The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-15
New Mexico Senator Urges Rati-
fioation Of Peace Treaty With
out Change Whsn Debate in
Senate Opens Today.
|MccUMBER SUBMITS
A MINORITY REPORT
Denounces Most Of Amendments
Of Foreign Relations Committee
as Selfish. and Charges Attempt
to Abandon Our Allies.

U washington. Stpt. H. fonsihefa-
tion Of the German pace treaty be-
Ear this afternoon In the senate. II
was called up by Chairman Lodge OF
the foreign relations committee and
became the first great document ~
IL kind to h. discussed IN the senate
In the fun iisht OF publicity.
After having the senate adopt "a
motion To proceed TO consider the
a German treaty. senator Lodge pre-
scented copy OF the treaty with Aus
iria, which hc said he had received
from the chicago ribune and which
President Wilson refused recently to
Il transmit to the senate
There was little formality In the
beginning OF the real srnaie contest
ovtr the treaty. Contrary to ex-
pectAtions. Senator Lodge made no
preliminary statement. and senator
Jones. democrat. OF New Mexico. pro-
cceded To deliver O prepared address
on the league OF nations. Little over
half Of the senats membership was
present
DenouncinE senators whose In
Il sidious declnmations poison the pub
lie mind" against the German peace
treaty aud the league OF nation. Seni-
II tor Jonss. said n the reservations
iecommendcd 10y the foreign relations
al committee majority were adopted. the
VI treaty as well as the league covenant
would fail"
Ths unseifish the ideal. the altrI-
~ isiic moves which have Inspired this
1sague are sufficient Inducements for
all the sacrifices nnd effort which wt
will be called upon 10 make in carry
ing out ~ proViaions' he said.
Properly PrOtstCsi.
Senator Jones said In hts opinion
reservations as proposed ny the com
mittec were unnecessary, az amrl,
protection was afforded by the terms
. Of the treaty.
Article ton he continued "is q dec.
II laraiion TO the world that war foi
conquest shall end ana that this dec.
lafnton will be supported by IN,
members OF the league"
In my humble Judgment" h'
A added. Ut this covenant is entered In
a. wars may possibly occur but suci
occurrence will be exceedingly i'm
probable
IN calling attention TO "unsavory con
n dtinus" in Mexico which he sai,
were daily growing more intoler
ii able" senator Jones declared ~
III greater agency could he conceived fo
the purpose OF bringing about peace
iu MeNico without war than the -
inblishment Of league uf nations
lie said the Mexican situation Wuul'
probably be brought TO the uttentio,
j Of the council aud h. had no douh
that the processes authorized by IN
covenant would be effective.
McCnmbcr Files Report.
Rejection Of an proposed mend
ments to the German peace treat
and modification % fthe recommends
"strong" reservations. were urg III 1
an individual minority report filc
with the senate today by senator Me
VI Cumbcr. republican Of North Dskoti
next IN rank on the foreign relation
cofnmiues to Chairman Lodge.
Attacking the majority repor
senator Mc'umher denounced mo-
OF the amendments as selfish, in
moral aud dishonurablc," an
fl charged that they seek to isolate IN
United states and abandon our allies.
TO the substance -. some OF tl
proposed reservations Senator NJ
Cumhcr's report declared. there ga
he no serious objection. Hut again
the manner In which they are Hsscr
ed, | do most earnestly protest. The
are couched In a defiant. Discount eot
ana overhearing manner aud seem IL
4 tended TO express q Linguistic spir
that ought To he eliminated fro
American siatesmanship.
Scoring IN, committee reservation
III 10 article ten OF The league of natioi
covenant. senator Mc'umber said
really IL an umendmcnt pure az
simple" an designed TO make u
United states entirely out of Il
league. lie expressed opposition
the proposed amendment to the Sha
Il tung provision, by this amcndmer
he said Japan would he Kicked on
OF the league hy the United stat
and Shantung possible lost to china
Charges pHrtisanShip.
Calling attention 10 what he term
4 the failure Of the majority to oNpla
the purposes OF the league Senat
Mccumbar said;
"Not one Wori is said concerni
either the great purpose OF the lenE
OF nations Of the methods by viii
those purpoHts are TO be accompls
ed irony and sarcasm have be
Il substituted for argument II is
grettnhle TINT the consideration of
matter 80 foreign 10 partisansi
should be Influenced by hostility
wards or subscrylenoy to the pre
dsnt."