The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-11
None of Amendments Can be
Accepted BY Allied Powers
Nor Forced Upon Late Enemy

and proceeded to liquida,e $4,000, 900
worth OF property in the United States
belonging 20 German citizens.
EIGHTH, Germany's agreement
that the proceeds OF the sale OF these
properties may be used to compensate
our citizens IN Germany ii Germany
tails to do SO, or 90 pay debts which
Germany OF Germans owe 10 Ameri-
can citizens or to pay American pre-
war claims against Germany for prop.
eriy destroyed and lives taken similar
to the losses because OF the destruc-
ton OF the Lusitania.
Compensation for Seizures.
NINTH. Germany's agreement
that she will compensate her own cit
iiens for property, patents and other
things belonging to them in the United
State, seized during the war by our
government
"IENTH, GermanyS agreement that
no claim can he made against the
United State, in respect TO the use
or sale during the war by Our gov
ernment or by persons acting for our
government OF any rights in indus
trial, literary or Artistic property IN.
cluding patents
ELEVENTH. Germanys agree
ment that the United States shall re-
tain over 100000 tons OF German ship
ping seized in American ports which
much more than oompensa,es us for
shipping lost during the war.
Most Important Concession.
TWELFTH, we would lose our
membership OH the rcparations COM
mission which will be the most pow
eriul international body ever created
and which will have enormous control
over the trade and commerce OF Ger
many with the rest OF the world for
years 70 come. II not only superviSes
the use of German economic resources
and the paymcn, of repsra'ions, bu,
il can restrict or expand Germany's
imports and distributes much OF her
desirable exports including dsrs, In
no way can the Uunted States assure
itself against discrimination in Ger
man imports and financial policies,
unless we have 4 member upon this
great reparations commission.
These are some but by no means
all OF the valuable concessions which
the United States would inevitably
sacrifice by failing to ratiiy the treaty.
This failure would ne Just as complete
il we adopt an amendment to il as ii
We rejected the-treaty absolutely In
either event, We would find ourselves
at the end OF the war. /, is true, bu.
without any peace or terms OF peace
with Germany We would have aban-.
doncd our disguised associates and
We would Ne reduced 20 the necessity
OF seeking a negotiated peace with an
angry Germany on such terms as she
would be willing to accord.
I'VE are, therefore, without any
qualification against amendments
GsrmAny's Consent Necessary.
I'VE are aware that The claim has
been set up that one Of the proposed
amendments which relates only to the
league of nations does not require the
assent OF Ger ,any. This is based on
the fact that Germany is not yet a
member OF the league OF nations and |
may not be for several years, The |
answer Is. however, that the leagu.
covenant is a part OF the treaty and |
the league which is mentioned in many
places in the treaty, has much to do !
with German affairs even though Ger
many is not a member Germany in
agreeing 10 the treaty, has assented to
the provisions Of the covenan, and one
oi the provisions IS that it can only be
amended by the action OF the league,
which has not vet started, ratified by
all the members OF the council which
has not yet organized, as well as by a
majority OF the members OF the as.
senbly II is obvious, therefore, il il is
70 be amended in any other way, Ger
many'S assent will he Just as neccs-
Sary as TO any other article OF the
treaty.
Purpose is Plain.
e, The reservations proposed by the
majority OF this committee are Of such
character as at once to be,ray their
author hip. They are the work OF SEN
atofs organized for the purpose OF
DESTROYING the League and II possiblr