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states Belgium. the British Empire and
france OF the one part and Germany of
the other part, with regard TO the milf
tary occupation Of the territories OF the
Khine, also signed at Versailles on the
xsth OF June, and the declaration Of the
ioth OF June. signed by you. NJ. Clemen-
ceau and Mr. Lloyd George. The treaty
WIN roland is referred to In the treaty
win Germany, and the other two docu-
ments appear to be concerned exclu-
slvey with the subject of the treaty with
Nermany, and the committee therefore
Is oesirous OF considering them all to-
sether in connection with the treaty of
peace with Germany.
am instructed further to say that
as the treaties with Austria, Hungary
bulsaria ana Turkey are all closely con-
nected' not interlocked, with the
treaty with Germany. the COMMITTEES
would be obliged. II It is not incompatl-
pie with the public interest, II you could
send them any drafts or any infor1na-
tion In regard to the terms and provi-
sNne or those four treaties, which the
committee are certain would be of great
neip to them in expediting action upon
the treaty OF peace with Germany"
Reply of the President.
The Presidents message to-day said
TO THE SENATE; I transmit here
With' with view to receiving the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate to their
rhtlncation, the accompanying treaty
with Poland, signed at Versailles on the
2Sth OF June, and the agreement be-
tween the United States, Belgium, the
BRUSH Empire and France of the one
part, and Germany of the other part.
with regard to the military occupation OF
the territories of the Rhine. also signed
At Versailles on the 2sth of June.
rms treaty and this convention are
ancillary to the treaty of peace with
Germany, and am glad to lay them be-
fcre the Senate now in order that they
"E'y be considered II possible in con-
motion with that treaty. and also in or
der that they may serve to throw fur
Their light upon the treaty itself
WOODROW WILSON"
The details of the committees action on
the amendments adopted to-day were not
without interest as illuminating the dis
position of the committee and suggest
ing the possibility that In the Senate
there will be MANY wide departures from
party lineup. The Johnson amend
ment adopted by the vote of to 3,
reads:
AT the end of Article III. add the
following: Provided, that when any
member OF the League has or possesses
sef-governing dominions or colonies or
parts of empire which are also members
OF the league. the United States shall
have votes In the assembly or council
OF the league numerically equal to the
aggregate vote of such member of the
league and its seif-governing dominions
and colonies and parts OF empire in the
assembly or council of the league
McCumber Substitute Defeated.
Senator McCumber proposed the fol-
lowing substitute for the johnson
amendment, which was defeated 10 to
>. Messrs. McCumber, Hitchcock and
Swanson voting in the affirmative and
Mr.. Williams voting with tho Repub-.
licans in the negative:
AT the end Of the eighth paragraph
of Article XIV. add: Whenever the case
referred to the assembly involves a dis
pute between one member OF the league
and another member whose self-govern-
ing dominions or dependencies are also
represented in the assembly, neither the
dominant member nor its said dominant
members nor its dependencies may Join
In the report Of the assembly In such
disputes"
The vote on the Fall amendments
was . to s, Mr.. McCumber voting with
the Democrats. This amendment adds
at the end OF paragraph 0 Article XIV.
these words: Whenever the case re-
ferred to the assembly involves a dis
pute between one member of the league
and another member whose self-govern-
ing dominions, colonies or parts Of en-
pire are also represented In the assem-
bly,, neither the disputant member nor
any of their said dominions, colonies or
parts OF empire shall have a vote upon
any phase of the question"