures, shall not con-
stitute violation of the treaty.
Safeguards Internal Affairs
ssQ-The United States reserves
to itself the right to decide
what questions are within its domes-
tic jurisdiction and declares that
oil domestic and political questions
relating TO its internal affairs, in
GLIDING immigration, coastwise traf-
lie, the tariff, commerce and all
other purely domestic questions, are
solely within the jurisdiction of the
United States and are not by this
covenant submitted in any way either
to arbitration or to the considera-
tion Of the council or the assembly
OF the league of nations or to the
decision or recommendation of any
other power.
Monroe Doctrine Paramount
"4-The United States does not
bind itself to submit for arbi-
sration or inquiry by the assembly
or the council any questions which
IN the judgment of the United States
depends upon or involves its long
established policy commonly known
as the Monroe Doctrine, and 1t is
preserved unaffected by any provi-
sion in the said treaty contained"
The seven Republicans who agreet
" this proposal as a basis for the ef
Tort to bring on q middle ground
senators of both parties who favor th'
league plan in general outline, wer'
senator's McNary, Oregon; McCumber
worth Dakota; Colt, Rhode Island
spencer, Missouri; Cummins, Iowa
Kellogg, Minnesota; and Lenroot, Wis
consiu.
1t became known tonight that tn
proposed resolution had not been pre-
rented either to Republican Leade
Lodge or to Senator Hitchcock, Admins
ration leader in the treaty fight, ant
.nat the efforts of the group sponsor
ing the plan probably would be dl
.ected for the present toward enlafg
ing their number in order to hold In