South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-25

enemies Of the treaty and IL kept the
treaty in its possession until early
in September. when 8. report was
made 20 the senate. The report
recomm ended the adoption OF a
large number OF textual amend
ments 20 the treaty as a number OF
reservations 10 be Incorporated IN
the resolution OF ratification. After
protracted debate which lasted
through September. October and In
20 November the senate rejected all
Of the proposed amendments.
The committee on foreign rela-
tions theceupon reconvened, recon
sidered the reservations, added 20
/ them and on Nov. again reported
20 the senate. This time there were
10 reservations. The senate ap-
proved - OF them by a majority
vote and adopted two reservations
proposed from the floor. thus max
ing Is reservations. These were in
corporated in the resolution Of rati-
fication. which. under the rules of
the senate. is done by a majority
vote.
The last step in treaty ratifica-
| ton was then reached and the reso-
luton containing these reservations
/ was put 10 a vote TO ascertain
| whether two-thirds OF the senate
would consent to the ratification OF
| the treaty with these reservations.
| Instead OF receiving a two-thirds
vote Of the senate the resolution OF
ratification proposed by Sen. Lodge
and containing these reservations
only received 80 votes and there
were Sc votes against Il. The SEN
ate therefore refused 70 consent TO
the ratification OF the treaty with
the reservations proposed under the
leadership Of Sen. Lodge.
Thereupon a resolution presented
by me on behalf OF the democrats
! OF the senate, containing five reser-
vations, was put to a vote. I may
! say that the reservations which I
presented were interpretive in char
acter and they protected the vital
interests OF the United States just as
effectively as the Lodge reservations
did on the subjects named.
One declared that in case the
United States gave notice OF with
drawal in two years IL was 10 be the
sole judge as to whether II has per-
formed its obligations.
Another declared that the Mon
roe Doctrine as interpreted by the
United States was entirely OUTSIDE
the treaty and should not be affect
ed by any provisions OF the league.
Another specifically reserved do
nestle questions OF all sorts from
the Jurisdiction Of the league and
provided that they should remain
solely within the control OF the
United States.
Another declared that the United
States ratified the treaty with the
understanding that the advice which
the council Of the League OF Ma
lions is authorized to give in article
10 Is TO be considered as nothing
more than advice which the congress
OF the United states may accept or
reject with perfect freedom and that
the United States could not be in
volved in war under the advice OF
the League unless the congress Of
the United States then in being
should adopt a declaration Of war.
Another reservation provided that
In the event OF any dispute in which
the United states should become in
volved with any nation whose self
governing colonies, dominions or
parts of empire are members Of the
assembly and have votes therein,
those votes should not be counted
any more than the member nation.
and all Of the self governing colonies
dominions and parts OF empire
should be considered parties TO the
dispute in question.
Thus on these hvo vital points the
democrats of the senate are on
record as supporting reasonable re-
servations in the ratification of the
treaty. The resolution Of ratifiCa-
ton containing these reservations
and presented by me on behalf OF
the democrats received AZ votes and
81 votes were cast against it Later
on when the democrats Of the senate
sought 10 bring about adjournment
for the day with the avowed pur-
pose OF using the time 10 arrange
a compromise resolution or ratifiCa-
tion. the republicans under the
leadership Of Sen. Lodge defeated
this object. insisted ON making the
vote anal and adjourned the senate
J sine die.
The present condition, therefore.
on the reconvening Of congress is
. that the senate has refused &c ratify
the treaty with the Lodge reserva-
tons has refused 20 ratify the treaty
with the reservations which I pro-
posed. has refused 10 ratify the
treaty by an unqualified resolution
OF ratification and still has the treaty
on its hands. II is unamended and
10 viii not be amended. but IL lie~
in the senate without a final dispC-
siuou Eighty senators have voted
for ratification I'm some form. but
the republican majority under the
leadership OF Sen. Lodge has refused
20 afford an opportunity for a COM
promise resolution Of ratification and
Sen. Lodge has said definitely that
unless ratified with the reservations
that ne proposed no ratification
shall occur. The ratification which
he proposed polled 80 votes out Of