New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Text of Treaty Reservations
Adopted and Those Pending
Thirteen Qualifications Accepted Range From
Monroe Doctrine, Article and Shantung
to Armament and Questions of y. S. Honor
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WASHINGTON, Nov. I5.--The tc1t
Of the ten reservations TO the poac
treaty, dra1on by the Foreign Relation
Committee and adopted to-day by tn
Senate, follo,o:
Mandates
mo mandate shall be accepted by
tie United States under Article
XXI, Part |, or any other provision
OF the treaty OF peace with Germany
except by action of the Congress of
the United States.
Domestic Questions
"The United States reserves to
itself exclusively the right to decide
what questions are within its do
nestle jurisdiction, and declares that
all domestic and political questions
relating wholly or in part to its in
ternal affairs, including immigra-
ton, labor, coastwse traffic, COM
merce and the suppression of the
traffic IN women and children, opium
and other dangerous drugs, ard all
other domestic qvestions, and all
questions affecting the present boun-
darles of the United States and its
insular and ether possessions are
solely within the jurisdiction of the
tre9ty to be submitted in any way
either to arbitration or the consider
alton of the council or the assembly
of the league of nations, or any
agency thereof, or to the decision
or recommendation Of any other
power.
Monroe Doctrine
"The United States will not sub
NIT to arbitration or inquiry by the
assembly or by the council of the
league of nations provided for in
SAID treaty OF peace any questions
which IN the judgment of the United
states q Ponds Upon or re.ates to its
long established policy commonly
known as the Monroe Doctrine. Said
doctrine is to be Interpreted by the
United States a one, and is hereby de-
clarcd to be who. y outside the juris-
dc.lon Of aid .eague o. nations and
entile.y unaffected by any provision
conta med in the said treaty OF peace
Win Germany.
Shanlung
"The United States withholds it's
assent to Articles 40, l5i and la3
and reserves tu.l liberty oil action
with respect to any controversy
which may arise under said articles
bctwe The Republic o. China and
the Umpire OF Japan.
Participation in League
The Congress of the United States
Il, l.
ment of the representatives OF tne
tn4ted StaCes in The ASSENT and
the council OF the League of nations,
and may, in its discretion, provide
tor the partic. patton of the United
states III a.y c,mmt. sion, commit
tee, tribunal, court, council or con-
Terence, or in the selection of any
members thereof, and for the an
pom I'm ent OF members OF SAID COM
missions, committees, courts, coun-
els or conferences, or any other
Representatives Under the treaty of
psace or in carrylAg cut its pro-
VISIONS, and until sucn participation
and appointment have been so pro-
vlded n aid the pewors a ID duties
OF such representatives so defined.
no person shall represent the United
ea.es undel elther sad .eague of
nations or the treaty, or BE autho-
rizcd to perform any act for or in
behalf Of the United States there
under end no representative OF the
United States shall be selected or
appointed as q mcmbsr of aid com
mission, committees, courts. councils
or conferences. except with the ap-
proval of the Senate of the United
States
Trade Interference
"The United States understands
that the reparation commission will
regulate or interfere with exports
from the United States to Germany
or from Germany to the United States
only when the United States by act
or joint resolution of Congress- an
proves such regulation or interefence.
[ contributions to League
"The United States shall not be
obligated to contribute to anv ex-
pchses OF the league of nations or of
the secrctarat or of any commission
or committee or conference or other
agency organized under the league of
nations or under the treaty or for the
purpose of carrying out the treatv
provisions unless and until an an
preparation of funds available for
such expenses shall have been made
by the Congress Of the United States.
Avmamcnts
III the United States shall at any
time adopt any plan for the imita-
C"h OF ornaments proposed by the
council Of the league of nations