Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-05
Four Important Reserva.
tions Voted in Covenant
by Committee.
FORTY AMENDMENTS
TO GERMAN TREATY
oosnmittss Makes Radical Changes TO
Prsssrvs United States Independents
end Full Operation Of Monroe Doc
trins Without, Foreign Modelling
First Defeat For President Wilson in
Efforts to Prsssrvs Treaty Intact.

Washington, Sept 5.-The treaty OF
peace with Germany, ordered reporte.
out late yesterday by the foreign re-
lations committee, will include four
reservations and about forty amend
ments, when it reaches the floor Of the
senate about Sept. Is Tho ressrva-
tions, adopted In committee In form Of
a resolution Of conditional ratification.
provide that:
1.-The United States reserves the
unconditional right to withdraw from
the league.
2.-The United States is not bound
by Article X, and accepts no mandates
except by joint resolution OF congressl
3.-All internal affairs of the Uni
ted States are removed from the league
consideration.
4.-The Monroe doctrine IL declared
entirely outside the leagues jurisdic-
tion. and the United States shall be its
interpreter.
Calls For Return Of Shantpns.
The amendments include the proV-
sion that Shantung shall be returned
to China and substitutes China" for
Japan" In the wording Of the Shan
tung section; provide withdrawal OF
the United States from representation
on the numerous international commits
sions: limit the authority Of American
representatives on the reparations
commission; provide for equal voting
power In the league council and as
sembly OF The United States and Great
Britain, ana prohibits British colonies
voting In league deliberations on qyes-
tions 1t issue between Great BritaAn
ana the United States. Most OF the
ethsr ksfiendMents simply are changes
ID verbnaqsw
The action OF the committee IN or
deriug the treaty ont yesterday came
earlier than expected and followed
stormy debate IN which membership OF
both republicans and democrats were
divided. The reservations were offer
ed by Chairman Lodge and were re-
garded as representing the views OF re-
publicans advocating strenuous reser-
vations.
The foreign relations committee to-
day held what Chairman Lodge had
announced would be the last hearings
on the treaty. Representatives OF Ital-
ian societies and others presented
Italy's claims on Fiume.
Decisive Dsfsat For Wilson.
The action OF the committee repre-
sents a defeat for President Wilson In
the first battle. more,decisive than had
been anticipated. The president not
only failed to break the solid repubh-
can majority Of the committee Tor
modification OF the treaty but he lost
one Of the democrats to the oppost-
ton. Senator Shields. of Tennessee,
startled his democratic colleagues IN
the Sommittee by declaring and svotins
Tor reservations to the covenant.
with eleven members supporting res
ervations and six against any change
In tho treaty the committee by vote
OF neatly two to one condemned the
work Of the president in Paris an
menace to the future welfare of the
United States.
SsssTrsaty Changed on Floor.
Ftxe democratic senator's are now
committed to reServations-Reed. Of
Missouri; Gore, Of Oklahoma; Thomas,
Of Colorado; Walsh, Of Massachusetts,
. and Shields Of Tennessee. RepupAcan
leaders claim majority for the sm-
phatic reservations adopted today ana
predict thu, defeat Of all efforts to
modify them by the mild reservation
lists.
SENATOR Hitchcock. the presidents
spokesman In the senate. declared war
On the program Of reservations which
no said would operate to take the
United States out Of the league OF
nations.
Goes q Floor Early Next Week.
Tho treaty in its revised form will
be laid Before tho senate early next
week jby Senator Lodge. Of Massachu-
.sjSttst tho republican leader. along
With ! report explaining in detail the
commits action. Within three days
Thereafter. Senator Hitchcock will sub
NIT minority report.
IN addition to the reservations, the
committee, by action taken some days
30. viii recommend the adoption Of q
series of important textual amend
1nents u the treaty. any ono Of which,
accorEng to the administration, VIII
require the rersubmission Of the peace
+ treaty 70 the other allied powers.
Radical Changes Proposed. q.
One OF Ihess amendments. pToSSSss'
\ ~ Senator !Johnson, Of California,
would tive the United States ok votes
j III theleakue. Another offered by SEN
atOr Moses, -of New Hampshire. wouid
preyent British colonies from voting
81 matters directly affecting any part
I of the Britleh empire. Another WOULD
i've ShegtpnG back to China. Senator
Faii.s arfcridmcnts ould disentansls
flls United States from the score or
more of International commissions
sIaf t,y,. sA separate treaty on the rep
arutions commissgon would prevent
j Sho ASnSrtcan representative from vot-
4 gSIiinal9 tn alI mattsrs except shippins
;tf6ont III ~ Instructions from the
YI&ittd states government,
iss Sndfssnts Yet 10 D Otsrsd.
I sN. pfactically every republican mena-
4 q " nittAA rasarveA thA xixht