The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08

tor Kelloss's suggested reservation on
Article X, said:
Tn my opinion the only effective res
ervation to be made in reference to
Article X. Is the reservation by which
we would decline to be bound by that
article even II we entered the League Of
Nations.
In reference to the remark of Sem
ator Pittman that after the treaty had
been ratified the Senate could pass some
sort OF declaratory or interpretative
resolution as to our understanding of It.
l would say OF course that would be abb
solutely futile. Once the Senate has
approved and ratified the treaty and IL
has been ratified and Publications have
been exchanged nothing that the Senate
could say or do would have the slightest
effect on It The contract would then
speak for itself.
IF, however, at the time of the reso-
luton Of ratification the Senate puts on
reservations that we will ratlfy this
treaty with reservations. that we under
stand thus and so, then that does not be-
come part of the treaty; 1t does not
alter the treaty: the treaty stands as 1t Is
between the nations which have accepted
It but 1t leaves us unbound by those
things which we have reserved"
II can say that no such Interpretation
will be put through in this Senate unless
the Democrats put It through said
Senator Borah (Idaho).
Then II will not be put through" re-
marked Senator Williams.
Senator Nelson (Minh.) expressed the
opinion that IL the other nations put the
treaty into effect after the Senate had
made reservations a formal acceptance
of the reservations was not necessary.
Senator Brandegee said that the Sen
e uI,A v,ata AHA IN nj IT.
ance OF the reservations ito make assur-
ance doubly sure.r
"In order that there may not be any
unnecessary waste of time In the discus
sion of Interpretation of amendments
which are going to be based upon the
silence OF some other nation" said Sem
ator Borah, ct desire to say thar II any
such thing passes through the Senate
the votes will have to be furnished by
those who are In favor OF this league.
We to certain number are not going to
consent to any amendment or reserva-
ton which rests for its vitality upon the
mere silence of another Power"
League Barnacle Delays Peace.
1T thoroughly agree with the Senator
as far as my intention and efforts are
concerned" said Senator Brandegee. II
will join with him for that purpose and
effect.
There is very little opposition to the
treaty. except in one or two parts. bar
ring the League of Nations covenant.
Everybody Is going to rstify peace
treaty with Germany, of course. The
only thing that is preventing the imne-
6iate ratification of the peace treaty
with Germany is that they insist in put
ting on an entirely irrelevant thing
this barnacle this league of hallucina-
tons, which Is retarding peace-and 1t
is mere insistence by the obsessed rain
bow chasers upon their sacred ark of
the covenant which is a Pandora's box
of troubles, witch's cauldron OF COM
pl!cations which no one understands.
That is the thing which delays the peace
between us and Germany.
THE League TO Enforce Peace and
the idolators of the Administration seem
to insist that II we put on any reserva-
lions it is going to send the treaty back
to all the nations and resummon the
Peace Conference. There is not a word
of truth in that. No reservation that
the Senate puts on will necessitate the
resubmission of the treaty nor the re-
summoning of the Peace Conference.
The reservations are simply our declara-
ton in the resolution of ratification.
The treaty II it is signed by Great
Britain and France and Italy and Ger
many and Belgium is a treaty between
them. and we cannot affect that. That
is in existence as soon as they sign 1t.
Whether we enter into 1t or not Is a
different proposition. II we amend the
treaty by striking out one of its articles
or making any change in It then 1t has
got to be resubmitted t. all these ma
tions and they have got to agree with
us on that amendment or else we have
got to withdraw from II and we have
all got to sign the same treaty.
Not SO with reservations. The Senate
can make any reservations 1t has a mind
TO make in the resolution of ratification
and II the other Powers do not object to
them they will be binding. or II they
agree to them they will be binding. That
does not change the treaty. 1t simply
takes us out from that provision of the
treaty which we have reserved. but
leaves the treaty binding on all those
who have signed it as 1t is