New-York tribune., 1919-10-24
Fourteen So Far Accepted
by Senate Committee
and Another Is To Be
Passed Upon Later
One FOrbids L. S.
Taking Mandates
Defeat Is Threatened if
President Comes Out
Flatly Against Them
By Carter Field
NetO York Tribune
Washington Bureau

NeW York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Four more
reservations to the peace treaty we're
adopted by the Foreign Relations Com
mittee to-day, making the total so far
adopted fourteen, and leaving one
the substitute for the johnson and
Moses amendments-to be decided upon
after the Senate votes on those amend
ments.
AS these two amendments will be
covered IN one reservation, and as the
defeat OF the amendments themselves
the Senate demanding the adoption Of
fifteen reservations, as conditions upon
which the United States assents to the
treaty and joins the league of nations,
and with preamble Specifying that
not until three of the four principal
Allied nations agree 20 the entry of
the United States on those conditions
will the ratification become binding.
The committee to-day completed the
program it began yesterday. when ten
OF the thirteen proposed reservations
'~efe Vpprevcd, and then adopted two
additional reservations. This would
navy IuHuG tllc tUtdL kO lax approved
fifteen except for the fact that two Of
the reservations were combined.
Shields Reservation
The two new reservations were booh
approved on motion of Senator Shields,
of Tennessee. Democrat. No. 13, one
Of these, was drafted by him. and is as
follows:
''The United States declines to ac-
int cy ok, Iar
own right or any responsibility for
the government or disposition Of the
overseas possession to which Ger
manyMenounces her rights and titles
to thcprincipal Allied and associated
powers under Articles 119 to 1921 in
elusive"
This was approved by vote of 10
to 7, Senator Shields voting with nine
Republican Senators, and Senator Nc
Cumber voting with six Democratic
Senator's.
Mr.. Shields then moved that the
chairman be instructed to draw a re-
servation covering the national honor
and vital interests" Of the United
States. This is the language of the
Root treaties of 1908, and was suggested
by Senator Reed, of Missouri, a Demo
caat, but not member OF the commit
tee. This motion was passed. 10 to 5.
Change in Reservation
Reservation No. Z. which was passed
over yesterday, was adopted as printed
in The Tribune this morning, save that
it was provided that memberS of the
council, assembly and various commits
sons must be confirmed by the Entente
instead of by Congress as it was orig
naly drafted. The only change was
that the word "Senatc' was substi~
tued for Congress-"
This reservation ow reads:
"The Senate of the United States,
by law, will provide for the appoint
ment of the representatives Of the
United States in the assembly and
the council of the league Of nations,
and may, in its discretion, provide
for the rticipation of the United
States in any commission, committee,
tribunal, court, council or confer
cncc, or in the selection Of any mem
bers thereof. and for the appoint
mcnt of members of said commits
sions, committees. courts. councils or
conferences, or any other representa-
tives under the treaty of peace, or in
carrying out it's provisions, and until
such participation and appointment
have been so provided for, and the
powers and duties of such represen-
tatives so defined. no person shall
represent the United States under
either said league Of nations or the
treaty, or be authorized to perform
any act for or on behalf Of the
United States hereunder. and no
representative of the United States
shall be selected or appointed as
member of said commissions, conf
nlittees, courts, councils or confer
ences except with the approval of the
Congress of the United States"
Two Reservations Merged
Reservation IL, ststing that Sub
division C Of Article XXIII is construed
to mean chat the league shall refuse
to recognize agreements with regard to
the traffic in women and children, and
that the league shall use every means
possible to abolish and do away with
such practice" was merged in with
Reservation 4, adopted yesterday This
reservation now reads:
"The United States reserves to
itself exclusively the right to decide
what questions are within its domes-
tic jurisdiction and declares that all
domestic and political questions re-
lating wholly or in part TO its inter-
nal affairs. including immigration,
labor. coastwise traffic, the tariff.
commerce and the suppression of the
traffic in women and children, opium
and other dangerous drugs, and all
other domestic questions, are solely
within the jurisdiction of the United
States and arc not under this treaty
TO be submitted in any way either to
arbitration or the consideration of
the council or the assembly Of the
league OF nations, or any agency
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